ASUS ROG GR8 Desktop Computer

[GoodBytes]

ASUS anonces today their new Republic of Gamers (ROG) GR8, desktop computer.

The system is a smal slim form factor computer, powered by an Intel Core i7-4510U, up to 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L, Windows 8.1/8.1 Pro, Intel Gigabit LAN, Dual Band Wireles A/C, and GeForce GTX 750Ti.

 

 

The system has on the front 2 x USB 2.0, and 4 x USB 3.0 on the back, 1x HDMI, and 1x DisplayPort, and depending on the configuration can have an HDD or SSD of different sizes.

A cool ability is that it has a Miracast RECEIVER inside.

 

ASUS also mentions that the system include ASUS exclusive value added software, which you'll want to remove the moment you turn the system on:

SupremeFX Audio
Sonic SoundStage
Sonic SenseAmp
Sonic Studio
Sonic Radar II
GameFirst III

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (1-year full license)
AiSuite III
ASUS HomeCloud with Wi-Fi GO!/Media Streamer
DTS Connect

 

But what is nice about the system, unique to it, is that it comes with a mechanical keyboard. Yes!

ASUS M801 mechanical keyboard to be exact. Prety cool if you don't have one, and are intrested to have something to start with.

 

And of course, as it is a gaming computer, one is never complete without a 1 billion DPI shity dollar shop mouse: ASUS 6400DPI optical sensor "that tracks up to 200 inches per second, and 50G aceleration"

(We have got gaming mouses, keyboards, speakers, headphones, headsets, monitors and mouse pads, ... still waiting for that gaming printer)

 

 

Source: http://www.techpowerup.com/206323/asus-republic-of-gamers-launches-the-gr8-gaming-pc.html

[Sidiox]

GTX750Ti? I understand that the 950 isn't out yet, but still it seems a bit of an odd choice Imo. A 970m would have been better, since it is soldered on anyways

[Guest]

GTX750Ti? I understand that the 950 isn't out yet, but still it seems a bit of an odd choice Imo. A 970m would have been better, since it is soldered on anyways

 

This. Why would you buy this if you can literally have a better gaming experience with a laptop? I didn't see the price mentioned anywhere, but since it's an ROG product I expect it to be overpriced as hell anyway.

[askmax]

Yeah. super small, nice looking, shitty specs, overpriced rog crap.

[LukaP]

This. Why would you buy this if you can literally have a better gaming experience with a laptop? I didn't see the price mentioned anywhere, but since it's an ROG product I expect it to be overpriced as hell anyway.

QFT. it has a mobile chip. why not give it a mobile GPU as well

[Speedbird]

gr8 b8 m8 i r8 8/8

[Octagoncow]

It's not really that GR8...

[Guest]

QFT. it has a mobile chip. why not give it a mobile GPU as well

 

Especially since you could probably fit 2 of them in SLI in there. That thing is basically a laptop without a screen, keyboard and battery.

[Lord Pantaloons]

this is old-ish news

[GoodBytes]

this is old-ish news

How is this old'ish news? The video annoncement was uploaded yesterday night

[LukaP]

Especially since you could probably fit 2 of them in SLI in there. That thing is basically a laptop without a screen, keyboard and battery.

and plenty thicker, so you could do 3 way sli, and not have thermal problems.

 

what im guessing (if asus isnt just scummy) is that the RND for this was before the 900 series were even rumoured, and no specs were known, so they went with what they could... id still take the 880m then...

[Lord Pantaloons]

How is this old'ish news? The video annoncement was uploaded yesterday night

I remember it being announced awhile ago

 

http://www.computershopper.com/computex-2014/first-looks-republic-of-gamers-g20-and-gr8-mini-pcs-from-asus/asus-republic-of-gamers-g20-lighting-controls

 

 

Not the site where I saw it but the date is correct.

[totjup5]

It's pretty cool for that level of machine to be in that form factor.

[Yoinkerman]

The 750ti is good for gaming at 1080p, I'm sure this will be fine. Real life > benhmarks

[GoodBytes]

I remember it being announced awhile ago

 

http://www.computershopper.com/computex-2014/first-looks-republic-of-gamers-g20-and-gr8-mini-pcs-from-asus/asus-republic-of-gamers-g20-lighting-controls

 

 

Not the site where I saw it but the date is correct.

 

I see no announcement. This is just "this is what we are working on, stay tune".

[Guest]

and plenty thicker, so you could do 3 way sli, and not have thermal problems.

 

what im guessing (if asus isnt just scummy) is that the RND for this was before the 900 series were even rumoured, and no specs were known, so they went with what they could... id still take the 880m then...

 

Sure, that might be the case, but is the 750ti even removeable? If not then it's the same situation we had with the Gigabyte Brix. "Hey look, we fit a desktop 760 in there!" and nobody cares because that thing thermal throttled like hell, you couldn't upgrade it in any way and an m-series GPU would have been the better choice all along. At least the 750ti shouldn't throttle in that thing, but it still seems like an incredibly stupid product to me.

[LukaP]

It's pretty cool for that level of machine to be in that form factor.

#razerblade #aorusx7pro

[LukaP]

Sure, that might be the case, but is the 750ti even removeable? If not then it's the same situation we had with the Gigabyte Brix. "Hey look, we fit a desktop 760 in there!" and nobody cares because that thing thermal throttled like hell, you couldn't upgrade it in any way and an m-series GPU would have been the better choice all along. At least the 750ti shouldn't throttle in that thing, but it still seems like an incredibly stupid product to me.

i was just playing devils advocate. i think its a retarded decision what they did. i agree that an 880m or a 970/980m sli would be better

[razor767]

I like the form factor but the performance probably won't be good enough for me, also it's ROG so will likely be expensive. 

[Misanthrope]

Tyical prebuilt bullshit: 300 bucks processor paired with a 150 bucks GPU when it should be the other fucking way around for gamers.

[Lord Pantaloons]

I see no announcement. This is just "this is what we are working on, stay tune".

 I guess we have differing definitions of "announcement" and "release"

[LukaP]

Tyical prebuilt bullshit: 300 bucks processor paired with a 150 bucks GPU when it should be the other fucking way around for gamers.

the best thing about it is, its a slow 2c4t part with a 15W TDP at 2GHz, and the only reason for its price is the low TDP, on a FRIGGIN DESKTOP THAT DONT CARE FOR TDP :'D they could easily put a 4core part in there, a 50W one...

[Keudn]

Especially since you could probably fit 2 of them in SLI in there. That thing is basically a laptop without a screen, keyboard and battery.

That and it is thicker than most laptops so a 870SLI could be easily cooled properly for astronomically better performance than a 750ti

[Hyp0xia]

Good luck trying to make any upgrades to that thing.

[dizmo]

Stupid idea. So much horsepower with such a crappy graphics configuration.

 

 

the best thing about it is, its a slow 2c4t part with a 15W TDP at 2GHz, and the only reason for its price is the low TDP, on a FRIGGIN DESKTOP THAT DONT CARE FOR TDP :'D they could easily put a 4core part in there, a 50W one...

They'd likely have to make the case much larger. Higher TDP = more heat.