GIGABYTE Motherboard News Service.

-- GIGABYTE Unleashes First UD7 Motherboard --
-- GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 featuring 333 Onboard Acceleration, 3-Way SLI™ and CrossFireX™-- (2009/11/19)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, November 18, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch their latest flagship motherboard, the GA-X58A-UD7. Based on the Intel^® X58 chipset, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 delivers all the killer next generation features that gaming enthusiasts and power users have been waiting for including GIGABYTE's 333 Onboard Acceleration features with support for USB 3.0, Serial-ATA Revision 3.0 (6Gbps) and a 3x USB Power Boost, as well as multi-GPU support for NVIDIA 3-Way SLI™ and ATI CrossFireX™ and support for Intel's upcoming 32nm high performance processors.

"GIGABYTE is once again raising the standard by which all other motherboards are judged with our latest flagship GA-X58A-UD7," commented Henry Kao, Vice President GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. "Featuring next generation storage capabilities including USB 3.0 and SATA 3, as well as GIGABYTE's own unique 3x USB Power Boost, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 truly epitomizes everything that a highest performance, highest feature set motherboard is all about."

Continuing GIGABYTE's technology leadership, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 features the revolutionary GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 design, with 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers to enable dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking. The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 also features the GIGABYTE Smart 6™ technology, offering a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provides an easier and smarter way for managing your system, including improved system performance, faster boot-up time, secure platform management as well as easy to enable system recovery with a click of mouse button.

The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 supports the latest Intel^® Core™ i7 processors for the LGA 1366 socket as well as Intel's next generation 32nm processors, offering a high level of future CPU headroom for users wanting to maintain cutting-edge levels of performance. With the memory controller integrated directly into the processor die, the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 also supports triple channel DDR3 memory for blazing fast memory performance.

USB 3.0 Support

The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard supports the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.

SATA 6 Gbps Support

Yet another onboard feature of the GIGABYTE X58A-UD7 is Marvell’s new SE9128 chips for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, the GIGABYTE X58A-UD7 offers even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces. Another advantage of the Marvell SE9128 is its onboard RAID processor, which enables hardware based data balancing for ultra low CPU utilization, providing a much more powerful RAID solution compared to traditional software based RAID.

3x USB Power Boost

The GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard features a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE’s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide a more stable and plentiful power delivery.

For additional information about the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_OverView.aspx?ProductID=3251

-- GIGABYTE and Futuremark Host P55 OverclocKing Challenge and 10K Challenge --
-- Prizes to be awarded in multiple categories by GIGABYTE, Antec, Kingmax, GlacialTech, and Enermax -- (2009/11/11)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced two new challenges for PC overclockers everywhere. Utilizing a GIGABYTE P55 motherboard and Intel Core™ i5 or i7 CPU, contestants worldwide will compete for the overall "OverclocKing" title. The top three overall 3DMark 06 scorers worldwide on a GIGABYTE P55 motherboard will be crowned OverclocKing, along with some pretty amazing hardware loot from GIGABYTE, Antec, Kingmax, GlacialTech and Enermax. There will also be a weekly lucky draw for contestants entered in the OverclocKing challenge, with winners receiving a GIGABYTE motherboard.

In addition, this year will feature a brand new competition called the 3DMark 10K Challenge. This special competition is for anyone using any Intel chipset based motherboard. The first 3 competitors who submit a 3DMark score of exactly 10,000 will get a ton of new hardware from GIGABYTE, Antec, Kingmax, GlacialTech and Enermax. Contestants can use ANY version of 3DMark to enter. Even if they don’t make the first three, contestants should still send in their 10K score, as they will automatically be entered for a lucky draw at the end of the competition to win one of several new GIGABYTE motherboards.

"GIGABYTE is thrilled to partner with Futuremark to host the second annual OverclocKing challenge." commented Tony Liao, Associate Vice President of Marketing at GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. "Even though the P55 platform is billed as a mainstream platform, overclockers worldwide have been able to set some amazing new overclocking records using their GIGABYTE P55 motherboards, so we are excited to see who will walk away with this year’s OvercloKing title."

"Overclocking is growing in popularity all the time and on average we see a new benchmark result submitted to our database every 4 seconds. This worldwide competition provides two levels of competition, our new 3DMark 10K Challenge as well as the usual overall top scorer. We will be surprised if records are not broken using the latest P55 motherboards," said Jukka Mäkinen, Futuremark's Vice President, Products and Services.

Grand prizes for overall top score and 10K Challenge include a GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6 Motherboard and GV-N26SO-896I VGA card, Antec Twelve Hundred gaming case and TruePower Quattro TPQ-1200 Watt power supply, "KINGMAX" DDR3 2200 Dual Channel Overclock Memory Module, GlacialTech X-wing Cooling Pad, and (2) Enermax 12cm Apollish Fans.

Everyone who enters and posts a 3DMark score of exactly 10K (10,000) will receive a copy of Futuremark's newly announced Shattered Horizon™ zero gravity multi-player first person shooter game for PC (prizes limited to the first 200 contestants scoring 10K). In addition, everyone who posts a score for the 10K challenge will automatically be entered for a lucky draw to be held every day with the winners receiving a copy of Shattered Horizon (30 winners will be announced).
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/raid-on-shattered-horizon/57737
http://www.shatteredhorizon.com

The contest will run from Nov 1st through Nov 30th, so click below for more details about the contest and how to enter:
http://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/gigabyteoverclocking/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/yougamergirl

About 3DMark06 3DMark06 is a benchmark program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming performance capabilities of PCs. 3DMark software has been downloaded more than 45 million times. The 3DMark06 edition is currently the world’s most popular benchmark and can be downloaded for free from the Futuremark website.
http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/

-- GIGABYTE and Team Indonesia Win F1 OC FSB Challenge --
-- Set New FSB World Record of 750MHz, effectively rewriting the FSB history books! -- (2009/11/11)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, November 11, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions proudly announced that the highest front side bus (FSB) score in the October, 2009 F1 OC Highest FSB Challenge was achieved by Team Indonesia using a GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard and Intel Core™ 2 Duo E8500 processor. The result resets the FSB world record to a whopping 750.92MHz, while the GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-EXTREME’s front side bus achieved an awesome total overclock of 3003.69MHz – a massive achievement that highlights Team Indonesia’s skill and prowess as an international overclocking competitor!

The F1 OC competition is held by TheOverclocker.com and brings together the world’s top overclockers representing 13 different countries. October’s event ran from October 1st to 31st, where participants had to submit their FSB scores via an emailed CPU-Z submission. A powerful and stable motherboard is key to any successful FSB overclock, and participants were allowed to use any hardware configuration. Remarkably, three of the top six results came from GIGABYTE motherboards, with Team Indonesia’s score trumping the rest.

↑The new FSB world record of FSB 750.92MHz from Team Indonesia's Benny Lodewijk using a GA-EP45T-EXTREME motherboard

"We are delighted to have won two F1 OC events in a row, especially seeing as both wins produced significant improvements on previous world records, while so many of the remaining top 6 scorers in both events also chose to use GIGABYTE motherboards," commented Tony Liao, Associate Vice President of Marketing at GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. "This unequalled track record in the first season of F1 OC proves that there is no substitute for innovation leadership combined with good quality design and manufacturing when it comes to high-end motherboards. We congratulate Team Indonesia for their achievement and look forward to more record-breaking wins in the coming months from overclockers around the world."

"It’s extremely rewarding to see F1 OC continuing to break through previous performance barriers, even on mature platforms such as the P45," said Nick Ross, Editor, The Overclocker and Chairman of www.f1oc.org. "We commend GIGABYTE and Team Indonesia on their outstanding achievements during the highest FSB challenge and look forward to similar achievements in future F1 OC challenges."

