ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus announced today VIII Hero Alpha, the first ATX gaming motherboard chipset Z170 equipped with integrated RGB connector and compatible with the strips12V LED RGB standard to get instantly customized lighting. Maximus VIII Hero Alpha is the latest development of ROG motherboard Maximus VIII Hero, further improved with new 4-pin connectors for RGB strips, Wi-Fi 2×2 (2T2R) 802.11ac MU-MIMO (Multi-User MIMO), USB 3.1 type-a and type-C with Intel controller for data rates up to 10 Gbit / s, two NVM Express connectors (NVMe) U.2 and M.2 with speed of 32 Gbit / s and RAID configurations up to three ways.Based on the latest Intel Z170 Express, the mother Maximus VIII Hero Alpha card adopts proprietary technologies to provide high performance in gaming and overclocking with Intel's sixth-generation DDR4 memory, including 5-Way Optimization, T-Topology and Pro Clock.La board Maximus VIII Hero Alpha also has an M.2 connector with x4 bandwidth PCI Express 3.0 / 2.0 to use RAID configurations up to three ways to obtain a high speed or extremedata redundancy. In laboratory tests performed internally, the Maximus board VIII Hero Alpha reached a speed of 3386 MB / s for writing and speed of 3575 MB / s in lettura.ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha is available at a recommended price of € 315, 00 including VAT.