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Asus Announces ROG Strix XG129C Secondary Touchscreen and ROG Strix OLED XG34WCDMS Gaming Monitor
Asus unveiled the 12.3-inch ROG Strix XG129C touchscreen IPS sidekick display alongside the 34-inch ROG Strix OLED XG34WCDMS on May 8, 2026. The XG129C features 720p resolution, wide color coverage and a one-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription. Asus has not announced pricing for either product.
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Asus announced the ROG Strix XG129C on May 8, 2026. 3-inch touchscreen IPS display intended to be a secondary sidekick display for a larger main monitor. 1-inch secondary display included on the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15.
5-inch display but the same 720p resolution as the ROG Strix XG129C. The ROG Strix XG129C covers 125 percent of the sRGB color gamut and 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. It includes a one-year subscription for AIDA64 Extreme, a hardware monitoring tool that usually costs $65.
Such secondary displays can serve as performance monitors for a PC or as extensions for streaming and editing setups. The Verge reported that these sidekick screens function in a manner similar to Elgato’s Stream Deck.
The ROG Strix OLED XG34WCDMS is a 34-inch RGB Tandem QD-OLED gaming monitor with a 280Hz refresh rate.
The Verge reported the announcements on May 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM UTC.