FSB has been the most important overclocking benchmark for over 30 years (when overclocking first began) because it is the most direct way to improve CPU performance. Achieving an FSB of 750Mhz requires outstanding tweaking skills while maintaining temperatures of -100°C on the CPU and -50°C on the North Bridge for stable operation at such high frequencies. Team Indonesia's FSB of 750.92Mhz resulted in a CPU speed of 3003.69MHz – an overclock of 225% on a stock Intel E8500 CPU!

"Team Indonesia has long been competitive on the global extreme overclocking scene, and competitions such as F1 OC are a great opportunity for us to find out the absolute limits of our hardware and to have a blast while doing it," commented Benny Lodewijk, Team Indonesia spokesman. "This FSB world record during the very first F1 OC season is a major milestone for us, and it just goes to show how a bit of finesse combined with top notch motherboards from GIGABYTE can produce some truly amazing results."

More information about F1 OC and Team Indonesia’s victory is available from the official F1 OC website: http://f1oc.org/latest-results/
More information about GIGABYTE motherboards is available from: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx

-- GIGABYTE Solves P55 and iPhone Sync Issue --
-- Latest BIOS update has Apple iPhone users back in sync -- (2009/11/09)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, November 09, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, recently released BIOS updates for their full series of P55 based motherboards to solve the iPhone sync issues with the Intel® P55 chipset. The iPhone syncing issues appear to be limited to only P55 chipset motherboards and now users of GIGABYTE P55 chipset motherboards simply need to update their boards with the latest BIOS version to enable syncing with their iPhone device.

Models	Models
GA-P55A-UD3 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD3L (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD3P (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD3P (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD3R (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD3R (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD4 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD4 (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD4P (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD4P (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD5 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD5 (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55A-UD6 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55M-UD2 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-UD6-C (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55M-UD4 (rev. 1.0)	GA-P55-US3L (rev. 1.0)
GA-P55-UD3 (rev. 1.0)

The latest GIGABYTE motherboard BIOS updates are available at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx

Or for automatic BIOS updating, users can download the GIGABYTE @BIOS™ live BIOS updating utility at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Utility_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Utility&FileID=52

-- GIGABYTE Announces “Smart 6 Challenge” Web Contest --
-- Prove your knowledge about Smart 6™ and win a latest GIGABYTE P55 motherboard -- (2009/11/05)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT


Taipei, Taiwan, November 5, 2009 –GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today announced the GIGABYTE Smart 6™ Challenge web activity to promote their latest P55 series motherboards featuring the Intel^® P55 chipset. By playing, users not only learn about GIGABYTE’s latest Smart 6™ technologies, but if successfully completed, can have the chance to win one of their very own GIGABYTE P55 Smart 6 motherboards. There is no limitation on the number of lucky draw chances, so the more you play, the better your chances.

GIGABYTE Smart 6™ - A Smarter Way for PC System Management

GIGABYTE Smart 6™ is designed with user-friendliness in mind, offering a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provides an easier and smarter way for managing your system. Smart 6™ allows you to speed up your system performance, boot-up time, managing a secured platform or recovers your system easily with a click of mouse button.

Smart QuickBoot
	Smart QuickBoot speeds up the system boot-up process and shortens the waiting time for entering the operating system, delivering greater efficiency for daily use.

Smart QuickBoost
	Smart QuickBoost features quick and effortless CPU overclocking for novice and experienced users alike; simply click on one of three CPU performance levels, and Smart QuickBoost automatically adjusts CPU performance.

Smart Recovery
	Smart Recovery allows users to easily roll-back system settings to a previous known working status. Users can simple select the day, week or month without prior setup of a backup time flag.

Smart DualBIOS™
	Smart DualBIOS™ not only allows double protection for the motherboard with two physical BIOS ROMs, it also includes a new feature that can record important dates and passwords.

Smart Recorder
	Smart recorder monitors and records system activities such as the time when the PC was turned on/off or even when large files were copied.

Smart TimeLock
	Smart TimeLock allows parents to schedule time limits for their children to use the PC. It makes the rules simple by being able to select different usage times for weekdays and weekends.

The GIGABYTE "Smart 6 Challenge" web activity started October 19, 2009, and ends November 27, 2009. Participants need to collect the energy of Smart 6 to help the GIGABYTE warrior defend the earth against a slew of alien invaders. Once you have successfully collected the Smart 6 energy within the set time, you will have a chance to win one of the latest GIGABYTE Intel P55 chipset based motherboards. Or, you can join the "Smart 6 Lab" activity, by simply answering three Smart 6 technology related questions correctly for your chance at the prize.

For a complete list of contest details and to play the GIGABYTE "Smart 6 Challenge", please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx

-- GIGABYTE Introduces Full Range of Motherboards Featuring Onboard USB 3.0, SATA 3.0 and 3X USB Power --
-- 7 new P55 chipset motherboards featuring Simply Fast 333 Onboard Acceleration -- (2009/10/27)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, October 27, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced seven new P55A-series motherboards that feature GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration. This thrilling trio of technologies includes USB 3.0, Serial-ATA Revision 3.0 (6Gbps) and a 3x boost in USB power, and redefines the highly successful P55 platform.

"GIGABYTE is excited to be able to introduce our latest 333 onboard acceleration technologies on our market leading P55 platform," commented Tony Liao, Associate Vice President of Marketing at GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. "Through close cooperation with several industry leaders including NEC Electronics Corporation, Marvell, and Seagate, GIGABYTE is able to provide our customers with several next generation data transfer and storage technologies that will have a far reaching impact on how people interact with their digital media for many years to come."

The GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards were designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the world’s first USB 3.0 logo certified host controller uPD720200 from NEC Electronics, the P55A-series allows users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0.

"We are confident that GIGABYTE’s choice of NEC Electronics’ USB 3.0 controller is a testament to their commitment to quality and performance," said Masao Hirasawa, general manager of the SoC Systems Division at NEC Electronics Corporation. "We fully expect SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to quickly pick up traction as the industry’s foremost high-speed plug and play interface, thereby adding significant value to GIGABYTE’s motherboards in the PC DIY upgrade market."

Utilizing the industry’s first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution, the Marvell^® 88SE9128 controller, GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards offer support for next generation high speed data storage devices with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps. Coupled with RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, SATA Revision 3.0 enables a data transfer boost of up to 4x the speed of SATA Revision 2.0.

"Marvell is pleased that GIGABYTE has chosen our Marvell SmartTM SATA 6 Gbps technology for the P55A-series of motherboards," said Alan Armstrong, Vice President of Marketing for the Storage Business Group at Marvell Semiconductor. "Today's digital consumers have an insatiable need for storage – whether it is for images, video, music or other multimedia files. GIGABYTE is consistently regarded as an industry leader when it comes to fulfilling those consumer needs while leading the market in integrating the latest technologies onto motherboard products."

"Seagate is pleased to be working with GIGABYTE to help satisfy the world's demand for faster systems as users generate more bandwidth-hungry content," said Dave Mosley, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Seagate. "The recent introduction of Seagate Barracuda^® XT, the industry's first hard drive to support the new SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s) interface, and today's announcement of the GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards mark the beginning of the shift to the next generation of computing speed as Seagate teams with leaders like GIGABYTE to double the storage bandwidth of desktop computers."

In addition, GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards introduce a unique hardware design with lower resistance fuses for ensuring lower voltage drops and providing more stable and plentiful power delivery. All USB ports also benefit from a 3x power boost for better power delivery to power hungry USB devices.

