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ASUS Announces TUF Gaming T500 Desktop PC System

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ASUS today announced the arrival of TUF Gaming T500, a compact desktop with the power to drive the latest and greatest AAA and esports games. Powered by up to an Intel Core i7-13620H processor, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU, up to 64 GB of DDR5 RAM and 2 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage, T500 is a well-rounded machine for esports and AAA gamers alike. With a compact chassis that features classic TUF Gaming style, T500 is an excellent fit in bedrooms and dorm rooms anywhere.

High-performance components
Powered by up to an Intel Core i7-13620H processor with six Performance cores and eight Efficiency cores and a max boost of 5.0 GHz, T500 can drive incredible gaming experiences alongside a snappy desktop experience. T500 packs up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU. Boasting the latest NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs bring game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators. Equipped with a massive level of AI horsepower, the GeForce RTX 50 Series enables new experiences and next-level graphics fidelity. Multiply performance with NVIDIA DLSS 4 featuring Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and Multi Frame Generation. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is ready to power incredible performance in the games of today and tomorrow.



More capability
Equipped with up to 64 GB of DDR5 5200 MHz memory, TUF Gaming T500 has more than enough capacity to multitask with ease. Games will feel snappy, and users are able to keep their favorite extra applications open in the background without worry. Backing up that ultrafast memory is up to 2 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage, capable of bringing game loading times down to mere seconds.

Rugged looks
TUF Gaming T500 is inspired by mecha anime, featuring bold lines and futuristic elements that exude both a technological and combat-ready feel. With a clear side panel, gamers can get a peek at the beating heart their machine, softly illuminated by yellow lighting. Or for a more subtle look, T500 is also available with a metal side panel, giving the chassis sleek and high-tech lines. On the front of the machine, more lighting helps illuminate the front I/O panel while also subtly harkening back to the optical sensors of a war-ready mech.

Like all TUF Gaming machines, T500 meets MIL-STD-810H standards for durability and reliability. Tested for resistance and reliability after drops, high-altitude exposure, high and low temperature extremes, and vibrations, TUF Gaming T500 is built to last.



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WTF is that render?
 
"High-performance components"

This a joke?

Rather build your own.
 
This is either a very poor render (AI generated?) or the layout is completely unhinged. I lean towards AI because this just makes no sense.

Edit: Unless this is supposed to be some bastardized 12VO abomination of a custom board?
 
Man, companies can be real bastards with prebuilts. A mobile CPU, only 7 USB ports on the whole system (4x 2.0 and 3x 3.1 Gen 1), slow SO-DIMM memory and you can even configure one of these with a 3050!!!! I wonder if they went with these CPU options because they were cheap from Intel, or because they're easier to cool with a 120mm radiator. https://www.asus.com/us/displays-de...uf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-t500-2025/techspec/

I hope no one gets burnt buying one of these, thinking they're getting an ok computer, especially for the default price of $1300USD
 
That’s a mobile processor …
 
Very interesting, it's a sub-16L compact but the renders don't do its size justice.

vbq7qK68eyYAH4iR said:
Man, companies can be real bastards with prebuilts. A mobile CPU, only 7 USB ports on the whole system (4x 2.0 and 3x 3.1 Gen 1), slow SO-DIMM memory and you can even configure one of these with a 3050!!!! I wonder if they went with these CPU options because they were cheap from Intel, or because they're easier to cool with a 120mm radiator. https://www.asus.com/us/displays-de...uf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-t500-2025/techspec/

I hope no one gets burnt buying one of these, thinking they're getting an ok computer, especially for the default price of $1300USD
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It doesn't appear to be a true radiator, but rather a regular 120mm heatsink with 3 extended heatpipes.
 
Wow, now they are using Ai to generate total BS systems. What's that, separated 4+4 EPS with PCIe 6pin just hanging up there for no reason, DDR5 is a box now, not sticks of memory, the NVMe drive is just hanging over the motherboard and is attached to the case, there's just bunch of capacitors not even soldered on the motherboard below the socket, but they are all marked for correct polarity...

