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ASUS enables AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature support on Intel’s 400-series motherboards

As you know, AMD recently introduced three new RDNA 2 GPU features: RAGE Mode, Smart Access Memory and Infinity Cache. The SAM or Smart Access Memory is a new tech feature that allows AMD CPUs to access all the VRAM in any Radeon RX 6000-series GPU. Continue reading ASUS enables AMD’s “Smart Access Memory” feature support on Intel’s 400-series motherboards

ASUS drops support for AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series Zen 3 CPU lineup on its 400 chipset motherboards, X470 and B450 [UPDATE]

Back in May 2020, AMD issued a statement confirming the support for the upcoming Zen 3 processors on the B450 and X470 motherboard chipsets. Previously, AMD had mentioned that the next-gen Zen 3 CPUs won’t be backwards-compatible with the older 400-series boards, but the company actually had a change of heart and decided to offer Zen 3 CPU support. Continue reading ASUS drops support for AMD’s Ryzen 5000-series Zen 3 CPU lineup on its 400 chipset motherboards, X470 and B450 [UPDATE]

ASUS claims that new 9th Generation Intel Core processors based on new stepping are coming in Q2 2019

ASUS has announced that Intel will release new 9th Generation Intel Core processors that will be based on new stepping. These new processors are meant to go live in Q2 2019 and ASUS has already released BIOS updates for all the 300 series motherboards in order to support them. Continue reading ASUS claims that new 9th Generation Intel Core processors based on new stepping are coming in Q2 2019

NVIDIA GeForce GTX1180 from ASUS listed by Vietnamese store, to be released on September 28th

Vietnamese store ‘H2 Extreme Gaming‘ has briefly made ASUS ROG STRIX 1180 available for pre-order. The store was quick to react and has taken down the page, however people were able to capture the listing which revealed a release date, as well as an initial price and the specifications for this upcoming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1180 third-party model. Now before continuing, we strongly suggest taking everything you are about to read with a grain of salt. Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce GTX1180 from ASUS listed by Vietnamese store, to be released on September 28th

ASUS pulls the plug on its newly announced AREZ, AMD GPUs to return to the ROG gaming brand [UPDATE]

Back in April, we informed you about a new gaming brand that ASUS created for AMD’s graphics cards. However, and after NVIDIA terminating its GeForce Partner Program, ASUS has pulled the plug on the AREZ gaming brand and revealed that all of AMD’s graphics cards will be releasing under the ROG brand. Continue reading ASUS pulls the plug on its newly announced AREZ, AMD GPUs to return to the ROG gaming brand [UPDATE]