ASUS Announces ROG Crosshair 2006, a 20th Anniversary Motherboard with Retro Design
The ROG CROSSHAIR 2006 is a deliberate callback to ASUS's first enthusiast board, packaging retro aesthetics with current-gen specs for long-time PC builders.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
ASUS Japan announced the ROG CROSSHAIR 2006 motherboard on July 9, a 20th anniversary model for the AM5 socket with the X870E chipset. It features a copper-colored design and blue/white DIMM slots as a homage to the first ROG Crosshair. Sales start July 10 at 139,800 yen. The board includes an OLED panel, PCIe 5.0 support, Wi-Fi 7, 10G LAN, and AI-assisted tuning features.
The board uses a 20+2+2 power stage with 110A per phase and 8+8-pin ProCool connectors, aiming for stable high-load operation. Cooling includes an enlarged VRM heatsink, aluminum I/O heatsink, and a 3DVC M.2 heatsink. ASUS also added Q-Design features for easier assembly, such as PCIe slot Q-Release and M.2 Q-Latch. AI functions like AI Overclocking and AI Cooling II are included to simplify tuning.
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