Supporting the latest Intel^® Core™ i7 and Core™i5 processors for the LGA 1156 socket, GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards set a new standard in high performance computing. With the memory controller integrated directly into the processor die, GIGABYTE P55A motherboards support 2 channel DDR3 memory for blazing fast memory performance up to 2200MHz and above. GIGABYTE’s memory performance on the P55 platform currently holds the world record for the highest memory frequency of 3459.6 MHz from the GA-P55-UD6 motherboard.
(Based on the CPU-Z website on 2009-10-09 http://valid.canardpc.com/records.php)

	USB 3.0 Support The GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards support the latest generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With superfast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides new power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.
	SATA 6 Gbps Support Yet another onboard feature of GIGABYTE P55A motherboards are Marvell’s new SE9128 chips for high-speed SATA Revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering superfast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA Revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, GIGABYTE P55A series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces.
	3x USB Power Boost GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE’s unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery.

GIGABYTE P55A Series Motherboards

GA-P55A-UD6	GA-P55A-UD5
GA-P55A-UD4P	GA-P55A-UD4
GA-P55A-UD3P	GA-P55A-UD3R
GA-P55A-UD3	GA-P55MA-UD4

*Available features vary by model. Please visit the GIGABYTE website to see a complete listing of motherboard model features.

For additional information about the GIGABYTE P55A series motherboards, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_091020_333/tech_091020_333.htm

-- GIGABYTE and Team Australia Win F1 OC P55 Challenge --
-- Set new SuperPi 32m Intel Core™ i7 870 CPU world record with a GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 motherboard -- (2009/10/05)

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, October 2, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions proudly announced that the highest SuperPi 32m score in the September, 2009 F1 OC P55 challenge was achieved by Team Australia using a GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 motherboard. Team Indonesia, also using a GIGABYTE P55-UD6 motherboard, achieved a very respectable third place. With 13 top international teams competing, the challenge lasted from 1–30 September with every major motherboard brand represented in a tough competition using the very latest CPU and motherboard technology. Team AU will be taking home a prize purse of US$1,000 from GIGABYTE – GIGABYTE offers a standard prize of US$1,000 to any team who wins an F1 OC round using a GIGABYTE motherboard.

GIGABYTE P55-UD6 Motherboard

"We are delighted with our first and third place achievements in the P55 F1 OC challenge because it clearly demonstrates our innovation leadership in the motherboard industry," said Tony Liao, Associate VP of Motherboard Marketing at GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. "We salute Team Australia for their impressive win and resulting world record, and we look forward to more winning scores from them and other teams using GIGABYTE motherboards."

"It's fantastic to see manufacturers slugging it out against each other like this. F1OC really shows what happens when you give the latest kit to the world's best overclockers: now gamers and everyone can truly see who makes the fastest kit," commented Nick Ross, Editor, The Overclocker and Chairman of www.f1oc.org. "We've been aiming to get overclockers paid for overclocking for some time now so we applaud GIGABYTE offering cash incentives to use its hardware."

Participants in the F1 OC P55 challenge competed for the best SuperPi 32m score using motherboards based on the Intel^® P55 chipset combined with an Intel Core™ i7 processor. The P55 chipset was launched on 8 September, 2009 and is slated to replace the popular Intel P45 chipset in the global mainstream motherboard market, making it arguably the most important desktop PC platform available today.

"We've been impressed from day 1 with GIGABYTE's P55 boards and we couldn't have asked for a better overclocking platform," said James Trevaskis, Team Australia. "We're delighted with our first F1 OC win, hopefully the first of many, especially seeing as the P55 platform is so new. Thanks to GIGABYTE for the fantastic support and for getting behind F1 OC in such a meaningful way."

Team Indonesia's third place together with Team Australia's win make the GIGABYTE P55-UD6 motherboard the highest scoring platform for the F1 OC P55 challenge with and impressive 16 points out of a possible 18. For additional information about F1 OC and its point scoring mechanism please visit the official website at: http://f1oc.org/.

More information about the GIGABYTE P55-UD6 motherboard is available from:

-- GIGABYTE Unwraps Latest P55 Series Motherboards --
-- Delivering Cutting Edge Technologies that take a Mainstream Platform and Transform it to the Extreme -- (2009/09/08)

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, September 08, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch their latest generation P55 series motherboards, based on the Intel^® P55 chipset, GIGABYTE P55 motherboards build upon the success of their Ultra Durable™ 3 design featuring 2oz copper PCB and deliver a host of cutting-edge features including the industry's first 24 phase VRM design, innovative Smart6™ PC management tools and Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 power saving utilities just to name a few.

Supporting the latest Intel^® Core™ i7 and Core™ i5 processors featuring LGA 1156 socket (code named Lynnfield) GIGABYTE P55 series motherboards set a new standard in high performance computing. With the memory controller integrated directly into the processor die, GIGABYTE P55 motherboards support 2 channel DDR3 memory for blazing fast memory performance up to 2200MHz and above. Additionally, the GIGABYTE P55 Series features Intel^® Turbo Boost Technology, which is able to power down idle processor cores and dynamically reroute the power to the active cores for significant performance boosts, and at the same time, maintain greater energy efficiency.

The GIGABYTE P55 series mark another milestone for innovative GIGABYTE motherboard design, with the introduction of the world's first 24 phase power VRM design featured on the GA-P55-UD6. The innovative 24 phase power VRM has been designed and engineered to deliver fast transient response times through quick and seamless power delivery during extensive CPU loading variations. In addition, heat from the VRM is effectively reduced by spreading the load between all 24 power phases, resulting in a cooler and more stable platform.

Unique GIGABYTE Technologies*
Ultra Durable™ 3
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards once again lead the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design. Featuring the industry's first consumer desktop motherboard design to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards deliver dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.

GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 motherboards also feature Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting 50,000 hours of operation, Ferrite core chokes with higher energy efficiency compared to the commonly used iron core chokes and Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs that features a lower resistance, which reduces power consumption and heat generation. The GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 3 series motherboards promises to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.

Smart6™ – A Smarter Way for PC System Management

	GIGABYTE Smart 6™ is designed with user-friendliness in mind, offering a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provides an easier and smarter way for managing your system. Smart 6™ allows you to speed up your system performance, boot-up time, managing a secured platform or recovers your system easily with a click of mouse button.

Smart QuickBoot

Smart QuickBoot speeds up the system boot-up process and shortens the waiting time for entering the operating system, delivering greater efficiency for daily use.

Smart QuickBoost

Smart QuickBoost features quick and effortless CPU overclocking for novice and experienced users alike; simply click on one of three CPU performance levels, and Smart QuickBoost automatically adjusts CPU performance.

Smart Recovery
Smart Recovery allows users to easily roll-back system settings to a previous known working status. Users can simple select the day, week or month without prior setup of a backup time flag.

Smart DualBIOS™
Smart DualBIOS™ not only allows double protection for the motherboard with two physical BIOS ROMs, it also includes a new feature that can record important dates and passwords

Smart Recorder
Smart recorder monitors and records system activities such as the time when the PC was turned on/off or even when large files were copied.

Smart TimeLock
Smart TimeLock allows parents to schedule time limits for their children to use the PC. It makes the rules simple by being able to select different usage times for weekdays and weekends.

Smart TPM – TPM via Bluetooth^® Cell phone and USB Drive*
GIGABYTE Smart TPM provides the industry's highest level of data protection with 2048 bit hardware encryption. A unique feature of GIGABYTE Smart TPM is that it allows users to store their digital key on a USB thumb drive. In addition, GIGABYTE Smart TPM allows users to lock and unlock their data remotely using a Bluetooth^® enabled mobile phone.

