Asus' new Gundam-themed motherboards demand you pick a side: Gundam or Zaku?

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Asus' new Gundam-themed motherboards need you pick a side: Gundam or Zaku?

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Good news, Gundam fans: some of the Gundam-branded PC components Asus began selling last year in Asia have become available for buy stateside (via Newegg), meaning yous can finally pack your PC within a case built similar Char's Zaku Two.

However, if yous're in the market place for a new motherboard you will have to choice a side: Gundam for Intel, Zaku for AMD. Specifically, Asus has applied the classic RX-78-2 Gundam pigment chore to a special Gundam-themed edition of its Intel Z590 lath, and released a special Zaku-themed edition of its Tuf Gaming AMD B550M lath adorned in the deep red and black of Char's Zaku II.

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You lot should know that Asus' Gundam-themed motherboards are a lilliputian pricier than the unbranded versions, at to the lowest degree on Newegg. Still, the prices aren't unreasonable, especially in light of the significant price fluctuations we're seeing in the PC components market place due to ongoing global supply issues and flake shortages.

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Newegg is as well offering a few other items from the Asus x Gundam collaboration, including some T-shirts and a Zaku-branded version of Asus' RT-AX86U AX5700 gaming router. In addition to a crimson paint chore, this Wi-Fi six router has functioning-minded features like a special "Mobile Game Fashion" that Asus claims will decrease your latency while playing games wirelessly.

The total line of Asus x Gundam PC components includes more Gundam-branded routers, GPUs, cases, and even ability supplies, as well every bit accessories like headsets and mousepads. Many of them are still not available stateside, but we hope to see more filtering into U.S. retailers going forward.

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Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more a decade of feel roofing both for outlets like Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC Globe magazine. He currently serves equally a senior editor at Tom'southward Guide covering all things computing, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice.

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