This is so lazy it's laughable. ASUS, get off crack. Like, right now.
 
RejZoR said:
Wow, now they are using Ai to generate total BS systems. What's that, separated 4+4 EPS with PCIe 6pin just hanging up there for no reason, DDR5 is a box now, not sticks of memory, the NVMe drive is just hanging over the motherboard and is attached to the case, there's just bunch of capacitors not even soldered on the motherboard below the socket, but they are all marked for correct polarity...

This is so lazy it's laughable. ASUS, get off crack. Like, right now.
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To be fair, the DDR5 box will be because they're using SO-DIMM sticks, which look like crap on their sides, so they need to put something over the top of them.
 
RejZoR said:
Wow, now they are using Ai to generate total BS systems. What's that, separated 4+4 EPS with PCIe 6pin just hanging up there for no reason, DDR5 is a box now, not sticks of memory, the NVMe drive is just hanging over the motherboard and is attached to the case, there's just bunch of capacitors not even soldered on the motherboard below the socket, but they are all marked for correct polarity...

This is so lazy it's laughable. ASUS, get off crack. Like, right now.
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It's not A.I, it's just a non standard layout. Super duper ultra non standard. And probably still bigger than a well made ITX case
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Chomiq said:
WTF is that render?
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It's reality
 
It can easily be a standard layout. As others have pointed out, it's a mobile processor. So could be a board from one of their laptops
 
In a way I like how retro this design is, reminds me of the old Cooler Master HAF..
 
Looks nice, but....

"Like all TUF gamin machines"....they should have said:

it's overhyped, under-powered, with low-grade/entry-level parts (other than the ram) with no mention of the PSU or cooling set-up or specs, AND more than likely, UBER-mega over-priced, as per AsSus's typical MO.....
 
bonehead123 said:
Looks nice, but....

"Like all TUF gamin machines"....they should have said:

it's overhyped, under-powered, with low-grade/entry-level parts (other than the ram) with no mention of the PSU or cooling set-up or specs, AND more than likely, UBER-mega over-priced, as per AsSus's typical MO.....
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The spec list mention that it's a 80+ plat 500w TFX platinum. For the cooling you have to go on their website, but it's four cooper heatpipe on a single tower 90nm. Those mobile CPUs are designed to work with coolers that are far worse than that, so it's a bit whatever.

Now for the price, I tried to look what you can expect from pre-built in the EU. You can find a few lenovo with a ryzen 7600, and a RTX 5070 and a for an additional 100€

It's just...a weird product. It's small, but not that small, and got a tons of weird choices. They could have made something much more compact than that if they are going the custom layout anyway, but that's just a lazy PC.
 
Onasi said:
This is either a very poor render (AI generated?) or the layout is completely unhinged. I lean towards AI because this just makes no sense.

Edit: Unless this is supposed to be some bastardized 12VO abomination of a custom board?
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I'm leaning towards AI-generated too. On the other hand, maybe ASUS is taking a page out of Dell's book by making the motherboard entirely proprietary (and thus having near zero percent upgrade ability)? :kookoo:
 
Locked mobile processor, so-dimm memory.. 500W PSU that is supposedly 80+ platinum (doesnt mean shit if the build quality sucks)

I actually dont have a hate boner for prebuilts (especially because sometimes its the only way to get interesting OEM only hardware that I like to investigate) but this? This sucks.

I wonder how the thermals are though. Motherboard doesnt look like a reused laptop one so theres a good chance its proprietary, possibly
 
Imagine the rude awakening when the user decided to upgrade the parts of this desktop and they can’t
 
So it's a laptop in a big box.
No wonder the pictures confused people.
Edit: why is it limited to a 5060Ti?
If I had to guess I would say size constraints, but surely there's a higher card that could fit.
 
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Caring1 said:
So it's a laptop in a big box.
No wonder the pictures confused people.
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From the pics the gpu looks like it’s on pcie slot
 
Caring1 said:
The video above show that to be correct.
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Least it has one of the important parts it can upgrade later down the path, so I guess it’s not all loss
 
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