{"id":89947,"date":"2016-04-21T08:21:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T06:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89947"},"modified":"2016-04-21T08:22:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T06:22:20","slug":"asus-rog-unveils-massively-powerful-gaming-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/89947-asus-rog-unveils-massively-powerful-gaming-pc","title":{"rendered":"Asus ROG unveils massively powerful gaming PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Asus has announced the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rog.asus.com\/23002016\/gaming-desktop-pcs\/asus-republic-of-gamers-announces-gt51ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROG GT51CA<\/a><\/strong>, a beast of a gaming PC which pushes the limit of desktop power.<\/p>\n<p>The PC features an aggressive, award-winning design which houses an overclocked system and custom liquid cooling.<\/p>\n<p>The ROG GT51CA is powered by a 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor and can support 2 Nvidia Geforce Titan X graphics cards with SLI.<\/p>\n<p>The stylish chassis features four separate lighting zones which reflect the overclock settings of the gaming rig. The front audio jack uses an ESS Sabre headphone DAC and amplifier to provide high-quality audio.<\/p>\n<p>A unique feature of the ROG GT51CA is the Shadow Drive &#8211; a hidden hard drive slot which can be accessed by using the wearable ROG band.<\/p>\n<p>The ROG band can also be used to toggle overclocking, and is read by an NFC sensor at the front of the chassis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the specifications and images of the ROG GT51CA below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Asus ROG GT51CA Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"80%\">Intel Core i7-6700K (OC to 4.6GHz)<\/p>\n<p>Intel Core i5-6600K (OC to 4.3GHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5 SLI<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GB GDDR5<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 SLI<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>UP to 3TB HDD (7,200rpm)<\/p>\n<p>M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 (RAID 0) &#8211; 512GB x 2<\/p>\n<p>256GB M.2 SATA SSD<\/p>\n<p>512GB M.2 PCIe SSD<\/p>\n<p>3.5&#8243; x 5 extension bay for additional HDD\/SSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>64GB DDR4 at 2,133MHz (Overclocked to 2,800MHz)<\/p>\n<p>16GB up to 64GB DDR4 at 2,133MHz (Overclocked to 2,400MHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Optical Drive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Slimtray Super Multi DVD burner<\/p>\n<p>Slimtray Blu-ray Combo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Expansion Slots<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3 x PCIe x16<\/p>\n<p>3 x PCIe x1<\/p>\n<p>4 x DDR4 Long-DIMM Slot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>ESS Hi-Fi-grade audio (DAC + amplifier)<\/p>\n<p>7.1-channel<\/p>\n<p>ROG AudioWizard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Size<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>26.2 x 58.4 x 58.7cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>27kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89961\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-1-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"asus rog 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-1-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89963\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-2-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"asus rog 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-2-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89965\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-3-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"asus rog 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-3-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-3-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89967\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-4-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"asus rog 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-4-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-4-230x130.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-band.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89969\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-band-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"asus rog band\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/asus-rog-band-640x360.jpg 640w, 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