Hello hardware enthusiast. Today we look at one of the most impressive and awe inspiring manifestations of technology to grace the Bjorn3D lab, The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT. The latest iteration of the Maximus IMPACT pushes the boundaries of what can be expected from a mITX motherboard. ASUS has went above and beyond to produce an mITX motherboard that can hold it's own when facing off against much larger contenders. With the addition of onboard or vertical daughter cards ASUS has been able to produce a micro monster that doesn't force the user to give up features in search of compact size. The MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT is also not in the business of compromising when it comes to overclocking capability either, with MicroFine Alloy Chokes, PowlRstage MOSFETs, and 10K Black Metallic Capacitors the MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT is undoubtedly without equal in the mITX scene. For years ROG has been the forefront of extreme enthusiast level hardware and the latest generation of MAXIMUS motherboards shows the techs at ASUS have every intention of continuing to provide the public with design and features that shatter expectations and preconceived notions of what the best of the best can be.