ASUS Announces ROG XG Station 2

ASUS
Announces ROG XG Station 2

. ROG XG Station 2 is an external graphics-card dock that
turns a laptop into VR-gaming powerhouse.

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Singapore
3rd February, 2017 – ASUS announces the ROG XG Station 2. ROG XG Station 2 is an external graphics-card dock that
turns a laptop into VR-gaming powerhouse. A 680W power supply is designed
inside and supports the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX and AMD Radeon™ graphics
cards. ROG XG Station 2 is equipped with Thunderbolt™ 3 and an exclusive
proprietary connector that improves performance up to a further 15%. It’s easy
to connect and can be unplugged without restarting the laptop — and includes
four USB 3.0 ports and a gigabit LAN socket for extended connectivity and
convenience.

The original XG Station

In 2007, ASUS introduced the world’s first external
graphics solution that allows laptops to achieve cutting-edge gaming
performance by tapping into potent desktop graphics. The original XG station even
came with an OSD (on-screen-display) and allowed you to adjust the GPU clock,
fan speed and volume. Back then, adding a desktop NVIDIA 8600GT to your laptop
was highly sought-after.

Image:
Original XG Station

Performance and Connectivity

Continuing this trend of innovation, the all-new ROG
XG-station 2 is a plug-and-play external graphics card dock that turns a
Thunderbolt™ 3-enabled notebook or 2-in-1 PC into a VR-ready gaming powerhouse.
XG Station 2 utilises the speed of Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gbps) which allows
eight times the data transfer rate of USB 3.0 (5Gbps) and four times the video
bandwidth of HDMI 1.4. ROG has also made it possible to connect and disconnect
the XG station 2 without restarting the machine.

The XG station can also serve as a docking station
allowing you use a single Thunderbolt 3 cable to charge your laptop, connect to
your peripherals, external storage, VR headset and internet connection
simultaneously. There are four USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port and a
dedicated USB Type-B port at the back of the XG station 2 to push the USB
performance even further.

Power – Future Ready

XG Station 2 is designed to not only supply 500W of power
to the graphics card, it provides up to 100W to charge your compatible laptop
and other USB-connected devices via a single Thunderbolt 3 cable. The internal
power has an 80 Plus Gold certification, and is up to 90 percent energy
efficient, reducing electricity use and operating costs.

Easily upgrade to the best gaming performance with
current and upcoming NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 9/10 series and AMD Radeon™ R9/RX
series graphics card. For future cards, XG Station 2 can accommodate
full-length graphics cards up to 2.5 slots wide, letting you choose from a
broad range of options to suit your needs.

ASUS Aura Sync

The centerpiece of the XG Station 2 is a ROG-themed
plasma tube. Its ROG-inspired glow crackles with electricity, giving you a
sense of power and futuristic tech within. The window on the side reveals the
graphics card and all the additional lights surrounding it, through software
you can synchronise the RGB lighting effects the way you like it.

Aura-enabled ROG Strix gaming graphics cards: http://www.asus.com/campaign/aura/sg/Sync.html

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