I sometimes feel a little like a broken record when talking about LANRigs. While we have been doing them for years here at LanOC, over the past few years the small form factor builds have really come into their own. The introduction of parts has helped a lot and frankly I think a lot of people are starting to see that you can get amazing performance out of a small PC if it is built right. This makes taking your PC to LANs much easier and even for those of you who don’t do that, they take up a lot less space in your office. Well when Asus recently introduced a new all in one PC called the ROG GR8 I was a little surprised. They were promising a PC that is a fraction of the size of a normal SFF gaming rig but you could get it with an i7 and a dedicated video card. I had to check it out. Over the past few months we have been lucky enough to pack it up and use it at multiple LANs, today I’m going to talk a little about the GR8 and our experience with it. While we are doing that I’m going to try to keep our only GR8 (Great) reference to right here in the introduction.
Product Name: Asus ROG GR8
Review Sample provided by: Asus
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Amazon link: HERE
Specifications | |
Operating System | Windows 8.1 |
Processor | Intel® Core™ i7 4510U Processor |
Graphic | NVIDIA® GeForce GTX750Ti 2GB |
Memory |
8 GB DDR3 at 1600MHz |
Storage | 2.5" 1TB Hard Drive (7200RPM) |
Wireless Data Network | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Built-in Miracast receiver |
LAN |
Intel Ethernet 10/100/1000/Gigabits Mbps |
Audio |
ROG SupremeFX Audio High Definition 5.1 Channel Audio Sonic SoundStage/Sonic SenseAmp/Sonic Studio/Sonic Radar II DTS Connect |
Front I/O Ports |
1 x Headphone 1 x Microphone 2 x USB 2.0 *1 |
Back I/O Ports |
4 x USB 3.0 1 x HDMI 1 x RJ45 LAN 1 x Kensington Lock 1 x DC-in 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 1 x Display 3 x Audio Jack(s) (Line in/Mic in/Speaker out) |
Power Supply | 120 W Power adaptor |
Dimensions | 15.7 x 11.8 x 5.2 inch (WxDxH) |
Weight | (9.7 lb) |
Accessories |
Chrome Wireless Keyboard and Mouse included in i3 sku only (Optional), Wired, USB 2.0 AC Adaptor Power Cord Warranty Card User Manual Quick Start Guide *All accessories may vary in different market |
Software |
Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS WebStorage Kaspersky Anti-Virus(1-year full license) Office 2013 Trial Window Live Steam *Softwares may vary in different market |
Utilities |
Ai Suite 3 ASUS HomeCloud with Wi-Fi GO! EZ Update |
Certificates | BSMI/CB/CE/FCC/UL/Energy Star/C-Tick/VCCI |
Note |
*1: 1 x USB2.0 at front supports USB Charger function. Warranty: 1 Year Warranty |