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TheOverclocker Presents
ROG CROSSHAIR
VIII IMPACT
W
elcome to the Crosshair VIII Impact. This board
has been making, quite literally - an impact in
the overclocking circles and with good reason.
As it stands it is the board with the best DRAM OC
money can buy right now. That’s not to say there
aren’t others which are within striking distance,
but in the world of overclocking where even
1MHz counts, the Impact VIII is leading.
For several reasons, the IMPACT is the most
interesting of all ROG X570 motherboards (be sure
to check out AHOC's PCB and power circuitry
breakdown) of course. Mostly due to the
confines of the form factor imposes.
That said, I'm not sure what prevented
the ROG engineers from endowing a
regular sized ATX board with the same
functionality/features etc.
It’s akin to imposing a restriction
upon oneself, then working
around it to ultimately deliver
the best XOC experience
money can buy for
AM4. Even from a user
perspective, the size makes a
generally busy experience
when overclocking, even more
so. For all intents and purposes,
the Mini-DTX form
factor, together with what ROG has
done here, is far from ideal. Yet it is
undeniable that this is part of the charm.
That however has other consequences,
including a $430 USD price tag. No
matter how you look at it, that's a lot to
ask for such a tiny board. It costs
more than the Crosshair VIII Hero, a
formidable motherboard in its
own right.