r/ASUSROG

Budget: ₹2,50,000 INR
Country: India
Use Case: Heavy AAA gaming (Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, Microsoft Flight Simulator) and competitive esports (Valorant, CS2 at 240Hz). Looking for a machine that will last the next 6 to 7 years.
Preferred Specs: Intel Core Ultra 9 and an RTX 5070 Ti (12GB GDDR7 VRAM). Looking specifically at the 2025 ASUS ROG Strix G16.
Notes: Prioritizing current-gen graphics architecture (RTX 50-series) for maximum longevity. Planning to buy a dedicated external 2.5K gaming monitor in about a year. Atleast 2-3 years not 6-7 years

Budget: (under ₹1,80,000)
Country: (India)
Use Case: (Mixed(gaming+work)
Preferred Specs: (5060,16gb)

i am getting predator for 1.75 lakhs with 2 year warranty and rog for 1.58 lakhs with bag and mouse.

Recently I started getting black screens and GPU fans going to 100% at random, idle or gaming doesn’t matter they just happen.

Today turned PC on and was greeted with this rude welcome.

Should I be looking at PSU or GPU?

Load balance has been near perfect and no sign of burns or anything like that and using a Corsair RM1000X PSU with Corsair 12V2X6 cable.

Astral 5090 AC Core water block , AC Core 1 CPU block, 1x240mm 30mm rad, 2x360mm 45mm rad all AC

I ordered the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (Ryzen 9 8940HX, RTX 5050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) for ₹1.4 lakh, and it has already shipped.

Did I make the right choice? Any long-term owners here?

While I’ve been a Noctua and Asus fanboy for as long as I remember, it wasn’t until I saw the Lightbase 900 that I really began to appreciate the bequiet! brand. At the time I was building a new system and I already had a case purchased (Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2), but I kept the Lightbase 900 on my shortlist for my next case.

Fast forward, just over a year later Noctua releases their own AIO and Asus released a special edition ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard which just so happened to resolve a pcie5 bifurcation limitation I had with my X870E Hero board which limited the GPU slot to x8 when using two x4 pcie5 hard drives. I was also vibing with the potential Noctua, bequiet! and copper/black aesthetic of the board.

Functional improvements have included lower CPU, GPU and memory temps, much quieter operation and the x16 bandwidth on the pcie GPU slot with multiple 4x pcie 5 hard drives. I also dig the look.

Build list:

Asus ROG 2006 motherboard
GSKILL TridentZ F5-6000J2636G32GX2-TZ5NR (the GOAT) 64GB DDR5 @6200cl26
AMD Ryzen 9950x3d
Asus ROG Astral 5090
Crucial T705 2TB
Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB
Seagate Firecuda 530 4TB
Seasonic TX-1600 Noctua Edition PSU
Noctua NL-LC1-42
Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 x10
Thermalright memory cooler

Happens whenever deep blacks appear at night or super up close to something black.
Would appreciate help.

Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
GPU: ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero
Cooler: ASUS ROG Ryuo IV 360 ARGB
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB (2×16GB)
DDR5-6000 CL26
Storage: Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB (PCle 5.0 NVMe)
PSU: Seasonic PRIME TX-1600 Noctua Edition
Case: Lian Li 011D EVO RGB
Fans: 10x Lian Li UNI FAN TL Wireless LCD (6 Reverse Blade, 4 Standard Blade)
Monitor: MSI MPG 272URX QD-OLED (4K 240Hz)
I'm using a push pull configuration on my 360mm radiator.

I saw a lot of people trying to find alternatives to control ASUS RGB, but couldn’t really find a solution. My PC mostly consists of NZXT parts (when it comes to RGB lighting). However, my motherboard is an ASUS ROG Strix B850-E Gaming WiFi, so I was searching for a solution to control it besides Armoury Crate. I tried SignalRGB, but I didn't like it; sometimes my devices randomly disappeared and the lights just turned off. This also happened to the pump screen, and after that, the app couldn't recognize it anymore.

So, I just accepted my fate, reinstalled Armoury Crate, and ran it just for the motherboard lights. It always frustrated me that Armoury Crate was on my PC, especially after the research I did (YT videos, Reddit posts, etc.). All in all, no one recommends it because it has so much background usage.

I finally decided to uninstall it and just turn the motherboard lighting off in the BIOS. Before disabling it—I don't know why—I checked Windows Dynamic Lighting, but there were no devices listed to control. So, I went straight to the BIOS but before turning aura off, I found an option under Advanced Options > Onboard Devices: "Enable Windows Dynamic Lighting to control RGB". After enabling it, Windows detected my motherboard, and I can now set a static color. Way less costumization option, but for someone that only wants a static color it will work perfectly fine. No Armoury Crate, no SignalRGB!

P.S.: During boot/shut down the lights switch to rainbow, but once your system boots up, they almost immediately switch to the set color.

Bitlocker came up and i was able to use the key to get past the initial blue screen, nothing worked so i got a usb drive and loaded it with windows.

I looked at the settings disabled Fastboot but cant deactivate secureboot, cloud recovery does nothing and it does show SSD in the storage box. What can i do now?

Hello everyone,

I'm Shubham from Maharashtra, India.

I purchased an ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614JJ on 24 Dec 2024.

The laptop worked perfectly on 3 July 2026. I shut it down normally, but on 4 July 2026 it suddenly became completely unresponsive.

Current symptoms:

No charging LED

No fan spin

No keyboard backlight

No display

No response to the power button

I performed basic troubleshooting, including an EC reset and testing with the original charger, but nothing helped.

After opening the laptop, I noticed what appears to be discoloration near the top-left fan area of the motherboard (photos attached).

While searching for similar cases, I found Reddit posts and YouTube videos where owners of the same model reported similar symptoms and failures. Because of that, I'm requesting ASUS to review my case for possible goodwill support if the diagnosis confirms a hardware defect.

I'm a Computer Science student at IIIT Manipur, and this laptop is essential for my studies and development work. I'm very worried because it's only around 18 months old.

If anyone has experienced the same issue or received goodwill support from ASUS, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience.

I bought ASUS laptop over other brands because of it's trust .

Thank you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ASUSROG/s/kiHxwAvojA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aMOzgtDJPKk

Lc astral 5090 being tore down getting ready for a Alphacool Core block 😊 first timer and so stressful as there are no posts or diagrams showing the lc model and only air 😭

Hi everyone,

I've been a happy owner of the RTX 3070 Laptop XG Mobile for about a year now. It’s a great piece of hardware, but recently I've noticed a strange issue regarding its power consumption.

From what I’ve seen in various YouTube reviews and posts from other XG Mobile owners, these units usually run at much higher wattages under load—typically hitting their maximum supported limit, which is around 115W to 150W depending on the dynamic boost.

Out of curiosity, I downloaded MSI Afterburner to monitor my performance while playing demanding games (like Forza Horizon 5 / heavy titles). I noticed that my GPU is only drawing about 86–90 Watts maximum. At the same time, my temperatures are hovering around 86°C–87°C.

It seems like my card has been running underpowered and underperforming for quite some time now, without utilizing its full capacity.

My question is: Does anyone know why this might be happening? Is it a known Armoury Crate / power profile bug, or could the high temps (86-87°C) be triggering thermal throttling that forces the wattage down?

Any advice, tweaks, or insights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

some videos examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYiD4PyiQo8&t=252s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDG-9JaPIRA&t=260s