Upgraded power delivery, passive chipset cooling, and stealthy aesthetics allow the Crosshair VIII Dark Hero to strike from the shadows and form a menacing duo with AMD Zen 3.
Network InterfacesGigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 288-pin ¦ 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (PCIe 4.0 x16/x0, x8/x8 modes (with 3rd Generation Ryzen CPU); PCIe 3.0 x16/x0, x8/x8, x8/x0 modes (with 2nd Generation Ryzen CPU and 3rd Generation Ryzen CPU with Radeon Graphics)) ¦ 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 ¦ 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1
Storage InterfacesSATA-600 -connectors: 8 x 7pin Serial ATA - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 ¦ SATA-600 / PCIe 4.0 -connectors: 2 x M.2
Interfaces1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack ¦ 1 x microphone - mini-jack ¦ 1 x TOSLINK ¦ 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ¦ 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ¦ 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x LAN (2.5Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x USB-C Gen2
Internal Interfaces4 x USB 2.0 - header ¦ 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 - header ¦ 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 - header ¦ 1 x audio - header
Power Connectors4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
BIOS TypeAMI
BIOS FeaturesWfM 2.0 support, USB BIOS Flashback, UEFI BIOS, SMBIOS 3.2 support, ACPI 6.2 support
Included AccessoriesExternal antenna, 1 x M.2 screw, ROG coasters, RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable, ROG big sticker, ROG thank you card, RGB Addressable LED extension cable, Q-Connector