Smart DualLAN – Blistering Fast and Seamless Connectivity
GIGABYTE Smart Dual LAN technology features intelligent LAN port auto-switching between the 2 physical Gigabit LAN chips, offering hassle-free, zero downtime, high-speed network connectivity. Experience blistering fast network data access of up to 2Gbps bandwidth transmission with Teaming enabled and enjoy added power savings with Green Ethernet

Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2

GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 incorporates a host of intelligent features that use a proprietary hardware and software design to considerably enhance PC system energy efficiency, reduce power consumption and deliver optimized auto phase-switching for the CPU, Memory, Chipset, VGA, HDD and system fans. With a simple click of a button, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 provides exceptional power savings and the most appropriate power usage without sacrificing performance.

Auto Green* - Automatic Power Savings
Auto Green provides system energy savings by enabling users to turn on and off their PC remotely using their Bluetooth^® enabled mobile phone. Once your phone is paired with your system, you only need to step away from your PC, and it will automatically enter S3/S4 ultra low power state, giving you an added level of power savings.

*GIGABYTE motherboards featuring Smart TPM and Auto Green functions do not include a Bluetooth^® receiver; the addition of a 3rd party Bluetooth^® receiver is required.

X.H.D. eXtreme Hard Drive – Accelerating Hard Drive Performance with Ease
Accelerating system performance is made easy with the user-friendly GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D.) technology, providing a quick and easy way to boost your hard drive performance simply by adding another hard drive.

eSATA / USB Combo Connectors
GIGABYTE provides 2-in-1 combination connector design which is capable of accepting eSATA and USB cable plugs, providing enhanced hard drive flexibility with no need for an additional power source. Easily connect your PC with external SATA storage devices and enjoy up to 3 Gb/s SATA data rates.

Onboard Debug LEDs – Simplifying Motherboard Troubleshooting
Embedded post code Debug LED display indicates system status to simplify motherboard troubleshooting by identifying and displaying error codes.

Precision OV – Providing More Precise System Voltage Control
GIGABYTE Hardware Overvoltage Control ICs featuring more voltage control options than before for the CPU North Bridge and memory. The overvoltage controllers also provide hardware linear real-time voltage control, which means there is no delay compared to the GPIO controller in past implementations. In addition, GIGABYTE's Hardware Overvoltage Controller ICs also allow for much finer voltage control, allowing power users to adjust voltage in as little increments as 20mV for better overclocking performance.

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection
DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

Multi graphics ATI CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA SLI™ support
Wanting to make sure gamers felt some multi-GPU love on the P55 platform, GIGABYTE has equipped their entire P55 series with support for both ATI CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA SLI™ multi-graphics support, delivering the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.

Dolby Home Theater^®
In addition, GIGABYTE has also included the powerful Dolby Home Theater^® suite of audio technologies, which deliver a vivid surround sound listening experience for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones. Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience, Dolby Home Theater^® includes Dolby Pro Logic IIx for maximum surround sound expansion, Dolby Headphone and Sound Space Expander for a virtualized audio experience, and Natural Bass enhancement for the richest quality sound.

GIGABYTE P55 Series Motherboards

GA-P55-UD6	GA-P55-UD5
GA-P55-UD4P	GA-P55-UD4
GA-P55-UD3P	GA-P55-UD3R
GA-P55-UD3	GA-P55-UD3L
GA-P55-US3L	GA-P55M-UD4
GA-P55M-UD2

*Available features vary by model. Please visit the GIGABYTE website to see a complete listing of motherboard model features.

For additional information about the GIGABYTE P55 series motherboards, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx

-- GIGABYTE and Futuremark Announce Worldwide AMD Overclocking Competition --
-- Fantastic prizes to be awarded in multiple categories by GIGABYTE, FSP, Maxcube, GlacialTech, GSkill, and Enermax -- (2009/08/18)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, August 18, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to announce the worldwide "GIGABYTE Dragon Overclocking Contest 2009" which co-op with Futuremark^® Corporation. Utilizing AMD and GIGABYTE hardware, contestants worldwide will compete in two segments for the overall "GIGABYTE Dragon" title within multiple prize award categories.
http://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/gigabytedragon
Twitter: http://twitter.com/yougamergirl

The contest entry period will run from Aug 17th to Sep 13th. Prizes will be awarded for first to third place finishers for top 3DMark score and top CPU overclocking segments.

Grand prizes include a GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard, FSP Everest 800 Watt power supply, Maxcube Amoris 6010 Architectural Designed Gaming Case, GlacialTech X-Wing Notebook Cooling Pad, Gskill F3 Triple Channel DDR3 6GB memory module, and Enermax Apollo series 12cm Fan. Additional prizes will be awarded to second and third place runners-up, as well as two weekly lucky draw prizes for GIGABYTE motherboards given away just for entering.

"This is the largest overclocking event of its type we’ve ever seen. We’re delighted to be partnering with Futuremark to support GIGABYTE overclockers everywhere with this community building competition," said Tony Liao, GIGABYTE Marketing Director.

Contestants will be competing to see who can achieve the highest score with 3DMark06, a benchmark program from Futuremark that measures the 3D gaming performance capabilities of PCs. 3DMark software has been downloaded more than 45 million times. The 3DMark06 edition is currently the world’s most popular benchmark and can be downloaded for free from the Futuremark website. http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/.

For further details about the "GIGABYTE Dragon" competition please visit: http://www.futuremark.com/community/competitions/gigabytedragon

For additional information about GIGABYTE motherboards, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx.

-- GIGABYTE Launches Complete Range of 785G Series Motherboards --
-- Unleashing Monster Graphics Performance from an Integrated Graphics Platform -- (2009/08/05)

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, August 04, 2009 – GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to announce the launch of their full range of 785G series motherboards, featuring industry leading 2oz copper PCB design and delivering DirectX^® 10.1 and UVD 2.0 support for a richer, more immersive IGP media experience.

Based on the newly released AMD 785G chipset with enhanced onboard ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics core, the GIGABYTE 785G series motherboards provide an outstanding HD experience for even the most discerning HTPC enthusiasts. Supporting UVD 2.0, the GIGABYTE 785G series is able to provide hardware acceleration and video process capabilities for ultra smooth Blue-ray playback while keeping CPU utilization and power consumption low. In addition, the GIGABYTE 785G series delivers DirectX^® 10.1 support, ensuring your system is able to take advantage of the easier, faster and more enhanced performance of the new Windows^® 7 operating system.

Offering the Latest Platform Support

The GIGABYTE 785G series offers outstanding future CPU headroom with support for AMD Phenom™/ Athlon™/ Sepmron™ AM2+ and AM2 processors as well as the latest generation of 45nm AMD Phenom™II/ Athlon™II AM3 processors with ultra low latency, high bandwidth (5200MT/s) HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology. Featuring a Split Power Plane, 4+1 phase VRM design, the GIGABYTE 785G series is guaranteed to provide ultra smooth power delivery for even the most power hungry 140W processors and above.

With a range of models supporting either DDR2 memory up to 1200+ (up to 1333+ on the GA-MA785G-UD3H) or DDR3 memory up to 1800+, the GIGABYTE 785G series gives users the flexibility to build their system based on their individual memory needs. Additionally, the GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H and GA-MA785GPM-UD2H come equipped with 128MB of 1333MHz DDR3 SidePort memory, allowing dedicated memory access for the integrated graphics for an added boost of up to 10% in graphics performance, with the GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H able to reach an exceptional 3DMark06 score of 3000+.*

Offering the Latest Connectivity Options
Providing an exceptional high-definition multimedia experience, the GIGABYTE 785G series is equipped with a wide range of connectivity options including DVI as well as support for HDMI 1.3. With each model supporting an additional PCI-E 2.0 X16 graphics interface to support the ground breaking ATI Hybrid Graphics technology, users are able to combine the power of their integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 graphics core by adding an additional discrete graphics card, for enhanced gaming performance, productivity and power efficiency. The GA-MA785GT-UD3H and GA-MA785G-UD3H also offer an additional PCI-E 2.0 x4 expansion slot for use with an add-on card.

