- Asus recently launched its Slim Q function for GPU
- This feature is damaging the GPUs
- There is no current solution for this ASUS problem
An ASUS representative contacted Techradar with the following statement:
“Asus's team is committed to our customers and their user experience when using our products. We are actively collecting information about these reports and internally coordinating several equipment to investigate and compile information so that we can provide a clear response.
We will provide a follow -up response once the internal review has been completed. “
Asus's Slim was revealed for the first time In August 2024 During Gamescom. It is a characteristic of expulsion in AMD and Intel motherboards of the 800 series that facilitates the elimination of graphics cards. However, the recently released function is causing important headaches for buyers.
According HXL and Andreas Schilling From Hardwareluxx (informed by Tom hardware), Q-Lapease Slim has caused damage to graphics cards by scraping the sides of the connector. This could ruin your expensive graphics cards, including the recent RTX 5090.
It is assumed that the Q-Lapease Slim is an improved version of the release that launched in 2021 for the plaque plates for High-end ASUS ROG. It allows you to quickly expel the cards titling them while Titense up. However, the fault is located on the PEP side of the PCIE slot on the motherboard, which has an embedded metal piece that scrapes against the connector. If the card is frequently expelled, this can result in significant damage: something checked and overclockers tend to do.
Uniko hardware It offers more information on the matter, including several photos of the Bilibili channel. According to reports, the first is the design defect that causes this problem, while two more are before and after the condition of the original card compared to the harmful results of the use of the thin release Q 60 times.
This is not the only problem that torments Asus
This is not the only recent report on Asus motherboard either. Patch notes slid earlywhich revealed a Beta biological solution for a “microcode signature verification vulnerability”, apparently affects the Basis of the ASUS games.
Tavis Ormandy, the security researcher who saw the escape, declared: “It seems that an OEM leaked the patch for an important vulnerability of the CPU, that is:” Vulnerability of microcode signature verification “”. Then he continues: “I am not excited about this.
When Asus edited the patch notes to eliminate the mention of the AMD microcode problem, AMD had already confirmed vulnerability to The registration. “AMD is aware of a recently informed processor vulnerability. The execution of the attack requires access to the local administrator level to the system and the development and execution of malicious microcode,” said the company.
It seems that ASUS base plates have been involved in some serious problems, which could mean a disaster for processors and graphics cards. With luck, the manufacturer can correct the problem soon, since the moment cannot be worse, with the launch of the RTX 5000 series and new processors on the horizon.