With the plethora of gaming laptops announced earlier, ASUS ROG is not forgetting the desktop side of things because 3 new models will be joining the family soon.
Form factors are one of the main focuses right here since they include the small 10L ROG G22CH and mid towers ROG G16CH and G13GH. Despite the small size, the brand has managed to cram enough cooling all systems and give priority to the G22CH since it is the most compact out of all to be fitted with Intel’s strongest current gen i9-13900KF. Optimized engineering effort has made the G22CH much smaller in comparison to its predecessor, the ROG G21CX Huracan, and that’s counting the new boy having an internal power supply versus the old guy’s external brick.
Meanwhile, the ROG G16CH delivers balanced performance and cooling through its larger size allowing more airflow and choices in terms of selecting the preferred cooling method of either a 240mm AIO liquid cooler or a traditional air cooler as well. The design team also added some quality-of-life nick-nacks such as an integrated headset holder, the iconic ROG Slash aesthetics, and reinforced D-ring straps.
Lastly, the ROG G13CH receives full attention towards cooling in order to make way for more performance in exchange for less eye candy which is perfect for those who wants most of the budget to go into FPS rather than blinky LEDs.
Here’s a quick summary of the specs of these machines.
Model | ROG G22CH | ROG G16CH | ROG G13CH |
CPU | Up to Intel Core i9-13900KF | Up to Intel Core i7-13700KF | Up to Intel Core i7-13700 |
GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series (TBA) | UP to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series (TBA) |
Chipset | B760 | ||
RAM | Up to 32GB DDR5-4800 | UP to 64GB DDR4 | |
Storage | 1TB + 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD | 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD + 2TB HDD | 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD + 1TB HDD |
Cooling | Air or AIO | Air | |
Connectivity | Ethernet, WiFi-6E | ||
Front I/O | 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1x Combo Audio Jack | 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1x Audio Jack 1x Microphone Jack | 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1x Combo Audio Jack |
Rear I/O | 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 2x USB-A 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0 3x Audio Jack with Surround 7.1 Support | 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 4x USB-A 2.0 2x HDMI 2.1 1x DisplayPort 1.4 1x PS/2 3x Audio Jack with Surround 7.1 Support | |
OS | Windows 11 |
Availability
Local availability for Malaysia will be revealed at a later date when they do arrive here.