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The mighty ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is setting records against the competition. We're not talking about high-price records, even though GPUs are certainly at eye-popping levels these days. Instead, we're talking about the popular benchmark suite, 3DMark, where the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is currently...
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If you read that headline and got excited while thinking we were seeing the return of LucidLogix and its "Hydra" or "Virtu" technology, then I'm sorry to say this isn't nearly that cool. It is pretty funny, though: a Redditor purchased a new ASUS TUF Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB card and found that while it had the correct...
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If you're reading this site, chances are high that you're familiar with the saga of melting power connectors on modern high-end NVIDIA GPUs. We've already written very extensively about this problem, but what if you could entirely avoid it along with the annoyance of having to plug in a power cable to your GPU? That's...
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Intel might be done cranking out NUC devices, but ASUS is not. Remember that licensing deal ASUS and Intel inked a couple of years ago? Since then, we've seen ASUS churn out a spattering of NUC devices, including ones geared towards gamers under its Republic of Gamers (ROG) division. So it goes today with the US...
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Security researchers have revealed that the ASUS Armoury Crate software has a serious vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2025-3464) that could allow hackers to gain admin access to computers.
The ASUS Armoury Crate software was designed to help users control and customize system settings like RGB lighting, fan speeds...
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Graphics card pricing has reached unprecedented levels these days, thanks to a combination of an artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush, rabid demand by gamers, uncertainty over tariffs, and generally tomfoolery on the part of add-in board (AIB) partners. But when has a flagship graphics card for gamers ever commanded...
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Now that NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series has been out in the wild for a few months, we're seeing new versions pop up with some interesting and unique features. So it goes with ASUS, one of NVIDIA's leading add-in board (AIB) partners (especially with EVGA having bowed out of the GPU market), with a distinct lineup of...
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Following weeks of anticipation filled with leaks, rumors, and teasers, Microsoft and ASUS have jointly revealed the first official Xbox gaming handhelds called ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. At first glance, it may seem like these are simply re-badged ASUS ROG Ally / Ally X handhelds with Xbox branding, but...
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ASUS may have just released the one gaming router to rule them all. Instead of the usual mecha-arachnoid shape though, the new ROG Strix GS-BE18000 is a dark-gray monolith packed with goodies for super-fast home networks.
The number in the model name describes the router's main feature: full WiFi 7 (802.11be)...
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ASUS has officially announced its latest PC chassis design, the Prime AP202 micro-ATX computer case. This new offering boasts superior thermal performance along with modern aesthetics—such as a one-piece "panoramic window" that curves around the corner of the case plus a slot-shaped vent for enhanced GPU cooling—to...
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ASUS has a message for Windows 10 users and it's similar to the one Microsoft has been shouting from a mountaintop for the past several months (and longer): Your days are numbered. Or more precisely (and less ominously), "your computer's days of regular updates and supported are numbered." So, go ahead and start...
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Gamers typically focus on the GPU as the primary component in a gaming PC setup, and rightfully so. A very close second has to be the monitor, since the GPU is a pricey paper weight without one. ASUS, a brand known for both GPUs (including ones wrapped in gold!) and a plethora of PC components, is introducing its TUF...
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Heads up if you have an Asus router in your home or office, as there's a backdoor exploit doing the rounds affecting 9,000 devices and counting. This event came to light by way of the security firm GreyNoise and its Sift AI tool that spotted some odd-looking traffic and flagged it for a closer look.
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Let's talk about gaming handhelds for a moment. Actually, first, let's introduce a new product -- the ASUS ROG Bulwark, shown at Computex 2025, which is a dock primarily (but not exclusively!) for those very same handhelds. It connects to a compatible device with USB 10Gbps, supplying up to 100W of power, and then...
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It's fair to assume that most of you reading this will never have a need or desire to equip your PC with four of NVIDIA's flagship GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards. For the select few who can make use of multiple high-end GPUs, however, ASUS is rolling out a beastly new power supply unit (PSU) that can power them, and...
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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the launch of its highly anticipated Strix OLED XG32U series gaming monitors. The lineup features two models, the ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG and the ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWG, both boasting 32-inch 4K WOLED panels with FHD performance modes designed for esports, proximity...
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Heads up to all ASUS motherboard, prebuilt system, and laptop owners: if you're running the company's DriverHub software, be sure to update it to the latest version ASAP. The reason for this is an exceedingly nasty bug loitering in the utility that could easily allow for remote code execution.
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With recent GPU prices experiencing incredible surges, it's only fitting that at least they be made of solid gold, right? We're not far from that reality, with the ASUS ROG Astral Dhahab Edition GeForce RTX GeForce 5090 now available. This GPU is made to celebrate how fast the Middle East has advanced, with the theme...
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We're going to cover several separate stories all in this one post, so buckle up kids, because there's a whole bunch of news here. Microsoft's Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has spoken on record several times about his intent to create an Xbox handheld. More recently, rumors flew that Microsoft was collaborating with...
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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 RTX 5090 Gaming Laptop: Starting at $2699, $4999 as tested The newest flagship gaming laptop from ASUS packs in Intel's latest CPU technology, NVIDIA's fastest GPU, and an absolutely brilliant screen—and it does it all in an attractive chassis. Core Ultra CPU Blends Power And Efficiency GeForce RTX 5090 Crushes...
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Well, here is something you don't see every day—ASUS has unveiled a compact gaming PC that mates a mobile Intel Core i7 or Core i5 processor based on Raptor Lake with a full-fledged desktop graphics card based on NVIDIA's latest-generation Blackwell architecture. In doing so, it's fair to consider the new ASUS TUF...
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NVIDIA's latest generation GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs have been around for a few months now, and there is a recently discovered feature from one of the company's hardware partners that is quite unique amongst GPUs. ASUS ROG's Astral GeForce RTX 50 models have a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer that can detect the...
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