- Asus just lately launched its Q-Launch Slim characteristic for GPUs
- Stated characteristic is reportedly damaging GPUs
- There isn’t any present repair for this subject from Asus
An Asus consultant reached out to TechRadar with the next assertion:
“The ASUS crew is dedicated to our clients and their consumer expertise when utilizing our merchandise. We’re actively gathering data concerning these experiences and coordinating internally throughout numerous groups to analysis and compile data so we are able to present a transparent response.
We are going to present a observe up response as soon as inside assessment has been accomplished.”
Asus’s Q-Launch Slim was first revealed in August 2024 throughout Gamescom. It’s an eject characteristic on 800-series AMD and Intel motherboards that makes eradicating graphics playing cards a lot simpler. Nonetheless, the just lately launched characteristic is reportedly inflicting main complications for patrons.
In line with HXL and Andreas Schilling from HardwareLuxx (reported on by Tom’s {Hardware}), Q-Launch Slim has been inflicting harm to graphics playing cards by scraping off the edges of the connector. This might doubtlessly damage your costly graphics playing cards, together with the latest RTX 5090.
The Q-Launch Slim is meant to be an improved model of the Q-Launch launched again in 2021 for high-end Asus ROG motherboards. It allows you to rapidly eject playing cards by titling them whereas pulling upwards. Nonetheless, the fault lies within the peg facet of the PCIe slot on the motherboard, which has a metallic piece embedded in it that scrapes in opposition to the connector. If the cardboard is ejected incessantly, this can lead to important harm — one thing opinions and overclockers are likely to do.
Uniko’s {Hardware} gives extra perception into the matter, together with a number of pictures from the bilibili channel. The primary is of the design flaw reportedly inflicting this subject, whereas two extra are earlier than and after the unique card’s situation versus the damaging outcomes of utilizing the Q-Launch Slim eject 60 instances.
This isn’t the one subject plaguing Asus both
This isn’t the one latest report regarding Asus motherboards both. Patch notes slipped out early, which revealed a BETA bios repair for a “microcode signature verification vulnerability,” apparently affecting Asus gaming motherboards.
Tavis Ormandy, the safety researcher who noticed the leak, acknowledged, “It appears like an OEM leaked the patch for a serious upcoming CPU vulnerability, ie: ‘AMD Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability.’” He then continues, “I am not thrilled about this. The patch just isn’t at present in Linux firmware, so that is the one publicly obtainable patch.”
By the point Asus edited the patch notes to take away mentioning AMD’s microcode subject, AMD had already confirmed the vulnerability to The Register. “AMD is conscious of a newly reported processor vulnerability. Execution of the assault requires each native administrator-level entry to the system, and improvement and execution of malicious microcode,” the corporate acknowledged.
It appears that evidently Asus motherboards have been embroiled in some critical bother, which might spell catastrophe for each processors and graphics playing cards. Hopefully, the producer can right the problem quickly, because the timing couldn’t be worse — with the discharge of the RTX 5000-series and new processors on the horizon.