Make Future Motherboard Feature Suggestions Here!

[xeromist]

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.

[Vartanil]

My suggestion relates to motherboard documentation.
I would like the documentation available on the Internet to be compatible with the latest BIOS version.
I have a Maximus Z790 Hero motherboard, the latest BIOS for this board was published 2024/05/30 (version 2301), and the BIOS manual was released in November 2022 (BIOS v. 0703).
Greetings
Vartanil

[Zenairis]

This is really simple make sure that every motherboard has the error code LED's and motherboard speakers. These cost next to nothing and help aid the end user in troubleshooting their boards. I currently have issues with 2 of my memory slots. I cannot use 4 sticks of ram in this board at the moment because of it.

Before anyone asks I've tested all 4 sticks in A2/B2 they work perfectly fine. Just A1/B1 that isn't working.

Issues can be located easily with these error code LED's. Asking for what I will do with my STRIX Z790, I have no idea at the moment as it looks like a common issue with the STRIX Z790.

[JerryAtricks]

Make sure people can connect to the Internet using their boards. 👍

[antomime]

My suggestion for future Motherboards is Not more features but less. E.g. Wifi, Bluetooh & Audio while handy at times should be optional (plug in - Different MB models come with as plug in's) extras for motherboards & not contribute to the cost as a PC "in general" will not need those. The audio most likely will be USB OR USB to a DAC.

For add features to add. USB 2.0 (4 slots min) Because that is what most devices use & some have had issues not using USB2.0 ports in the past.
Novelty idea is have all the fan headers in the same place & accessible. It's a struggle finding them, let alone using them at times.

Unrelated but GPU's should have the power supply plugs facing the back of the case not the front of the case.

[achugh]

My request is to make motherboards what they were meant to be. A way to easily expand and upgrade the system as newer technologies arrives. This is why PCIe Slots and internal headers were created. Replacing the whole system every few years is getting overly expensive.

I would really like to see Datacenter kind of technologies trickle down for consumers where you have main board for just CPU and RAM and then HOST boards with riser cables to add all the required extensions.

It will be great to see our boards with better plug-n-play abilities over everything on the board so we all can upgrade as newer technologies continue to come to market at a faster rate.

I believe in the wake of profitability and name of convivence the spirit of building a computer but at the same time having the ability to upgrade it over a period of time is lost. This has made I believe RMA a bigger issue because if a small item goes bad, we now have to get a whole new board instead of just replacing a card to fix what has gone bad.

Why can't we get some standard connection from CPU to a memory board where newer memory can be installed without replacing the board? Why is the CPU and the Chipset have to be so baked into the board that we cannot just replace it like a daughter board?

My dream board is the one where I invest into a cool company which allows me to replace CPUs like LGA1700, LGA1800 etc using a board so I can install a new CPU and its matching chipset when I want. Same goes for memory. The GPU slot comes with a raiser cable so it does not take up all the space and I get PCIe Slots to expand the boards capabilities like audio, network, WiFi, Bluetooth, Thunderbolt & USB etc. 

[UltraMagnus]

Please make a standalone version of FanXpert. This program is actually very very good, and it's actually one of my top reasons to buy Asus Motherboards. I had to find a very old version of it to use on my Z690 Motherboard. So sad to see a crippled version of it, hidden well away inside armoury crate which is an disaster in itself.

[ATOdinson]

Include more replacement thermal pads for M.2 drives.  Also, those mini RAM fans should be standard at this point. 

[zeratulgod]

i wish asus go with dual bios or a  safe way to update bios

[achugh]

Hi @zeratulgod ,

Unless I am mistaken, the newer boards without dual BIOS have EZ BIOS where you can copy the BIOS version of your choice using the BIOS Rename Utility included in the BIOS Download file on the USB Drive, put this USB stick into the USB slot labeled BIOS on the Rear IO shield and then use the motherboard instructions for your board to perform BIOS Flashback steps which is typically a physical button on the Rear IO. This should install the BIOS on the USB stick similar to having a Dual BIOS setup. The only downside is that you will likely lose any BIOS settings unless you have already exported and saved them on a USB stick or a backup drive which you can then reimport after you have switched to an older working BIOS. It is definitely a couple of extra steps but at least there is a way to get back to an older working BIOS in case the new BIOS is giving any issues.

[Exist2Resist]

Bring back full physical user manuals. I am getting tired of the green nonsense. 

How about using higher quality materials. I have an Apex Encore and I used to have a MSI MPG ACE, the ACE felt much nicer sturdier and better quality than the Encore board.
Both boards were the same price point.
ACE had a shield on the back, and felt solid, way more fan connectors.
The Apex Ecore feels cheap and like an after thought.