Gigabyte Announces New Motherboard Technologies

Gigabyte has showcased their latest range of motherboards featuring their 24-phase power VRM design and Smart 6 technologies at Computex 2009. Also on offer were 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 by spreading the workload over the 24 power phases. 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.

Gigabyte displayed 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 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 was the Gigabyte’s Smart TPM that allows users to lock the TPM protected content remotely using a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone.

On the AMD front, Gigabyte presented 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 fast memory access during the latest applications and games.

Also on showcase were the Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H that offers 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.

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