Asus shows its flagship AM4 motherboard
Published in PC Hardware


The Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme

While Asus Crosshair VI Hero has getting praise as one of the best socket AM4 motherboards around, Asus has now unveiled the newest flagship motherboard based on AMD's X370 chipset, the Asus ROG Crosshair VI Extreme.

Hardware makers rush to ARM Windows 10
Published in News
Friday, 02 June 2017 12:24

Hardware makers rush to ARM Windows 10


HP, Asus and Lenovo join the arms race 


HP, Asus and Lenovo will be the first hardware makers to churn out ARM-based Windows 10 PCs.

ASUS shows off ROG Zephyrus based on Max-Q
Published in AI


Light enough for a backpack, compelling enough to be a desktop

During Computex in Taipei this week, ASUS also took the wraps off the ROG Zephyrus, a new ultra-thin gaming laptop and the world’s first to feature Nvidia’s new aerodynamic Max-Q laptop design.

ASUS debuts first Ryzen-based gaming notebook
Published in AI


Also the world's first to feature Radeon RX 580

During Computex in Taipei this week, ASUS took the wraps off the world’s first AMD Ryzen-based gaming notebook, the ROX Strix GL702ZC.

EKWB releases new GTX 1080 Ti water block
Published in News
Wednesday, 19 April 2017 18:25

EKWB releases new GTX 1080 Ti water block


For Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti

EK Water Blocks, liquid cooling experts from Slovenia, has announced its latest Geforce GTX 1080 Ti full-cover water block, which supports Asus' custom ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti graphics card.

Asus RX 580 Strix TOP smiles for camera
Published in Graphics
Friday, 14 April 2017 15:24

Asus RX 580 Strix TOP smiles for camera


Larger cooler and possible higher clocks

Asus' upcoming Radeon RX 580 Strix TOP has been spotted online and it appears that the company has decided to update the design for AMD's upcoming refresh.

ASUS ships 4.2 million notebooks in Q1 2017
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Company needs to beat the 18 million it sold last year


Asustek Computer, the world’s fourth largest PC vendor by unit sales, managed to ship just 4.2 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2017, though its profits continued to remain strong thanks to higher average selling prices (ASPs), according to sources in the upstream supply chain.

ASUS goes weak at the knees
Published in News
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 05:55

ASUS goes weak at the knees


Component shortages, exchange rates creating concerns for revenue


According to the latest Far East reports, Asustek is expected to experience a weak second quarter due to difficulties with its next-generation smartphones entering mass production, along with component shortages that continue to create rising cost pressure.

ASUS spins off its AR development team
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 28 March 2017 07:05

ASUS spins off its AR development team


Readying to support Windows Mixed Reality headsets in Q4


ASUS said that it is ready to spin off its augmented reality and virtual reality development teams to become an independent startup, according to the latest Far East reports.

Asus GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC Boosts to 1708MHz
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 15 March 2017 16:35

Asus GTX 1080 Ti Strix OC Boosts to 1708MHz


Comes with a new cooler as well

While we have already seen some teasers regarding Asus' upcoming ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti graphics card, today we have the full specifications, including the new cooler as well as its impressive 1708MHz GPU Boost clock.