2014 Recap Of ROG (TUF and Strix) Products!

2014 is over already? We hope you've got a great night of celebration ahead (or if you're reading this on 1st, we hope the hang-over is not too bad!) . It's been a big year of 'firsts' for Republic of Gamers (and TUF and Strix), with many new product series launching; Poseidon, Striker, new mini-desktops, new series' of gaming laptops, a monitor, new mice, motherboards with new designs and painted PCBs, and much, much more. As it goes into its ninth year in 2015, ROG has evolved well beyond the motherboards and graphics cards that first made its name as the performance gamer's choice.

We've been through the last 35 pages of archives (!!) to dig out the best bits of 2014 as a reminder what ASUS, Strix, TUF and ROG products arrived, month-by-month. What was your 2014 upgrade and what are you looking forward to in 2015? We've got some great stuff in the pipe and it all starts off with CES next week. And no, my lips (well, fingers) are sealed until then!

January 2014:

• First ROG Poseidon launched, with exclusive Direct H2O hybrid cooling design
• World's first G-Sync monitor arrived, with the limited edition Nvidia VG248Q G-Sync upgrade mod
• ASUS R9 290/290X DirectCU II graphics cards launched
• The bigger ROG Nomad backpack launched

[caption id="attachment_29255" align="aligncenter" width="528"] ROG Poseidon series launched[/caption]

 

February 2014:

• ASUS GTX Titan Black graphics card launched
• ASUS GTX 750 Ti DirectCU II graphics card launched

 

March 2014:

• Both ROG Matrix GTX 780 Ti and R9 290X graphics cards double-launch
• ROG G750 series gaming notebooks launched
• ASUS GTX 280 DirectCU II graphics card launched
• ROG G56JR gaming notebook launched

[caption id="attachment_31040" align="aligncenter" width="595"] ROG G56 series launched[/caption]

 

April 2014:

• ASUS R9 295X graphics card launched
• ROG introduces Striker series graphics cards, with Striker GTX 760 Platinum
• 4K revolution continues, with ASUS PB287Q

[caption id="attachment_31585" align="aligncenter" width="507"] ROG Striker series launched[/caption]

 

May 2014:

• ROG introduces Maximus VII series with Hero, Gene and new Ranger
• TUF launches its Z97 series Sabertooth and Gryphon
• ASUS GTX Titan Z launches
• ROG launches the G550JK gaming notebook
• Strix launches its first semi-fanless graphics cards with the R9 280 and GTX 780 series
• Strix Pro gaming headset launches

[caption id="attachment_32012" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Maximus VII series Z97 motherboards launched[/caption]

 

June 2014:

• Computex announcements for ARES III, GR8, Crossblade Ranger, Gladius mouse, GX500 gaming notebook, Maximus VII Formula, Impact, G20 and GK2000 keyboard!
• Computex announcements for PA328Q, PB279Q 4K monitors

[caption id="attachment_32494" align="aligncenter" width="595"] ROG Computex 2014 product announcements[/caption]

 

July 2014:

• ROG launches the Maximus VII Formula motherboard
• ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync gaming monitor launches
• Strix GTX 750 Ti graphics card launches
• Xonar U5 USB sound card and headphone amp launches
• Strix series expands its gaming credentials with the Strix DSP headset, Strix Claw mouse, Strix Tactic Pro keyboard and Strix Glide mouse mats launch

[caption id="attachment_29668" align="aligncenter" width="430"] ROG's first monitor, the Swift PG278Q launches[/caption]

 

August 2014:

• ROG Rampage V Extreme motherboard launches
• ROG Crossblade Ranger motherboard launches
• ROG Maximus VII Impact motherboard launches
• ASUS X99 series motherboards launch
• ROG GM50 mouse mat launches

[caption id="attachment_35095" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Rampage V Extreme X99 motherboard launches[/caption]

 

September 2014:

• Strix R9 285 graphics card launches
• ROG launches the Gladius gaming mouse
• ROG launches the ARES III graphics card
• ROG launches the G20 mini gaming desktop
• ROG launches the G551 and G771 series gaming laptops
• Strix GTX 980 and GTX 970 graphics cards launch

[caption id="attachment_32734" align="aligncenter" width="318"] ROG's first mini gaming dekstop, the G20 launches[/caption]

 

October 2014:

• ROG launches the GR8 mini gaming desktop
• ROG launches the G751 series gaming laptops
• ASUS launches the Z97 Pro Gamer motherboard

[caption id="attachment_37431" align="aligncenter" width="399"] ROG GR8 super-mini desktop PC launches[/caption]

 

November 2014:

• ROG Poseidon GTX 980 graphics cards launches
• TUF launches the limited edition Sabertooth Z97 Mark S - white PCB, white Thermal Armor
• Strix 7.1 gaming headset launched

[caption id="attachment_38168" align="aligncenter" width="584"] TUF launches the first white PCB, camo-white Thermal Armor motherboard: Sabertooth Z97 Mark S[/caption]

 

December 2014:

• ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU Mini graphics card launched for mini-ITX PCs
• ASUS PB279Q 4K monitor launches
• ROG Matrix GTX 980 graphics card launches
• Strix 2.0 gaming headset launches
• Xonar U3 Plus USB mini-sound card launches

[caption id="attachment_39217" align="aligncenter" width="484"] ROG Matrix GTX 980 launches[/caption]