Asus Z490 ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wi-Fi) Review: 5 GbE and Good Looks

Our Verdict

The Asus ROG Maximus XII Hero brings users a slew of modern connectivity, including three heatsinked M.2 slots, a USB 3.2 Gen2 (20 Gbps) Type-C port, high-quality power delivery, and CrossfireX/SLI support. Its performance also matches other similar boards and is a good solution for those in the sub $400 market, though the other boards we looked at have similar features and are priced less.

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Computex 2020 Is Officially Canceled, Will Resume in 2021

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As the Coronavirus spread and started to clearly become a pandemic, many tech shows were being canceled . However, TAITRA wasn't giving much clarity about Computex, and with the proposed date edging ever closer many vendors were left asking for clarity . The show was consequently moved to September the next day . However, Computex 2020 has now been canceled.

"As of June 11, more than 7,350,000 people have been diagnosed across 1

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Asus Phoenix Radeon 550: Old Card Rises From the Ashes

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The Polaris architecture may be four years old, and also be two generations (Vega and Navi) behind the times but Asus have resurrected this product line with the Asus Phoenix Radeon 550 (PH-550-2G) which is based on the Polaris 12 GPU and comes with 2GB of GDDR5 RAM. The card is able to output to three screens at once via DVI, Displayport 1.4 and HDMI 2.0b which is capable of

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Rumor: Samsung's PCIe 4.0 x4 980 Pro SSD To Launch by End of Summer

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According to hardware guru Ice Universe, who normally specializes in mobile leaks, Samsung will be launching the 980 Pro SSD within two months. Of course, anyone can tweet such a timeline, but we believe there is some merit to the statement.

By now, there are quite a few manufacturers making


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Intel's Jim Keller Resigns, Will Assist With Transition

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Intel announced today that famed chip architect and lead silicon engineer Jim Keller will leave the company, effective today, due to unspecified personal reasons. Intel's press release clarifies that Keller will stay on with the company as a consultant for a six month period to help with the transition to a new leadership team.

Keller is known as a leader of transformational efforts, and in tandem with Raja Keller and Murthy Renduchintala, was responsible for designing and aligning Intel's silicon portfolio


PS5: Here's What the Next PlayStation Looks Like

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We finally know what the PlayStation 5 looks like. After a long time under wraps, it was shown at Sony's digital briefing today, alongside a slate of games.

There will be two configurations that we know of: the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 digital edition. They look similar, but the latter doesn't have a disk drive.

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PS5 Specs, Features and Price: Everything We Know

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Sony is slowly announcing details about the PlayStation 5, or PS5, its anticipated next-gen console. And after a briefing about the technical specs , we now know more than ever. Some details, like the price, are still shrouded in mystery and rumor. But Sony has unveiled the console's design, a list of confirmed games and the existence of an all-digital edition of the console . Here's what we know so far.

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WD Blue 1TB SSD Drops to $99.99

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Best Buy is currently selling the WD Blue 1TB SATA SSD for $99.99 , with a free $25 to spend at Shutterfly thrown in for good measure (or you can get an 8 x 8-inch Photo Book). That’s 53% off the WD Blue 1TB’s original price of $189.99 and cheaper than the $120 we've seen it sold for this year.

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Someone Made a Working Replica of Fallout's Pip-Boy 2000 With a Raspberry PI

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Have you ever wished that you bring the fun of Fallout to real life? With this DIY project shared on Reddit recently, you can start doing just that. Starscream205 managed to create a life-sized Pip-Boy 2000 replica . The best part is that it uses a Raspberry Pi to recreate many critical features that the Pip-Boy has in Fallout. Plus, everything is housed inside a case from The Wand Company that looks like just

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Ausdom is Selling Webcams for Under $100. Should You Buy One?

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Even as some American cities start to reopen in the wake of the pandemic, plenty of workers are still telecommuting. That’s probably why most remote working supplies are still in as high demand as ever. Even several months post-outbreak, webcam mainstays like the Logitech C920 webcam that we consider the industry leader are still either sold out or being sold by scalpers for two to three times their usual prices. Well-known webcam manufacturers like Logitech have promised

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