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ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING motherboard review

Friday, 20 April 2018 11:22
Written by Michael Reed
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We all knew it was coming: the release of AMD’s second-generation Ryzen processors based on the Zen+ architecture (you can read Neo’s review of the Ryzen 2 2700X here). To say that the first generation of Ryzen CPUs was impressive is an understatement. They delivered on performance, energy consumption and core count, and frankly Intel is still reeling from the impact AMD’s chips made when they hit the market.

The consumer is the one that benefits in the end, especially with motherboards like the ASUS ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING, which is bristling with features: features that used to be reserved only for the richest among us, but can now be found on mainstream gaming motherboards like this one.

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ASUS rumoured to launch the AMD-exclusive AREZ brand very soon

Friday, 06 April 2018 17:27
Written by Wesley "CataclysmZA" Fick
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NVIDIA’s GeForce Partner Program is still causing a bit of a stir, uniting AMD fans to report NVIDIA to the US FTC for anti-competitive behaviour, and causing a flood of “never going to buy from this brand again” comments on social media. NVIDIA has kept quiet on the subject, but this hasn’t helped to move the story out of the public eye.

It’s been rumoured that one of the requirements for becoming a partner in the GPP is that your gaming brand has to be exclusively aligned with NVIDIA. We’ve discussed this at length as we try to decipher what this might mean for NVIDIA’s partners. A new rumour from Videocardz now speculates that ASUS’ new branding for their AMD graphics cards will be separate from the ROG family, and will be called AREZ.

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Computex 2017 recap: All things ASUS

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 15:35
Written by Neo Sibeko
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No Computex would be complete without ASUS showing off some concept products and blowing everyone away with what they’ll be bringing to market later this year. The company’s showing in Taipei was less concept and more real-world items. Hopefully we’ll be able to bring you in-depth reviews on all these upcoming products as they become available.

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ASUS already has a Ryzen-powered gaming laptop in the works

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 09:43
Written by Wesley "CataclysmZA" Fick
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With AMD’s Ryzen mobile processors now around the next corner, ASUS has taken the first step towards an announcement of a Ryzen-based gaming laptop. In a short teaser trailer on the ROG Youtube channel, a looping GIF shows the Ryzen logo being animated, lighting up the silhouette of a ROG-branded laptop. It is likely that AMD and their hardware partners will be showing off solutions at Computex 2017 in Taipei City, and this same ASUS Ryzen-powered notebook will probably be there as well. This is quite exciting!

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Hardware review: ASUS Maximus IX APEX

Monday, 27 March 2017 14:13
Written by Neo Sibeko
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With all the Ryzen and GTX 1080 Ti buzz that’s going around, it’s easy to get distracted. The truth is, if you’ve been looking to build a potent, high-performance gaming system based around the Z270 platform, nothing much has changed for you, or should’ve changed. The Z270 chipset is still the most up-to-date offering Intel has for the desktop.

What’s noteworthy is that the Z270 platform has brought with it much better motherboards from all vendors. Of particular importance is the ROG Maximus IX APEX. It’s a board that many will ignore, yet it’s the most significant of the entire ROG line up. It’s a bold claim, sure, and one that ASUS would perhaps disagree with, but let me explain why this motherboard is so important.

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