ASUS's durable TUF lineup gets a new chassis, mouse, keyboard, and headset

ASUS TUF Gaming GT501 chassis

ASUS offers a diversity of accessories nether the TUF brand, and the manufacturer is rolling out a gear up of new products at Computex 2022. The lineup is getting a new chassis with camp styling elements, gaming mouse, along with a splash-proof keyboard, and a new headset.

The TUF serial is all well-nigh durability, and in contempo years ASUS has created a cohesive pattern artful around the lineup. Hither's a await at the latest additions joining the TUF lineup.

ASUS TUF Gaming GT501 chassis

The TUF Gaming GT501 carries the aforementioned military camp-inspired design as TUF motherboards, and offers the aforementioned durability. The chassis is fabricated out of steel, and has plastic around the front panel housing and a huge smoked tempered glass window on the side.

There'southward plenty room inside the chassis to business firm an ATX motherboard and road cables effectively, and there'south space left over for RGB lighting too should you make up one's mind to do and then.

A unique feature is the woven cotton wool handles at the top, which make information technology easy to transport the chassis to LAN parties. From ASUS:

The thumb screws holding the window tin can sometimes be affixed too tightly at the manufactory, so the case ships with a handy TUF Gaming tag that doubles every bit a screwdriver.

It comes with three high-flow 140-mm PWM fans, and you lot go mounts for three fans up tiptop and three more at the front, or if you're going the liquid cooling route, y'all can slot in a 280mm radiator. Like most cases in this category, the TUF Gaming GT501 has dust filters at the lesser, front end, and peak.

ASUS TUF M5 gaming mouse

Beingness a product in the TUF series, the M5 gaming mouse is designed to withstand a lot of abuse. The mouse comes with a grey paint job with a "durable" coat that'southward designed to last several years, and like well-nigh gaming mice, the M5 has Omron switches rated for fifty one thousand thousand clicks.

The mouse has built-in memory that's good for storing upwardly to three profiles, a Pixart PAW3327 6200DPI optical sensor, and all buttons and keys are programmable with the Armoury Ii software. At that place are two buttons above the thumb balance, and a button below the scroll wheel.

The button under the scroll bicycle and the TUF logo are decked out with accent lighting, and you can customize the color options via ASUS' Aura Sync software.

ASUS TUF K5 gaming keyboard

The notable feature with the TUF K5 keyboard is the spill-proof blueprint, which volition protect the keyboard from "accidental spills if you get bumped inadvertently at a crowded LAN party or celebrate a hard-fought victory a petty as well emphatically."

The keyboard can withstand upward to 60ml of liquids, and ASUS notes that the key caps are covered with three layers of pigment — one more traditional keyboards (to brand it TUF).

There are Mech-Brane membrane switches that mimic the feel of a mechanical keyboard, and at that place'due south a five-zone Aura Sync backlight that can exist configured using the Armoury II software.

You lot'll also be able to fix upwards macros and salve them to the onboard storage.

ASUS TUF H5 gaming headset

The H5 headset features a stainless steel design that ASUS says increases its durability while reducing the overall weight, making information technology comfortable to wear for extended gaming sessions.

The headset comes with dual 50-mm Essence drivers and a detachable blast for the mic. You'll exist able to enable virtual surround sound via the included USB adapter.

The new additions to the TUF lineup necktie into the broader TUF Gaming Alliance, which is a serial of collaborative products launched by the likes of Cooler Master and other brands that share a cohesive pattern aesthetic.

All three products will make their debut in the third quarter of 2022, and there's no discussion on pricing or availability only notwithstanding. Nosotros should know more than closer to launch, just in the meantime, what practice yous think of the latest TUF products?

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