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The driver disk follows a standard four-tab layout: Drivers, Utilities, Manual, and Special. The two main tabs have check boxes for each item to customize the install. There is some bloatware included, so I would recommend double checking these lists.


As an alternative, ASUS offers Armory Crate: a pre-loaded utility that allows you to retrieve all drivers and utilities online. This is a great option as disk drives become less and less common. Armory Crate is also the home of some key utilities like Aura Sync.


There are four main utilities bundled with the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WiFi). The first is AI Suite 3, which is primarily an in-OS overclocking and hardware monitoring tool. AI Suite also serves as a sort of hub for a few other programs, including Fan Xpert4, a PC cleaner, EZ Update, and EPU.

For the most part, the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WiFi) utilities are functional and well designed. AI Suite 3 is a little bit sluggish to move between tabs.