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Asus ROG Ally review: a nifty handheld PC with the best and worst of Windows

May 26, 2023RockPaperShotgun

The Asus ROG Ally was, in hindsight, inevitable. After the Steam Deck proved that handheld gaming PCs could flourish outside of a microscopic niche, it was surely only a matter of time before one of the big PC hardware movers would have a crack at the concept. This time, with more powerful internals, and none of the SteamOS compatibility problems that led to Valve creating a whole new verification system. Read more

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This $70 Micro ATX case is the perfect start to your SFF PC build

May 24, 2023RockPaperShotgun

Small form factor (SFF) PCs are definitely in right now. I’ve built my fair share over the past few years, but new models continue to come into the market offering impressive looks, thermals, buildability for their size. One recent release is the Asus AP201, a Micro ATX case that offers excellent cooling potential, a stylish, unshowy appearance and a very reasonable price – especially today, as the black and white versions of this SFF case have dropped to $70 on Newegg following a $15 discount. Read more

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Asus ROG Ally to take on Steam Deck June 13: pricing, specs, game library options, more revealed

May 11, 2023VG247

Seems like a really nice system, but can it compete with Steam Deck? Asus has revealed the specs, pricing, and launch date for its ROG Ally handheld gaming system. Unlike its competitor, Steam Deck, the Windows 11 system comes in two options instead of three different skus . Find out everything you need to know about ROG Ally in this highlight video. The more powerful of the two features an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Processor with an 8-core Zen4 CPU with 16-threads, 24 MB total cache, and up to 5.10 GHz boost. It also features an AMD Radeon Graphics GPU…

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ROG Ally aims to take on Steam Deck with $699.99 price tag, according to leak

April 28, 2023VG247

We’ll know the specs and price soon enough. Asus announced its Steam Deck competitor, the ROG Ally, on April 1 without a release date, a spec sheet, or a price. Thanks to a recent leak, we may know a little more about the handheld gaming system and how much the higher spec’d offering will cost. Asus ROG All is Republic of Gamers’ first gaming handheld console According to various leakers (thanks, The Verge), the higher-end Asus ROG Ally features a 7-inch FHD 120Hz screen, houses an AMD Z1 Extreme, comes with a 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 16GB LPDDR5, features AMD…

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The Asus ROG Ally wasn’t an April Fool’s Joke, and it might be something you’ll want

April 5, 2023VG247

On April 1, Asus announced it was bringing a handheld gaming system to the market called ROG Ally. Because of the announcement timing, many thought Asus was pulling an April Fool’s joke, but it wasn’t: the ROG Ally is very real, and sounds rather nice. Not an April Fool’s joke, the ROG Ally is a handheld gaming system coming from Asus. According to YouTuber Dave2D (thanks, RPS), who received an early unit, the ROG Ally runs on Windows 11, features an AMD Zen 4/RDNA 3 chip, and sports a 120Hz, 1920×1080 screen. The system’s cooling fans are rather quiet, and…

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Americans: the impeccable Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop is going cheap at Best Buy

August 8, 2022RockPaperShotgun

I don’t spend a ton of time testing gaming laptops these days, but one of my recent favourites was the Zephyrus G14. This laptop is slim and compact, yet sports a brilliant 14-inch 2560×1600 120Hz display, a powerful RX 6700S graphics card and a top-end Ryzen 9 6900HS processor. This is backed with a 1TB NVMe SSD and 16GB of DDR5 RAM (!!), an impressive loadout that uses basically the fastest and latest-gen components you can fit into a laptop of this size. Today Best Buy in the US are doing a great price on this spec of the Zephyrus…

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Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX review: brilliant monitor, terrifying price

February 9, 2022RockPaperShotgun

From living room TVs to the most recent iPads, Mini LED screen tech has been catching on. Desktop monitors are trying it out as well, like the Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX: the very first Mini LED gaming monitor on the market when it launched late last year. As a 32in, 4K, 144Hz display, it does all it can to welcome Mini LED into high-end gamingland, and from what I’ve tested it’s a brilliant match. All you have to do first is spend what could well be several times the cost of your PC itself. Read more

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MSI GE76 Raider review

September 2, 2021RockPaperShotgun

Intel have chosen an interesting time to launch the Core i9-11980HK, their latest top-of-the-line CPU for gaming laptops. Their 12th-gen Alder Lake chips, after all, are launching in what’s likely a matter of weeks. Why, then, should you drop £4098 / $3400 on a laptop like the MSI GE76 Raider, even if its 11th-gen chip is primo for the time being? Read more

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Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 review

October 21, 2020RockPaperShotgun

Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 review specs: CPU: Intel Core i7-10750H RAM: 16GB GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD Display: 15.6in, 1920×1080, 144Hz IPS-level panel Ports: HDMI 2.0b output, Thunderbolt 3 x1 (with USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, DisplayPort 1.4 and power delivery), 3x USB 3.2 ports, 1x Ethernet port, dedicated headphone and microphone jack Dimensions: 360x252x20mm Weight: 1.9kg Price: UK TBC / $1149 When I first saw Asus’ ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop back in January this year, I was struck by just how ‘normal’ it looked. Sure, it had a mad LED matrix display on the…

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Asus and Ikea are joining forces to make new gaming furniture

September 14, 2020RockPaperShotgun

Ikea and Asus ROG have today announced a new partnership to create a line of affordable gaming furniture. The series will consist of around 30 products, and they’ll be launching first in China in February next year, before eventually rolling out to other countries starting from October 2021. Designed “specifically for the gamers to bring the comfort of gaming experience to a new level,” the idea is to “help the many gamers (and their families) welcome gaming home through […] the new range of affordable and ergonomic gaming furniture & accessories, designed to increase performance while also blend in beautifully…

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