Friday, June 30, 2017

ASUS ROG STRIX GD30 Gaming Desktop

ASUS ROG STRIX GD30 Gaming Desktop

ROG STRIX GD30 has a unique and customizable black and white chassis featuring interchangeable front panels. It features up to a 7th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics for unrivalled performance. And of course, it has the cooling performance to go with all this firepower. The design concept is inspired from science fiction and the Cyberpunk aesthetic. The result is a chassis that is both unique and functional at the same time, with all the expandability you would expect from a full size chassis, plus smart features like EMI shielding.

The two front panels can be detached and rearranged to create a total of six different styles. A matching white LED strip between the two panels indicates whether the system is on. Customization goes beyond just the exterior. There's also plenty of space inside to customize the spec. The GD30 has enough room for a full-size optical drive, up to six 3.5" hard drives or SSDs (solid-state drives), and two 2.5" SSDs. It even caters to liquid cooling with mounts for a dual-fan radiator.

GD30’s rear panel has all the cutouts and grommets you need to make your PC as tidy as you want it to be! The generous cabling space in the rear allows you to easily integrate new components of your PC and properly route them to the motherboard and power supply.

You can tailor GD30’s Aura motherboard to suit the feel of the game you’re currently playing from 8-million colors. On motherboard, there are pulse and static effects; you can choose single or multi-color mode, which up to 10 colors display-cycle. Additionally, the cooling fans are ringed with red LEDs for a colorful gaming accent which makes GD30 appears like it’s getting ready for the next battle. The windowed side panel gives you convenient viewing of GD30’s components. Its equipped with a hanger to let you easily rest your headphones.

GD30 packs up to latest 7th generation Intel Core i7-7700 processor, and Intel Turbo boost supporting clock speeds up to 4.2 GHz. This is a 10% increase of performance compared to previous generations. This provides outstanding performance, not just for games, but also for CPU intensive tasks such as video editing. GD30 features USB 3.1 gen 1 Type-C ports for data transfer rates of up to 5Gbps. The reversible Type-C connector also supports Quick Charge 15 W (3A/5V). USB 3.1 gives you a two-way connection for the added convenience of fast device charging and high-speed data transfers at the same time.

GD30 is equipped with up to GeForce GTX 10 Series graphics. In product development tests, GD30 performed 30% better* than a GeForce GTX 980-equipped system. Our target is to ensure amazing visual performance even when playing the most intense games games. GD30 runs Watch Dogs 2 at 'Ultra' graphics settings in 4K UHD with frame rates exceeding 70FPS!

ASUS engineers created an intelligent thermal solution to effectively cool the system, with large front and underside air intakes for increased airflow and more efficient cooling. The cover of power supply unit enables isolated airflow for PSU and SSD and better system heat dissipation. In addition, there is space for 2 front fans and 2 top fans, which you can upgrade your GD30 for the most powerful thermal design.

All ROG products are built with high quality and safety standards to provide gamers the best, most enjoyable experiences. The transparent side-panel on the ROG Strix GD30 not only shows off the incredible ASUS AURA lighting effects on the motherboard, but also features a honeycomb-shaped iron screen designed to reduce electromagnetic emissions. Test results from our in-house EMI lab showed that the level of Radiated Spurious Emissions from the ROG Strix GD30 was not only lower than Taiwan government standards, it was lower than ASUS standards which are among the strictest in the industry.

The Aegis III system performance monitoring app enhances gaming experiences by allowing you to track CPU/memory use and download and upload status. It also lets you to control fan speeds and lighting effects, and automatically warns you if the system exceeds temperature or voltage thresholds. Aegis III also includes XSplit Gamecaster, which allows you to record and edit gameplay videos so you can share your frags on social media.

Specs :
  • Powerful Full Size ATX Gaming Desktop: Equipped with latest Intel Core i7-7700 3.6GHz and GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Graphics
  • Unique chassis design with customizable panels, headphone hanger, windowed side-panel, and EMI shielding
  • Latest 16GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM, fast 256GB SATA SSD combined with high-capacity 1TB HDD
  • STRIX motherboard features ASUS AURA RGB lighting and is equipped with 2x Pie x16 slots, 2x M.2 connectors, and 4x DDR4 slots
  • Chassis storage drive bay supports up to 6x HDD and 2x SSD