ASUS Announces ROG GR8S Steam Machine

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/09/2015 09:28 AM | source: | 5 comment(s)

ROG GR8S is a console-inspired gaming PC designed to give you incredible performance in a compact 2.5-liter chassis.

Its unique design is ideal for the living room for large screen HDTV for gaming, giving you an experience on an entirely different scale, and allowing you to share glorious gaming moments with friends and family. ROG GR8S immerses you in Full HD gaming worlds thanks to its powerful Intel® Core™ processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® 9-Series graphics, it even has 4K/UHD support and can be hooked up to a HDTV through a HDMI or DisplayPort connection for truly vivid visuals. ROG GR8S is future-proof, thanks to its user-friendly upgradable design, with special slide-off covers for easy access to the additional storage and memory bays for quick expansion and upgrades.

ROG GR8S optimized for online gaming, too, featuring Intel Ethernet with 802.11ac Wi-Fi for better throughput; and enhanced networking technology for small online game packets to ensure you have a smooth gaming experience. For audio, ROG GR8 features SupremeFX to give you truly immersive sound, thanks in part to premium components, a design that minimizes electromagnetic interference, and numerous audio enhancements.

Key Features:

Intel® Core™ i7/i5 processors and NVIDIA® GeForce® 9-series graphics for unstoppable Full HD gaming
Precision-engineered SupremeFX audio for immersive sound
Intel Ethernet and 802.11ac Wi-Fi for lag-free online gaming

Hardware Specifications

Asus ROG GR8S

Price: Starting at $699
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5/i7 processors
GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce® 9-series graphics
Memory: DDR3 4GB ~ 16GB
Storage: 500GB/1TB 7200rpm HDD, or 128GB ~ 512GB SSD
Audio: ROG SupremeFX 5.1 HD audio
Network: Intel Gb LAN with 802.11 ac Wi-Fi

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zoomer-fodder
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#5025879 Posted on: 03/09/2015 11:21 AM

Looks very nice! But more interesting what this thing have inside case)
especially cooling system with config 4790+980

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#5025893 Posted on: 03/09/2015 12:28 PM

Looks very nice! But more interesting what this thing have inside case)
especially cooling system with config 4790+980

With ROG G20AJ they use regular desktop components:
http://www.asus.com/Desktops/ROG_G20AJ/

This machine is smaller, so I'd expect them to fit 970M/980M inside.

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#5025914 Posted on: 03/09/2015 01:45 PM

With ROG G20AJ they use regular desktop components:
http://www.asus.com/Desktops/ROG_G20AJ/

This machine is smaller, so I'd expect them to fit 970M/980M inside.

Yeah that form factor could never fit a full sized card. If they are desktop CPUs, this could still be a decent Steam machine considering what we have seen so far. I have yet to see a box compete with a DIY build though.

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#5025921 Posted on: 03/09/2015 02:05 PM

Yeah that form factor could never fit a full sized card. If they are desktop CPUs, this could still be a decent Steam machine considering what we have seen so far. I have yet to see a box compete with a DIY build though.

With the side mounted gpu, full sized cards fit no issue in cases such as the ITX Raven.

Not a bad machine, but one of the points of Steam Machine is to be a lower cost. I think they should try to offer a lower priced specced machine for price concerns.

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#5025944 Posted on: 03/09/2015 03:20 PM

Starting at 700 i'll bet when i7 and sdd and 980 it will be 1200 so wtf?

And only Nvidia is this a ASUS joke.

Steam machines should offer both cards and lower price noway i ever buy under these conditions.

Ok i'll be honest steam or not console and controller no go zone for me anyway.

I'm betting this will be FAILOR even before it launch.

Oh and also steam wanne control you gaming behavior same as sony and xbox plus MS they all want control how you game and with cloud prolly also implemented good bye freedom, these are not OPEN platforms steam included.

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