The GIGABYTE 785G series motherboards also come equipped with the built-in High-Definition 7.1 + 2 channel Realtek ALC889A sound chip, whose 106dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) significantly reduces noise during signal transmission and supports Blu-ray playback for an exhilarating home theater entertainment experience.

Unique GIGABYTE Technologies
Durable™ 3 Classic

As the first company to introduce 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers for a consumer desktop motherboard, GIGABYTE once again leads the motherboard industry for the highest quality and most innovative motherboard design by equipping all of their 785G series motherboards with the Ultra Durable™ 3 Classic technology, providing users with dramatically lower system temperatures, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.

In addition to the 2oz copper PCB design, the GIGABYTE 785G series motherboards are equipped with the GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ signature features including Japanese Solid Capacitors boasting an operational life time of more than 50,000 hours for CPU VRM, and GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology (providing dual hardware BIOS protection). The GIGABYTE 785G series motherboards are able to provide the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power needs of high-end processors and other components running today's most demanding applications and games.

DualBIOS™ - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection

DualBIOS™ is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

Easy Energy Saver™

Featuring an advanced proprietary software design, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is able to dynamically adjust CPU power depending on workload, delivering just the right amount of power needed for the task. Coupled with AMD's highly efficient AM2+ and latest 45nm AM3 CPUs, Easy Energy Saver is able to provide exceptional levels of power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance.

* Easy Energy Saver only supports AMD AM2+ and new generation AM3 CPUs.

EasyTune6

GIGABYTE has completely redesigned EasyTune6 from the ground up to make it easier than ever to manage and monitor your hardware resources as well as tweak your system settings in order to achieve maximum system performance. Whether you are an overclocking enthusiast, or a computer novice, EasyTune6 provides the tools you need to quickly and effortlessly fine tune your system.

Dolby Home Theater^®

In addition, GIGABYTE has also included the powerful Dolby Home Theater^® suite of audio technologies, which deliver a vivid surround sound listening experience for music, movies, and games, using two to eight speakers or any set of headphones. Designed to automatically deliver the best possible listening experience, Dolby Home Theater^® includes Dolby Pro Logic IIx for maximum surround sound expansion, Dolby Headphone and Sound Space Expander for a virtualized audio experience, and Natural Bass enhancement for the richest quality sound.

GIGABYTE 785G Series Motherboards

DDR3 Motherboards	DDR2 Motherboards
GA-MA785GT-UD3H	GA-MA785G-UD3H
GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H	GA-MA785GPM-UD2H
GA-MA785GMT-UD2H	GA-MA785GM-UD2H
GA-MA785GMT-US2H	GA-MA785GM-US2H

Note:
*3DMark06 score is achieved by overclocking, for more information please visit GIGAYBTE website.

For additional information about the GIGABYTE 785G series motherboards, please visit the GIGABYTE website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Default.aspx

-- GIGABYTE Extends DualBIOS™ to Entire Motherboard Range --
-- High-end features on mainstream and low-end products expected to help GIGABYTE maintain market share growth in 2H, 2009 -- (2009/06/05)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions recently announced that its proprietary DualBIOS™ technology will be extended to every single GIGABYTE motherboard with immediate effect. The announcement was made at the annual GIGABYTE Computex party held on June 3rd on the 84th floor of the Taipei 101 skyscraper.

The BIOS is the initial boot-up software that allows PCs to find and check all the hardware that the operating system needs to run with. If the BIOS is somehow physically damaged or attacked by a computer virus, the operating system will not be able to boot-up and the PC will be useless. DualBIOS™ provides a backup BIOS that automatically repairs or replaces the primary BIOS when necessary – without any user intervention! The result is a vastly reduced RMA rate (Return Merchandise Authorization – when faulty goods are returned to the manufacturer for repair or replacement). First introduced by GIGABYTE in 1999, DualBIOS™ has traditionally been reserved for only high-end GIGABYTE motherboards due to the cost of the additional BIOS chip.

"Most motherboard RMA issues are related to the BIOS and in the past DualBIOS™ has drastically reduced RMA rates on our high-end products," said Jackson Hsu, Motherboard Product Manager at GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. "By extending DualBIOS™ technology to our mainstream and entry level motherboards we are significantly differentiating our products from the competition and providing our customers with a better quality product."

Hsu added, "The second highest cause of RMA goods is faulty capacitors and we're happy to say that 100% of GIGABYTE motherboards that are currently being produced use the best quality Japanese solid capacitors. GIGABYTE's strategy is to introduce high-end features on our high-end motherboards and then extend those high-end features throughout our product range as we have with DualBIOS™ and Japanese solid capacitors.

To find out more about GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ please visit the following link on the GIGABYTE website:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_081226_dualbios/tech_081226_dualbios.htm

-- GIGABYTE Announces GO OC 2009 Champions --
-- Fugger & Vapor GO OC 2009 Worldwide Champions-- (2009/06/04)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, June 4, 2009 – The GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship (GO OC) 2009, the world's largest Overclocking competition, successfully took place June 3, 2009. The 4 regional final winners and last year's GO OC 2008 Best P45 Overclock and Free Style champions battled it out for 5 hours of serious competition, and GIGABYTE is pleased to announce team USA 1, consisting of teammates Fugger and Vapor was crowned GO OC 2009 Worldwide Final champions.

GO OC 2009 kicked off with an opening speech from Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Channel Business. "Starting in February this year, GIGABYTE held GO OC 2009 country qualifiers in 26 countries worldwide followed by regional finals in Czech, Thailand, USA and China. After 4 months of serious competition, we have an exceptional 4 teams of overclockers as well as last year's GO OC 2008 champions ready to compete. Let's give them all a round of applause to congratulate on making it to the worldwide GO OC 2009 final."

Following was an ice breaking ceremony by Henry Kao and all vendors wishing the contestants success in breaking the current world records for 3DMark and SuperPI.

(GIGABYTE associate VP, Tony Liao; Kingston Product Manager of Memory Modules, Ann Bai; NVIDIA VP, Corporate Marketing, Rob Csongor; Intel Director of Microprocessor Product Marketing, Zane Ball; GIGABYTE VP, Henry Kao; ENERMAX Sales Manager, Paul Xu; Intel SSD Director of Embedded Sales Group & Ultra Mobility Group-Asia Pacific, Michael Chen; Intel Director, Channel Platform Strategy Division, Chris Tobias)

In addition to the overclocking competition area, GIGABYTE had on display a time tunnel highlighting GIGABYTE GO OC 2009's history, including images from this year's 26 country qualifiers and 4 regional finals. Also on showcase were several live and static demos, including motherboards featuring GIGABYTE's latest 2 oz copper PCB with Ultra Durable™ 3 technology, as well as a sneak peak of Intel's upcoming P55 platform.

GIGABYTE also showcased the latest high-end products from the sponsors of the event as well as the hardware used for the competition. First class hardware is the key to achieving successful, record-breaking overclocks, and GIGABYTE was honored to have several industry-leading venders including Intel, NVIDIA, Kingston and ENERMAX to participate in this historic event.

GIGABYTE is excited to announce Team USA (Fugger and Vapor) broke the 3DMark Vantage world record for GTX 260 Dual Card SLI with PhysX disabled with a score of 28,093. The Belgium Team PT1T and Massman won the SuperPI competition with a score of 6mins 40secs in SuperPI 32m with Intel Core™ i7 975 Processor Extreme Edition and GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5. The frequency they were able to run this benchmark at was 5.634GHz, proving GIGABYTE's GA-EX58-UD5 overclocking ability with a 76% performance boost over the default 3.2GHz with 4 cores, 8 threads.

GO OC 2009 will be remembered by overclockers and enthusiasts alike as the biggest and most extreme overclocking competition in history. So what does GIGABYTE have in store for GO OC 2010? You'll just have to wait until next year to find out.


