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To continue our ROG 20th Anniversary celebration, we bring a new spin on a classic motherboard. Remember the first ROG Crosshair motherboard? This blazing fast motherboard featured a Socket AM2 to drive the fastest dual-core AMD Athlon 64 processors. Although the technology and performance are barely recognizable now, the same spirit that drove our early ROG engineers remains with our latest offerings.

The ROG Crosshair 2006 begins with our current flagship product for high-end gaming - the ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero - to bring back the distinctive design of our original ROG motherboard and then adds a few new touches. Decked with eye-catching colors and materials that harken back to one of PC gaming’s most important formative eras, the ROG Crosshair 2006 is the new motherboard of choice for gamers who demand the best of past and present. Similar to the Dark Hero, it features 20+2+2 power stages, ASUS AIO Q-Connector, Server-Grade DRAM Enhancement, NitroPathDRAM Technology, and AEMP.

This special edition is armed to the teeth with 2026’s most innovative gaming tech, with the latest refinements equipping users for a supremely easy PC building experience. Its marquee feature is a 2-inch OLED screen on the primary M.2 slot features an exclusive animation. This animation transitions from the old ROG logo to the new logo, symbolizing the evolution from the past to the present. The 2-inch OLED panel can also display useful system information such as CPU frequency, device temperatures, or fan speeds during normal operation. Users can also personalize the OLED display with their own custom images or animations.

• Product Page: https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-2006/
• Spec Page: https://rog.asus.com/us/motherboards/rog-crosshair/rog-crosshair-2006/spec/

Key Features:

• NitroPath DRAM Technology supports up to 4x DIMM, 256GB DDR5, and up to 9600+(OC)
• Server-grade ultra-low-etch PCB process
• AIO Q-Connector, M.2 Q-Latch, M.2 Q-Release, Q-Antenna
• 3D Vapor Chamber M.2 Heatsink
• Extreme OC kit, including LN2 mode
• WiFi 7, BT5.4, 2x USB4 ports, 9x USB10Gbps ports for extensive connectivity options
• 3x USB 2.0 Headers
• 60W Quick Charge 4+ via front panel USB Type-C
• Copper-toned Metal Backplate

With our ROG 20th Anniversary announcements in full-swing, it's a great time to look back on the technology that brought us here today. What do you think about this motherboard? Which have been your favorite ROG Crosshair motherboards over the years? Let us know in the comments below!

Specs:
Motherboard - Asus 870E Extreme
CPU - AMD 9950X3d2
Ram - 64GB Corsair vengeance DDR5 (6000 MHz) CL30
Video card - AMD 9070XT
Cooling - Custom Cooling loop With an Alphacool 13339 VPP Apex Pump, EK Quantum surface radiator and ceramic coated Optimus CPU cooling block