Asus Crosshair VI Hero Review - The best Ryzen AM4 motherboard?
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- Опубліковано 3 бер 2017
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Asus Crosshair VI Hero Review - The best Ryzen AM4 motherboard?
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Hey I'm finally done with my new PC and you helped me alot with several of my decisions ^^ I'm loving this board so far and surprisingly enough I didn't break anything during the building process and had no leaks so far. Wish me luck it stays that way
Nice one! Glad to hear you are doing well with it!
So far I'm loving my:
- 4 * Ryzen 7 1800X CPUs.
- 4 * Corsair H115i CPU coolers.
- 4 * Thermaltake Core X5 cases.
- 4 * ASUS Crosshair VI Hero motherboards.
- 4 * Seasonic 850W Titanium power supplies.
- 8 * GSKILL TridentZ 4266MHz DDR4 SDRAMs (16GB per PC).
Everything working (after newegg !quickly! replaced one case trashed by shippers).
Initial overclocking results: 1 system each at the following stable overclock speeds: 4.4GHz, 4.5GHz, 4.6GHz, 4.7GHz. I'm not someone to leave my systems overclocked to the maximum (I drop them 0.2GHz for long term stability and longer component life), but they worked flawlessly at these speeds for 8 hours under four different maxed-out load scenarios (that kept all 16 threads always busy). CPU temperatures never reached excessive levels. The highest was high 60s... 10C to 20C lower than my expectations for such high speeds.
I consider these excellent results, but obviously not clock rates the i7 7700K can achieve. Note that the DDR4 ran fine at 3200MHz and I did not try anything higher. For the overclocked CPU stability tests I lowered them to 2966HMz per AMD suggestion (but lowered the timings by multiplying the SDRAM rated timings by 2966/4266) so the speed was essentially the same as full-bore rated speed at 0.05V below GSKILL specified voltage.
Note that I am not an expert at overclocking CPUs or SDRAM, so others might get different results. But I think my tests confirm that Ryzen does overclock, but how far is not entirely consistent from CPU to CPU. *EXCEPT* I should not say that, because possibly the motherboards or SDRAM aren't identical in performance, so I can't pin the differences on the CPUs. Note that I did not swap the CPUs and SDRAM sticks into every possible combination to identify the exact situation, and I don't intend to (I don't have a youtube channel... hahaha). Do you know how many combinations that would be? :-o
LATER NOTE: Oops! I forgot to mention something that may be important, and explain why I got better results. I built my systems during the day, but started overclocking tests about 11pm at night and throughout the night in the control room while my automated telescope searched for NEO about 50 feet away. When observing the control room is not heated, because heat ruins "seeing" (causes atmospheric turbulence). All this is normal to me, because this is my normal environment. But the consequence is, the control room was at 0C ~ 5C during my testing, which let me boost voltages higher than room temperature. Indeed when I tried to repeat this test during the day, when the room was about 20C, results were 4.2GHz, 4.2GHz, 4.3GHz, 4.4GHz at 1.50V or lower. Not willing to try above 1.50V.
If you really are reaching those speeds (I have not seen anyone, reach more than 4.2ghz so I find it hard to beleive) maybe mem has something do with it
Please read the extra note I added at the bottom of my original message that started this thread. It explains why my results were so good. My results are still good now, but not as good. Still seems like I got some good silicon... just not magic silicon. :-o Sorry about leaving out relevant details on my first post.
4.4 is still a lot higher then I've seen, most are maxing at 4.1 maybe 4.2. props to you or you a pushing a lot of volts
I'm not sure what voltage is safe, but I limited myself to 1.50V because I don't want to risk reducing the lifetime of my CPUs significantly. I typically only update my computers once every 5 years, and want to repeat that policy (these 1800X chips replace my FX8150s).
I'd say 1.5 is on the high side, but really no one knows when degradation will happen. I still haven't seen anyone pass 4.2 without crazy voltage or LN2, so you got a good one there it seems. I'm still deciding if I want to keep the ryzen or not, I really want to like it, but it runs hot, way hotter than my old i7 did and it's supposed to have a lower TDP, hell I even upgraded my cooling and disappointed in the OC ability.
BTW what kind of scope, I'm an armchair astronomer myself.
Hi, first thank you for the review!
One question, why is the Q-code on the motherboard off? (or i cant see it)
I ask that because I tried to connect the MB (the same, crosshair) with only two cables from the power supply to the MB, and the RGB works, but the Q-code LED does not (without ram, cpu, etc... only connected to the psu). I see in some reviews that the QCODE is on, connecting the MB this way.
I can not try until few weeks put a cpu, so i dont know if is broken the Q-code :(
Many thanks!
quick question regarding the aM3 + screw holes on the Mobo.
to hook up my h110i I will need to use the inner screw holes on the motherboard correct as it doesn't say this in the manual at all.
Nice review, and I guess next motherboard review will be Asrock X370 Taichi? I love that board.. no one reviewed it yet
My msi b350 tomahawk needed to be RMA'd is this a good board?
Did your power supply come with that 4 pin next to the 8 cpu pin? I am looking for the cable to run it so I can Overclock. Thought my Corsair Cx750M would have it. If you bought separate can you help out on were to find the cable. Thank You.
After i update bios on hero vi i get a restart loop before boot. Led's go like this orange->red->orange->red->white and green can someone explain that ?
this is such an amazing motherboard.
Wonderful review.
Thanks!
Does anyone know if the auto OC on crosshair, or the 4ghz bios oc profile works 100% of the time? I have a taichi that I'm RMAing and I'm considering this motherboard because of this feature.
bro i have only 1x8 pin for my CPU(4+4) what does this mean ? Should I buy new psu for this mobo ?
please make a compare video for asus crosshair vi vs gigabyte ga-ax370 gaming k7 motherboards.
and let us know which is the best motherboard.
thanks
What's a good gold/bronze PSU I can pair this mobo with?
That is a nice motherboard man... great review as always . But I am really hoping that there will be a crosshair formula with that EK blocked VRM....
Thank you!
raid 0 with m.2 ssd one onboard and one with and adapter? is that posible ?
Could you please show us some benchmarks and temperatures of an overclocked Ryzen 7 CPU installed on this board? The fact that you can install an AIO cooler thanks to the AM3 mounting support should allow some good improvement over an air cooler, right? :)
+Il punto di G. Video tomorrow.
TechteamGB Thank you mate! Keep up the good work! :D
Great video!
I Just got this motherboard and it is a great upgrade for the buck. I was wondering, in regards to the LED, is that already built in, so when I start it up it will light up (have not finished building) or do I have to purchase separate LED to activate the LED feature? Thanks!
The leds on the board will light up, yeah.
Thanks, I appreciate the reply!
Has anyone else had problem with usb 3.1 slot
my usb speed on it are really slow like 30MBs
Hi there, can you please tell me does this motherboard have Dolby Digital (DTS connect) in the onboard sound options?
Dolby 7.1
How are the BIOS updates coming along?
Nothing new as of yet, I'd expect quite a few updates coming over the next week to month.
Just a heads up they have a 5803 bios out for testing. It's not listed on their main site but they are letting the public test it and it seems to help some. I'd recommend grabbing them if you are experiencing issues as some people are saying it helps make the board a bit more stable and it also fixes the bug that the 5704 brought which is a temp read bug. It will state your IDLE Temp is like 60-70C when in fact it is nowhere near that.
Does anyone know if this board supports server 2016
does it come with an sli bridge
Was your interface always that smooth in the BIOS? Mine the mouse cursor is 2-3 FPS and even the keyboard is slow. Also, it takes at least 50 seconds to boot up. Version 0702.
Try beta version 0542 or something like that. Much better. Although to note, I'm currently using another version of this board which has 0702 on it with no issues.
OK, I'll try that. Thanks.
Good review.
Thank you!
the HD-Led can it be turned off somehow? It is fucking annoying to look at I always feel like it something is broken with it blinking
Please answer.. will there be a MSI X370 Gaming M7 for Ryzen cpu? 😭😭😭. Because Im waiting for it and there is no information about it ;(((
+IFoxGamer I've not spoken to msi about anything am4 as of yet so I'm afraid I have no idea.
Can someone please "professionally" compare the Asus X370 Crosshair to the ASRock Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming. Interested in the overclocking differences of each board, the build quality of each and the reputation of each. Again please...
