Asus Maximus Vii Hero Motherboard Review

UEFI:

The MAXIMUS VII HERO ‘s updated UEFI is about as good as it gets when it comes to UEFI designs. Designed for Asus’ ROG series boards, they help make tweaking your settings easier than ever. Packed with a ton of great features like the EZ Mode tutorial for RAID set-ups. This feature is extremely handy for new comers and even the more serious of PC enthusiasts. As you navigate through the UEFI you’ll find a tons of options allowing you to customize your set-up in which ever way you choose.

The layout of the UEFI makes customizing and overlocking super easy. We didn’t have trouble finding our way around things, and customizing options to our liking. Asus included an awesome feature which allows you to easily add options to a favourites list “MyFavorites”, which we found very handy at times. There are a ton of handy features and setting throughout the UEFI including SSD SecureErase, RAMDisk, and there is even a setting to turn the ROG light off on your board.

 

Overclocking Performance:

         Usually when you purchase a motherboard such as this one, overclocking is bound to happen. We used the Intel 4790K Devil’s Canyon in our test bench and came out with some very respectable results. By just increasing the voltage and multiplier we were able to push our 4790K from the stock 4GHz (with turbo pushing it a little higher) to a whopping 4.7 GHz stable at only 1.4 volts which is really impressive. Finding and adjusting the necessary settings was simple with the straight-forward layout of the UEFI and we were able to push it up to its max with no headaches. Enthusiasts will be amazed with the plethora of options and voltage controls the HERO offers when it comes to overclocking. You can also save up to 8 overlocking profiles which are easy to name, load, and save for ease of use when trying to find the settings your most comfortable with.