(Group Photo: Kingston, NVIDIA, Intel, GIGABYTE and ENERMAX)	(GO OC Venue: Taipei 101 skyscraper, Taiwan)

GO OC 2009 Competition Results

Rank	Country	Nickname	Super PI 32M	3DMark Vantage		Total Points
			Super PI 32M	graphics	Overall
			Seconds	Marks	Marks(p)
1	USA 1	Fugger & Vapor	06:48.688	27642	28093	24
2	CHINA	x800pro & Lok	06:52.984	26179	27171	19
3	Sweden	Elmor & Sf3d	06:44.125	25432	26799	17
4	Belgium	Pt1t & Massman	06:40.187	24752	26065	16
5	AU	Dinos22 & Deanzo	06:53.672	26088	26977	14
6	USA 2	Miahallen & sno.lcn	07:14.078	-	-	-

(Champions of GO OC 2009, Fugger & Vapor)

-- GIGABYTE to Announce New Motherboard Technologies at Computex 2009 --
-- Cutting-edge technologies for smarter, cooler and safer computing from the Leader in Motherboard Innovation -- (2009/06/02)

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, June 2, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions will showcase their latest range of innovative motherboards featuring GIGABYTE's 24-phase power VRM design and Smart 6 technologies at Computex 2009. Also on offer will be a sneak peek at various motherboard models featuring the highly anticipated Intel^® P55 chipset series, as well as the GA-MA785G-UD3H based on the exciting AMD 785G chipset.

The first of its kind, GIGABYTE's proprietary 24-phase power VRM is designed to enhance efficiency of power delivery to the CPU while reducing heat essentially by spreading the workload over the 24 power phases. Other key features of the VRM include the use of only the highest caliber components to provide the most reliable and durable high-performance motherboards. The new technologies that are being unveiled are not only limited to hardware; GIGABYTE will also introduce smarter computing with its Smart 6 Technologies that have been designed with user-friendliness in mind. They include SMART QuickBoot, SMART Recorder, SMART TimeLock, SMART Recovery, SMART QuickBoost and SMART DualBIOS for easier, smarter PC system management.

Intel Platform
GIGABYTE will display live demos of the flagship X58 chipset-based GA-EX58A-EXTREME motherboard and the upcoming Intel P55 chipset-based GA-EP55-UD5 motherboard. Both motherboards feature the revolutionary 24 phase power VRM design that enable unadulterated power delivery to the system for unparalleled overclocking ability combined with the lowest possible temperatures for enhanced stability. They also support next generation SATA at 6Gbps to deliver twice the data transfer rate of current SATA motherboards. Also on display will be GIGABYTE's industry-leading Smart TPM that allows users to lock the TPM protected content remotely using a Bluetooth^® enabled mobile phone.

AMD Platform
On the AMD side, GIGABYTE presents the GA-MA790FXT-UD5P - the highest performing AMD Dragon Platform motherboard for next generation AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors that deliver definitive high performance computing for work, home and gaming. The new GIGABYTE flagship motherboard for the AMD platform supports 45nm AMD Phenom™ II processors featuring HyperTransport 3.0 technology. Other noteworthy features include high-performance DDR3 support that allows the GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P to reach memory speeds of up to 1666+MHz (OC) for blazingly fast memory access during the latest applications and games.

Also on showcase will be the GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H that offers stunning DirectX 10.1 gaming and fluid computing with ATI Stream technology. The GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H features the latest AMD 785G chipset with ATI RADEON HD 4200 graphics and is AMD's Mainstream Desktop solution for Microsoft Windows® 7.

Be sure to visit GIGABYTE at Computex 2009: Hall 1 (Booth number: D002).

-- GO OC 2009 Worldwide Final June 3: GO HARD CORE, GO EXTREME --
-- Live GO OC broadcast coverage and 2 GIGABYTE Booktop Giveaways -- (2009/05/19)

Mon, 18 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is excited to announce the GO OC final competition will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, in the landmark Taipei 101 skyscraper on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, during COMPUTEX 2009.

The winners from the 4 regional finals are set to head to Taipei to compete against each other as well as last year's GO OC 2008 Best P45 Overclock and Free Style champions, allowing them to not only compete for title of world-wide overclocking champion, but also to take part in one of the world's largest IT tradeshows, COMPUTEX Taipei. The GO OC 2009 winner will not only gain the title of worldwide overclocking champion, but will also receive prizes valued well over US$5,000, including a cash reward and products provided by the GO OC sponsors.

Overclocking teams who have won their regional finals & seed teams are shown below:
Seed team from Sweden - GO OC 2008 Best P45 Overclock Champion


Elmor	Sf3d

Seed team from the USA - GO OC 2008 Free Style champion


Fugger	Vapor

GO OC 2009 Pan Asia Regional Final champion


Dinos22	Deanzo

GO OC 2009 Pan Europe Regional Final champion


Pt1t	Massman

GO OC 2009 North America Regional Final champion


Miahallen	sno.lcn

GO OC 2009 China Regional Final champion


x800pro	emolok

GIGABYTE is also putting two GIGABYTE M1022 Booktops up for grabs for two lucky Media who join the final competition. We encourage the world's top media come and witness first hand history in the making.

This year we will have a live broadcast from the GO OC website for enthusiasts who can't join the final competition in Taipei. Please stay tuned.

The GO OC 2009 Worldwide Final trailer now posted on you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeIkEQdCCIw

To see the GO OC Web contests, please visit: http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_action.html
For more event details, please visit: http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw

-- GIGABYTE Successfully Represented Enthusiast Community's Spirit at GO OC 2009 North American Final --
-- GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 The North America Final on April 25 and April 26, 2009 -- (2009/05/13)

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

City of Industry, Calif., May 13, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is pleased to announce it successfully represented the enthusiast community's spirit by inviting the best overclockers from the United States and Canada at its GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 (GO OC 2009) North American Final, to push Intel Nehalem platform to its limit. The two day North America Regional Finals was held at Pacific Palm Golf Resort in City of Industry on April 25 and April 26, 2009. The Champion Jeremiah Allen (aka Miahallen) and the second place winner Jeremy Clifton (aka. Sno.lcn) will represent United State and receive an all-expense paid trip to Taipei, Taiwan to compete with champions from around the globe. The worldwide Champion will receive $5,000 and grand prizes sponsored by GIGABYTE, Intel, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax at the global final held at Taipei 101 Skyscraper on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, during COMPUTEX 2009, with hundreds of participating spectators, power users, press, industry analysts, and channel partners from around the globe to observe the series of world records being broken on GIGABYTE Intel X58 based GA-EX58-UD4P with Intel Core i7 CPU.

GIGABYTE was proud to invite the best of the best among the extreme overclocking community. Considering GIGABYTE's strong branding image in OC community, GIGABYTE invited those not only ranked on the top of the global ranking at hwbot.org but also possessing good reputation with their significant contributions to take the community to the next level, helping manufacturers continuously engineer leading motherboards catered to enthusiast community as a result. The thirteen talented overclockers at the center of the event were 3oh6 (Jody Bailey, the lone Canuck), Buckeye (William Harmon), Gautam (Gautam Bhatnager), Gomeler (Chris Morrell), Maxi (Mark LeaMaster), miahallen (Jeremiah Allen), Mikeguava (Michael Graf), Rdrash (Matthew Kinley), Ross (Ross Lapkoff), sno.Icn (Jeremy Clifton) and Titon (Vachira Khowdee), FUGGER (Charles Wirth) and Vapor (Eric Hassett). Each of them was entitled with a numerous world records and champions at a few well-known overclocking competitions in the industry sponsored by INTEL, AMD, GIGABYTE or Tom's Hardware. " The event was well planned and masterfully orchestrated. GIGABYTE truly showed world class affection for all of us and I am honored to have had the opportunity to compete at such as prestigious event. It raised my expectations of oveclocking event considerably." said one of contestants.

