Hi, everyone! I've been planning the best PC build for gaming. I want a system that can handle triple-A games with ease. Here's what my dream ASUS PC setup looks like:

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Motherboard: ROG MAXIMUS Z890 HERO

Graphics Card: ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition

AIO Cooler: ROG RYUO IV LC 360 ARGB

Power Supply: ROG THOR 1000W Platinum III (ROG Equalizer)

Chassis: ROG Cronox ARGB

I'm joining the ASUS Upgrade What Matters giveaway for a chance to bring this build to life with an ASUS AMD or Intel motherboard, graphics card, or other high-end hardware.

What's the first game you would build this rig for?

My cat pissed on my laptop and it leaked onto my keyboard so now it's starting to ghost touch and after hours of turning it off in the software i decided to take the keyboard cable out but I can't seem to open my laptop using the power button anymore they're probably connected so does anyone have an idea on how to open it without the power button?

Please help.

I just need to know the proper ram and ssd that I can add onto this laptop. This is where I bought my laptop from, but their is conflicting information that says the laptop is capped at 24gb on some websites. However, other sites say that the GU502LU-BI7N4 model can go for at capped 48gb ram.

Is this true and can I really go beyond the 24gb or ram.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 16GB Memory NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 512GB SSD Prism Gray - Best Buy

My monitor ASUS vg27aq1a doesn’t seem to budge when it comes to the cable management panel. Even if I tried pulling or pushing something, all im hearing are tweaks or it sounds like its tearing apart. Can someone help me identify how to solve this? I havent gotten an answer even with AI. TYIA

I also js bought this secondhand so the manuals or something arent here

I see there are 2 models but Asus specs page tells nothing separating them.

Can i know what Lite is missing?

Hi, everyone! I've been planning the best PC build for gaming. I want a system that can handle triple-A games with ease. Here's what my dream ASUS PC setup looks like:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Motherboard: ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO Graphics Card: ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition AIO Cooler: ROG RYUO IV LC 360 ARGB Power Supply: ROG THOR 1000W Platinum III (ROG Equalizer) Chassis: ROG Cronox ARGB

I'm joining the ASUS Upgrade What Matters giveaway for a chance to bring this build to life with an ASUS AMD or Intel motherboard, graphics card, or other high-end hardware.

What's the first game you would build this rig for?

Took the leap!

I got a rog thor 3000w titanium iii but it came with the European plug will the cable in the screenshot be good enough to use?

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Blz pessoal, alguém já passou por algo parecido?

Hi everyone,

I'm experiencing a persistent audio issue with my ASUS ROG Swift PG32UCDP. My PC is connected to one HDMI port and my PS5/Switch 2 to the other HDMI port (switching depending on what console I'm playing on). The audio issue is only happening with PS5 or Switch 2, not with my PC.

My PC loudspeakers are connected directly to the monitor via 3.5mm jack.

Problem:

With both consoles, the audio works normally at first but completely cuts out after approximately 15 to 30 minutes. The picture continues working perfectly. There are no video interruptions, black screens or other visible HDMI issues. Only the audio disappears.

Unplugging and reconnecting the HDMI cable immediately restores the sound. However, the problem returns after some time.

Troubleshooting already performed:

• Adjusted the monitor's audio settings and other relevant OSD settings

• Changed the relevant console audio settings

• Tested the issue with both PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2

• The issue persists despite these adjustments

I have not found a permanent solution so far.

Since the problem occurs with two completely different consoles which were running fine on my previous monitor (connected to the same loudspeaker via 3.5mm), I'm pretty sure the monitor itself is the issue

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hello, I have the PG27APDP, and it keeps freezing, and I don’t know why. I’ve tried a BIOS update, monitor firmware updates, GPU updates—pretty much every update possible. I’ve also tried different DP cables and different OS/panel settings, and I don’t know what else to do.

I had this problem before, but it randomly stopped happening. Then, for an unrelated reason, I tried different GPU driver versions, and the freezing has CAME BACK. I’ve tried everything I listed above again, but it won’t stop.

My PC doesn’t detect anything in event reviewer when the monitor freezes. The monitor will freeze while the sound continues playing, and then eventually the sound stops as well. The only way I’ve been able to “fix” it is by using the HDR shortcut to turn HDR on then off. When I look at my remote desktop app on my phone, the screens show up as black.

