ASUS teases new 20th anniversary ROG Crosshair motherboard

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and we're expecting some big announcements from the gaming-focused brand at Computex 2026. And thanks to a little teaser over on the official ASUS ROG Instagram page, we've got our first look at what one of these might be, a reimagining of one of the very first premium motherboards released under the ROG banner.

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In fact, this is a motherboard we reviewed back in 2006, the ASUS Crosshair Republic of Gamers, and noted it was "extremely powerful and stacked with impressive features" for gamers and overclockers. Although the look and feel of PC gaming hardware has definitely evolved over the subsequent 20 years, this first ROG Crosshair motherboard helped set the brand's trend of releasing stylish and powerful gear, thanks to its bright copper heatsink that covered the VRM, northbridge, and southbridge.

And it's the copper heatsink and classic ROG logo in the teaser that point to it being a reimagining of the classic motherboard. One of the more notable design touches on the original was its inclusion of a pretty basic LCD for monitoring, with this teaser hinting that the 20th-anniversary edition ROG Crosshair motherboard will ship with a full-color display featuring an animated version of the classic ROG logo.

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Plus, the 2006 on the heatsink is another giveaway.

Right now, the teaser is all we have to go on, so details like socket support and other features remain TBC. However, if ASUS's current lineup of flagship ROG Crosshair motherboards is anything to go by, then we can expect this to be both a nod to the past and a pretty powerful motherboard for enthusiasts, gamers, and overclockers. ASUS will be holding an event on June 1 to kick off its Computex 2026 announcements and ROG celebration, so we don't have long to wait.