Asus Maximus 8 Impact

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

10
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Stock performance, Overclocking performance, Board aesthetics, layout, and design, Motherboard manual details and quality, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Intel GigE network controller performance, Integrated sound subsystem quality, Inclusion of PCIe x4...
UEFI interface, performance, overclocking, power consumption

Cons:

Lack of M.2 port, Space constraints for larger coolers with CPU power daughter board, Placement of SATA slots can make for build challenges
Intel® Z170

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Last revision on September 26, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Stock performance, Overclocking performance, Board aesthetics, layout, and design, Motherboard manual details and quality, UEFI BIOS design and usability, Intel GigE network controller performance, Integrated sound subsystem quality, Inclusion of PCIe x4
UEFI interface, performance, overclocking, power consumption

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lack of M.2 port, Space constraints for larger coolers with CPU power daughter board, Placement of SATA slots can make for build challenges
Intel® Z170

Expert reviews and ratings

The Asus Maximus VIII Impact is a high-performance mini-ITX motherboard that will grab the attention of SFF enthusiasts interested in crunching through pixels in the latest games.General performance from the motherboard is superb. The same can be said...

By Kitguru.net on January 18, 2016

The MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT was a thrill ride from start to finish. From opening the box and getting punched in the eyeballs with the crisp and clean ROG styling to the final moments of crushing benchmarks. The IMPACT truly does give nothing up in terms of...

By bjorn3d.com on December 26, 2015

Small form factor and ITX are big business these days, especially with those wanting all the performance of a full sized setup in a smaller form. HTPC used to be the main reason as who has the space under their TV for a fully-fledged ATX sized...

By Play3r on December 01, 2015

Killer board for the ITX...

By techteamgb.co.uk on November 04, 2015

So, what to make of the new Impact then? It looks great, is loaded with features and is probably the best board we've seen for Skylake overclocking so far, although as we're a few months from launch, EFIs will have matured so retesting everything would...

By Bit-tech.net on October 23, 2015

The Impact family just got a new member Maximus VIII Impact, the mini-ITX ROG motherboard dedicated to gamers and overclockers.It preserves the capabilities that made it famous and add new features with every generation. Maximus VIII Impact is able to...

By reviewstudio.net on October 10, 2015

ASUS did a stellar job in designing the Maximus VIII Impact board, a board that more than justifies its ROG namesake. While there are some tight areas on the board, the layout was designed as optimally as possible with ASUS using vertical space to...

By PCPer on January 02, 2017

Looking at some assembly enthusiasts, which are based on the motherboard form factor Mini-ITX, it begins to seem that the format for the day is no longer the benchmark for compact systems. Judge for yourself in this form factor are more and more...

By hw4all.com on November 02, 2016

Published: 15th April 2016 | Source: ASUS | Price: £66 £135 £190 | Author: Tom Logangoogletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1379441188792-0');Wrap UpSo there we have it. Three very different takes upon the mITX format, and three very different price points. Which...

By Overclock3D on April 15, 2016

The new Maximus VIII Impact is a perfect example for the quote "great things come in small packages". ASUS managed once more to distill its ROG essence and bottle it in this mini-ITX board. The ROG pedigree can be first seen on the eye-catching package...

By Neoseeker on February 01, 2016

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