Summary of Benchmark Results
3DMark06 -

Super PI 8M -

Final Points -

"We've highly valued the voices of hardcore power users as they've been always active and working around the clock to tackle challenging questions on the latest technologies, chipset, CPU and memory in a way to help performance brand like GIGABYTE leap ahead of competitors and continue to engineer the best platforms catered to different segments and applications." said Tony Liao, Vice President of GIGABYTE North America. "We are very honored and excited to bring this group of people who represent the best of enthusiast community together again to meet and have OC fun with old friends from the community."

"GIGABYTE has done a remarkable work at this event! Compared to Intel's event with the support of more than 200 staff, we see a better return on investment at GIGABYTE event in terms of the quality of the event and press coverages. It was a very successful event and we look forward to working with GIGABYTE again at upcoming events!" stated Francois Piednoel, INTEL Performance Analyst/Guru

Aside from the competition, major sponsors including Intel, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax also showcased the latest products and technologies that shape the top of the line dream systems today and in the future.

To view more video and pictures from GO OC 2009 around the globe, please visit
http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_pic.aspx
http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_movie_2009.aspx
To learn more about GIGABYTE GO OC 2009 Global Final and vote for winners at http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/index.html.

For more results of regional finals around the globe, please visit http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_state-1.html

-- GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship Web Contests --
-- Predict the best 3DMark Score & GO OC 2009 Champion -- (2009/05/08)

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, May 8, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is excited to announce the GO OC Web contests for anyone out there who thinks they can predict the final competition champion and the best 3DMark result. Those whose predictions are the closest will have a chance to win a GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard of their own.

The winners from 4 regional finals are set to head to Taipei to compete against each other as well as last year's GO OC 2008 Best P45 Overclock and Free Style champions on June 3rd, allowing them to not only compete for title of world-wide overclocking champion, but also to take part in one of the world’s largest IT tradeshows, COMPUTEX Taipei.

Overclocking teams who have won their regional finals & seed teams are shown below:

GIGABYTE is putting five GA-EX58-UD4P motherboards up for grabs with two new contests. The Guess & Win contest is broken down into two different parts; predict the best 3DMark score and predict the GO OC 2009 Champion.

(http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_action.html)

Predict the closet score to the best 3DMark run at the GO OC 2009 without going over and you can win one of two GA-EX58-UD4P motherboards. Likewise, if you can predict the winner of the GO OC, you could be one of three randomly selected to win a GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard.

GIGABYTE's contest is open to everyone. Head on over the GO OC GUESS & Win and give them your best shot.

For more event details, please visit: http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw

-- GIGABYTE Receives Windows 7 Logo For Socket 775 Motherboard --
-- GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard receives Windows 7 logo guaranteeing complete compatibility and the best user experience -- (2009/05/08)

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, May 8, 2009 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions, today is proud to announce the GA-EP45-UD3P has received the Windows^® 7 logo from Microsoft^® for an Intel P45-based motherboard, setting the standard for future Windows 7 certified motherboards.

GIGABYTE has put the GA-EP45-UD3P through its paces, with a rigorous evaluation and testing process in order to ensure complete compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7. By receiving the Windows 7 Logo, the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P is guaranteed to deliver the best possible Windows 7 experience, enabling users to witness first hand the stunning new improvements on ease-of-use, performance, power management, compatibility, and a multitude of other exciting new features that only the Window 7 OS can deliver.

Leveraging an already advanced set of specifications and features, the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P features the revolutionary Ultra Durable™ 3 technology, the industry's first consumer desktop motherboard design to feature 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers, delivering dramatically lower system temperature, improved energy efficiency and enhanced stability for overclocking.

GIGABYTE continues to work closely with Microsoft to test a number of our motherboards in order to offer our customers the industry's most feature-rich Windows 7 solutions. With a wide range of top-to-bottom Windows 7 offerings, GIGABYTE guarantees hardware that delivers the most reliable, performance-driven solutions to power Microsoft Windows 7.

-- GIGABYTE Declares Team Belgium as GO OC 2009 Pan Europe Champions --
-- Team Belgium goes through to compete in the GO OC 2009 grand final at Computex -- (2009/04/29)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, April 29th, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today released the results of the Pan Europe GO OC 2009 (GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship) final held in Prague, Czech Republic on April 17th. The winners, Pt1t and Massman from Belgium, will go through to represent Pan Europe at the GO OC Global final at Computex this year. Poland's ryba and Chaos were the first runners-up while the team from Sweden with Crotale & ME4ME were the second runners-up. The scores for the winners can be seen in the table below:

Rank	Country	Nickname	Super PI 8M		3D Mark 06				Total Points
			Super PI 8M		SM3.0/HDR		Overall
			Seconds	Points	Marks	Points	Marks(p)	Points
1	Belgium	Pt1t & Massman	01:29.203	12	15394	5	31258	8	25
2	Poland	Ryba & Chaos	01:31.453	6	14922	3	31326	10	19
3	Sweden	Crotale & ME4ME	01:30.328	10	15553	6	30253	0	16


(Winner of GO OC Europe Regional Final)	(Crowd)

Rank	Country	Nickname	Super PI 8M		3D Mark 06				Total Points
			Super PI 8M		SM3.0/HDR		Overall
			Seconds	Points	Marks	Points	Marks(p)	Points
4	Romania	Matose & Monstru	01:31.375	8	14865	2	30164	0	10
5	Greece	Hipro5 & GPRHellas	01:34.766	0	15078	4	30992	6	10
6	Serbia	Nikolas61 & Perica_barii	01:31.703	4	14411	0	30759	4	8
7	UK	Midland Momputer	01:36.281	0	14301	0	30419	2	2
8	Czech Rep.	OBR & WIK	01:33.531	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Hungary	Szatesz & Speed	01:36.703	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	France	Jmax_oc	01:33.953	0	13338	0	0	0	0
11	Russia	Dedal & Neoforce	01:33.328	0	14256	0	29444	0	0
12	Switzerland	Besi & splmann	01:37.234	0	12470	0	27968	0	0
13	Italy	Delex & GiaXi	01:40.313	0	14084	0	29519	0	0
14	Spain	Predator & DaCoSa	01:41.641	0	0	0	0	0	0

Highlighting the calibre of the competitors at the event, a new 3D Mark world record of 31,326 was set by the Polish team for 2 x GeForce GTX 260 VGA cards (using the GIGABYTE GV-N26OC-896H-B). Other components used include an Intel^® Core™ i7 965 CPU, GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard and GV-N26OC-896H-B graphics, Kingston KHX16000D3K3/3GX memory and ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ 1050W power supply.

As the industry's largest and most successful global overclocking competition, GO OC requires assistance from supporters – companies who seek to aid the development of overclocking and show their support for the fast growing overclocking community. Through the top-notch hardware and support from the GO OC 2009 official sponsors – Intel, NVIDIA, Kingston and ENERMAX, these sponsor companies are helping to give overclocking and overclockers the global attention and respect they deserve.

