L-MOK7H Posted October 27, 2021 Posted October 27, 2021 https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-rog-motherboard-pcie-latch-q-release-button/ Coming to Asus' next generation of ROG Strix (and likely Maximus) Z690 motherboards is a new feature that'll make swapping your graphics card much easier. Goodbye PC building stresses, hello handy little PCIe release buttons. We're standing at the edge of the Alder Lake, which means the next generation of motherboards are on the way, along with a rejuvenation of the PC building hobby as a whole—I can feel it. To make the whole process smoother, it looks like Asus is popping a nice little surprise onto the next generation of motherboard designs, to make our jobs (and your hobby) that tiny bit less stressful: a PCIe slot 'Q-Release' button. See more This was brought to our attention via a Twitter post from momomo_us, which explains it will unlock "the first PCIe slot's security latch with one tap." That means the true x16 slot, or the Gen5 slot that your GPU should be jammed into. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... Veuillez fermer la vidéo flottante pour reprendre la lecture ici. video playingUmurangi Generation embraces gaming's political power | PC Gamer Top 100 2021 Monster Train - Best Card Game of the Year 2020 |... 24/12/20Monster Train - Best Card Game of the Year 2020 | PC Gamer The PC Gamer Show 115 - Metal Gear Survive, why... 18/01/18The PC Gamer Show 115 - Metal Gear Survive, why GPU prices are screwed, and listener Q&A PC Gamer Show: Are arena shooters coming back? 27/02/15PC Gamer Show: Are arena shooters coming back? Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | PC Gamer Review 26/10/21Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | PC Gamer Review Back 4 Blood - Best PC Settings | PC Gamer 22/10/21Back 4 Blood - Best PC Settings | PC Gamer The feature will help us PC builders out by "greatly simplifying the process of detaching a PCIe card from the motherboard." Of course, everything's simpler with buttons. (Image credit: MSI) Best gaming motherboard: the best boards around Best AMD motherboard: your new Ryzen's new home These nifty little buttons may only be appearing only on Asus Z690 motherboards, according to VideoCardz; it doesn't look like they're coming to Prime, Tuf, or ProArt boards. Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX Strix motherboards look to be off the table, too. Still, this will surely reduce the amount of Reddit posts from people getting GPUs stuck in their PCIe slots, thanks to that awkward latch feature getting broken or being rendered totally inaccessible. Lets just hope other motherboard manufacturers catch on fast. Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. She can often be found admiring AI advancements, sighing over semiconductors, or gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. She's been obsessed with computers and graphics since she was small, and took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni. Her thirst for absurd Raspberry Pi projects will never be sated, and she will stop at nothing to spread internet safety awareness—down with the hackers.
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