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Gigabyte M912V Touch Screen Netbook Review

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Gigabyte M912V Touch Screen Netbook Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Gigabyte offers an Atom based Notebook with a 8.9 inch touch screen dubbed Gigabyte M912V. Hardware Canucks got their hands on this new interesting netbook and published a review.
Quote from the review: "The M912v's physical specs are similar to most others in its category, based on the Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, sporting 1GB of DDR2 memory, 160GB SATA HDD and an 8.9in widescreen touch screen. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:49:39 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte previews Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF

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Gigabyte previews Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Gigabyte previewed the Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF 2008. PCStats has a report about the digital media player platform.
Quote: "As consumers we want digital access to our media, but at the same time we want big screen displays not to be undone by the noise of a computer. Intel thinks it may have a solution to this problem. Make a computer that is cheap and quiet, and specialized at media playback in high definition. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte Radeon HD4870 Review

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Gigabyte Radeon HD4870 Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review CPU3D published a Gigabyte Radeon HD4870 review.

Quote from the review: "AMD/ATI's flagship GPU makes its debut in the form of the Gigabyte Radeon HD4870 (GV-R487-512H-B). It's one of the most anticipated alternatives to Nvidia's Geforce ... but will the hardcore gamers buy it? It utilises the Radon HD4870 (RV770 XT) GPU, which runs at 750Mhz and uses 512Mb of GDDR5 ram. It features a massive 800 processor stream units, while supporting DX10.1. Read more

Posted on Sun, 6 Jul 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte Geforce GTX280 Review

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Gigabyte Geforce GTX280 Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review CPU3D published a review of the new Gigabyte Geforce GTX280 card. NVIDIA announced the GTX 200 GPU today.

Quote from the review: "CPU3D is proud to give you our World's first look at the Gigabyte Geforce GTX280. Based on Nvidia's latest GPU (G200), it's one of the most anticpated graphics card of this year, and many claims that it folds 3-4 times faster than a Radeon HD3870. This card features 1Gb of ram, comprised of 16 Hynix 0.8ns GDDR3 memory chips. Read more

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE Video Factory Tour during Computex 2008

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GIGABYTE Video Factory Tour during Computex 2008 Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a report of a tour through one of Gigabyte's factories.

Quote: "t wouldn’t be a Computex without at least one factory tour, and GIGABYTE was kind enough to offer us a tour of their Nan Ping factory out in Taipei. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Unreleased Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 spotted at Computex

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Unreleased Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 spotted at Computex Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review The guys at Hexus got their hands on a Gigabyte card that is based on the unreleased ATI Radeon HD 4850.

The single-slot card with the future mid-range GPU from ATI has 512MB GDDR3 memory and has two DV-I outputs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 07:25:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte to publicly apologize to Asus

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Gigabyte to publicly apologize to Asus Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review As reported on Monday, Asus took Gigabyte to the Taiwanese FTC and Court over Motherboard Dispute. Digitimes reports now that Gigabyte agreed to issue a public apology to avoid a legal battle.

It is good to see the two companies are settling this before the COMPUTEX 2008, which starts next week. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus takes Gigabyte to Tawainese FTC and Court over Motherboard Dispute

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Asus takes Gigabyte to Tawainese FTC and Court over Motherboard Dispute Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Asus published an announcement last week about Gigabyte having made false accusations against ASUS motherboards' EPU features and the quality of ASUS motherboards' components.

Asus has taken the matter to the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and started legal proceedings against Gigabyte over defamatory acts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE EP45-DQ6 and EP45-DS3R Intel P45

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GIGABYTE EP45-DQ6 and EP45-DS3R Intel P45 Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a preview of the Intel P45 based Gigabyte motherboards EP45-DQ6 and EP45-DS3R.

Quote: "Intel has thrown a new chipset into the fray to replace one of its aging components. P45 is set to be the new mainstream chipset from Intel to replace its aging P35 chipset by bringing some new features and support to the table. Read more

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte P45 Hands-on Sneak Peak in Taipei

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Gigabyte P45 Hands-on Sneak Peak in Taipei Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Gigabyte invited tech journalists around the world to their headquarters to experience the new motherboards based on the Intel P45 chipset.

Hothardware was there and published a report from the 2 day event.
Quote: "Gigabyte is so enthused by Intel's upcoming P45 chipset, it flew a multi-national crew of media from their respective home bases to its own headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan for two days of hands-on testing. During the event, Gigabyte gave us access to four SKUs based on P45 and an early look at a fifth extreme series board that will show off the P45’s flexibility in a $300+ package. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 Review

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Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Techgage published a Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 motherboard review.