From what I understand this maybe done by a few Aussie tech UA-camrs soon. The ASRock is more stable right now, but as ASUS fix the gremlins in their BIOS this is likely to be flipped on its head.
I'd second this idea. I'm in the market for both boards and would like a better idea on the differences and performance.
I own the ASUS now. It's "meh" in my opinion. Way too slow to fix the BIOS. It's been a month and not a single update. MSI are MUCH faster, they even added Ryzen 5 support on the day of release and more RAM optimisations for the Titanium
It's the second time I cannot recommend them. Their Z77 stuff was utter shit too. The Crosshair is proving to be a nightmare, slow BIOS fixes and overall a bad board. The Asrock Taichi is an amazing board, the board i SHOULD have gone for.
I was helping my brother upgrade his pc and we went with the ASUS Crosshair as the guy from micro center recommended it. I told him I've heard known problems of them and he said they have been fixed.The board lit up beautifully in all its RGB glory but would not post. After reading post after post about bios issues or the board bricking itself, we finally came across an amazon review with our exact problem. The guy described our problem exactly and he said ASUS told him over the phone to return the board. We were pretty pissed off so returned the board because aside from ours being DOA there are way too many posts about this board having issues. I dont know why I havent came across a video talking about it.
TB connector ?
i have a question, i want to use this with the rtx 3080 so does this support pci gen4?
It doesnt but it doesnt affect that much tbh
@@dannykao93 nah its fine, even the3080 can not to sli but the 3090 can so that is what im going to do
Still waiting on mine to ship. It's been a month and it's killing me.
How to fix Code AA on Asus Crosshair VI Hero
Where is the CPU fan connection on the board? I'm having trouble locating it for my KrakenX62
+Ian Tisonik top right
TechteamGB Thanks!
Nice to see you got a logitec G15 keabord in the back dose it still work to
It does, couple of backlights out though.
should I wait for the r5 1600 for video editing or just get the r7 1700
EB Lou Lou 1700
Is it intel compatible
Hey
Hi any change of a MSI gaming pro AM4 review?, iv seen plenty of all the other MB reviews but none for the MSI
+Groovaholic msi UK don't have much stock right now, but we are hunting to get some boards to review.
yeah tell me about that iv got a AM4 set up in my basket waiting for stock to come in, but I guess waiting is a good thing with AM4 atm by the time I get one the bios maybe a bit better so a little less pain with everything running smoothly "well fingers x"
Could i built it with H100i v2 without extra bracket or something.
Yup
do I have to plug in both power connectors or is 8pin enough?
+keve sörös 8 pin is ok
OMFG I just ordered my first PC and then I saw the +4 pins :) . for what are than these +4 pins? are they for older PSUs or for more performance in overclocking? can I overclock with 8pin?
+1 subscribe for the good and fast response
The extra 4 pins are for heavy overclocking. You should be fine with just 8 unless you plan on using LN2 and such...
I need to know if this board can use 5G wireless
I know this is very late reply but the 5g wireless depends on the wifi module itself like for example asus ac68... usually the 802.11ac support 5ghz wireless
Nice board but my Aura is failing a lot, the software crashes all the time. Also glitch boot sequence, sometimes it just turns on for a second and turns off. Needs some BIOS updates, but got my 1700x to 4.0ghz on it.
I had the same issue on the 1700 system I got from Fierce PC to do my comparison video - turned it on and would reset mid-boot then crash with code 8 and was only fixed by pressing the reset button mid-boot before it crashed out with code 8 again. Definitely needs updates.
The MSI X370 Titanium has 8+4 pin power and an extra 6 pin power socket at bottom of mobo to give extra power and stability to multi-gpu set up. Will this configuration be better than the Hero VI?.
+beachboy boobybuilder (beachboy boobybuilder) in theory, although I've never used the extra pci power things because unless you heavily overclock multiple GPUs, it doesn't make a difference.
TechteamGB - thanks for info. I run Fury Xfire, so I am assuming the extra power would help. Another issue is that I have the Akasa Venom Medusa and Cryorig R1 Ultimate air coolers. I emailed both respective companies wrt AM4 brackets and they replied they are still working on it. No idea of ETA. I did receive an email from Cryorig this morning informing that the Hero VI has mounting holes for AM3+ and AM4 cpu coolers (I already knew that), but it looks like Cryorig may be capitulating about AM4 brackets. I hope not. I cant build my rig until I get AM4 bracket and either a Hero VI or MSI X370 Titanium (overclcokers are saying end of March or early next month!).
