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At 34kg fully laden, Model 01 is an imposing monster of a mod, in both physical and emotive attributes. With – dare we say – a typically Nordic approach to minimalism that concentrates its focus on materials used in its large surfaces that are untouched but for the large ROG logo and baseline diagonal grills that draw focus. It’s on this thought that I reflect on the story of its creation - the numerous revisions over several years requires a distinct dedication and discipline to say no - so the model is still '01'.

ROG has just launched its new Xonar Phoebus Solo sound card. It's the same Phoebus tech underneath - 118dB SNR and 600 ohm headphone amp - but without the desktop controller, so if you were always after a gaming sound card only - the 'Solo is the one to get.

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

On Saturday, ASUS and Republic of Gamers headed down to Digital Star in Sydney to do some Liquid Nitrogen Overclocking with world no.4, James Trevaskis and his mate Carl Holligsworth. Much fun was had as we hosted a Battlefield 3 and memory overclocking competition in the same afternoon whilst enjoying a host of food and drinks at the venue.

Watch the official video of the Xonar Phoebus and let us know what you think in the forums!

Here's all the details about the new Maximus V Formula & ThunderFX

The Republic of Gamers Modus Operandi is to always provide the ultimate PC hardware. At first it was via motherboards like the Rampage and Maximus series, later graphics cards like the Matrix, MARS & ARES, and now the Xonar team has submitted sound cards into the mix, with its Xonar Phoebus. Here are the technical details behind why this card is premium grade technology.

The ROG Xonar Phoebus has just launched and here's what you can expect in the box:

While at CES we shot a couple of ROG videos; the first of which details the upcoming Xonar Phoebus sound card. You can also checkout our announcement article from last week for more details and close-up shots too. The Xonar Phoebus is due within the coming months.