Computex 2018: ASUS ROG Expands into AIO Coolers and Power Supplies

ASUS already makes everything else, so why not AIO coolers and power supplies? Look out for all these new ROG products announced at Computex in the second half of 2018.

Details in the advanced press release were scant, so we linked to the relevant pages on the ASUS website for additional features and product specifications.

ROG Ryujin 360/240 AIO Coolers

The Ryujin line is ROG’s “flagship” cooling offering with radiators of 240mm or 360mm. What makes these unique is 60mm fan in the pump housing to push air away from the VRMs and socket area to keep all the components cool. As enthusiasts have come to expect with ROG-branded products, ASUS has included top of the line PWM fans from Noctua on the radiator. It would not be ROG without some bling, so also included is a LiveDash color OLED display with live system data or personalized images.

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ROG Ryuo 240/120 AIO Coolers

For a system with a smaller footprint, or a gamer with a smaller wallet, ROG is releasing the Ryuo with 240 mm or 120 mm radiators. It features the same OLED display, but fans are Wing-Blade ASUS fans.

ROG Ryuo 240

ROG Thor 1200W Platinum Power Supply

Power supplies are another expansion area for ROG, with their first entry being the Thor 1200w Platinum. This beast is based on Seasonic hardware with custom heatsinks and an insane 10-year warranty. It is fully compatible with ASUS Aura Sync lighting and will display live PSU wattage data on an OLED panel. Later on, ASUS will release an 850w version for more moderate rigs.

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ROG Strix Gaming Chassis

Now that we have a cooler and a power supply, ROG suggests we strap them into their newest case, the ROG Strix Gaming Chassis. The aluminum case is fully compatible with ASUS AURA Sync lighting and features a smoked glass window. Rounding out the features are tool-free SSD mounts, magnetic dust filters and handles making transport easier.

Strix Chassis

Gaming Peripherals

For the gamers out there, ROG is showcasing their latest peripherals, including the Gladius II mouse, Balteus Qi mousepad, and Delta USB-C headset.

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Stay tuned for more news from Computex 2018.

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Thanks for the news,
The PSU looks interesting but AIO is meh. Just one more typical looking AIO on the market. They could at least use some special fans (at least with LEDs). These on the photos look like standard, not even high-pressure series.

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Thanks for the news,
The PSU looks interesting but AIO is meh. Just one more typical looking AIO on the market. They could at least use some special fans (at least with LEDs). These on the photos look like standard, not even high-pressure series.

might of missed it woomack

The Ryujin line is ROG’s “flagship” cooling offering with radiators of 240mm or 360mm. What makes these unique is 60mm fan in the pump housing to push air away from the VRMs and socket area to keep all the components cool. As enthusiasts have come to expect with ROG-branded products, ASUS has included top of the line PWM fans from Noctua on the radiator. It would not be ROG without some bling, so also included is a LiveDash color OLED display with live system data or personalized images.

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This is going to be a blast to follow :)
We NOW HAVE several Manufactures of system components that are FIGHTING to be the ONLY ONE in your system. They all want you to have YOUR COMPLETE system BUILT BY their products :)

The following LIST is an EXAMPLE of how far some of these Manufactures have gone to. They want to become the ONE STOP SHOP :)

Corsair - Does NOT make Motherboards or Video Cards. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/
EVGA - Does NOT make Memory. https://www.evga.com/
G.Skill - Does NOT make Motherboards, Video Cards, Cases, or AIO Coolers. https://www.gskill.com/en/
Gigabyte - Does NOT make Memory. https://www.gigabyte.com/us
MSI - Does NOT make Memory, Power Supplies, or Cases. https://us.msi.com/

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Actually Gigabyte is finalizing Aorus branded memory

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This is going to be a blast to follow :)
We NOW HAVE several Manufactures of system components that are FIGHTING to be the ONLY ONE in your system. They all want you to have YOUR COMPLETE system BUILT BY their products :)

The following LIST is an EXAMPLE of how far some of these Manufactures have gone to. They want to become the ONE STOP SHOP :)

Corsair - Does NOT make Motherboards or Video Cards. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/
EVGA - Does NOT make Memory. https://www.evga.com/
G.Skill - Does NOT make Motherboards, Video Cards, Cases, or AIO Coolers. https://www.gskill.com/en/
Gigabyte - Does NOT make Memory. https://www.gigabyte.com/us
MSI - Does NOT make Memory, Power Supplies, or Cases. https://us.msi.com/

MSI used to sell PSU's
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817701007
MSI Dose have cases, but I recall them being rebrands
https://www.amazon.com/msi-computer...ager/dp/B007ZS3N86/?tag=collectionsdigital-20
EVGA sells ram every now and then.
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Superclocked-4GBx2-Desktop-Memory/dp/B011JYR5Z8
And I do recall seeing Gigabyte selling ran with their name in it. But I can't find and links right now.

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Its not surprising as these OEMs now have complete control over the hardware distribution. If you think about it, these companies just buy directly from manufactures and than stick their own custom glowy marketing stuff onto the hardware and than resell it. Manufactures get their hardware out to more vendors this way, and additionally the manufactures can concentrate on getting their enterprise gear straight to customer by way of Dell/HP/IBM/etc. It will be fun to see the ASUS+GIGY+MSI builds in the future lol.

I would like to see these ASUS PSUs in action. 10yr warranty is pretty awesome and worth it if the price tag is reasonable. I picked up an EVGA PSU just for that 10yr warranty.

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Yeah, its kind of said the most OEM don't make what they sell. How long has it been since Asus made anything themselves?
You have to get into the world of industrial computers until you see most OEM's making their own hardware.

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the rads mean more money for asetek. the psu means more money for seasonic. now we just have to figure out who makes the cases and perifs! if they are priced like the rest of the asus rog stuff they will all be at least $100 more than they are worth.
id take it if they gave it but i would never buy it gear imo.

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Nice write up Matt. Any chance we'll get our hands on some of this stuff for reviews?

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Yeah, its kind of said the most OEM don't make what they sell. How long has it been since Asus made anything themselves?
You have to get into the world of industrial computers until you see most OEM's making their own hardware.

Asus makes their Motherboards, Cellphones, networking gear and the like. Same with other hardware companies. All they do is buy chips from different vendors and put it onto their own boards. It costs less for Samsung to sell the DDR chips to Asus than it is for them to build the PCB and Chips and sell it to ASUS or the like. All of the OEMs I have mentioned (and them some) build the PCB and design the circuits on the PCB. They just don't manufacture the silicon.

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