The ROG G20CB: A Compact Gaming Powerhouse with Quiet Operation
The ROG G20CB is a compact gaming computer that packs a significant amount of power into its small size. It's not quite gaming console sized, but it's still an impressive feat of engineering. The system features a COR i7 6700 quad-core processor with hyperthreading, 16 gigs of DDR4 RAM, a 512 gig SATA 3 SSD, and a 1 TB hard drive for a good balance of speed and spacious storage. But what really sets it apart is the NVIDIA GTX 1080 graphics card, which makes it suitable for more than just full HD gaming.
The ROG G20CB was able to chew through even the most demanding VR applications and performed admirably in our 4K gaming test suite, managing 45 to 60 plus FPS across the board with most games running at or near max details. But what blew me away was how quietly it did all of this. The system is not just whisper quiet when browsing the web; it impressed me greatly while I was running an hour-long CPU stress test and doing the same thing in Doom at 4K.
The angled shape of the case and the indent at the bottom are more than just stylish features - they're part of an intentional acoustic management strategy. The G20CB is quiet from a normal sitting position next to it at a desk, but significantly louder if you listen from the bottom or the top or the back. The entire front of the system other than the slim DVD drive looks like an air intake with a space AG Rog styled grill, but it's actually blocked off to keep noise inside the system cool.
Cool air is drawn up through the bottom by custom blower-style fans and exhausted by the rear blower on the video card and through this wide heat sink near the top. It works so well that even turning the video card fan up to 100% yielded only an additional 50 MHz or so on the GPU in Doom at 4K. This level of quiet operation is a significant advantage over more traditional gaming computers, making it ideal for those who want to game without disturbing others.
However, one of the biggest questions marks with any pre-built computer, especially a compact one, is upgradeability. The ROG G20CB is no exception here, but if you're willing to break the warranty sticker, you can upgrade the 16 gig single-channel memory to 32 gigs of dual-channel RAM by removing about five screws. And while it's not possible to easily swap out the video card, Asus includes an extra power cable for you for this purpose.
Additionally, unlike its predecessor, the CB version has an empty m.2 slot under the optical drive that can be used for an NVMe SSD. This is a welcome feature, as rumor sites are predicting that both AMD and Intel's next-generation CPUs will perform marginally better than their predecessors, and the full stop in the trend towards more power-hungry video cards. With this new hardware, I don't expect either the motherboard or the external power supply to hold back your gaming experience for a few years at least.
In summary, the ROG G20CB has some unexceptional qualities - like terrible lighting control software that treats your inputs as mere suggestions, and a dedicated second power plug for the GPU that can be accidentally yanked. But at only a $200 premium over building it yourself with the same parts on New Egg, this compact and incredibly quiet gaming computer is well worth considering.
A Giveaway from Razor: The Kraken Pro V2 Headset
We've teamed up with Razor to bring you guys another giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a Death Outter Elite Mouse, an O-RATA keyboard, a KRAKEN V2 headset, a cloth, and five other prizes. The Kraken Pro V2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor, featuring larger drivers, a lightweight frame, a headband design for better weight distribution and less clamping force, ear cushions that are softer and have better sound isolation, and the ability to personalize it to fit.
