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Asus ROG marks 20 years with anniversary product range

Asus ROG marks 20 years with anniversary product range

Tue, 2nd Jun 2026 (Today)
Sean Mitchell
SEAN MITCHELL Publisher

ASUS Republic of Gamers has unveiled its Edition 20 product range to mark the gaming brand's 20th anniversary.

The collection spans components, desktops, compact systems, monitors, networking gear, peripherals, accessories and software, with several products carrying limited-edition anniversary branding. ASUS also used the launch to introduce a new ROG Lab initiative as it expands the brand beyond core PC hardware.

The anniversary range reflects ROG's evolution from a motherboard-focused business into a broader gaming hardware and lifestyle brand. The line-up includes products aimed at PC builders, competitive players and collectors, with black-and-gold styling across much of the range.

In opening remarks, ASUS presented the launch as a marker of how the brand has changed over two decades.

"The Journey of Dare began with a defiant spirit, a refusal to settle for the status quo. We don't just play, we play to win, but victory was never our finish line. With every win we pushed further, moving beyond performance to reimagine aesthetics and redefine the entire ecosystem. Twenty years on, we didn't just change the game, we transformed the world around it," said Jonney Shih, Chairman, ASUS.

Core hardware

Among the flagship products is the ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 motherboard, which ASUS places at the top end of its enthusiast range. It features an integrated all-in-one cooling setup designed to cool both the processor and voltage regulation modules, alongside a 24+2+2 power-stage design and support for up to nine M.2 slots.

ASUS paired that announcement with the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 graphics card. It includes a curved AMOLED display for system information and visual customisation, and can draw up to 800 watts through a dual-power input arrangement, according to ASUS.

Power supply support comes from the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20, designed for systems running up to four Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards. ASUS said the product has received a Computex Best Choice Award in the Computer & System category.

The company also introduced the ROG GR20 Edition 20, an open-frame modular PC case made largely from aluminium. It can be positioned vertically, at an angle or horizontally, and includes a crossflow fan designed to improve cooling for M.2 solid-state drives.

Systems push

ASUS used the anniversary launch to highlight how far ROG has expanded into finished systems. The ROG NUC 16 Edition 20 is a compact three-litre machine fitted with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, while the ROG G1000 Edition 20 is a full-size desktop supporting up to an RTX 5090 GPU and an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor.

The G1000 also carries one of the more unusual features in the line-up: what ASUS described as the first holographic fan system in a prebuilt gaming PC. It has also won a Computex Best Choice Golden Award in the Gaming & Immersive Tech category.

Software also forms part of the anniversary package. Armoury Crate Edition 20 adds a themed user interface for compatible products and comes preloaded on the NUC 16 Edition 20 and G1000 Edition 20.

Displays and networking

ASUS highlighted the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20, a 26.5-inch monitor with switchable QHD at up to 540Hz or HD at 720Hz. The specification underlines how monitor makers continue to push refresh rates higher in a segment shaped by esports demand.

Alongside that special-edition model, ASUS also announced the ROG Strix OLED XG259QWPG ACE, which it described as the first OLED esports monitor, and the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCWM, a 32-inch 4K Tandem RGB OLED display with dual-mode operation.

For connectivity, ASUS launched the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Edition 20 router, a quad-band WiFi 7 model with quoted speeds of up to 30Gbps. It includes dual 10G ports and four 2.5G ports, reflecting growing demand for faster local networking among high-end PC users.

Peripherals and lifestyle

The peripheral line-up includes the ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard, the ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse and the ROG Destrier Edition 20 gaming chair. ASUS also added a Keycap Mystery Box Edition 20, pointing to the continuing overlap between gaming hardware and collectible merchandise.

That overlap is even clearer in the wider lifestyle and entertainment products. ASUS presented Edition 20-branded luggage, a backpack and a gold-coloured ROG OMNI collectible figure, as well as ROG Saga: In Search of Lapuntu, which it described as the first ROG board game.

The broadest example of the company's effort to link hardware with entertainment formats is the ROG XBOX Ally X20 Bundle. It combines a handheld gaming device with AR glasses, built around a 7.4-inch OLED display and an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor.

ASUS also updated its laptop range with the ROG Strix SCAR 18, fitted with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, alongside an 18-inch 4K 240Hz Mini LED panel.

The launch shows ASUS using the ROG anniversary not just to refresh products, but to present the brand as a broader consumer franchise spanning PC components, accessories, software and tabletop gaming.