If you’ve always wanted a gaming desktop but lack the time or interest in building one yourself, then take a look at the Asus ROG GT51. This monster tower made an appearance at the recent 2016 Computex in Taiwan, receiving the Best Choice Award in Gaming for its eye-catching design, intuitive features, and frame-crushing innards.
Let’s talk about the specs first. It boasts an Intel Core i7-6700k processor overclocked out of the box to 4.2 GHz, up to two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080s in SLI, up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory at 2800 MHz, up to 3 TB of platter and up to 512 GB of RAID 0 solid state storage, and up to a 700 W PSU rated 80+. All these are connected to a Z170 ROG Aura motherboard with six SATA 6 Gb/s ports; three PCIe x1 slots; three PCIe x16 slots; four DDR4 DIMM slots; high definition 7.1 channel audio; 802.11 ac2, Bluetooth 4.1, and NFC modules, and up to 1000 Gigabits LAN.
For the Back I/O, you have an RJ45 LAN, PS/2, S/PDIF Out, six USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, and a combo audio jack. In the front, you have a headphone, microphone, USB 3.1 Type C, USB 3.1 Type A, and two USB 3.0 ports.
Beyond what’s written on paper, what makes the ROG GT51 special are its battalion of gaming-centric features. First and foremost is its dynamic four-zone LED lighting which can be found at the front—the Asus ROG logo, the two strips at either flank, and the front air intake. The motherboard itself as well as the CPU cooling block also boast their own light show which can be seen through the windowed side panel.
To further help performance, the ROG GT51 features a liquid-cooler enabling it to remain cool even with the CPU boosted to 4.6 GHz. The graphics card(s) also get ample amounts of airflow through the turbine-inspired air intake at the front. Lastly, the front audio jack features an ESS Sabre headphone DAC and amp for the best possible audio experience.
Finally, the ROG GT51 is ROG Band compatible, allowing users to enable rebootless overclocking and Shadow Drive hidden partition access all by tapping the Band at the Asus ROG logo.
All these could be yours for a measly sum of PHP 229,995. Expensive? That’s just the price for the base model.
Quick Specs:
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K at 4.2 GHz; overclock up to 4.6 GHz
- Motherboard: Z170 ROG Aura
- Graphics: up two GTX 1080s in SLI
- Memory: up to 64 GB DDR4 at 2800 MHz
- Storage: up to 3 TB HDD and up to 512 GB SSD
- Expansion Ports: six SATA 6 Gb/s ports; three PCIe x1 slots; three PCIe x16 slots; four DDR4 DIMM slots
- Networking: 802.11 ac2, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, 1000 Gigabits LAN
- Audio: High definition 7.1 channel audio; ESS Sabre headphone DAC and amp
- Optical Drive: Up to Blu-ray combo drive
- Dimensions: 26.2 x 58.4 x 58.7 cm; 27 kg
- Price: Starts at PHP 229,995
You can check out its gaming notebook sibling, the ROG Strix GL502, here.