Recently, the German Red Dot Design Award, one of the world's three major design awards, announced the latest list of winners in 2022, and ASUS won a total of 39 product design awards for its outstanding product design, and the number of awards reached a record high. Among them, ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME GLACIAL, ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO, ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI, ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI and ProArt Z690 CREATOR WIFI, a total of three series of five motherboards to dominate the crowd, with excellent design, innovative technology and excellent performance, Winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2022.
Yang Mingjin, Chief Design Officer of ASUS, said: "We have been recognized by the German Red Dot Design Award every year, and this year we have once again set a new record for the award, setting a new milestone for the brand and the team. Asus's design concept is in the creative stage, that is, starting from the user's needs and preferences, to create a product experience that makes users feel more intimate. ”
The German Red Dot Design Award, known as the "Oscar" of the design world, is one of the world's largest design competitions, with a history of more than 60 years, covering the three categories of "Product Design Award", "Brand and Communication Design Award" and "Design Concept Award", with a total of more than 18,000 works participating this year, and the selection criteria are extremely stringent. Every year, the Red Dot Award brings together a jury of renowned international experts in various fields to select the best design in a rigorous selection process of several days for innovation, functionality, conceptual logic, service life and ergonomics. Asus has achieved great results every year, and this year has won 39 awards, confirming asus's pursuit of an unparalleled brand spirit and user-centric design thinking that has been internationally recognized.
Extreme Glacier – ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME GLACIAL Motherboard
The ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME GLACIAL motherboard adopts a 24+1 power supply module (105A), with dual 8Pin ProCool II high-strength power supply interface, super alloy inductor and 10K Japanese black gold capacitors, which can fully meet the needs of the 12th generation Core flagship processor when it is extremely overclocked. Thanks to OptimEM III memory optimization technology and AEMP enhanced memory profile, optimized trace layout, improved signal integrity, reduced interference signals, and stable support for memory overclocking to DDR5 6400MHz+, meeting the extreme pursuit of memory bandwidth and performance for high load tasks. It has 2 Thunderbolt 4 Type-C interfaces, and the speed can reach 40Gbps, giving lightning-fast transmission. Three M.2 interfaces are onboard, of which the main interface supports PCIe 5.0, and an additional 2 M.2 interfaces are available via the included DIMM.2 expansion card. At the same time, there is also a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C front interface, which supports QC 4+ fast charging, which can meet the needs of users to connect multiple external devices at the same time. Equipped with 10 Gigabit and 2.5G dual wired network cards, and also wiFi 6E wireless network cards, it can provide faster wireless transmission with 6GHz frequency band, even in complex wireless environments can still bring players a cool and clean network environment. Support AI intelligent optimization 2.0 technology, all-round optimization of the performance of the whole machine. Equipped with a 2-inch LiveDash OLED system display, it can display important system information and custom images or GIFs in real time, which is full of futuristic technology. Support AURA SYNC divine light synchronization, and onboard 3 second-generation programmable ARGB pins, creating a personal exclusive lighting effect is easy.
Popular hit - ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO motherboard
The ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO motherboard not only looks outstanding, but also performs better. The motherboard uses a 20+1 power supply module (90A) with dual 8Pin ProCool II high-strength power connectors for superior performance. Oversized integrated I/O+VRM cooling armor and high-quality thermal pads with built-in heat pipes for fast cooling for higher performance. The motherboard supports PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory, and has an AEMP ASUS Enhanced memory profile that unlocks the potential of DDR5 memory at frequencies up to DDR5 6400+MHz. The three M.2 interfaces on board are covered with high-efficiency heat sinks, and two of them are also equipped with a heat dissipation backplane, which efficiently cools down the SSD and brings excellent transmission speeds. In addition, the included ROG M.2 expansion card provides an additional 2 M.2 interfaces, one of which supports PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Pre-installed integrated I/O backplane, with a wealth of USB interfaces, including 2 Thunderbolt 4 interfaces, 7 USB 3.2 Gen 2, etc., can be connected to multiple external gaming devices at the same time. In addition, there is a front USB3.2 Gen 2x2 interface, which supports QC4+ 60W fast charging. Equipped with a 2.5G wired network card and a WiFi 6E wireless network card, it provides players with a high-speed network experience. With AI Intelligence Optimization 2.0, make your PC more intelligent. Support AURA SYNC divine light synchronization, on-board 3 second-generation programmable ARGB lamp effect pins and 1 RGB lamp effect pin, and compatible devices to achieve light effect linkage, easy to create cool light effects.
