Asus has used its Computex press event to showcase a huge celebration of its ROG gaming sub-brand. It's been 20 years since the first ROG gear arrived, and Asus Chairman Jonney Shih commemorated the first footsteps of “The Journey of Dare” with the announcement of products that will form the ROG Edition 20 collection. You name it, there’s a cool black and gold ROG Edition 20 collection edition of it. From the headlining ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 to motherboards, full PCs, PSUs, monitors, routers, peripherals, chairs, and even luggage, there’s an Edition 20 design being showcased in Taipei.
ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20
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For many, the most alluring new limited edition product celebrating the first 20 years of the Asus Republic of Gamers will be the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20. The Astral is a well-established flagship for Asus and has even formed the basis of opulent extravaganzas dripping in gold.
Again, there’s gold in the Edition 20 design, but it is contrasted with plenty of matte black, red accents, and here plays second fiddle to the striking curved AMOLED display used by this commemorative design. Asus says this screen can be used to deliver “dynamic 3D visuals, custom animations, and real-time hardware data that extend ROG’s immersive design language beyond performance alone.”
Beyond the significant frills (i.e. the screen, the design), it looks like the Edition 20 raises itself above ‘ordinary’ Astrals by leveraging boosted power delivery opportunities. Standout claims for this new graphics card include the provision of a dual-input power subsystem, with a detachable GC‑HPWR adapter, for providing up to 800W to the graphics card. We ran a comparison vs the ‘regular’ Astral RTX 5090 on the official Asus site and saw that the Edition 20 version also had faster clocks (OC mode 2,750 MHz vs 2,467 MHz), and is a 4.7-slot (rather than 3.8 slot) design with a hidden BTF connector with a recommended 1,200W PSU companion.
Other specs of the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20, like the quad-fan design, vapor chamber, and liquid metal GPU compound, appear to be in line with previous ROG Astral RTX 5090 models.
ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20
Asus also sought to emphasize the commemorative special edition ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20. In summary, this flagship motherboard wears all the anniversary garb possible and is paired with a matching ROG Ryujin 360 Edition 20 AiO cooler.
Buyers of these coordinated ROG Black, ROG Red, and ROG Radiant Gold components will have an excellent foundation for a system build, with a slick unified commemorative design. Moreover, a system built upon this foundation will benefit from a robust 24+2+2 power-stage design with copper heatsinks, alongside support for up to nine M.2 slots to provide exceptional expandability. The AiO adds another in-system display option for builders with its Swivel Dual 6.67‑inch AMOLED LCD.
Lots more ROG Edition 20 gear
As indicated in the intro, the Edition 20 line doesn’t end there. Asus also launched the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20 PSU. Yes, it has a detachable magnetic OLED display and extender, too.
Asus has also lined up full pre-built gaming PCs for those who would like to honor its ROG Edition 20 anniversary. Go large with the ROG G1000 Edition 20, which features top-tier hardware support up to an RTX 5090 GPU and a Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor, housed in a tri-zone cooling architecture case with up to 420mm AiO. Alternatively, go compact with the Asus ROG NUC 16 Edition 20. This diminutive design also features up to GeForce RTX 5090 (laptop) graphics. However, it maxes out at a combined CPU + GPU TDP of 300W due to its size.
DIYers can also jump aboard the Edition 20 commemorative train with the ROG GR20 Edition 20 premium open-frame, modular PC case. It looks pretty handsome in the red, black, and gold color scheme and is primarily constructed from aluminum.
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Outside the confines of the PC case, there is no shortage of new ROG Edition 20 products, with the same design language. You can get the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20 gaming monitor, which runs at up to 720Hz. Anniversary input peripherals include the ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard and ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse. Those on a tight budget but who want to join the celebrations can buy a ROG Keycap Mystery Box Edition 20.
Other ROG Edition 20 products include the ROG XBOX Ally X20 Bundle, ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Edition 20 router, the ROG Destrier Edition 20 gaming chair, ROG SLASH Hard-case Luggage Edition 20, ROG SLASH Backpack Edition 20, ROG Saga: In Search of Lapuntu Edition 20 board game, and ROG OMNI Edition 20 collectable figure.
Last and possibly least, Asus says there is a “limited edition software experience” ROG Armoury Crate Edition 20 to monitor and control your gear. It is pre-loaded on Edition 20 systems and will be available through 2026. We aren’t sure if this will be a theme for existing users of this software suite.
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