Quote from the review: "Building a new machine and want DDR3 support? Then the X48T-DQ6 should be up for consideration. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review

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GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the GIGABYTE GeForce 9800 GX2 Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "The latest 9800 GX2 incarnation to make its way into the labs comes from GIGABYTE and carries with it all the standard goodies that we expect out of the 9800 GX2. The latest 9 series of NVIDIA cards have impressed us, but like we’ve said all along they haven’t offered the revolutionary jump that we thought the 9 series would offer. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 May 2008 21:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard Review

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GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Virtual Hideout published a review of the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "The Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard is an aggressive, extreme, yet efficient platform. It's a shock to see this board do so well and do it even better at more extreme frequencies. It's more affordable than most P35 overclocking motherboards and has plenty of the top end features a power user could want. There is a large void out there for energy conscious users who still want real power. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Intel X48 Motherboard Review

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Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Intel X48 Motherboard Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review ThinkComputers published a review of the Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Intel X48 Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "Gigabyte was one of the first two computer hardware companies that I was aware of, along with Kingston memory. More than a decade before I decided to build my own rig, I had seen Gigabyte's name associated with motherboards. They have been around since 1986, the dawn of the era of the PC. Today I will be looking at my first Gigabyte motherboard, the X48T-DQ6. Read more

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte EP45 Extreme first Look

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Gigabyte EP45 Extreme first Look Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review TweakTown was given the opportunity to be the first publication in the world to see and photograph Gigabyte’s upcoming motherboard targeting extreme overclockers, the EP45 Extreme.

Quote: "This board will be quite different to the rest of Gigabyte’s P45 based motherboard and the board we were shown was the first board off the production line and as such, is a very early sample. The most obvious feature of this motherboard is the humongous heatsink sitting above the first PCI slot. This is based on a similar construction idea to Gigabyte’s passive Silent-Pipe 3 and works the natural convection method and draws hot air out of the case without any noise. Read more

Posted on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:02:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Motherboard Review

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Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Motherboard Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review TheTechLounge published a review of the Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "Gigabyte is a solid company. They're at the top of my list, it would seem, so picking a current-generation entry-level motherboard without integrated graphics narrows things down to about half a dozen options, with the GA-P31-DS3L at the front. But is that really enough to base a decision on? Well, if you're reading this, then Jesus, of course not. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 DDR3 Motherboard Review

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GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 DDR3 Motherboard Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the GIGABYTE X48T-DQ6 DDR3 Motherboard.

Quote from the review: "X38/X48 chipsets are the first chipsets to come out with true split PCI Express architecture. This time they are both running a 16/16 configuration. Added to this is the fact they are running PCI-E 2.0 specs as well as being XMP memory module ready; we now have a good overall platform. X48 adds to the already impressive array of features the X38 has along with much better overclocking support and official support for the 1600MHz FSB. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GX2 Review

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Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GX2 Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Benchmark Reviews tested the new Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics card and published a review.

Quote from the review: "It seems like it was just yesterday that I bought my first discrete graphics card to outfit an overclocked Cyrix M2-300 6x86MX-based computer. Back in those Windows 98 (first edition) days of 1998 the term GeForce wasn't even in existence yet, and NVIDIA was called referred to as nVidia. So when I bought my first computer late that year, I would have never thought Quake II played on my RIVA TNT2 AGP video card would mark the last time I would spend money in an arcade. This was nearly ten years ago and since that time NVIDIA has developed several successful GeForce product lines, including the newly launched 9th generation. Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus and Gigabyte started shipping Intel X48 Motherboards

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Asus and Gigabyte started shipping Intel X48 Motherboards Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Digitimes reports that the first X48 Motherboards from major vendors will started shipping a couple days ago.

The Intel X48 chipset has not been officially introduced, but information and previews have been around for a while now. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:09:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte 6Quad GA-P35-DQ6 Review

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Gigabyte 6Quad GA-P35-DQ6 Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Motherboards.org published a review of the Gigabyte 6Quad GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard.

Quote from the review: "Gigabyte has hit a home run in many respects with the 6Quad GA-P35-DQ6. The performance of the board in default mode is right up there with the ASUS Blitz Formula Edition and the other enthusiast motherboards on the new test platform that we'll be reviewing in the upcoming weeks. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

GIGABYTE X38T-DQ6 Mobo Review

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GIGABYTE X38T-DQ6 Mobo Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the GIGABYTE X38T-DQ6 motherboard.

Quote from the review: "Today we have a new candidate in our labs for consideration, GIGABYTE’s X38T-DQ6. The “T” series of the GIGABYTE boards denotes that it is a DDR3 variant of an already existing DDR2 model. Read more

Posted on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:19:43 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr