Republic of Gamers’ GX500, G20 and GR8 are definitely great
gaming products especially if you’re looking to get your game on immediately
after you unbox the machine. But if you’re planning on building your own gaming
rig, ROG is also offering top-of-the-line components like motherboards and graphics
cards.
At Computex 2014, ROG also announced three new motherboards –
the ROG Maximus VII Formula, ROG Maximus VII Impact and ROG Crossblade Ranger;
as well as a water-cooled graphics card – the ROG Ares III.
The Maximus VII Formula is the successor of the Maximus VI
formula that was released last year and is the company’s flagship Z97-based ATX
gaming board. It sports ROG’s Supreme FX technology for improved audio that
delivers best0in-calss 120dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) audio output. It also
boasts Sonic SenseAMP technology that automatically detects headphone impedance
and adjusts the voltage going to the headphones to maximize its capabilities.
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| ROG Maximus VII Formula |
Moreover, the Maximus VII Formula comes with hardware-level
Sonic SoundStage technology that applies the best settings for popular game
genres. Connectivity-wise the M7 Formula is equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11ac,
Bluetooth 4.0, a compact connectivity module for delivering the latest wireless
technologies, and mini PCI express and M.2 slots. ROG also announced three new
motherboards during the event – the ROG Maximus VII Formula, ROG Maximus VII
Impact and ROG Crossblade Ranger; as well as a water-cooled graphics card – the
ROG Ares III.
The Maximus VII Formula is the successor of the Maximus VI
formula that was released last year and is the company’s flagship Z97-based ATX
gaming board. It sports ROG’s Supreme FX technology for improved audio that
delivers best0in-calss 120dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) audio output. It also
boasts Sonic SenseAMP technology that automatically detects headphone impedance
and adjusts the voltage going to the headphones to maximize its capabilities.
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| ROG Maximus VII Formula |
Moreover, the Maximus VII Formula comes with hardware-level
Sonic SoundStage technology that applies the best settings for popular game
genres. Connectivity-wise the M7 Formula is equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11ac,
Bluetooth 4.0, a compact connectivity module for delivering the latest wireless
technologies, and mini PCI express and M.2 slots.
Now for those looking for a more compact rig, the ROG
Maximus VII Impact can be a good choice as a motherboard. The board is based on
the mini-ITX platform that’s perfect for smaller spaces.
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| ROG Maximus VII Impact |
The M7 Impact comes
with Impact Power II, a specially-engineered full scale power card for improved
performance and other nifty features such as SupremeFX II, mPCIe Combo IV and
Impact Cool Hub that allows it to deliver exceptional performance albeit its
small footprint.
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| ROG Crossblade Ranger |
AMD fans will also be delighted with ROG, especially when it
announced the Crossblade Ranger gaming motherboard. The Crossblade is the
company’s first FM2+ gaming board that’s packed with ROG’s core game-boosting
features including SupremeFX Audio with SenseAmp and Sonic Studio technology,
which are also present in the Maximus VII Formula.
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| ROG Ares III |
And finally, there’s the limited edition ROG Ares III gaming
graphics card. The chip is sporting an AMD Radeon Hawaii XT GPU which is based
on the AMD Radeon R9 295x. The card supports up to 8GB of GDDR5 memory and is
water-cooled in order to deliver improved heat management.
Only 500 Ares III units will be produced, with each unit
bearing its own number to reflect its collectible status.