The headset's fully retractable unidirectional microphone and improved performance make it a definite thumbs-up from me. If you're interested in entering the giveaway, click the link below for a chance to win. And if you've already seen this video, consider checking out our merch store, where you can buy cool shirts like this one, or join our community forum, which is worth joining. Finally, be sure to check out the video right there in the corner of the screen, as it's guaranteed to be worth watching.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhave you ever thought to yourself I've got very limited desk space but I simply cannot bear to put my computer on the floor and run ever so slightly longer wires okay so maybe that's not it but whatever the reason giant Tower PCS for enthusiasts are going away and these compact gaming machines are becoming more and more common but it seems like everything that I've seen so far has suffered from one flaw or another but maybe it doesn't have to be that way meet the Asus Rog g20cb it's the best allaround mini gaming PC I've seen yet and it has RGB lighting dce tunnel bear is the simple VPN app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet to try tunnel bear for free check out the link in the video description no it's not quite gaming console sized the Xbox One S is less than half the size but the Rog g20cb manages to pack much more gaming power into its still very compact footprint it's got a COR i7 6700 quad core with hyperthreading 16 gigs of ddr4 RAM a 512 gig sata 3 SSD and a 1 TB hard drive for a good balance of Speedy and spacious storage and it rocks an NVIDIA GTX 1080 graphics card making it suitable for much more than the intense full HD gaming that it advertises on the tacky sticker on the front in fact it absolutely chewed through through every VR application we could throw at it and made short work of our 4K gaming test Suite as well managing 45 to 60 plus FPS across the board with most games running at or near Max details but that wasn't the most impressive thing about it what blew me away was how quietly it did all of this the g20cb is not just whisper quiet when browsing the web it impressed the pants off me while I was running an hourlong CPU stress test and doing the same thing in Doom at 4K and remember this is coming from the same quiet freak who moved his computers into a separate room to get away from fan and pump noise so it turns out that the angled shape of the case and the indent at the bottom are more than just style they're part of an intentional acoustic management strategy the G20 is quiet from a normal sitting position next to it at a desk but significantly louder if you listen from the bottom or the top or the back the entire front of the system other than the slim DVD drive looks like an air intake with a space AG Rog styled Grill but it's actually blocked off to keep noise inside the system cool air is drawn up through the Bottom by custom blower Style fans and exhausted by the rear blower on the video card and through this wide heat sink near the top it works so well that even turning the video card fan up to 100% yielded only an additional 50 MHz or so on the GPU in Doom at 4K one of the biggest question marks with any pre-built and especially a compact one though is upgradeability and the g20cb is no exception here but if you're willing to break the warranty sticker I was able to upgrade the 16 gig single Channel memory to 32 gigs of dual Channel only removing about five screws and if you're willing to dig a Little Deeper the video card can be swapped Asus includes an extra power cable for you for this and unlike its predecessor the CB version has an empty m.2 slot under the optical drive that can be used for an nvme SSD so with rumor sites predicting that both AMD and Intel's next Generation CPUs will perform marginally better at best and the full stop in the trend towards more power hungry video cards I don't expect either the motherboard or the weird dual brick external power supply to hold back your gaming experience for a few years at least so in summary the G20 CB has some unexceptional qualities the terrible lighting Control software treats your inputs as mere suggestions the dedicated second power plug for the GPU can be accidentally yanked not that I speak from experience and the included SK HX SSD isn't the highest performance I've seen But at only a $200 premium over throwing all the parts in a cart on New Egg and building it yourself for a super small and Incredibly quiet gaming computer this one left me very impressed we have teamed up with razor to bring you guys another giveaway one lucky winner will get a death outter Elite Mouse an orata keyboard a kraken V2 and a cloth a cloth and five other lucky winners will get a Kraken Pro V2 headset some of the features of the Kraken Pro V2 include larger drivers a lightweight frame a headband design for better weight distribution and less clamping Force ear cushions that are larger softer and have better sound isolation and you can personalize it to fit due to it being interchangeable it's got a fully retractable unidirectional microphone and most importantly from the time that I've spent with it it is just playing way better than their last headset so there's a definite thumbs up for that you can enter at the link below for a chance to win so thanks for watching guys if you disliked dislike but if you liked then hey hit that like button get subscribed maybe even consider checking out the link to where to buy this computer in the video description that gives us a kickback also linked down there is our merch store where