Game-Changing Gear Giveaway

The ASUS M2 Crosshair was the ultimate NVIDIA Nforce 590 platform for AMD Socket AM2 CPUs thanks to its onboard LCD Poster display, CPU Level Up overclocking features, handy OC Profiles, and a quartet of onboard buttons that included a convenient CLR CMOS button.

The first Republic of Gamers motherboard for the immensely popular Intel P965 chipset and Socket 775 CPUs, the Commando debuted with EZ Flash 2 to make BIOS updates simple, OC Profile support for easy overclocking, and a hi-fi ADI1988B SupremeFX audio codec for crystal-clear sound.

The ROG Blitz Extreme kept its Intel P35 northbridge and Intel ICH9R southbridge chilly with an innovative Fusion Block heatsink system that connected directly to custom water-cooling loops.

The ultimate Intel X48 motherboard for Socket 775 CPUs, the ROG Rampage Extreme offered a unique TweakIt interface that used a joystick-like direct control to adjust overclocking parameters in hardware.

The ROG Rampage Formula provided overclockers with an at-a-glance confirmation of the aggressiveness of their tuning settings with multi-color Volt-minder LEDs that shone green for safe voltages, yellow for elevated voltages, and red for extreme settings.

The ROG Maximus III Formula brought a slew of advanced features to bear on the Intel P55 platform, including Q-DIMM single-lock DIMM slots, SupremeFX X-Fi audio powered by Creative technology, and GameFirst networking intelligence for low ping times.

The ROG Maximus III Extreme extended the convenience and control of the ROG Connect remote-control overclocking ecosystem to smartphones with the RC Bluetooth feature, allowing tuners to control their systems from compatible handsets.

The ROG Rampage III Extreme was built to be the ultimate platform for overclocking LGA1366 CPUs. Individual control over enabled PCIe x16 slots, convenient ProbeIt voltage monitoring points, hardware buttons, and USB BIOS FlashBack™ support made it easy to OC Nehalem CPUs.

The ROG Crosshair V Formula brought high-end cooling and overclocking features to the highly expandable AMD 990FX platform. Massive heatsinks, eight fan headers, and onboard overclocking buttons paired with Q-Code and Q-LED indicators made tuning simple.

In addition to overclocking-friendly onboard controls and the at-a-glance Q-Code display for overclocking, the ROG Rampage IV Formula focused on superior gaming audio with a SupremeFX III codec utilizing an isolated audio design and powered by a full suite of Creative software technology.

The ROG Maximus VI Formula marked a new era of ROG motherboard design thanks to its integrated ROG Armor, water-cooling-ready CrossChill VRM heatsink, and a host of convenient BIOS features to make tuning and overclocking simple.

In addition to an unparalleled array of connectivity options that included NFC, wireless charging, and Thunderbolt support, the Z97-Deluxe made overclocking a one-click affair thanks to 5-Way Optimization software logic.

The ROG Rampage V Edition 10 leveled up motherboard customizability and convenience with a range of accessory mounts for 3D-printed components alongside an integrated I/O shield that greatly simplified the installation of the motherboard into the case.

The ROG Maxmius X Formula featured a LiveDash OLED display at mid-board that fused functionality and flash by displaying a range of system parameters alongside customizable text and graphics.

The ROG Maximus XI series of motherboards debuted AI Overclocking, a new generation of automatic OC intelligence that drew on data collected from thousands of CPUs at ASUS facilities to quickly set and maintain OC parameters with only one click. With OptiMem II, the careful routing of traces and vias, plus ground layer optimizations to preserve signal integrity for improved memory overclocking.

The ROG Maximus XII series of motherboards extended ASUS' intelligent software development efforts to AI Cooling, which dynamically maintains fan speeds for the lowest noise levels and component temperatures, alongside AI Networking for smarter and higher-performance packet management.

The ROG Strix Z490-A Gaming came decked out in white to offer builders ROG DNA in a package that was ready to coordinate with a new generation of PC style.

The ROG Maximus XIII series further expanded our AI motherboard initiative with Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, a lightweight and highly effective utility for keeping communications crystal-clear for both sent and received voice comms.