How does one spruce up an already great board? Slap on a brand new color scheme apparently. The ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme Assembly is really the Maximus VIII Extreme dressed up in Plasma Copper, and the Maximus VIII and Extreme branding now stand out more than ever (you know, so everyone will know you own a premium board).
For more details on how the Maximus VIII Extreme stacks up against flagship boards from other brands, you can refer to our Intel Z170 motherboard shootout here.