Asus may possibly be the biggest exhibitor and presenter in
Computex this year. Not only did the company introduced a number of different
products during the first two days of the IT show but its gaming wing ROG
(Republic of Gamers) also made some noise with the announcement of two gaming
laptops, two motherboards and a graphics card.
MAXIMUS VI FORMULA
The Maximus VI Formula ROG’s new gaming motherboard that
features a stylish ROG Armor cover and a SECC (Steel, electro-galvanized,
cold-rolled, coil) bac plate with thermal pads for increased strength and
cooling. The board features the CrossChill hybrid thermal design that offer
users with both liquid and air cooling. It also has integrated Pin-finned
heatsinks that improve heat dissipation with an increased area, while twin
G1/4-inch threaded sockets support any standard liquid cooling loop.
Overclocking performance is also improved by Extreme Engine
Digi+ III power delivery, featuring 60A BlackWing chokes, 90% efficiency NexFET
MOSFET’s and 10k Black Metallic capacitors. The board is bundled with mPCIe
Combo II card that provides 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless, plus an
M.2 interface for ultra-compact NGFF (Next Generation Form-Factor) SSDs.
Moreover, the Maximus VI formula also features a 120dB SNR
headphone output with a 600ohm headphone amplifier, and WIMA and ELNA audio
capacitors.
MAXIMUS VI IMPACT
The Maximus VI impact is the company’s first mini-ITX
motherboard. It is suitable for small form factor cases and includes the Impact
Power add-on card with 8+2 phase digital power for the CPU and memory, as well
as the Supreme FX Impact sound card which features ELNA audio capacitors and
115dB SNR. There’s also a headphone amplifier that delivers high-quality and
immersive gaming audio. Just like the Formula, the Maximus VI Impact also
sports an mPCIe Combo II card that supports ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.
POSEIDON GRAPHICS CARD
The Poseidon graphics card features an Nvidia GeForce GTX
700 series GPU and a hybrid DirectCU H2O thermal design that supports both air
and liquid cooling. It has a CoolTech
fan that combines blower and axial fans in a single design and forces air in
multiple directions over the heatsink to maximize heat dissipation. Liquid
cooling on the other hand minimizes operating temperatures by up to 31 degrees Celsius
even after overclocking.
Aside from computer hardware components, ROG also announced
two gaming laptops during the event. These are the ROG Tytan G30 and G750
gaming laptops.
TYTAN G30 and G750
The Tytan G30 uses an automatic case ventilation control and
liquid CPU cooling for efficient heat dissipation, increased operating
stability and reduced noise. It sports an Intel Core i7-4770K processor that
can be fully overclocked. It also features an Nvidia GeForce GTX780 graphics
card that ensures smooth gameplay with the highest detail settings in games.
On the other hand the 17-inch G750 is ROG’s latest model in
the G series of gaming notebooks. It packs an Intel Core processor and Nvidia
GeForce GTX 700M series graphics. It has a gamer-focused design with a backlit
keyboard, isolated directional key cluster and a large multi-point trackpad. It
also has a dedicated amplifier that gives incredible sound quality.
The Tytan G30 and G750 will boasts Asus’ SonicMaster audio
technology that boosts game sound performance.
