In true Republic of Gamers tradition, the packaging for Hero features a large red box which has an folding cover. Underneath this cover ASUS allow a sneak preview of the motherboard through a window. Details surrounding the features can be found on the cover and reverse for those who want to more information.
Inside, all of the items are well packaged and the motherboard itself is placed inside a tray with a protective plastic cover instead of an anti-static bag.
Typical ROG packaging treatment
Along with the motherboard, there are just a plethora of included items which constitute the bundle and this certainly strengthens the product. These include:
6x SATA3 6GB/s Cables
Rear IO shield
Case Badge
Door hanger (Do Not Disturb)
Documentation: user manual
Driver CD/Utilities
NVIDIA SLI bridge (flexible)
Q-connect adapters
Identification sticker labels
Lots of items within the bundle
It goes without saying that from a visual standpoint, ROG motherboards usually never cease to please the eye and Hero is no exception. It oozes style and charisma being adorned with a glossy black PCB and black/red ports, slots and lanes. This motherboard has been designed to be a good looker, and it certainly achieves this.
Within the Maximus VI series, Hero sits just beneath the Extreme model and above the Gene. It comes with some of the characteristics found on Extreme and is larger than the M-ATX Gene counter-part.
Styling is attractive to the eye
On the next page we will take a closer look at the various aspects of this board.
