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During the Smash and Trash 13 overclocking event held in Zürich, Switzerland, ROG hardware was also used in order to smash 3DMark 03, 3DMark 05 and 3DMark Vantage Performance as well as Aquamark record, all thanks to impressive skill of Michel90 overclocker from Switzerland.

We're always hunting for some of the most awesome ROG builds, and this time we came across Mhike Smasin's SilverStone Raven RV02 mod. Mhike decided to give the case a beautiful orange paint job and some high-end watercooling. His build is overall very clean and there has been a lot of attention to the fine details. For example, have a closer look at the power supply, or the SLI bridge - very nice! See the gallery inside. Nice job, Mhike!

ased around a heavily modified NZXT Switch 810 tower case, Hanshen Oe's Prokect Phenomenon is a high-performance, water chilled beauty.

Our guide below covers those interested in setting up Nvidia SLI or AMD CrossFireX on an Intel Z77 motherboard such as the ROG Maximus V series (we've used the Maximus V Formula), equipped with a 3rd Generation Intel Core CPU with PCI-Express Gen 3.0 capable CPU (such as the Core i5-3570K or Core i7-3770K).

Video review channel, TastyPC, has installed a system in a Fractal Design XL R2 featuring a fully watercooled Maximus V Formula motherboard, using its Hybrid Thermo Soltuion. The finished product is a great example of effective cable tidying, a well designed water loop and a ROG themed color scheme. Nice build, Lauren!

Here's a step-by-step guide on how to overclock your Core i7-3770K on the ROG Z77 series motherboards, such as the Maximus V Formula.

Originating in Japan, the Good Design Award has been given to outstanding designs for more than 50 years to a wide range of product designs that better our lives. ROG won 4 of the 23 awards presented to ASUS. Click to read what products won!

Think you're a pro tweaker? Do you want to learn what settings the Pro’s use in their BIOS? Or perhaps you just need a great foundation to a rock solid OC? Share your OC Profile with the rest of the community or download others, using ROG Exchange. For anyone from technical amateurs to OC professionals, browse through the BIOS OC Profiles to see what others have submitted, then see if their tweaks work for your system and if you can improve on them!

Here's October's mods that caught our eye in the ROG modding forum. Also remember that ASUS and ROG are sponsoring the Cooler Master modding competition too, of which there's still a month left to take part! The details are inside.

Here's an easy one: the best hardware can only get better with a FREE GAME!

Here's a shout out to all you watercoolers and fans of watercooling - we've just launched a new competition where you can win ROG hardware and watercooling gear.

Curious about watercooling your own Maximus V Formula with Hybrid Thermal solution? JJ has done just that, with the video below taking us through the process.

If you're using a Rampage IV or Maximus V motherboard (or any X79 or Z77 for that matter) along with RAID0 SSDs, you can now get TRIM support by upgrading to the 11.x (currently 11.2) Intel RST drivers. Anandtech tested the latest driver in a recent article. If you're unsure what TRIM is and why you need it, Anandtech covers that too in the 'Why does TRIM matter?' section.

We're giving away 3 ThunderFX USB sound devices and all you have to do is drop us a few words! Click inside for

ASUS Republic of Gamers Australia presents a step by step guide on How to Watercool with the Maximus V Formula Hybrid Thermal solution and an additional video on how to overclock with the Hybrid Thermal solution. Click inside to see more details.

Thinking about the Maximus V Formula? Not sure which version to get? Learn what's new in the ThunderFX as we detail the hardware feature and software functions.

As ROG is always innovating, never imitating, we've patent pended our Hybrid Thermal solution on the Maximus V Formula. The PR inside offers more details.

We dive into the features of SupremeFX IV to explain this package is more than just a fancy audio codec.