Event coverage from attending media is starting to appear online:

Please visit the GO OC website will for more event details: http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw

--GIGABYTE Go Hardcore, Go Extreme with the Largest and the Most Prestigious Overclocking Competition in Enthusiast Communities across 26 Countries--
--GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 -- The North America Final on April 25, 2009 (2009/04/13)

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

City of Industry, Calif., April 13, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards is pleased to announce today its North America Regional Finalists for the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 (GO OC 2009), the largest and the most prestigious overclocking competition in enthusiast communities across 26 countries. The North America Regional Finals will be held at Pacific Palm Golf Resort in City of Industry on April 25 and April 26, 2009, with the main competition on the first day and more world records set on the second day of freestyle overclocking. The Champion will represent the North America team and receive an all-expense paid round trip to Taipei, Taiwan in June to compete for the title of world championship. The world wide Champion will receive $5,000 and grand prizes sponsored by GIGABYTE, Intel, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax at the global final held at Taipei 101 Skyscraper on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, during COMPUTEX 2009, with hundreds of participating spectators, power users, press, industry analysts, and channel partners from around the globe to observe the series of world records being broken on GIGABYTE Intel X58 based GA-EX58-UD4P with Intel Core i7 CPU.

For years, GIGABYTE has been considered and positioned as a performance brand in the enthusiast segment and has been heavily recommended on enthusiast forums by users for its OC capability, performance and reliability. World-ranked and reputable power users have been continuously breaking world records to substantiate GIGABYTE’s capability to engineer solid and comprehensive products that make pushing the latest Intel and AMD chipsets beyond their limit possible. As an engineering powerhouse, GIGABYTE sees the need to bring world-ranked and the most extreme power users together on a yearly basis to further energize the OC community, and provide the most talented power users an opportunity to meet face to face, share their know-how and their point of views on how GIGABYTE strive for on engineering excellence and producing top-of-class motherboards and graphics cards catered to enthusiast crowd in the future.

The finalists all poses solid and outstanding world records in the past, including the 2nd place on world ranking, the Championships at GO OC 08 North America, the Global Championships in GO OC Free Style Final, and the world Championships in Overdrive, and top 10 spots on world ranking, etc. "Last year's GOOC has raised my expectations of this event considerably. I look forward to this visiting Gigabyte and having a chance to compete against some of the best benchers in the USA." said one of contestants.

"We’ve highly valued the voices of hardcore power users as they’ve been always active and working around the clock to tackle challenging questions on the latest technologies, chipset, CPU and memory in a way to help performance brand like GIGABYTE leap ahead of competitors and continue to engineer the best platforms catered to different segments and applications." said Tony Liao, Vice President of GIGABYTE North America. "We are very honored and excited to bring this group of people who represent the best of enthusiast community together again to meet and have OC fun with old friends from the community."

On the top of competition, major sponsors including Intel, Nvidia, Kingston and Enermax will also showcase the latest products and technologies that shape the top of the line dream systems today and in the future.

"Intel prides itself on delivering amazing performance in our chipsets, SSDs and CPUs, period," commented Richard Malinowski, Vice President of the Mobility Group and General Manager of the Client Components Group at Intel. "These great products become the baseline for some of the highest performing motherboards and systems in the world, including usages in extreme environments and conditions. We are excited to be part of GO OC, and are providing our high performance solid-state drives to further boost performance. We look forward to the competition as our customers push their hardware to the limits."

"NVIDIA and GIGABYTE have been closely working together to deliver premium products to the mainstream PC market, where the amazing growth of GIGABYTE's graphics cards, motherboards and gaming notebooks is really impressive," said Francis Yu, vice president of sales, NVIDIA APAC. "For hardcore gamers, the two companies again deliver high-end graphics cards with astonishing overclockability. What's worthy of mention is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX260 graphics card to be used at this GO OC event. With NVIDIA's native support for PhysX technology, gamers can play hot games like "Mirror's Edge" with great fun, and with CUDA technology, time consuming tasks such as video transcoding are dramatically accelerated, offering faster than real time performance. In addition, its easy-to-use control pane allows overclockers to release ultimate performance from their systems."

"We are very pleased to participate in the "GIGABYTE GO OC", allowing overclockers to experience the amazing performance of Kingston HyperX DDR3 paired with GIGABYTE's latest motherboards. Equipped with Kingston HyperX DDR3, overclockers can easily and always reach the ultimate performance of their systems. GIGABYTE high-end motherboards are an added plus to the computer systems of overclockers, brining an unbelievable overclocking experience." Said Ann Bai, Memory Module Product Manager of APAC Region, Kingston Technology.

"ENERMAX is honored to be the one and only PSU sponsor of the GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009" said Thomas Chou, General Manager of Enermax. "Every overclocker around the world strives to push their components to the maximum, which requires an utmost efficient and stable power supply. We encourage all players push our ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ to its ultimate power, with its world leading max. 91% efficiency and 120% overpower capability, contestants are sure to break some impressive overclocking records."

To learn more about GIGABYTE GO OC 2009 North America Final and Global Final, please visit http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/index.html.

For more results of regional finals around the globe, please visit http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw/web/Eng/gigabyte_state-1.html.

-- GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship-GO OC 2009 --
-- Overclockers from 14 Countries Fight for the Crown - (2009/04/13)

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Taipei, Taiwan, April 13th, 2009 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today is pleased to announce the individual country qualifiers of the second annual GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship (GO OC) are underway, with the Europe Regional Final competition to be held in Prague, Czech in the Corinthia Towers Hotel on Friday, April 17, 2009.

The GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship European Regional Finals are proving to be the industry’s largest global overclocking competition with overclockers from 14 countries battling it out on top-notch hardware from GIGABYTE, Intel, NVIDIA, Kingston and ENERMAX. So far, GO OC Country Qualifier events have been held in France, UK, Greece, Serbia, Sweden, Russia and Romania, amongst others, and the event is widely regarded by the international overclocking community as the premier event on the 2009 calendar. The winning team will represent Europe on June 3rd in the GO OC international final during Computex 2009.

Among the Regional Final contestants, there are 2 winners from the Country Qualifiers who have already set some impressive new world records. From Sweden, AKA ME4ME has set a new FSB world record of 714MHz using the GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P and LN2 to reach a very cool -120°C. Also from Serbia, nikolas61 has set the 3DMark Vantage Performance world record with a score of 15120 Marks and superPI time of 07:59.466. At the rate world records are falling, GIGABYTE expects contestants will smash several more of the current top world records by the end of April.

The winners of the regional events will then head to Taipei to compete against each other as well as last year’s GO OC 2008 Best P45 Overclock and Free Style champions on June 3rd, allowing them to not only compete for title of world-wide overclocking champion, but also to take part in one of the world’s largest IT tradeshows, COMPUTEX Taipei.

"GIGABYTE is again glad to be able to bring the world’s top overclockers together to showcase their skills and passion for overclocking excellence at this year’s GO OC," commented Johnson Lin, CEO of GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. "GIGABYTE shares this commitment for excellence in every product we make, and we take special pride in designing high-end performance products that meet the special demands of the enthusiast power user."

The GO OC 2009 Europe Regional Final winner will not only gain the title of European Overclocking Champion, but will also receive prizes valued well over US$ 2,000, including a trip to Taiwan for the World Final Competition. As top overclockers know, first class hardware is the key to achieving a successful record-breaking overclock. That is why GIGABYTE is proud to have industry-leading hardware vendors to sponsor this year’s GO OC including Intel, NVIDIA, Kingston and ENERMAX.
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For those of you not able to make it to the Europe Regional Final in Prague, GIGABYTE will have a live broadcast from the event which can be streamed from www.overclocking-tv.com. Videos from the event will also be provided by Syndrome-OC and Overclocking-TV and can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/overclockingtv
http://www.syndrome-oc.net/octv.php

Please visit the GO OC website will for more event details: http://gooc2009.gigabyte.com.tw

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--GIGABYTE Go Hardcore, Go Extreme with the Largest and the Most Prestigious Overclocking Competition in Enthusiast Communities across 26 Countries-- --GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship 2009 -- The North America Final on April 25, 2009 (2009/04/13)

-- GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship-GO OC 2009 -- -- Overclockers from 14 Countries Fight for the Crown - (2009/04/13)