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Make Future Motherboard Feature Suggestions Here!

xeromist
Moderator
Hi all,

ASUS ROG is requesting our best suggestions for ROG product improvements. As a moderator I won’t have the ability to implement your suggestions but I will be picking some of the best to highlight for the ROG team so they know what matters to us, the community.

Some guidelines for this thread:
1) Keep it positive and constructive. In most of the forum I try to allow you all to express your thoughts freely (within reason). This thread has the express purpose of generating constructive suggestions so I will be moderating this thread and deleting posts that do not contribute to that goal.
2) Keep it concise and on topic. Some minor discussion regarding a specific suggestion is welcome but if you would like to have a longer conversation I ask you start an additional thread and link it in your post here. You can also request a moderator move your posts if you have need.
3) Try for realistic ideas that appeal broadly to gamers. A small improvement on an existing ROG product is much more likely to get chosen than an entirely new product that only matters to a small number of people.
4) Support your favorites! You don’t have to come up with a suggestion to help. If you see something you like, quote it and say so! More support for an idea improves its chances.

EDIT:
I’ve updated the titles for these feedback threads to reflect that this is primarily for *future* products. Sorry for the lack of clarity. While there is a chance some ideas could be implemented via software updates it’s most likely any suggestions would be rolled into new products.
Also, these threads are not for issue reporting and such posts won’t reach the right people. Please post issues in the ROG Care > Hardware & Software Support section. Or contact ASUS support via phone or email for immediate assistance.
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magix86
Level 10

Hello,

perhaps some separates memories zone that don't need to be updated with the new bios:

- separate memoy zone for CMO saves (and an alert when the new scheme differs from the previous one CMO save and will fail if re-loaded in the new structure)

- separate memory zone for FAN conf save, not to remake all every time

- and why not another one for all others parameters that remain identical from one conf to another (Some AHCI, SMU\CBS and PBS parameters).

- like said by some others, disable by default all "My Asus" and "AC" stuff in the bios.

- some more help strings to indicate best params related of the differents items plugged on the MB

- better audio components for high-end MB (not USB for virtualisation), all necessary sockets for every need.

- tpm connector for all MB.

- LED or Digit diag for all

- safe mode switch / bios enter switch / REAL clearcmos switch (or why not the Jumper !! how many cost it ?) on all MB

- better virtualisation support for the onboard MB components (sriov, pcie share, enumeration, cpu id,...) and documentation to correctly use them.

- little more discretion, all black or standard electronic green PCB, give away all the garlands

- more infos on the impact and the link between some fonctions in bios(Global C-States - DFCstates, PDM-MCR).

- M.2 slots for embeded Wifi and other little addons cards (said by someone if i remember)

- why not like the old MB if i remember (p55t2p4): slot for additionnal cache module, so we could upgrade L3 cache without upgrade CPU, useful for some applications or additionnal Ram register. For exemple,It could be very interresting if the 3DVcache could be mounted on another free slot, not mandatory for the base build, but an option if we want additionnal cache or not, 3D or standard, little or big, or VERY BIG  :-). (Perhaps StoreMI, GPUDirect storage  with ResizeBar and UMA Frame Buffer can be used like this, VRAM will make additionnal L3 cache or L4 cache for CPU but here without the need of additionnal slot/module).

Thanks

Magix86

 

 

 

thescouselander
Level 8

I have a problem on my Strix B760-F motherboard where the WiFi adapter has failed and needs to be replaced.  The problem is that it appears to be stuck under the heat sink near the IO panel which, by the looks of it, I can only remove if I completely disassemble and take the MB out of the case.  This is nuts - serviceable items should be acceptable without having to completely disassemble the PC.

Hi thescouselander,

See my post https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/intel-700-600-series/make-future-motherboard-feature-suggestions-here/... in this thread about 2 pages back where I have also suggested that the boards should be created with the ability to add and replace components. This used to be the case about 20-30 years ago when I started building PC but the concept is now lost in the wake of convenience.

Disclaimer: I am not an ASUS support person so my information may be incomplete. Always follow official documentation and material provided by ASUS representatives.

