ASUS has officially announced the Xbox Ally X20, bringing several upgrades designed to improve the handheld gaming experience. Key specs and features: - 7.4-inch OLED display - 120Hz refresh rate - AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor - 24GB RAM - 1TB SSD - GuliKit TMR joysticks designed to reduce stick drift - New transforming D-pad - Action button for screenshots and recordings - Green-lit Xbox button - Improved haptics - Refined bumpers and buttons - Improved cooling ASUS is also bundling the handheld with XREAL AR glasses in some regions. The glasses let you view games on a large virtual screen while keeping the handheld portable. You can still use the Xbox Ally X20 normally on its built-in OLED display.

ASUS has officially launched its first ROG-branded DDR5 memory kit as part of the ROG 20th anniversary celebrations. Developed in partnership with BIWIN, the ROG DDR5 RGB Edition 20 is a 48 GB kit consisting of two 24 GB modules. >Capacity: 48 GB kit (2 x 24 GB modules) >Native speed and timings: DDR5-6000 CL26-36-36-76 at 1.45 V, using SK hynix M-die ICs for strong overclocking potential >ROG Mode on compatible ASUS ROG motherboards: DDR5-8000 CL36-48-48-110 at 1.40 V for higher bandwidth >Full support for Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO profiles for plug-and-play compatibility >Tall aluminum heatsink with distinctive ROG styling and built-in Aura Sync RGB lighting >Lifetime warranty In China, the kit is priced at approximately 5,999 RMB, with sales beginning in late June 2026. Global availability and pricing will be announced soon.

ASUS sells a special power cable called the ROG Equalizer for €50 and say it stops the power plug from melting on strong graphics cards like the RTX 4090 and 5090. ASUS claims it shares power evenly between the pins, uses better gold contacts, and stays cool even at high power. But hardware expert der8auer opened it up and tested it, he found it is not smart at all. It just has a simple metal bridge inside to link the wires, no electronics to balance power. In his tests, this bridge made the power even more uneven between the pins, One pin carried much more current than others. Taking the bridge out actually made it better. The cable is also stiffer, which can bend and stress the plug in small PC cases. The gold contacts picked up tin from the graphics card side, which could cause problems later. der8auer says the cable gives only a small safety boost and does not fix the melting problem as advertised. He thinks it is not worth the high price compared to normal good cables.

The ASUS special power cable for graphics cards, which costs $50 to prevent melting and catching fire, has caught fire. They said it would stop the plug from getting too hot and melting because it has a metal part that spreads out the power more evenly, but someone has reported that this cable itself burned. The cable is not available yet in some regions

NVIDIA canceled a customer’s $4,600 order for an ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 after ASUS declined to honor the pre-price-hike price. The customer was instructed to place a new order at $5,100, a $500 increase. The customer says NVIDIA blamed ASUS for the cancellation, while ASUS said it wasn’t responsible.