Overview
Buffed and ready with more power, robust cooling, and flexible I/O to scale up your rig at will. The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero puts it all at your disposal together with an arsenal of features and utilities to truly express the PC builder, overclocker, and gaming hero in you.
  • AI overclocking
  • AI Cooling II
  • One-click fan tuning
  • Extensive Gen 5
  • ROG Hyper M.2 card
  • 20 + 1 power stages
  • Teamed power solution
  • Polymo Lighting
  • Thunderbolt 4
  • Wi-Fi 6E
Performance Utilize the Hero's immense power and control to take your 13th Gen CPU and DDR5 memory kit to the next level. Cooling Stacked with titanic heatsink arrays and surging with controls for liquid- and air-cooled setups, the Hero is fully armed to combat the fiery heat of powerful processors and high-speed drives. Connectivity Next-gen connectivity for graphics, storage, peripherals, and networking, plus high-definition audio for all types of setups - it all combines to create a Hero that's connected with now and the future. Optimization Flexible utilities and firmware provide everything needed to optimize the performance of your system loadout. Personalization Illuminating the I/O shroud of the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero is a colorful microstructural array called Polymo Lighting. Two stylish patterns are available for builders to tinker with in Armory Crate and sync up with the rest of their system for a brilliant display of individuality.