Asus has confirmed it’ll quickly be launching an ultra-compact new gaming PC that falls beneath the ROG model identify and is a brand new spin on the tiny NUC gaming methods Intel used to supply. Basically a direct follow-on from the superb if costly Intel NUC 13 Excessive, the brand new Asus ROG NUC is to be totally unveiled by Asus at its CES 2024 press convention on Jan 9.
The brand new Asus ROG NUC comes after Asus took over administration of the Intel NUC lineup of PCs. That lineup has been round for a decade or so and consists of a variety of actually tiny PCs – some which can be sufficiently small to slot in the palm of your hand. Most of those methods aren’t meant as contenders for a spot on the most effective gaming PC lists of the world however somewhat are for issues like reception desk methods, low-level workplace duties, or embedded methods.
Nonetheless, Intel additionally produced some compact gaming methods that, whereas bigger than the smallest NUCs, had been nonetheless far smaller than even mini-ITX gaming PCs, such because the Intel NUC 9 Excessive overview right here. Nonetheless, six months in the past Intel closed its NUC division just for Asus to announce it could takeover management of it. Now, lower than a yr later and we’re getting the primary gaming PC fruits of that endeavour.
The classically ROG-styled new Intel ROG NUC system, then, will pack in as but unknown {hardware}, with the teaser from Asus saying the brand new system simply giving small glimpses of the {hardware}. It seems to be comparable in type to the present Intel NUC 12 Fanatic, making it far smaller than some ot eh Intel NUC Excessive methods with desktop graphics playing cards. As such, there’s an opportunity the Asus ROG NUC may use built-in Intel Arc graphics or another type of cellular GPU possibility.
No matter the brand new Asus ROG NUC seems to be, we’ll be available at CES 2024 to see what it’s all about. For extra tales from CES 2024, try our CES story tag.