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The Asus Z690 motherboard launch line-up has leaked the EEC database. As it seems, support for DDR5 memory will be limited to some motherboards, while the rest will support DDR4. Moreover, the leak also suggests that Asus is changing the ROG Maximus motherboard naming scheme, replacing the roman numerals with the …

Today, ASUS is launching a full new laptop line-up geared towards content creators and creative professionals. There are a bunch of new options available, headlined by the ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 – featuring a 4K OLED display with HDR capabilities. The ProArt Studiobook Pro 16 ships with either a Ryzen …

When Microsoft announced the system requirements for Windows 11, the lack of Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs in the compatibility list came as a surprise. These chips are still relatively modern, so it would be expected that Windows 11 would support them. Fortunately for Asus motherboards owners, the company seems …

Another benchmark result of the upcoming Intel 'Alder Lake' Core i9-12900K has been spotted. This time the benchmark entry was found on the PugetBench list before quickly being removed. 

It looks like the launch of the first Intel Alder Lake desktop processors is close. At least, close enough for Asus to add the LGA1700 socket support bracket, used by Alder Lake desktop processors, to its ROG Strix LC II AIO CPU coolers. The report originates from Xfastest, but it …

For months, PC hardware enthusiasts have struggled to find graphics cards in stock at MSRP prices, but there may still be hope for our UK readers. This week, KitGuru learned that Asus has set up a promotion, which will see TUF series RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti graphics …

When Microsoft announced Windows 11, it revealed that PCs would need to support TPM (Trusted Platform Module) in order to upgrade to the new OS. A lot of motherboards support this feature in the BIOS, but finding it can be a tricky task at times. Fortunately in the case of …

Asus has recently listed a new batch of graphics cards on the EEC database, giving us a look at new RTX 30, GTX 1660 Ti and GT 730 graphics cards in the works. One model in particular stood out to us - the ASUS RTX3070-8G-NOCTUA, suggesting a collaboration with the cooling experts at Noctua.

ASUS ROG is giving some of its most popular gaming peripherals a fresh coat of paint. The new Moonlight White series of peripherals aims for a minimalistic aesthetic across the keyboard, mouse and headset, offering something different to ROG's usual red and black colour scheme.  The new Moonlight White colourway …

In the early hours of this morning, AMD officially announced the Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card and just as promised, a number of board partners have custom-cooled solutions ready to go. So far, we've had RX 6600 XT custom graphics card announcements from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, Sapphire and PowerColor.  …

Qualcomm has partnered up with Asus to design Qualcomm's first smartphone. Initially, it will only be available for Snapdragon Insiders, but a wider release is scheduled for August. Named “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders”, Qualcomm's first smartphone features 16GB of LPDDR5 memory, 512GB ROM, and an 8-core Snapdragon 888 5G SoC …

To celebrate the upcoming Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege UK Ireland Nationals, Asus ROG has partnered up with Ubisoft to giveaway a peripheral bundle every week for the next four weeks. The grand prize will be an Asus PG259QN 360Hz gaming monitor. Ubisoft's has recently kicked off the Summer Season …

We check out no less than three ASUS ROG Z590 boards - but which is right for you?

Asus is revamping its Chromebook line-up this week with three new offerings. Firstly, we have the CX1 series, aimed at students and offering a low entry price of £229.99. In the mid-range, there is the CX5 series with prices starting at £599.99 and finally, we have the flagship Asus Chromebook, …

We check out two ASUS ZenBooks, one Intel and one AMD

We're teaming up with ASUS once again to bring more exclusive discounts to our readers. If you are looking to pick up a new gaming headset, keyboard, a monitor or even a new wireless router, then you can save up to 23 percent for a limited time...

Now that Nvidia has announced the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, it's time for AiB partners to share their designs and cards. There will certainly be more third-party graphics cards in the future, but for now, we have details on the first models announced by Asus, MSI, …

Besides Gigabyte, it looks like Asus is also working on new fanless X570 motherboards. New ROG Crosshair and ROG Strix fanless X570 motherboards are expected some time during Q3 2021.  When the first X570S motherboards were spotted, there were two major claims about them. Some thought they were linked to …

The ROG Gladius is back - we check out the latest wireless version

Following ASRock, Sapphire, Powercolor‘s announcements of Radeon RX 6900 XT featuring XTXH silicon, Asus has come out to unveil the ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT TOP T16G featuring the Navi 21 XTXH GPU, enabling higher overclocks.  At first glance, both the standard and Top variant of the ROG …

Today, we've seen Nvidia announce its new RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPUs and Intel announce its 11th Gen Core mobile series processors. Coinciding with that is the announcement of 11 new ASUS gaming laptops, featuring the latest tech from Nvidia and Intel.  ROG Flow X13: Kicking off …

Asus is on a monitor announcement spree. Following the Strix XG43UQ and the XG27AQM, the company has now announced the Strix XG349C, featuring a curved panel with a 180Hz refresh rate and a UWQHD resolution. The Asus ROG Strix XG349C features a Nano IPS panel with a 1900R curvature, a …

ASUS isn't slowing down on new gaming monitor announcements. Not only is the ROG Strix XG43UQ close to hitting the market, but there is a new impressive high refresh rate display on the way for gamers that prefer QHD resolution – the ROG Strix XG27AQM.  Featuring a 27-inch Fast IPS …

Back at CES 2021, ASUS unveiled a bunch of new gaming monitors for 2021. One of the more impressive showings was the Strix XG43UQ, the world's first HDMI 2.1 gaming monitor. Availability information wasn't available at the time of announcement, but now, ASUS has confirmed that this monitor will begin …

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While many had hoped that the graphics card supply situation would improve over Q1 2021, it seems that things actually got worse. During a recent investor conference call, ASUS confirmed that it received less shipments of Nvidia GPUs in Q1 than it did in the previous quarter.

Since AMD announced the Radeon RX 6700 XT, we've been wondering when we might expect to see the non-XT version. As it turns out, the launch might not be too far behind, as board partners have begun listing custom-cooled versions of the RX 6700.  Not much is known officially about …

ASUS ROG first entered the smartphone market back in 2018, delivering the first ROG Phone. Since then, there have been a number of iterations, bringing us to today's launch of the ROG Phone 5. Unsurprisingly, it is shaping up to be the best Android smartphone currently on the market hardware-wise.

According to Asus and Acer laptop listings, Nvidia might be getting ready to launch two new GPUs for laptops. The listings show that there will be an RTX 3050 and an RTX 3050Ti GPU option for some Asus and Acer laptops, while also giving some details of these unannounced GPUs. …

Asus will launch three custom-cooled versions of the RX 6700 XT. The line-up of Asus Radeon RX 6700 XT cards was designed to offer a suitable solution for each type of gamer, whether they want a compact graphics card such as the Dual model, a reliable and durable solution like the TUF …