ASUS preps ROG External Power Card for overclockers

Posted on Tuesday, December 23 2014 @ 14:36 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

ASUS is working on the ROG External Power Card, a new product designed to compete with EVGA's EPower Board 2.0 and Gigabyte's G-Powerboard. The ROG External Power Card is basically an external VRM module with 8-phase power to improve your overclocking performance. Pricing and availability is unknown.

ASUS Power Card Main features

Single 8-phase output
Output voltage 0-2.5V
Output current up to 500A
On-board voltage control/monitoring
6x Hotwire connectors for auxillary VRM’s
Firmware upgradable

Current functionality (FW v0002)

Output voltage setting/monitoring
Output voltage offset switches (+0.4V, +0.3V, +0.2V, +0.1V)
Safety switch (limits output voltage to maximum 1.4V)
Output current monitoring
VRM temperature monitoring
Load-line calibration (0%, 60%, 80%, 100%)
Hotwire setting/monitoring

Upcoming features

Profiles (save/load)
Auxillary output voltage sense

Source: Legit Reviews

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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