Highlights
- ASUS continues to promote its Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed motherboards regardless of a evident typo on the EVA-02 version’s I/O plate.
- The typo, misspelling Evangelion as “Evangenlion,” has disillusioned customers who paid a premium worth for the motherboard.
- ASUS has not acknowledged the error and it’s unlikely that they’ll revise the product.
{Hardware} producer ASUS has continued to promote its $700 line of Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed PC motherboards, regardless of one evident problem customers have been reporting for over a month now relating to the EVA-02 version. Though the difficulty has no affect on efficiency, customers who’ve purchased the motherboard are understandably upset on the lapse in high quality management at ASUS for one in every of its top-end merchandise.
Primarily based on the prevailing ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero motherboard, the EVA-02 version retails for anyplace between $100 to $150 additional for its Evangelion branding, that includes EVA-02 operator Asuka Langley entrance and middle. Other than this, ASUS additionally sells a whole set of EVA-02 PC elements, together with a case, energy provide, and NVIDIA RTX 4090—all emblazoned in Asuka’s signature crimson, orange, and black shade scheme.
Regardless of the premium price ticket, the EVA-02 version of the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero motherboard has shipped with an unlucky error: a typo on the board’s included I/O plate misspelling Evangelion as “Evangenlion.” As shared by Twitter consumer Hal Rafael, the typo has been extensively documented throughout a number of YouTube channels that includes the $700 motherboard in a evaluate or construct. Given the nice and cozy reception of ASUS’ preliminary line of Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed PC {hardware} final 12 months that featured Shinji Ikari and the EVA-01, customers are understandably disillusioned with this 12 months’s launch.
As of writing, ASUS has but to acknowledge the error, with the typo seen on the EVA-02 version board’s official product web page on ASUS’ web site, in addition to promotional supplies that includes the brand new product line. Given the product’s standing as a extremely area of interest merchandise focusing on the comparatively small fanatic market, in addition to how the manufacturing error has no affect on efficiency in any respect, it’s unlikely that ASUS will launch a mid-generation revision of the product.
Given the product’s premium price ticket, it’s kind of troublesome to suggest when the entire level of it’s its aesthetics. For anybody drawn to EVA-themed merchandise for his or her visible qualities, it could be wiser (and much more sensible) to plan out a extra normal cyberpunk-themed PC setup as an alternative.
Fortunately, for customers who’re unwilling to compromise on injecting their customized Intel PC builds with a touch of Evangelion-themed aptitude, none of ASUS’ different Evangelion-themed merchandise – primarily based on EVA-02 or in any other case -seem to have any points similar to this. Given the value premium on this restricted line, it would not be unreasonable to count on extra consistency of their high quality.
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
$550 $609 Save $59
The ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero is without doubt one of the finest motherboards cash should purchase for Intel twelfth and thirteenth technology CPUs. It helps extraordinarily quick reminiscence overclocking, seems to be and feels each premium and well-built, and provides twin Thunderbolt 4 ports that make it one of many few USB4 motherboards available on the market.
- Model
- ASUS
- Reminiscence Slots
- 4
- Reminiscence Sort
- DDR5 (As much as 7800+ MHz)
- Type Issue
- ATX
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- USB Ports
- Upto 21 USB Ports
- CPU Assist
- Intel twelfth and thirteenth Gen
- Chipset
- Z790
