CES 2022 continues to be weeks away in early January, but it surely seems like Asus is teasing a protracted past due replace to its ROG Mothership GZ700. You recognize, the gaming “pill” that appears just like the offspring of a torrid affair between a Floor Professional and a ROG gaming pc.
The original GZ700 got here out extra greater than two years in the past and featured nifty options like liquid steel compounds for the CPU, a kick stand, and an actual gaming-class GPU. Even if technically a pill, the ROG Mothership GZ700 used to be almost certainly a bit of too forward of its time with its thick frame. The GZ700’s age presentations in its {hardware} too, with a Ninth-gen Intel Core i9 CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics.
We’d wager Asus used to be in no rush to replace the GZ700 however the video launched on Friday hints of what might come. You’ll be able to the video on YouTube beneath, however we pulled out the entire hints of what might come.
In the event you watched the video, you most likely couldn’t even see what used to be occurring as it used to be so darkish. That can assist you see it, we captured a body and enhanced body 224 to 176 for you. With the background and symbol brightened up, you’ll be able to see obviously see what seems like the sequel to the ROG Mothership GZ700. We expect it has a keyboard at the entrance, which means that it can be significantly thinner than the unique style—a tool that hardly qualifies as a pill in most of the people’s books.
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A skinny frame normally method actual graphics efficiency is left at the flooring, particularly one thing as sizzling as the unique GeForce RTX 2080 GPU. In the event you glance carefully on the symbol above although, you’ll be able to see what seems like an exterior GPU port. Can’t see it? No downside, we enhanced that body too. You’ll be able to see a port very similar to the only Asus used on its beautiful loopy (however much less loopy than the Mothership) ROG Flow X13 laptop.
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Right here’s the image of the port from the ROG Glide X13 for comparability:
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That port most probably signifies Asus will repurpose its proprietary XGm GPU port for no matter this pill is. That’s a good suggestion too, as it method when you’ve got an current ROG XG Mobile GPU with a GeForce RTX 3080, you’ll optimistically be capable of apply it to this pill. We are saying optimistically as a result of there’s no ensure. The unique Glide X13 and ROG XG Cell used a customized x8 PCIe connection plus USB 3.2 to attach the GPU to a Ryzen 9 CPU throughout the Glide X13.
Because the authentic Mothership GZ700 used to be constructed on an Intel CPU and the Glide X13 used to be constructed on an AMD CPU, we don’t know which manner the corporate will cross. For all we all know, Asus goes to benefit from any higher PCIe enhance on new CPUs subsequent 12 months to buff up exterior GPU get entry to. The unique ROG XG Cell already had a good 8 lanes of PCIe Gen 3.0 bandwidth, greater than undeniable Thunderbolt 3’s 4 lanes of PCIe Gen 3, however with PCIe Gen 4 and PCIe Gen 5 now to be had we will’t are expecting which manner the corporate will cross.
If we’re proper although, we do hope there’s compatibility with the ROG XG Cell, as a result of sporting {hardware} ahead is at all times a long way higher than sending it to the good e-waste bin within the sky. Such as you, we received’t know till Asus’s CES 2022 ROG launch event at 11 a.m. Pacific time on January 4, 2022.
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One among founding fathers of hardcore tech reporting, Gordon has been protecting PCs and parts since 1998.
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