Gigabyte is one of those companies that when you hear their name you know they will have something good. We all know Gigabyte for producing some of the top motherboard and GPU's on the market today, but Gigabyte has stepped into new territory with the Gigabyte Fly headset. This one is designed for the music lover in mind, not the gamer or PC enthusiast. The Fly is a lightweight headset designed for style and comfort as well as audio fidelity. The Fly has a stylish aesthetic, from the rhombus pattern on the headband to the brushed metal ear cups. It lets you make a statement while listening to some good tunes. The Gigabyte Fly weighs in at only 79g for long use without fatigue. The Fly sports a 40mm Neodymium driver that has a frequency of 15000-20000 Hz with a sensitivity level of 122 dB/mW. Before we start this review here is a word about GIGABYTE.

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces the winner of its latest overclocking competition, the GIGABYTE ‘Dig for Victory’ contest, an open overclocking contest hosted at HWBOT.org. Running from March 13th to April 12th 2013, the GIGABYTE ’Dig for Victory’ overclocking contest consisted of two stages centered on the new 3DMark from Futuremark.   Dig for Victory – Contest Rules and Stages Stage 1: 3DMark Cloud Gate – Any AMD Trinity APU Stage 2: 3DMark Fire Strike – Any AMD Bulldozer CPU + any AMD 5000 Series GPU   Dig for Victory – Contest Winner Stage 1: Xtreme Addict (Poland) – 9352 marks Stage 2: Xtreme Addict (Poland) – 4830 marks   The GIGABYTE Dig for Victory contest was open to all HWBOT members. For more details, competition rules and standings, please visit the Dig for Victory contest page at HWBOT.org. http://hwbot.org/competition/gbt_dig_for_victory Here is the set up the the winner Xtreme Addict did to win:

  Introduction AMD’s current 7000 generation cards have matured rather nicely for the most part, and now we’re looking at the latest addition to the lineup, with the Radeon HD 7790. It’s a more budget-oriented card, positioned against Nvidia’s GTX 650 Ti which hasn’t had much competition of late. It seems AMD has designed this card purposely to compete both in performance and price in the $150 bracket, targeted at mainstream consumers who want some moderate gaming without breaking the bank. Specifically we’re examining the Gigabyte HD 7790. It comes with a sleek little cooler and a factory overclock. What’s particularly enticing is this Gigabyte card qualifies for an AMD promotional offer that tosses in an A+ gaming title in Bioshock Infinite worth $60 into the package. That sounds like a great deal, even if the performance isn’t terribly groundshaking as a more budget-oriented card. Let’s take a closer look at the Gigabyte HD 7790 and see how it fares.

  Taipei, Taiwan, March 13, 2013 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces its latest overclocking competition, the GIGABYTE ‘Dig for Victory’ contest, an open overclocking contest hosted at HWBOT.org Running from March 13th to April 12th 2013, the GIGABYTE ’Dig for Victory’ overclocking contest consists of two stages centered on the new 3DMark from Futuremark. The 1st place finishers of each stage will each win a GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 motherboard and an AMD FX 8350 processor. Entrants must use the official competition background. Verification screenshots are required and must include; 3DMark scores plus CPU-Z CPU/MEM/Mainboard tabs. Entrants must use the GIGABYTE OC Edition CPU-Z (see below) and also include a picture of the rig used. Usual HWBOT submission and verification rules apply. Prizes How to WIN Provider Prize Link Stage 1 Winner GIGABYTE GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Link AMD AMD FX-8350 Processor Link Stage 2 Winner GIGABYTE GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Link AMD AMD FX-8350 Processor Link GIGABYTE OC CPU-Z Edition CPU-Z is a freeware hardware detection app from CPUID that monitors and gathers information about your PC. GIGABYTE has worked with CPUID to develop special OC version that we think appeals to overclockers. You can download the CPU-Z Gigabyte OC Edition here: http://www.cpuid.com/. Participate open GIGABYTE Dig for Victory Contest is open for submissions until 12 April ...

City of Industry, California,, March 07, 2013 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the winners of its latest overclocking competition, the ‘Year of the Snake Prize Draw’, an open prize draw hosted at HWBOT.org To celebrate the start of the Chinese Year of the Snake, we invited all HWBOT members to consider shedding their CPU-Z skin and adopt ours. All overclocking score submissions on HWBOT.org featuring the new GIGABYTE OC Edition CPU-Z, were automatically entered in a weekly prize draw to win a GIGABYTE Z77N-WIFI motherboard. Prize draws were made on February 8th, 15th, 22nd and 28th.   Year of the Snake Prize Draw Winners: Week 1: kryptonian_sher Week 2: JOHNI5 Week 3: 1BadMoJoe Week 4: EURO_BUCKS You can also visit the contest webpage hosted at HWBOT here: http://hwbot.org/competition/gbt_snake_prize_draw   GIGABYTE OC Edition CPU-Z CPU-Z is a freeware hardware detection app from CPUID that monitors and gathers information about your PC. GIGABYTE has worked with CPUID to develop special OC version that we think appeals to overclockers. You can download the CPU-Z GIGABYTE OC Edition here: http://www.cpuid.com/ GIGABYTE Z77N-WIFI Mini-ITX Motherboards Measuring just 17cm by 17cm, the GIGABYTE Z77N-WIFI is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard that combines a range of connectivity options that include Dual HDMI ports and Dual Gigabit LAN, plus an onboard WiFi/Bluetooth 4.0 module that also supp...

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the debut of its latest motherboards series based on the Thin Mini-ITX form factor. The new GIGABYTE H77TN and B75TN motherboards enable the creation of slim and compact All-In-One (AIO) PC designs that adhere to Intel’s AIO PC specification. Featuring a low profile design that is 43% thinner than traditional Mini-ITX motherboards, GIGABYTE Thin Mini-ITX motherboards offer a full featured PC experience with performance and specification options that you’d expect from a traditional desktop PC setup. In addition, GIGABYTE’s Thin Mini-ITX motherboards also offer flexible power input and IO expansion specifications that make them suitable for a broad range of commercial and industrial PC designs that also conform to Intel’s Thin Mini-ITX specification. “GIGABYTE’s Thin Mini-ITX motherboards underline our commitment to the desktop PC market and cement our leadership position in the high growth AIO segment,” commented Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “By embracing new form factors like Thin Mini-ITX, GIGABYTE is enabling continued innovation in desktop PC design while also opening doors to market segments, such as industrial PCs, that we have not traditionally serviced.” “IDC is expecting the AIO growth rate to be about 26% over the next three years. It is no surprise that AIO is the h...

Wins Fantastic Prizes from GIGABYTE and Cooler Master   Taipei, Taiwan, January 24, 2013 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces the winner of its latest overclocking competition, the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’. Running from December 21st 2012, to January 20th 2013, the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ competition was an open overclocking competition hosted at HWBOT.org. Congratulations to overclocker Xtreme Addict who won all three stages. ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ Stages: Stage 1: 3DMark11 “No 2011″- Any Non-Socket 2011 Intel CPU; Single GPU only Stage 2: 3DMark Vantage “Dual core” – Dual or Single core Intel CPUs only; Single GPU Stage 3: Heaven DX11 “Full Out” – Any Intel CPU; Single GPU only Stage Scores Stage 1: 3DMark11 – 17786 Marks Stage 2: 3DMark Vantage – 31222 Marks Stage 3: Heaven – 4074.44 DX11 Marks Bonus Stage: A bonus prize is also claimed by Perica_barii, offered to the submission photo that most creatively inspires the festive spirit. The winner was determined by the number of Facebook likes on the GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards Prizes Stage Prizes: · GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard · Cooler Master Seidon 120M liquid cooling kit Bonus Stage Prize: · GIGABYTE Z77-HD4 motherboard · Cooler Master Sirus S-5.1 gaming headset For full contest rules, scoring and more details, p...

Taipei, Taiwan, December 21, 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announces its latest overclockingcompetition, the ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’, an open overclockingcompetition hosted at HWBOT. The ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ also features a special bonus prize for the snowiest and most festive submission photo. The ‘GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout’ starts today, running until January 20th2013 and is open to all overclockers using any Intel® processor on any compatible GIGABYTE motherboard. The competition centers around three key stages, each containing a 3D benchmark with specific limitations imposed to level the playing field. A GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard plus, a Cooler Master Seidon 120M liquid cooler will be awarded for the winner of each stage. ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ Stages: Stage 1: 3DMark11″No X79″- Any Non-X79Intel CPU; Single GPUonly Stage 2: 3DMarkVantage “Dual core” – Dual or Single core Intel CPUs only; Single GPU Stage 3: Heaven DX11″Full Out” – Any Intel CPU; Single GPUonly Bonus Stage: Show us Your Winter Wonderland Submission Photos As a special bonus, the ‘Winter OC Whiteout’ will also offer a prize for the submission photo that most creatively inspires the festive spirit. So make sure to snap your submission photo when your LN2pot is at its absolute snowiest. On January 10th2...

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the ‘Ultimate OverClockers Dream Xmas Giveaway’, a competition hosted on Facebook in conjunction with KINGPIN Cooling and G.SKILL memory. Running from December 13th to 27th 2012, the ‘Ultimate OverClockers Dream Xmas Giveaway’ is a prize draw open to all Facebook users. Participation couldn’t be easier; simply ‘Like’ the GIGABYTE, KINGPIN and G.SKILL Facebook fanpages, share the event with your friends, and you could win a range of prizes including a GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard. First Prize A combination of: Intel Core i7-3770K Processor GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H Motherboard G.SKILL Trident 2600MHz Cl10 8GB Memory Kit KINGPIN Memory Cooler GIGABYTE Key Chain and G.SKILL Lanyards Runner-up prize A combination of: GIGABYTE Z77-HD4 Motherboard G.SKILL RipjawsX 2133MHz CL9 8GB Memory Kit KINGPIN Memory Cooler GIGABYTE Key Chain and G.SKILL Lanyards 3rd, 4th and 5th Places Combinations of: KINGPIN Memory Cooler GIGABYTE Key Chain and G.SKILL Lanyards How to Enter To take part in the ‘Ultimate OverClockers Dream Xmas Giveaway’ follow these two simple steps: 1. Show that You ‘Like’ Us Make sure that you ‘Like’ the GIGABYTE Motherboard, KINGPIN Cooling and G.SKILL Facebook fanpages. See the links below. · http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards · http://www.facebook.com/kingpincooling · http://www...

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today launched its latest HD series motherboards, bringing unprecedented dual digital display support, including HDMI and DVI, to a range of value segment motherboard models. The new GIGABYTE HD motherboard series defies the current ethos that means true digital display outputs are reserved for upper mainstream models, adding both HDMI and DVI ports to a range of motherboard models at attractive and affordable price points. All DIY enthusiasts can now enjoy true HD display capability using the most commonly integrated digital output technologies on today’s HD displays and TVs. “The new GIGABYTE HD motherboard series means our customers can get much more bang-per-buck from their value segment motherboards,”commented Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “Adding dual digital display ports to this segment really sets GIGABYTE apart from the competition, raising the bar for value segment motherboard design.” Making Digital Display Support a Standard Feature Digital output technologies like HDMI are becoming the de-facto standard on most HDTVs and PC monitors, with the advantage of carrying both HD audio* and video signals over a single cable. As well as offering higher screen resolutions than analog display outputs, digital display outputs also offer support for the latest 3D media content as well as access to protected content via H...

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced that their dual Thunderbolt series of motherboards support 4K resolution monitors in configurations derived from two Mini DisplayPort connectors, each capable of 2K resolution output. Testing was successfully carried out at GIGABYTE’s regional facility in Tokyo, Japan with the EIZO FDH3601 high resolution color monitor that is designed for air traffic control and geophysical services. “Desktop PC motherboards are all about cutting edge features, performance, and upgradeability, and this is why GIGABYTE was the first motherboard company to adopt dual Thunderbolt ports instead of the single port option,” commented Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Motherboard Marketing at GIGABYTE. “When combined with other innovative products, such as EIZO’s 4K resolution FDH3601 monitor, GIGABYTE Thunderbolt motherboard users can enjoy next generation display options with their existing platform, without having to wait for future 4K resolution standards.” GIGABYTE Motherboard’s Dual Thunderbolt Ports As the first motherboards to be certified by Intel featuring dual Thunderbolt ports, GIGABYTE’s ‘TH’ models offer up to 10Gbps data transfer speeds from each port: this means you can transfer industry-leading HD graphics and data simultaneously! Each Thunderbolt port complies with the DisplayPort 1.1 standard (with support for 2K res...

GIGABYTE TECHNOLGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the record highest clock speed 7.86GHz on AMD’s A10 5800K APU using the GIGABYTE F2A85X-UP4 motherboard. Attending an AMD Extreme OC show on 20th Nov. in Taipei Taiwan, GIGABYTE’s overclocking team, The Killers (featuring HiCookie, S.Dougal and John Lam), took part in an overclocking demonstration achieving two new records on AMD’s new Vishera and Trinity platforms. The GIGABYTE F2A85X-UP4 motherboard was able to push the AMD 5800K to an incredible 7.86GHz, more than twice the 3.8GHz stock clock. The AMD FX8350 processor was pushed to 8.47GHz using a GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 board. “This new record underlines just how much potential performance can be unleashed by our new Trinity platform, clearly demonstrating how GIGABYTE Ultra Durable motherboards help enthusiasts get the absolute maximum performance from their unlocked AMD APUs,” said Michael Liao, Vice President, Sales of AMD. “We are extremely excited with this OC result because the F2A85X-UP4 is the first motherboard from GIGABYTE to use our new Ultra Durable 5 technology – so the OC record is a testament to the high caliber of components that we use on our products,” said Henry Kao, Vice President of the GIGAGYTE Motherboard Business Unit. “These results solidify GIGABYTE’s position as the go-to platform for AMD overclocking enthusiasts.” The flagship GIGAB...

AMD has just released their Trinity APU's. For those not familiar with an "APU", it is a processor that has an on-die graphics processing unit. AMD developed the world's first APU just over a year ago and they call it "Fusion" technology. AMD's first Fusion APU was codenamed Zecate and featured x86 technology with a dual core processor coupled with the first on die GPU. Zacate went over well in the budget notebook market with prices as low as $299. The kicker was above average graphics for a low priced lap-top. Next came Llano which shifted to a higher level. AMD used the same x86 four star cores but added an on-die 6550D graphics processing unit with even better graphics than its predecessor Zecate. Llano went over very well in the mainstream market and is a shining star for AMD. Trinity takes Fusion to the next level and incorporates AMD's new processor technology called Piledriver. This is entirely different engineering from the previous x86 four star cores. AMD put 2 x86 cores onto one module and the entire architecture changes. Piledriver spawns from AMD's Bulldozer introduced about one year ago, but it uses an entirely new instruction set. In our A10-5800K review, we saw some dramatic improvements in processing power as well as better graphics with the built-in Radeon 7660D. Gigabyte is all prepped and ready for these AMD changes and today we have their GA-F2A85X-UP4 ready to roll. The GA-F2A85X-UP4 introduces a new chipset from AMD called the A85 and it look...

Taipei, Taiwan, October 19, 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced that the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard has earned the ‘2012 Recommended Buy’ award from respected reviewers at Tom’s Hardware. The GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard claims this award due to its combination of outstanding features and excellent value for money. Comparing six high-end motherboards based on the Intel® Z77 Express Chipset from a range of tier one and tier two manufacturers, Tom’s Hardware reviewer, Thomas Soderstrom, concluded that the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard was the most attractive upper tier Z77 motherboard currently available, deeming it worthy of the highly respected Tom’s Hardware ‘2012 Recommended Buy’ award. “GIGABYTE leads that features-per-price battle without making any serious concessions in performance or overclocking, so the Z77X-UP5 TH earns its value award.” Commented Thomas Soderstrom, senior motherboard reviewer at Tom’sHardware.com You can find the full review at Toms Hardware here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77x-up5-th-z77a-gd80-z77-oc-formula,3305.html. GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH Based on the Intel® Z77 Express Chipset supporting 2nd and 3rd generation Intel® processors, the GIGABYTE Z77X-UP5 TH motherboard supports both the exclusive GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™5 technology as well as being one of the first motherboards available supporting dual Thunderbolt™ ports...

Introduction Halloween is coming soon and the eerie light of the moon shines down upon the tech-world. The sounds of howling wolves fill the air. Children dance in the pumpkin patch, and everyone is anxious to go trick or treating. Even the computer enthusiasts are hoping for a special treat. What better treat could there be than a really special motherboard? That’s exactly what we have today. Halloween is bearing down on us, and we have a special treat review in store today. Gigabyte has released their newest motherboard named the GA-Z77X-UP7, and by the look of things, they have brought some real cool Halloween colors into the mix. Is this a coincidence? Probably. However, we certainly appreciate the synergy. Regardless of the season, this new look is great, and the features of the board are massive, so let’s see what it can do!   IvyBridge is here for the interim. SandyBridge is being phased out and Haswell is due sometime next year. Those looking into new technology have a boatload of choices, and we have been seeing all motherboard manufacturers introduce some really “kick ass” product lately. Even though market conditions are still relatively slow, companies like Gigabyte have a full line of Z77 motherboards to choose from. So, which one will fit the bill for a top tier system? Perhaps Gigabyte will be able to take a nice chunk of the marketshare with products like this uniquely designed GA-Z77X-UP7. Enough with the hype. Let’s ...