Built on ASUS: Knight of the old Republic

Fight for the Republic

I have always been a fan of ASUS and have trusted their motherboards on almost every custom PC build I did.  My favorite ASUS board was the ASUS P5N-E SLI motherboard that boasted the new SLI technology to support dual video cards to really push the limits of gaming screen resolutions, frame rate, and overall performance.

ASUS P5N-E SLI

ASUS "PLUTO" Concept Board

It was in that time frame when ASUS really started to understand the gaming community and assembled a team of engineers to work on a new motherboard design called "Project G".  They built a concept board code named "Pluto" and it was from this that the Republic of Gamers (ROG) was born.  Read up when you get a chance on the article they published at their 10 year anniversary of ROG.

The Brief History of ROG

Knight of the Old Republic

Fast forward to today and the ASUS ROG division has developed some impressive hardware including laptops, video cards, gaming gear (mouse/keyboard/headset), wireless routers, and they even managed to develop their own Android Smart Phone.  The gamer community has flourished with other companies managing to launch their own line of gamer motherboards and gear.

During my research I wanted to make sure the motherboard would fit the Corsair Micro ATX case I selected for my build.  Unfortunately it was slim pickings when it came to ROG smaller boards since the typical gamer always went for the standard ATX boards that fit in their full ATX cases. It was actually in this article published last October that I found a board that would make a perfect fit for my build and it wouldn't break the bank either.  All the same features that gamers have come to love from the ROG series but in a smaller, less expensive package.

I know I wanted a board that supported the latest generation of Intel i7 or i5 cpu's which this board did.  Their was also the support for DDR4 RAM that was important and the other features like performance LAN, High End Audio Codec, and onboard M.2 slots was like a cherry on top.  The ROG bios always came with the features that would make any gamer smile including overclocking the CPU, RAM, and fine tuning voltages across the entire board.

Say Hello To My Little Friend

The ASUS STRIX B360-G gaming motherboard was ordered and has become the highlight of this PC build.  With plenty of 6 Gbps SATA ports, support for 32GB of DDR4 RAM, and an on-board header for an All-In-One Water Cooler Pump this motherboard is a prime choice.