ASUS ROG Strix Riser Cable PCI-E 3.0 x16 High Speed Flexible Extender Card Extension Port, 90 Degree Adapter (240 mm)

The Helios is the subject of this review, and it has some positive and negative features built in. So let's get this party started. Advantages: br>br> There's plenty of room, and wire management is simple even with multiple RBG controllers, SSDs, and two graphics cards. I had enough cabling space for days. I have an AOI and three additional fans with 360 rads, so it's fairly quiet as well. More on that later. It feels solid, and the filters appear to be well-made and accessible. All but the most bulky wires can be easily hidden with the sliding bracket. The ease with which the side panels could be removed was a real plus. br>br>Contrary to popular belief, there are a number of disadvantages to using this product. The CPU power cable's stretch from the power supply is exactly that. Assuming, as in 99 percent of cases, that your MB's CPU power is at its maximum. It doesn't make sense to me that ASUS made this wire cover in the back and provided all of these tie downs, only for you to have to stretch one cable over the back and undo this. Sure, you could buy a CPU cable extension to get around it, but this is already a $300 case. Only the top two PCI slots have thumb screws, so the vertical GPU mount must be removed to gain access to the traditional PCI mounts. Furthermore, no riser is provided for any of the vertical GPU mounting options, which, given the case's price tag of $300, left me scratching my head. The power supply cover has a plastic cutout; for the most part, this is the only plastic on the entire build, and it scratches easily; fortunately, I avoid this (at least there). The cover is metal, and I believe that at this price point, the cutout should have been made of glass. Alternatively, you could simply be unavailable. The tempering on the tempered glass panels is possibly the strangest I've ever seen. I was able to peel the covering off by scratching them with my finger nail, which I don't have. Who knew I could scuff tempered glass with my bare hands? I didn't, and it's never happened to me with a tempered case before. Finally, even with three beefy fans up front and one in the back, there's no denying that without a top exhaust and, frankly, water cooling, this thing is terrible for air management. But, when you're dealing with something this large, that's the path you should take anyway. I just wouldn't recommend this to someone looking to build an air-cooled system with overclocking capabilities. Overall: br>br> The truth is that if you got this, it was either because you are a ROG fan like me or because you liked the aesthetics. In almost every way, there are better cases in this price range, but I enjoy this one. I'm pleased with my purchase, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they can accomplish with a little more experience in the case-making department.

Luke KAUR

| Aug 07, 2021

Simply complete the project today! CONS: br>br> Expensive chassis, stock fans on the front (3) and rear (1) are not white but black, and there are no RGB stock fans. Shouldn't the fans come in "white" as well, if the title says "white edition"? Please, Asus, make things right.

Gianni Lim

| Aug 08, 2021

The Helios is a nice case; I'm not sure if it's worth the $300 price tag, but I was going with all ROG gear anyway, so I figured I'd go for it. Aside from the Aurasync complaints, this case has its own RGB controls and is not detected by Aurasync at all, which raises an eyebrow, but I was able to work around it. (So don't worry about checking to see if your case is compatible with aura sync. ) )br>br>Neither the Rog Strix case, motherboard, nor the video card included a PCI-Express slot. E riser cable is to be expected in such a high-priced construction. ASUS, please fix this in future iterations; it's ridiculous. br>br>The maximus hero board also lacked two USB 3. 0 ports. There are no header ports, and none of these came with a USB 3 to 2 header adapter, so you'll have to buy one if you want your $300 case's four front ports to work. It's disappointing for such high-priced goods, but it's not a deal breaker. The carry strap is a nice touch, but I imagine it will get gross if you leave it on the machine, so pack it away when you aren't using it. br>br>Great cable management features and looks clean as hell. br>br>Despite the fact that my final build weighed in at around 70 pounds, the thing is incredibly heavy. 75 pounds with just one GPU and two mechanical drives (plus a few lightweight SSDs)br>br>Oh, and make sure you get their additional lighting kit if you want the full on RGB effect like all the advertisements. br>br>Aura Sync is a huge pain to use; for such a high-priced line of products, there should be better software. Expect a lot of reboots, manual configuration, and re-installations due to strange driver issues. br>br>Once I got everything patched up, I am very happy with my all ROG Strix build, the benchmarks are incredible, just fix the nitpicks in future revisions, please.

Stetson McClure

| Jul 18, 2021

Because of the large size of my video card, I needed to mount it vertically in my NZXT 710i case. br>This riser was ideal! br>I was able to use the top pcie slot and the case took the weight of the motherboard instead of the motherboard, which is an Asus Tuf Gaming X570-M. plus wi-.

Mccoy Valdez

| Mar 30, 2021