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Zheega
Level 10

I'm assuming that some people already have the next-gen boards. Has Asus returned to tradidion? 

When it comes to software like Armory Crate - as long as all the main stuff (like fan curves) can be done in BIOS, I don't really care about the crappy software. Just don't force us to use it.

I_LUV_KNOCKERS
Level 7

I miss not having a 3rd pcie slot having x8 lanes from chipset in mid to premium motherboards.

You've made it x4, or bifi 4x4 in recent years, but it would be a great thing to make it x8 and then be able to go bifi 4x4.

Just helps a great deal for many who want to add an additional card such as a raid or high bandwidth nic or even an nvme accelerator AIC. I don't think it costs more in parts as such, just something to consider in the design of the boards and at bios level.

Boards have become very expensive in recent years, no thanks to the synthesized energy crisis and ever-rising inflation across the western hemisphere in particular... in that respect it would be nice to just have that extra expandability, because HDET systems are second-mortgage level purchases and rarely an option for regular normal working people.

Other than that, I just wish you'd cut back on the RGB, it is getting old now... why not just go for slick stealth looks with monotone highlight colors here and there, 'Tron' like... rather than 70's disco colours...

j__1
Level 7

I have a suggestion for the team that doesn't have anything to do with the motherboard design but the driver/firmware page on ASUS's website for the motherboards. As a beginner user I sometimes have problems determining which software to download when there are several different versions of the same driver, but with slightly different names and other confusing information. Here are some examples (ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI):

1a) Intel Dynamic Tuning Technology (APO) Driver v2.2.10001.3 for Windows 10/11 64-bit.

1b) Intel DTT 9.0.11405.42569 (Ipf driver V1.0.11405.42038) for Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 64-bit.

 

2a) Intel Serial IO V30.100.2417.30 for Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 64-bit.

2b) Intel SIO Driver V30.100.2221.20 for Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 64-bit.

 

3a) Intel ME V2407.6.1.0 (SW 2425.6.26.0) for Windows 10 64-bit and Windows 11 64-bit.

3b) Intel ME Consumer V2334.5.1.0 (SW 2335.5.26.0) For Windows 10/11 64-bit.

3c) Intel Management Engine Interface V2306.4.3.0 For Windows 10/11 64-bit.

 

I would suggest sticking with ONE name for the driver and only update the version number for that specific driver.

denn73
Level 8

I have a suggestion.

BIOS: Add the GPU die temperature sensor as a source so we are able to configure our fan curves based on what it's reporting.

Snafu42
Level 9

Suggestion for new BIOS setting in Boot\Boot Configuration:

  Boot into: [Operating System (default) | Boot Menu | BIOS Setup]

This would remove the long standing inconvenient requirement to always hit DEL/F2/F8 timely when doing multiple tests with BIOS settings or multiboot.

 

 

 

Snafu42
Level 9

Suggestion for an enhancement to BIOS settings in Ai Tweaker\Internal CPU Power Management:

If AC/DL LL are set to Auto, show the actual values as already done for various other values (e.g. Power Limits). For example:

  IA AC Load Line:               [Auto]
  Current IA AC Load Line:    0.400
  IA DC Load Line:               [Auto]
  Current IA DC Load Line:    0.490

The above represents an observed result for CPU LLC: Level 6 (sets AC/DC LL to 0.490) and SVID Behavior: Typical Scenario (overrides AC LL with 0.400). If set to Auto, these two values depend on at least three other settings in a non obvious way. It would be useful to see the actual values without the requirement to boot and then use some tool like HWINFO.

See also "CPU Load-line Calibration" vs "SVID Behavior" vs "IA AC/DC Load Line" settings

Snafu42
Level 9

In addition to a reasonable accurate Vcore sensor, add a VcoreMax sensor which is able to detect high frequency voltage overshoot spikes. It should support readout by regular hardware monitoring tools, for example by providing a new max value with a hold time of a few seconds.

This would somewhat remove the necessity to "guess" whether a voltage and/or LLC setting might be dangerous or not. Would have been useful for Raptor Lake with its long (now ended or not?) story of microcode versions requesting too high VIDs.

But I'm not sure whether such a feature would be compatible with the accepted pricing of high end boards.