ICYMI, the U.S. CPSC has announced the formal recall of Asus ROG Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards. This boards had the potential to cause fire and burn hazard as it had a major manufacturer fault.
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ASUS has confirmed that the reversed capacitor problem that was detected earlier is potentially causing the issues on its ROG Maximus Hero Z690 motherboards. The firm has initiated a recall program.
The $599.99 Maximus Hero Z690 motherboards could be going up in flames due to a silly error from ASUS' manufacturing. Analysis shows that the board's capacitor is placed incorrectly, causing failure.