TTGB - dude, bearing in mind all of the current BIOS, RAM and overclocking issues that are plaguing AM4 (particularly Asus), do you think the Hero VI is worth buying?. Will these issues be fixed via BIOS and chipset updates?. One Amazon reviewer is saying it cant be fixed via BIOS updates and he advised to hold fire for R2 version. What do you advise?. Finally, I saw an American review of 1800X using Hero VI and he said you need to download W10 jubilee edition to a usb and install that way because Ryzen wont work with vanilla W10 (especially from a disc). Is this true?.
+beachboy boobybuilder (beachboy boobybuilder) from what I understand, Asus have halted sales of it until they get the issues with the bios sorted. I think it's a great board but worth waiting for a bios update or two.
TTGB - thanks for update dude.
Is this motherboard compatible with the ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Rog Strix?
Please, if anyone knows!
Yes
What kind of Wifi-module do i have to buy? any suggestions? (first build btw)
Any E-Key M.2 Wifi module - I can't find an Asus specific one.
How do wifi antennas work with the wifi m.2 slot? I have one of these boards on order and I have an Intel 8265 wifi/bt chip to throw in, but am not sure what to do about antennas. Does the rear IO cover have holes to mount them in? Thanks for the review!
TechteamGB i cant even find the m.2 for the wifi on the Board. Where can i find the Slot? In your vid i can only See a short pcie in the I/O
get cable bro :)
Seems kind of silly to get this board, build it all nice, then use wif (no matter what type). run some cat 6.
Hey! Can you make an update video installing the lates BIOS update for this board? It seems to be a vital step to make this board safe and I don't want to ruin mine once it arrives ^^
+SlyCooper92 you just put the file on a memory stick, boot into the bios (delete key) then go to tools, click ez flash, select the file and press ok. Real simple.
Fair enough ^^
Hey,
Ich habe mir das Mainboard in kombination mit dem AMD Ryzen Ryzen 7 1700x gekauft.
Heute hab ich alles zusammengebaut und eingestellt doch die USB Schnittstellen funktionieren nicht.
kann mir jemand weiter helfen ?
Kannst du auf Windows booten? Hast du die Treiber installiert?
Ja ich kann den Pc ganz normal starten doch ab dem Zeitpunkt wo ich auf dem Desktop bin geht die Maus und Tastatur nicht mehr ..
deswegen komme ich auch nicht dazu die Treiber zu installieren.
Hast du versucht, die USB-Geräte zu entfernen und einige der anderen Ports zu benutzen? Versuche die schwarzen USB2-Anschlüsse zuerst. Von dort aus können Sie die Asus-Website nutzen, um die Treiber herunterzuladen.
Das hab ich auch schon versucht ....
funktioniert leider alles nicht.
OK. Schon es früher? Vielleicht versuchen Sie, das BIOS mit einem anderen PC und einem USB-Stick zu aktualisieren? Sind Sie in der Lage, die Tastatur zu benutzen, um ins BIOS zu gelangen?
Help! Please! I just bought this motherboard and when I got it, I
noticed that my Heatsink Lights aren't turning off after Windows
Shutdown. I updated to the latest Bios and the issue remains. I tried
enabling ErP S5 and the lights did go off but it was permanent. Any
solutions to this? My old MSI Z170 Gaming M5 was working just fine with
the RGB. This motherboard doesnt. Please, help!
My one doesn't turn them off either - let me ask Asus about this tomorrow (please remind me on Twitter @Techteamgb !)
I think I solved it. In the Asus Aura, if you go to the Independent section, you can select the Off option. It worked for me. I didn't have to adjust anything in the BIOS either. Try this and let me know. It was frustrating experience tbh.
That works yeah. Just means you have to turn it on manually when you want it. Shame.
Well, when I shutdown the system, it stays off. But as soon as I boot it, it lights up normally. Does this mean yours stays off even after a start up?
I turned them off completely - I'll have a look in Aura when I'm done editing and see.
So if it doesn't have wifi modular it will not connect to wifi?
+Citrina05 correct
Well that sucks, I have no idea what modular I need for this board. :(
Does this board have Load Line Calibration?
I believe thanks to recent updates, it does
Good deal. I was hoping it did because my old sabertooth am3 did.
Yes it does, and lots more. This board is the shit. It has about every bell and whistle available. Best mobo for the Ryzen CPU's hands down, IMO. The BIOS is great, the board is solid, the thing is a beast.
nappydrew Sweet, thanks so much!
You Should update this video with a new zen 2 cpu on it. Im running an x3800 on this board, with 3200mhz cl14 samsung B-die 16gb memory kit. It is Crazilly fast with updated hardware. I originally ran an 1800x on the board. Zen 2 is even more crazy.
Question for you! I built a PC asap because I sold my pre-build that put my in this... predicament? Would you recommend this motherboard over the Asus ROG Strix x470 for a ryzen 2700x Processor?
I'd recommend the x470 as it's a little better supported for the 2nd gen ryzen CPUs.
@@TechteamGB Actually if you looked at the benchmark comparisons between the x470 and x370 chipsets they preform almost identically with Zen+.
Can my build run Battlefield 1 at Ultra setting?
MB: Gigabit AM0- Turtle Edition
CPU: Intel, cause that's about all their good for.
GPU: F.Skill 3KB/s Potato Edition
RAM: Craptech 1MB (250KBx4 kit)
Alpha Gametauri upgrade cpu to snapdragon and gpu to integrated graphics
Isn't it a ZIF socket?
+Ghost456ify yes
Make this board with TWO m2 slots so I can do two 960 EVO's in raid 0 and I would buy it.
Will it hold two GTX 1080 TI's?
+Cheezecake 73 yes
Do I have to buy separate supports to secure them in place?
+Cheezecake 73 assuming you are putting this in side a pc case, no.
now this is probably an obvious answer. But Is this motherboard compatible with the i5 processor?
+Scout786 no its amd motherboard
No it has an am4 socket intel i5 uses lga1151
No it's not trash
Waiting on mine from Newegg 3/9...th e pain is killing me.
whats your setup bro
my current rig or my planned rig?
planned rig
1800x, crosshair vi, 1080ti or vega when it releases, kraken x62, core p3 case, 2x 1070 strix oc for now, grand rgb 850w psu. just to name a few of the parts i have.
Finally back in stock!!!
There's no HDMI out?
Especially since Ryzen doesn't have integrated graphics, no it doesn't have any functional display outputs.
TechteamGB so basically I would have to hook up my custom pc to my monitor via graphics card
Yes.
Timmy Toskas apu’s suck anyway
Seems crosshair boards are having quality control issues have switched my order to a Asrock Taichi
jackelofnar where did you find a ASRock Taichi?
My local pc store has alot in stock
jackelofnar Really? I been looking for this MB on the Internet but every where is on backorder.
Is that ATX motherboard?
Yes
@@TechteamGB tnx
sir which one should i buy for heavy gaming asus rog IX code or formula?z270 seires
Code should be fine.
It has rgb leds?
yes
TechteamGB ok thanks...i think I will buy this mb
plus the ab350 is just as good for overclocking so save money on the mobo and put it into the cpu and gpu
I just ordered one. I hope its stable with a simple no overclocking setup.
John Tullos why would you buy this if you are not planning on overclocking? just for the looks?
Dutchbiker I like all of the other features. I did end up overclocking to 3.2 GHz on the stock cooler. The board lost all RGB lighting at some point so I had to RMA it and get and MSI Titanium instead.
fair enough, how do you like the msi one now?
Dutchbiker it's a great board but the RGB features seem incomplete in the MSI Gaming App as well as bugs. Overclocking worked well, but I'm still waiting for more BIOS improvements to get beyond 2133 for my RAM. The latest ASUS updates had my beyond 2400 so I have regrets there.
Should I get it I see it for 211$
Yes, that's a good price; also, there is a $20 mail in rebate for the motherboard right now.
Thanks
Granted, it must be purchased new and from Newegg, Fry's, Micro Center, or Amazon to qualify for the rebate (though you should still verify yourself).