Trend flagship - ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI motherboard
The ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI motherboard adopts 18+1 power supply module (90A) with dual 8Pin ProCool II high-strength power supply interface, which greatly improves power supply efficiency. The oversized integrated I/O+VRM heat dissipation armor with built-in heat pipe, coupled with high-quality thermal pads, can quickly cool down for better performance. Support PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory, and have AEMP ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile to tap the maximum potential of DDR5 memory, and the memory frequency can be stable to support DDR5 above 6400MHz (overclocking). There are 4 PCIe slots on board, and the first slot supports PCIe 5.0 and comes with the Graphics Easy Detach key, so you can easily unlock the graphics card at the push of a button. In addition to the three M.2 interfaces on board, there are also M.2 expansion cards, which can provide an additional 2 M.2 interfaces. One interface has M.2 heat pipe ice armor, which greatly improves heat dissipation efficiency to reduce the heat of the SSD faster. And of course, there's the ravely acclaimed M.2 convenient snap-in design, which makes it easy to load and unload the SSD without tools and fixing screws. Equipped with a 2.5G wired network card, while on-board WiFi 6E wireless network card, giving players a smooth and clean gaming experience. Support AI Intelligent Optimization 2.0, all-round intelligent optimization makes your host smarter. There is also Sonic Radar III (Sonic Radar III) to help you accurately lock the enemy's position, one step ahead of the others, and seize the game's opportunity. Support AURA SYNC divine light synchronization, on-board 3 second-generation programmable ARGB lamp effect pins and 1 RGB lamp effect pin, and compatible devices to achieve light effect linkage, exclusive game lighting effects are at your fingertips.
Esports small steel cannon - ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI motherboard
The motherboard adopts 10+1 power supply module (105A), with built-in heat pipe super integrated I/O+VRM heat dissipation armor, coupled with high-quality thermal pads, can efficiently achieve heat transfer, and then obtain better performance. The motherboard supports PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory, and has an AEMP ASUS enhanced memory profile to fully tap the maximum potential of DDR5 memory, and the memory frequency can be stable to support DDR5 above 6400MHz (overclocking). With the innovative three-layer sandwich heat dissipation design, the two PCIe 4.0 M.2 interfaces are cleverly stacked together, and more storage space can be obtained in the small space of the ITX motherboard. Covering the front and back of the double-sided heat sink reduces the temperature while ensuring that the SSD runs more stably. In addition, it also has a dual Thunderbolt 4 interface, transmission rate up to 40Gb/s, support for external 2 4K displays. At the same time, the on-board WiFi 6E wireless network card and the 2.5G wired network card can provide faster wireless transmission with 6GHz frequency band, even in a complex wireless environment, it can still bring players a refreshing and clean network environment. It is equipped with the newly upgraded SupremeFX ALC4080 high-quality audio chip, as well as two-way AI noise reduction technology to bring players "sound" immersive game sound effects. On-board 2nd generation programmable ARGB lamp effect pins and 1 RGB lamp effect pin can be linked with other AURA SYNC compatible hardware devices, making the whole machine more cool and charming.
ProArt Creative Arts Z690 Series Motherboard - Inspiration continues to create
The motherboard uses a 16+1 power supply module (70A), coupled with a comprehensive super cooling armor, enough to cope with high-load multi-threaded tasks such as 3D animation, video rendering and software compilation. All four PCIe 4.0 M.2 fast interfaces are equipped with high-efficiency heat sinks to ensure stable operation of high-speed storage devices. In addition, the user-friendly M.2 convenient snap-in design makes it easy to load and unload the SSD without tools, avoiding the trouble of losing the fixing screw. Two on-board Thunderbolt 4 interfaces with speeds up to 40Gbps can be used to connect external displays or storage devices (and more devices can also be extended). Front USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface, support QC 4+ 60W fast charging, providing 20Gbps data transfer. Rich USB interface, easy for creative workers to connect a variety of external devices at the same time. Equipped with 10 Gigabit + 2.5G dual wired network card, it also supports WiFi 6E wireless network card, which can achieve faster large file, high-resolution video streaming and resource sharing transmission. It also has powerful performance, avant-garde rapid interconnection, safe and efficient management, and a series of professional creation optimization tools such as The CreationFirst Creative Arts Focus Mode and The ProArt Creative Arts Center, which greatly improves the creative efficiency and helps creators release their creative arts to the fullest. Support ASUS remote management center software to achieve efficient and unified management of in-room PC, including USB interface management, software blacklist and Windows registry tools to enable/disable multi-dimensional prevention and control, giving system and data all-round security protection.
This time, ASUS Motherboard led a number of outstanding products to win a total of 39 Red Dot Design Awards, breaking the record of the most awards in the year, fully interpreting ASUS's people-oriented innovation concept and profound technical accumulation. ASUS will live up to expectations and continue to innovate to bring consumers top-notch product experience and services.