Subj : Buyer beware: Asus' Q-Release Slim feature is reportedly damaging To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Jan 24 2025 20:00:07 Buyer beware: Asus' Q-Release Slim feature is reportedly damaging GPUs like the RTX 5090 Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:45:14 +0000 Description: Asus' Q-Release Slim feature seems handy, but it could seriously damage your expensive RTX 5090 graphics card. FULL STORY ======================================================================Asus recently released its Q-Release Slim feature for GPUs Said feature is reportedly damaging GPUs There's no current fix for this issue from Asus Asuss Q-Release Slim was first revealed in August 2024 during Gamescom. It is an eject feature on 800-series AMD and Intel motherboards that makes removing graphics cards much easier. However, the recently released feature is reportedly causing major headaches for buyers. According to HXL and Andreas Schilling from HardwareLuxx (reported on by Toms Hardware), Q-Release Slim has been causing damage to graphics cards by scraping off the sides of the connector. This could potentially ruin your expensive graphics cards, including the recent RTX 5090 . The Q-Release Slim is supposed to be an improved version of the Q-Release launched back in 2021 for high-end Asus ROG motherboards. It lets you quickly eject cards by titling them while pulling upwards. However, the fault lies in the peg side of the PCIe slot on the motherboard, which has a metallic piece embedded in it that scrapes against the connector. If the card is ejected frequently, this can result in significant damage something reviews and overclockers tend to do. Unikos Hardware offers more insight into the matter, including several photos from the bilibili channel. The first is of the design flaw reportedly causing this issue, while two more are before and after the original cards condition versus the damaging results of using the Q-Release Slim eject 60 times. Weve also reached out to Asus concerning this issue and will update this story with any statements from them. This isnt the only issue plaguing Asus either This isnt the only recent report concerning Asus motherboards either. Patch notes slipped out early , which revealed a BETA bios fix for a microcode signature verification vulnerability, apparently affecting Asus gaming motherboards. Tavis Ormandy, the security researcher who spotted the leak, stated, "It looks like an OEM leaked the patch for a major upcoming CPU vulnerability, ie: 'AMD Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability. He then continues, I'm not thrilled about this. The patch is not currently in Linux firmware, so this is the only publicly available patch." By the time Asus edited the patch notes to remove mentioning AMDs microcode issue, AMD had already confirmed the vulnerability to The Register . "AMD is aware of a newly reported processor vulnerability. Execution of the attack requires both local administrator-level access to the system, and development and execution of malicious microcode," the company stated. It seems that Asus motherboards have been embroiled in some serious trouble, which could spell disaster for both processors and graphics cards. Hopefully, the manufacturer can correct the issue soon, as the timing couldnt be worse with the release of the RTX 5000-series and new processors on the horizon. AMD confirms processor security flaws after Asus patch slips out early Painful GPU extraction woes could be a thing of the past with new motherboards Some of the most iconic AMD chips have a serious security flaw which the company says it probably won't patch now ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/buyer-beware-asus-q-release-slim-featu re-is-reportedly-damaging-gpus-like-the-rtx-5090 --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .