GIGABYTE breaks world records all over the place with the new "top gun" motherboard called X58A-UD9

The launch of Intel's Core i7 980X new monster CPU sparked an interesting project over at GIGABYTE, namely X58A-UD9. This is going to be GIGABYTE's new top gun board. This board is really going to be something else. It performs and looks the part!

If you take a look at Futuremark Hall of Fame website you'll see a plethora of world records crushed by the new beast.

Check out the screenshot provided.

Watch this space for some exclusive insights in near future :)

GIGABYTE has 5 times more certified USB 3.0 motherboards than any other mobo maker!

The USB-IF just certified two more GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards brining the grand total to 5. The other 20 boards are being evaluated as we speak and should soon be listed there too. As far as I can tell there seems to only be 1 other USB 3.0 certified motherboard on the list…

Brands Matter

Working for a Taiwanese tech company, I am constantly reminded of the importance of branding. In Asia, copying a sucessful brand is an excepted practice, with none of the same legal rammifications as in the West. In fact, you know you are a market leader when your competitors start copying your branding efforts.

Dear Digitimes, we already have mid-range and entry-level USB 3.0 motherboards!

Digitimes reports that GIGABYTE is considering introducing mid-range and entry level USB 3.0 motherboards in the near future. I wonder where they (and the Apple Daily newspaper) get that info from considering that we’ve been selling mid-range and entry level USB 3.0 mobos since January!

Mid-range GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards: P55A-UD3, P55-USB3, P55-USB3L, H57M-USB3, H55M-USB3, H55-USB3, EP45T-USB3P, 770TA-UD3 and 770T-USB3.

Entry-level GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards: EP43T-USB3 and 785GMT-USB3. Not to mention the soon to be released H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX mobo that we mentioned previously!

The full list of GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards is available at www.usb3motherboard.com.

I finally got a chance to test Gulftown, 6GHz 3DMARK06 on Gigabyte X58-UD7. My God I'm in love!!!

I love Intel's new CPU releases. They are ALWAYS so much better than previous tech it's just mind blowing. I got a chance to test Gulftown CPUs a few days ago on Gigabyte X58A-UD7 motherboard and found the whole experience extremely exciting. Overclocking was smooth, the CPUs love volts and scale properly, they scale properly with cold too. These chips are overclockers' wet dreams hahahah. Sorry I'm excited.

I tested 3 CPUs and found a couple to have similar clocks and one to be trailing a bit behind. I havent seen many people do 6GHz with CPU intensive test so it was really good to see pretty easy 6GHz benching with only small amount of testing. The board was behaving pefect!!!

Jump on Xtreme Systems for more pics, info and benchmark updates.

Things are heating up in the Gigabyte H55/H57 IGP OC Challenge

The competition is really heating up over at HWBOT during the final week of GIGABYTE H55/H57 IGP OC Challenge. We are finally starting to see a lot of subzero rigs and look at them go crazy with those pour little IGPs getting tortured left, right and centre. Intel GMA HD Clarkdale World records are getting smashed with every new entry. If you havent joined in the fun yet now is the time to do so to get a chance to win some prizes either by winning or just participating.

Nexstar ‘toaster' drive’ certified to work with GIGABYTE USB 3.0 mobos

I have been using Nexstar ‘toaster drives’ at home for around 3 years now starting with a USB 2.0 version and then adding an eSATA/USB 2.0 combo. They are fast, easy to use and now also come in the USB 3.0 variety:

The Nexstar Hard Drive Dock SuperSpeed

This week two Nexstar USB 3.0 external hard drive devices passed GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboard compatibility testing; the first being the Nexstar Hard Drive Dock SuperSPeed above and the second being the Nexstar 3 SuperSpeed.

The Nexstar 3 SuperSpeed

Both devices can be found on the usb3motherboard.com website.

It’s a boy!

We have an exciting new addition to our family of motherboards in the form of a Mini-ITX based on the H55 chipset. Here’s a picture comparison next to the monstrous X58A-UD7. Isn’t it just adorable!

We haven’t announced the final specs but it is targeted at small form factor media centers so it is jam-packed with high definition audio and video features as well as unprecedented connectivity options for a Mini-ITX platform. In this case, dynamite does come in a small package!

If you’re into case modding or SFF (small form factor) systems then watch this space because this baby is coming soon!

1/3 of SuperSpeed USB platforms are GIGABYTE!

 

NEC has the first USB-IF certified SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) controller chip and semiaccurate.com reports that they have just announced total shipments of 3 million parts over the past 6 months. The good news is that Gigabyte is on track to make our target of 1 million USB 3.0 mobos shipped by the end of Q1, 2010 – 1/3 of the USB platforms out there are based on Gigabyte mobos!

NEC’s press release can be found here.

Tom's Hardware Recommends GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 for Extreme PC Builders

Tom’s Hardware has published their System Builder Marathon guide, and the GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7 was the recommended board of choice for the highest end $3,000 Extreme PC.

With all of the above-noted features (plus dual eSATA, dual Gigabit Ethernet, support for up to 10 internal SATA drives, a massive 24-phase voltage regulator, and the builder’s choice of enormous air or liquid heat-pipe cooling), Gigabyte’s GA-X58A-UD7 appears to be the best choice for our particular needs.

You can read the complete Tom’s Hardware’s System Builder Marathon guide HERE