I hear that this board is actually the most unstable out of all of them. It's early days and ASUS will fix this, but a few people have had them full on die due to bad BIOS updates already. I'm looking forward to MSIs mental TITANIUM!
+RySec Newton I've had a few issues with another one, although my actual sample has been pretty stable. Looking forward to more updates though
I trust ASUS and MSI, Gigabyte I wouldn't trust with a BIOS, ever.
I now have this board, its "meh"
good luck with this being the best AM4 MB... MSI Titanium is light years ahead and Asus MB and graphic cards (well actually their laptops sux as well so I guess Asus sux as a brand) sux by default (at least from what I saw from the 170 series)
MSI Titanium is probably the worst "high-end" X370 motherboard, it''s like a $120 board, you cannot even change the base clock, it's just pure garbage.
i canit wait for a 12 core motherboard ryzen
What?
Thats the One thing i HATE, is the 8-Pin + 4-Pin CPU Connectors, meaning if i buy this i would need to Also replace my current PSU, and i have a 600W PSU why in hell would i do that, and waste money, guess have to pass all for that dam EXTRA 4-Pin CPU Asus decided to Add.
You don't need to connect it. It's only really if you are doing extreme overclocking.
TechteamGB:
why do they Note on Asus.com support, need to connect both or else it won't boot>So simply not taking that chance, just to come to find out i need to buy another PSU< when i have a perfect 600W PSU, it needs to be proven make a video on it
Check the footage of the motherboard in the AMD PC in this video: ua-cam.com/video/kvN3c-tYIMs/v-deo.html
Only 8 pin connected. I don't bother using the 4 pin almost at all.
These mobos are the worst for bricking themselves by self bios update.far from the best
The best Ryzen AM4 motherboard ????? Show me why buddy. :)
Axe Axee The best is msi xpower gaming titanium...
I've had a look at most boards and the Gigabyte Gaming 5 looks ok for now. The only thing with this board I don't like where the M.2 is, heat everywhere. Asus has moved the M.2 down the bottom right on one of it's board. Others have it above the video card that's ok as well.
hi
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Be careful with this board. I had one and it bricked itself when overclocking. If you look around, you'll see that this is fairly common with this board (check JayzTwoCents). If you have one, I wouldn't OC until Asus gets their thing together.
I've had another one have a fit on me - managed to fix it though. My sample seems to be fine, running 5702 beta BIOS I think.
This is not the best board..
MSI XPower Gaming Titanium
It's the best one...
trust me it's much much better if the dont include the wifi module but just the slot , because the verion with wifi has a fuc.....g intel crap card = win 10 stuck os ( yeah bilionaire company which can't spent few cent making drivers for other oses ) and with it the borad will cost 100 bucks more .
insteand i put it mysefl a realteck on so i have with 20 buck wifi , bluetooth and i m not stuck with win 10 only
fu intel !
This is definitely not the best AM4 motherboard considering that the Gigabyte equivalent is much more stable than this board.
how? this seems to have better power delivery and heatsinks over the power delivery mosfets
Matthew Kehoe I had the Gigabyte and it was perfectly fine. ASUS had ram issues and other bios related issues.
Thank you, have you tried overclocking and if so which ryzen CPU? ive got everything but the motherboard now (bought the R7 1700) but am planning to overclock so want a stable board that is capable of this.
Matthew Kehoe I actually switched back to Intel. The shit isn't optimized at all yet. Hell I was in GTA V and got to around 40fps while FLYING and using the GTX 1080. Hell you can't even overclock in the BIOS yet with the Gigabyte so you have to use the Ryzen Master tool. Oh and the audio driver update doesn't let you use the software yet. Those were the only two issues I had with the board. In my opinion, return your stuff for Intel i7 because you'll save $30 and if you're just gaming and not doing ANY workstation type stuff, go with Intel.
I am actually making this for my dad, i have an i7 6700k myself but he does more workstation work which is why i thought ryzen would be best. With all these issues i might just leave it at stock until the bios options imporve and then start overclocking. Could you tell if ryzen need strong motherboards like the FX chips used to? I used to have fx 8320 but the motherboard i had was awful and throttled like crazy so its putting me off getting a cheap AM4 board
Worst review ever. He summed up the marketing material from asus website.