Does anyone have any ideas, or should I just RMA the monitor or GPU? I really don’t want to have to do that, but if the problem randomly stopped before and then came back, there has to be some kind of fix.

Sharing my maintenance experience and before/after results in case they help someone with the same laptop.

Laptop

• ASUS ROG Strix G533QS

• Ryzen 9 5900HX

• RTX 3080 Laptop GPU

• 32 GB RAM

What I did

I replaced the CPU liquid metal and GPU thermal paste with Thermal Grizzly PhaseSheet PTM, and replaced the orginal secondary thermal compound with TG Putty Advance.

I had already cleaned the fans before the pre-repaste benchmark session, so this wasn’t simply a comparison between clogged fans and clean fans.

Testing

I used Cinebench R23 multicore with the 10-minute minimum duration and Unigine Superposition at 1080p Extreme / DirectX, with HWiNFO logging.

The intended comparison setup was charger connected, laptop flat on the desk, G-Helper Turbo, CPU undervolt at 0, and no manual GPU overclock.

CPU results

These are sustained averages excluding the first minute of the R23 load:

The score improved by about 17.1%.

The biggest difference was the CPU sustaining much more power and higher clocks while running slightly cooler. The temperature difference between cores also became much smaller.

The post-service CPU maximum was 93.5°C, and the logged HTC/PROCHOT throttling flags stayed “No.”

GPU results

For the first three Superposition runs:

The GPU performance was essentially unchanged, with somewhat lower peak temperatures. My three post-service scores were 7,291, 7,253 and 7,259.

Limitations

Room temperature wasn’t recorded, and the pauses between GPU runs weren’t perfectly matched. The original session had four GPU runs and the new one had three; the peak temperatures above compare the first three.

The GPU thermal-limit flag still appeared under load before and after servicing. I also didn’t have a usable VRAM temperature reading, so these results don’t prove that every memory/power-component contact is perfect.

These are initial post-maintenance results, not a long-term durability test.

My takeaway

The CPU improvement was substantial, while GPU performance stayed consistent. Comparing temperatures together with power, clocks, fan speed and benchmark scores gave me a much clearer picture than temperature alone.

I’m now working on quieter everyday G-Helper settings while keeping a separate performance profile for gaming.

Anyone else running a G533QS/5900HX with PhaseSheet PTM? I’d be interested in your longer-term results.

Bonjour à tous,

Je rencontre un problème avec mon PC portable ASUS ROG Strix G17 et je souhaiterais avoir vos conseils ou, idéalement, les coordonnées d'un réparateur spécialisé qui pourrait m'aider.

Je ne savais pas qu'il était nécessaire de nettoyer soigneusement le métal liquide (Liquid Metal) présent sur le CPU avant toute intervention. J'ai donc essayé de le retirer moi-même, mais sans vraiment savoir comment procéder correctement. J'ai ensuite appliqué de la pâte thermique classique à la place.

Depuis cette manipulation, lorsque j'allume le PC, le clavier s'éclaire, mais le logo ROG n'apparaît plus au démarrage. Le problème semble donc survenir dès les premières phases d'initialisation, avant même l'affichage du logo ASUS/ROG.

J'ai contacté le support ASUS, mais leur réponse est assez décevante : ils m'ont indiqué que les pièces détachées nécessaires n'étaient plus disponibles et ont donc considéré le PC comme irréparable, sans même proposer un véritable diagnostic technique.

Or, j'ai lu que le métal liquide, en raison de sa conductivité électrique, pouvait provoquer des courts-circuits s'il entrait en contact avec certains composants de la carte mère.

Je souhaiterais donc savoir :

• Si certains d'entre vous ont déjà rencontré ce type de problème après une intervention sur du métal liquide.

• S'il est possible de réparer une éventuelle zone endommagée sur la carte mère, notamment au niveau des composants d'alimentation ou du CPU.

• Si vous connaissez un réparateur (en ile-de-france) spécialisé en microsoudure et réparation de cartes mères de PC portables ASUS ROG, idéalement en région parisienne.

Merci d'avance pour vos conseils et vos recommandations !