Asus China provides free motherboard replacements for customers who succumbed to PCIe damage from Asus' new Q-Release Slim connector.

New reports suggest that Asus' newly launched Q-Release Slim feature can damage your GPU's PCIe connector. As HXL and Andreas Schilling from HardwareLuxx shared, frequently unseating your GPU ...

The photo shows a visible chip taken out of the card’s connector. Asus introduced this version of the Q-Release system last year, an update to the original Q-Release from 2021. The first version ...

The Q-Release Slim is supposed to be an improved version of the Q-Release launched back in 2021 for high-end Asus ROG motherboards ... it that scrapes against the connector.

Inside the slot on Asus boards, the Q-Release system uses a small retention clip to lock the card into place. When you need to remove the card, simply pull the connector end up while lifting ...

Asus has responded to recent concerns about its Q-Release Slim feature, following reports that the mechanism may cause damage to GPU PCIe connectors. The Q-Release Slim was introduced in August ...

New reports suggest that Asus' newly launched Q-Release Slim feature can damage your GPU's PCIe connector. As HXL and Andreas Schilling from HardwareLuxx shared, frequently unseating your GPU ...