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ASUS Maximus VIII Impact

Post Date: 2015-10-06
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    Posted: 06 Oct 2015 at 9:19pm
ASUS Maximus VIII Impact motherboard pictures:

http://nl.hardware.info/productinfo/324506/asus-maximus-viii-impact/fotos

The good:
- It has the Intel Alpine Ridge controller, so it will support USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s) and Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gb/s) through the USB Type-C connector.
- It has a native SFF-8643 Mini-SAS (PCI-e electrically) connector for U.2 drives.

The bad:
- No Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support, so BitLocker is out of the picture.
- No USB 2.0 header...this means there is no interface for the DS Airflow Control board.
- Only two on-board fan headers...you'll need to buy the optional fan extension to get additional fan connectivity from the motherboard.
- No dedicated water pump fan header as the other Maximus motherboards have.
- Only 2x2 WiFi module when other top-of-the-line ASUS motherboards have 3x3



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