With each successive generation of CPUs, ASUS has a full product stack that includes an option for just about every user, from the hardcore gamer and overclocker to the person who just wants a good solid motherboard. The one constant is the boards are designed so the performance profiles and user experience are such that you could go from the lower end of the Z170 product stack to the top and have each board deliver the same level of performance. In the past this even extends, for the most part, to overclocking. Sure, you will get a more robust cooling solution and more robust power circuit, but in the end you still get consistent performance from one board to the next.

Along that vein of consistent performance I have the ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero. A board that is designed to fill the gap between the channel boards and upper end ROG products. The M8H is built around the Z170 chipset for use with Intel Skylake 6th generation Core series processors like the Core i7 6700K. Priced at $234, you get a lot of value and performance potential from the M8H. Multi GPU solutions from AMD and NVIDIA are supported to give you the best possible gaming solutions, along with the usual laundry list of high end hardware to provide a long lived motherboard. ASUS also provides a comprehensive software suite that just works. That being said, let's take a deeper dive into what ASUS brings to the table on one of the latest ROG offerings.