The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance Revisited

Darksaber · Jun 30, 2022

The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance has been a staple of the ASUS product portfolio, and an ever-growing set of partner brands are offering their own TUF-branded products to provide consumers with a balance between function, features, and performance. After first building a system in 2020, it is time to revisit The Ultimate Force Alliance.

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mechtech · Jun 30, 2022

Neat stuff.

What's the article about though? New test bench, or giveaway, or other??

Also I seem to recall TUF mobos used to have a 5-yr warranty. Is that still the case or does it vary by geographic location?

ThrashZone · Jun 30, 2022

Hi,
A staple ?

The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance has been a staple of the ASUS product portfolio

Jambe · Jun 30, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
A staple ?

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/staple

PCL · Jun 30, 2022

If Intel still just has those press kits laying around in some broom closet, I'd help them clean one out...

Readlight · Jun 30, 2022

i9, 4K ready, More storage devices needed.

Vayra86 · Jul 1, 2022

Hey a marketing review

Shame, I just couldn't help but puke in my mouth a little bit reading the PR lines

lastcalaveras · Jul 1, 2022

Remember when these motherboards had 5 year warranties

bug · Jul 1, 2022

building and curating such a diverse partnership ecosystem as ASUS has managed with their TUF Gaming Alliance is rare, and unique

I'm pretty sure it's either one or the other.

Chrispy_ · Jul 1, 2022

Carry handles so you can take this to a LAN party like Dreamhack or Insomnia more easily

Oh wait it's tempered glass and extremely unlikely to survive any journey more than 50 feet without a padded box, which is what should then have the carry handles, not the PC case.

It's an oxymoron for morons by morons.

Vayra86 said:
Hey a marketing review

Shame, I just couldn't help but puke in my mouth a little bit reading the PR lines

Advertorial reviews/builds are something you see on Youtube tech channels more than written review sites like TPU. Companies send out samples of stuff just to get exposure. They're a bit out of place and cringeworthy even on Youtube but I guess everyone needs sponsor dollars these days...

Tomorrow · Jul 2, 2022

mechtech said:
Also I seem to recall TUF mobos used to have a 5-yr warranty. Is that still the case or does it vary by geographic location?

Nope. It's all midrange stuff now.

lastcalaveras said:
Remember when these motherboards had 5 year warranties

I do. I still have P67 TUF. Was great running my 2500K years ago. I upgraded to 3800X in 2019 and further to 5800X3D a month ago.
The P67 board still works but has a bug where changing any BIOS setting causes no post. Possibly damaged BIOS chip. This occured out of the 5 year warranty.

Vayra86 · Jul 4, 2022

bug said:
I'm pretty sure it's either one or the other.

Yeah rares are blue and uniques are orange... :rolleyes:

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

Processor	Ryzen 5700x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aero G R1.1 BiosF5g
Cooling	Noctua NH-C12P SE14 w/ NF-A15 HS-PWM Fan 1500rpm
Memory	Micron DDR4-3200 2x32GB D.S. D.R. (CT2K32G4DFD832A)
Video Card(s)	AMD RX 6800 - Asus Tuf
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB & 2TB & 4TB Corsair MP600 Pro LPX
Display(s)	LG 27UL550-W (27" 4k)
Case	Be Quiet Pure Base 600 (no window)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex V Gold Pro 850W ATX Ver2.52
Mouse	Mionix Naos Pro
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe with browns
Software	W10 22H2 Pro x64

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Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
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Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
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Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section

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Processor	Athlon x2 5000+ 3.1GHz, i5 2400
Motherboard	Asus
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	rx 460 4gb
Storage	750 Evo 250 +2tb
Display(s)	Asus 1680x1050 4K HDR
Audio Device(s)	Pioneer
Power Supply	430W
Mouse	Acme
Keyboard	Trust

Processor	7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin
Memory	32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB
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Case	Lian Li A3 mATX White
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Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	XTRFY M42
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
Software	W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC

System Name	Bandito \| Intel NUC 12 Enthusiast
Processor	Intel i7 10700 undervolted\| i7 12700H
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme \| NUC barebone Kit
Cooling	Noctua C14S \| stock
Memory	Crucial Ballistics 64GB(4x16GB) 3000MTs \| Crucial Ballistics 64GB(2x32GB) 3200MTs
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon 6700XT 12GB Nitro Plus \| Arc A770M 16GB
Storage	too many ssd's and an 3TB hard drive
Display(s)	Asus 34 " Proart, LG 34 inch ultrawide, HP 27 inch and LG 32inch UHD
Case	White Lian-li Lancool 3 \| NUC barebone kit
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z \|Focusrite 2i2
Power Supply	Coolermaster 850w Gold \| included 320w
Mouse	Logitech G703
Keyboard	Logitech G615
Software	MS Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	Intel i5-12600k
Motherboard	Asus H670 TUF
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 34
Memory	2x16GB DDR4 3600 G.Skill Ripjaws V
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 SC
Storage	500GB Samsung 970 EVO, 500GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1TB Crucial MX300 and 2TB Crucial MX500
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Case	Raijintek Thetis
Audio Device(s)	Audioquest Dragonfly Red :D
Power Supply	Seasonic 620W M12
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Keyboard	G.Skill KM780R
Software	Arch Linux + Win10

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Processor	Atom Z3735F 1.33GHz
Motherboard	It has no markings but it's green
Cooling	No, it's a 2.2W processor
Memory	2GB DDR3L-1333
Video Card(s)	Gen7 Intel HD (4EU @ 311MHz)
Storage	32GB eMMC and 128GB Sandisk Extreme U3
Display(s)	10" IPS 1280x800 60Hz
Case	Veddha T2
Audio Device(s)	Apparently, yes
Power Supply	Samsung 18W 5V fast-charger
Mouse	MX Anywhere 2
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys (not Cherry MX at all)
VR HMD	Samsung Oddyssey, not that I'd plug it into this though....
Software	W10 21H1, barely
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The ASUS TUF Gaming Alliance Revisited

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