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A few days ago, our £6000 mega PC giveaway with ASUS ROG officially wrapped up. Today, we are happy to announce the winner of this incredible, custom water-cooled system.  As a reminder, here's the video of us putting the system together, as well as the full spec sheet: PC Spec: …

Today is the FINAL DAY for this competition. If you haven't put an entry in yet, then don't miss out!

Last month with the launch of Ryzen 7000, we also saw the release of new X670 and X670E motherboards. Now as we head into October, more affordable options are starting to be announced. Today, Asus introduces four new B650 motherboard families, and NZXT has also announced the new N7 B650E. …

Last night, Nvidia officially announced the first RTX 40 series GPUs - the RTX 4090 and a 16GB and 12GB version of the RTX 4080. Like most GPU launches, these announcements are accompanied by a range of custom-cooled cards being announced by board partners. Here, we round-up the custom cards announced so far. 

Asus is expanding its offering of cases this week with the new TUF Gaming GT502. This is a dual-chamber case, with panoramic tempered glass and a ton of room for additional cooling fans.  The TUF Gaming GT502 chassis gives users a wide array of options for planning their next high-powered …

At Gamescom this week, we swung by Asus's massive ROG booth to get the low-down on upcoming hardware. AMD is currently gearing up to launch its Ryzen 7000 series processors soon, and motherboard makers are beginning to show off what they'll have available at launch. At the event, we got to see the first full set of Asus motherboards for AMD's next-gen CPUs. 

The AMD X670 and X670E chipsets were announced earlier this month, with each of the leading manufacturers showcasing their flagship models. Asus was at this event, where it introduced the ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme and X670E Hero motherboards. However, the company has plans to launch other boards, including the ROG …

ASUS has issued a recall through the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, asking consumers and retailers to send back their ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards due to a misplaced memory capacitor. Due to the error, the capacitor poses a fire risk, leading to the recall of roughly 10,000 units in the US. 

Last Friday, we had the opportunity to pop down to Silverstone to meet with ASUS. While there, two new OLED ROG gaming monitors were revealed, and Asus is also partnering up with the Racing Sim experts at Vesaro. During an ROG Apex event at Silverstone, the company revealed two upcoming …

If you happen to be a streamer looking to make a name for yourself and take the next step towards being a professional, then Asus might be able to help you out. This month, Asus is running the ROG Pantheon, a showdown inviting streamers to enter to win new hardware, …

We check out AMD's latest mobile chip in the ZenBook S 13 OLED laptop

As the company confirmed over the summer, AMD is currently preparing for the rollout of Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors and new Socket AM5 motherboards. It has been a while since the last official update, but AMD won't keep us waiting much longer, as an upcoming AMD event should bring …

Evangelion finally came to an end last year with the release of the fourth and final rebuild film, but the series is living on through plenty of collaborations. Recently, ASUS unveiled its own ROG x Evangelion hardware and now, Overclockers UK has put together a full Eva-themed pre-built gaming PC.  …

Amazon Prime Day has officially arrived and there are tons of deals to be had. Not only can Prime members claim over 30 games for free this week, but there are also loads of discounts on PC gaming gear, making now a perfect time to pick up an upgrade. After doing some digging, it looks like now is an especially good time to pick up a new gaming monitor.

Recently, ASRock released new BIOS updates to support upcoming Intel “Raptor Lake” desktop processors on 600 series motherboards. Now, Asus has confirmed plans to do the same, with most Z690 motherboards getting the update.  The BIOS updates will be available to download through Asus's website, or you can use the …

Recently, ASUS officially launched the ROG Phone 6, as well as a suite of new accessories, like the new ROG Cetra True Wireless Earbuds, featuring dual-connectivity and hi-fi grade audio quality.  There will be a base ROG Cetra True Wireless and a Pro version, featuring dual-connectivity via Bluetooth and USB-C. …

The Asus ROG Delta S first launched as a wired-only headset, but now, there is a new wireless version, and it might be the best ASUS ROG wireless headset to date, bringing dual wireless connectivity.  Coming with a dedicated USB-C 2.4GHz dongle, the Delta S Wireless can be connected to …

We've seen plenty of 240Hz gaming monitors hitting the market in recent years, but finding a monitor that exceeds that refresh rate is still pretty rare. That's beginning to change, with the latest Asus TUF Gaming monitor sporting a 270Hz refresh rate.  Using a 24-inch Fast IPS 1080p panel with …

Many of Asus's wireless routers come with features designed to improve traffic and enable low-latency gaming. If you're thinking about upgrading to a new router, then you could also get a free Xbox Game Pass membership for a limited time. Asus is currently giving away free 1-month and 3-month Xbox …

Our regular readers will know that we like to run a lot of our own competitions here, but sometimes we spot one running elsewhere that we think you'd all be interested in. This month, ASUS ROG has teamed up with mouseskins.gg to give away a £1000 cash prize in a mouse skin design competition. 

During Computex 2022, ASUS ROG launched the world's first 500Hz G-Sync gaming monitor, promising blazing fast frame rates and quicker response times...

Last night during AMD's Computex 2022 keynote, the company gave us our first peak at next-gen PC components, including new details on Ryzen 7000 processors and Socket AM5 motherboards. Now, the first X670 and X670E motherboards have been revealed, with ASUS and MSI being amongst the first.  AMD has three …

Just last week, ASUS launched its latest high-performance, creator and mainstream laptops, with a full range of new Zenbook and Vivobook models. Now, it is time to take a look at the gaming front, with Asus unveiling new ROG gaming laptops.  Today during a virtual event, ASUS ROG announced two …

Following MSI's announcement that it would launch Evangelion-themed components, Asus ROG is also introducing a collection based around the EVA-01 design. Besides core PC components, Asus has unveiled a network router, peripherals and even clothing that takes design cues from Evangelion aesthetics. Asus's new Evangelion-themed product range will include multiple …

Late last year, ASUS and Noctua teamed up, slapping a beefy Noctua air cooler on an RTX 3070 graphics card. Now in 2022, the two companies are teaming up again, this time for a Noctua Edition RTX 3080 graphics card. The Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition uses a massive …

Today during its ‘Pinnacle of Performance' event, ASUS announced an all-new range of Vivobook laptops. While these aren't aimed at the gaming market, the new Vivobook series does pack some high-end options, including a 120Hz OLED display, and RTX 30 graphics in some models. The new Vivobook line-up is split …

Today during its ‘Pinnacle of Performance' digital event, ASUS launched an all-new line-up of laptops for 2022. We've already had a good look at the new Vivobook Pro and Vivobook S OLED laptops, so now it is time to turn our attention to the latest Zenbook models.  The Asus Zenbook …

ASUS is expanding its range of DIY PC hardware this year with the first ROG Strix M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD.  Asus announced the SSD on its Taiwan Facebook page, showing the image you see below and teasing the upcoming hardware. No other details were shared, but we can see that …

There are still a lot of PC gamers sticking to 1080p for gaming despite the rise in affordable 1440p high-refresh displays. ASUS ROG has a new monitor coming up for the crowd that wants to stick to 1080p and achieve higher frame rates – the Strix XG256Q.  The Asus ROG …

WiFi 6 technology has been maturing in recent years, but many have yet to upgrade their routers. If you are currently looking to make the jump to a WiFi 6 home network, then now is a good time to shop around, as Asus has cut prices by up to 30% …