The gaming division of Republic of Gamers (or simply ROG), owned by the giant Asus, hardly needs an extra introduction. For the last 5-6 years, they have been advancing on the gaming market on all fronts, releasing quite expensive and terribly fancy laptops, monitors, video cards, keyboards, routers, etc. In 2018, the Taiwanese company entered the energy sources market with a pair of technically advanced "platinum" and "gold" power supplies, which literally immediately they began to compare with products from Seasonic and Be Quiet.


Interestingly, Asus is in no hurry to fill the market with new products, and for more than 3 years, only two models have arrived on the shelves of stores. The firstborn was the "platinum" Asus ROG Thor power supply, which, for its 300 and a half dollars, sought to maximize the user's wow effect. In addition to advanced circuitry, a silent Wing-Blade cooler and a dust-proof case, it is equipped with an OLED display unusual for such products, which can display real-time information about energy consumption and temperature or become an important part of the Asus Aura backlight.

Having claimed their claims to the throne, the company's engineers were able to move on to something more mundane. So, in 2019, the public was shown a novelty called Asus ROG Strix. Unlike the godlike "Torus", this is a slightly simpler and more affordable power supply with a "gold" quality certificate, advanced circuitry, modular cables, a silent fan on a double ball bearing and an official 10-year warranty from the manufacturer. Another difference from Thor is the choice of capacities. If in the first case we are talking about the ultimate models for 850 and 1200 watts for the most "voracious" computers, the variability of ROG Strix power supplies includes models with a capacity from 550 to 1000 watts.