Asus Maximus VII Hero vs. Fromula

[UnionPacific]

I know there are like a million other posts exactly like this and they all come to the conclusion that the Formula is a rip off, but I just can't shake the feeling that it must have at least a few more features than the Hero or be better than the Hero in some ways. Other than the water cooling support and the better aesthetics, are there no other selling points than those? It seems like $100+ extra is too much to ask for only that. Does it at least have a better BIOS or better I/O ports or something? My use case is overclcoking(with water cooling down the road) and gaming. I just want to make sure that I'm not missing out on anything too big by opting for the Hero.
Thanks in advance.
-UnionPacific

 

[jimthenagual]

This chart is an excellent rundown of the differences

http://www.asus.com/us/site/motherboards/Z97/comparison/