you can buy cool shirts like this one in our community Forum which you should totally join and if you're done doing all that stuff you're wondering what to watch next hey check out that video right there in the corner over on channel super fun I guarantee it'll be worth the watchhave you ever thought to yourself I've got very limited desk space but I simply cannot bear to put my computer on the floor and run ever so slightly longer wires okay so maybe that's not it but whatever the reason giant Tower PCS for enthusiasts are going away and these compact gaming machines are becoming more and more common but it seems like everything that I've seen so far has suffered from one flaw or another but maybe it doesn't have to be that way meet the Asus Rog g20cb it's the best allaround mini gaming PC I've seen yet and it has RGB lighting dce tunnel bear is the simple VPN app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet to try tunnel bear for free check out the link in the video description no it's not quite gaming console sized the Xbox One S is less than half the size but the Rog g20cb manages to pack much more gaming power into its still very compact footprint it's got a COR i7 6700 quad core with hyperthreading 16 gigs of ddr4 RAM a 512 gig sata 3 SSD and a 1 TB hard drive for a good balance of Speedy and spacious storage and it rocks an NVIDIA GTX 1080 graphics card making it suitable for much more than the intense full HD gaming that it advertises on the tacky sticker on the front in fact it absolutely chewed through through every VR application we could throw at it and made short work of our 4K gaming test Suite as well managing 45 to 60 plus FPS across the board with most games running at or near Max details but that wasn't the most impressive thing about it what blew me away was how quietly it did all of this the g20cb is not just whisper quiet when browsing the web it impressed the pants off me while I was running an hourlong CPU stress test and doing the same thing in Doom at 4K and remember this is coming from the same quiet freak who moved his computers into a separate room to get away from fan and pump noise so it turns out that the angled shape of the case and the indent at the bottom are more than just style they're part of an intentional acoustic management strategy the G20 is quiet from a normal sitting position next to it at a desk but significantly louder if you listen from the bottom or the top or the back the entire front of the system other than the slim DVD drive looks like an air intake with a space AG Rog styled Grill but it's actually blocked off to keep noise inside the system cool air is drawn up through the Bottom by custom blower Style fans and exhausted by the rear blower on the video card and through this wide heat sink near the top it works so well that even turning the video card fan up to 100% yielded only an additional 50 MHz or so on the GPU in Doom at 4K one of the biggest question marks with any pre-built and especially a compact one though is upgradeability and the g20cb is no exception here but if you're willing to break the warranty sticker I was able to upgrade the 16 gig single Channel memory to 32 gigs of dual Channel only removing about five screws and if you're willing to dig a Little Deeper the video card can be swapped Asus includes an extra power cable for you for this and unlike its predecessor the CB version has an empty m.2 slot under the optical drive that can be used for an nvme SSD so with rumor sites predicting that both AMD and Intel's next Generation CPUs will perform marginally better at best and the full stop in the trend towards more power hungry video cards I don't expect either the motherboard or the weird dual brick external power supply to hold back your gaming experience for a few years at least so in summary the G20 CB has some unexceptional qualities the terrible lighting Control software treats your inputs as mere suggestions the dedicated second power plug for the GPU can be accidentally yanked not that I speak from experience and the included SK HX SSD isn't the highest performance I've seen But at only a $200 premium over throwing all the parts in a cart on New Egg and building it yourself for a super small and Incredibly quiet gaming computer this one left me very impressed we have teamed up with razor to bring you guys another giveaway one lucky winner will get a death outter Elite Mouse an orata keyboard a kraken V2 and a cloth a cloth and five other lucky winners will get a Kraken Pro V2 headset some of the features of the Kraken Pro V2 include larger drivers a lightweight frame a headband design for better weight distribution and less clamping Force ear cushions that are larger softer and have better sound isolation and you can personalize it to fit due to it being interchangeable it's got a fully retractable unidirectional microphone and most importantly from the time that I've spent with it it is just playing way better than their last headset so there's a definite thumbs up for that you can enter at the link below for a chance to win so thanks for watching guys if you disliked dislike but if you liked then hey hit that like button get subscribed maybe even consider checking out the link to where to buy this computer in the video description that gives us a kickback also linked down there is our merch store where you can buy cool shirts like this one in our community Forum which you should totally join and if you're done doing all that stuff you're wondering what to watch next hey check out that video right there in the corner over on channel super fun I guarantee it'll be worth the watch\n"
