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Over the years, motherboard manufacturers have consistently pushed the limits on top-end motherboards with striking designs and PCBs filled to the brim with the latest controllers and feature sets. Although these typically come with a high price premium, these 'flagships' represent the latest components, designed to operate the fastest processors to deliver leading-edge performance while offering the best controllers available at the time of manufacture. One such model is the GIGABYTE Z790 Aorus Xtreme, which is the direct successor to the Z690 Aorus Xtreme, and boasts a premium feature set, including support for DDR5-8000 memory, dual Thunderbolt 4 Type-C, as well as 10 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. Sitting at the top of GIGABYTE's Z790 range of motherboards, the Z790 Aorus Xtreme is designed for...
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme: 16-Phase Flagship with Passively Cooled Chipset
At Computex 2019, GIGABYTE revealed various motherboard models design on AMD's X570 chipset. Its flagship, the X570 Aorus Xtreme focuses on high-end performance and is targeted at enthusiasts with...
43 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/30/2019
GIGABYTE Shows PCIe 4.0 x16 Four-Way M.2 PCIe Add-In Card
We’ve seen some of these before – an add-in card that helps expand the M.2 capabilities of a system. Typically motherboards come with up to three M.2 slots, however...
9 by Ian Cutress on 5/29/2019
AMD Reveals the X570 Chipset: PCIe 4.0 is Here
At Computex 2019 during AMD's keynote, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su unveiled details new X570 chipset designed for the upcoming Ryzen 3000 series "Matisse" processors. The new 3rd generation...
30 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/26/2019
GIGABYTE Teases PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD in Press Release: 5 GB/s
A press release sent out by GIGABYTE on Friday said that the company would demonstrate one of the industry’s first SSDs featuring a PCIe 4.0 interface at Computex next...
42 by Anton Shilov on 5/24/2019
GIGABYTE AM4 Motherboards: PCIe 4.0 Ready for Ryzen 3000
In preparation for the launch of AMD's next generation of Ryzen processors, GIGABYTE has released a wave of firmware updates for its X470 and B450 AM4 socket motherboards. The...
32 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/21/2019
GIGABYTE X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi-50 Motherboard Launched: Celebrating AMD's 50th Anniversary
On the back of AMD's 50th anniversary, GIGABYTE has joined the celebration with a special edition of its GIGABYTE X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi motherboard.
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/30/2019
GIGABYTE to Launch Aorus ATC800 CPU Cooler: A Beefy Tower
An element of GIGABTYE’s CES booth this year was the way the company is pushing the Aorus brand into many different segments that it hasn’t historically played in. We’ve...
5 by Ian Cutress on 4/16/2019
The GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI Motherboard Review: A Sturdy $200 Surprise
On Intel's desktop Z390 chipset, there are around 7 different ATX sized motherboards to choose from in the $180-200 price bracket. This not only puts pressure on manufacturers to...
33 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/12/2019
The GIGABYTE Aorus RGB M.2 SSD Review: Nothing Is Too Small For RGB LEDs
GIGABYTE entered the SSD market last year somewhat timidly with entry-level SATA drives, and they've been working their way up the market since. Their new Aorus RGB SSDs are...
23 by Billy Tallis on 4/10/2019
GIGABYTE to Bundle Pre-Tested Core i9-9900K CPU at 5.1 GHz with the $899 Z390 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce Motherboard
GIGABYTE this week announced plans to offer its top-of-the-range Intel Z390-based motherboard with Intel’s Core i9-9900K processor in a combination package. The CPU is handpicked and pre-tested to run...
13 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2019
Ready for Intel’s New R0 9th Generation ‘Coffee Lake’ CPUs? BIOS Updates Now Available From the Big Four
Back in March it turned out that Intel was prepping a new stepping of its Coffee Lake processors that was due to arrive in the second quarter. By now...
17 by Anton Shilov on 4/5/2019
The GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Master Motherboard Review: Solid, But Not Special
The mainstream motherboard market is still predominantly focused on gamers and gaming features. From the useful to the inane, saying a device is 'gaming' is clearly bringing in the...
36 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/21/2019
Best Motherboards: Q1 2019
We're once again back with our quarterly look at the PC motherboard market. For the first quarter of this year there has been a lot of buzz around impending...
0 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/14/2019
The GIGABYTE MW51-HP0 Motherboard Review: Consumer Meets Workstation for Xeon W
The GIGABYTE MW51-HP0 is a CEB form-factor motherboard that is aimed at users looking to build a professional workstation on the Intel C422 chipset with support for Xeon W...
33 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/6/2019
GIGABYTE's W-3175X Motherboard Named: C621 Aorus Extreme
GIGABYTE has just lifted the lid on its latest entry into the workstation space with an extreme flavor: the GIGABYTE C621 Aorus Extreme. The new board is one of...
2 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/26/2019
GIGABYTE Adds Support for 128 GB of Memory to Z390 & C246 Motherboards
GIGABYTE has released UEFI BIOS updates for its motherboards based on Intel’s C246 and Z390 chipsets that enable support for 32 GB unbuffered memory modules from Samsung. This enables...
28 by Anton Shilov on 1/24/2019
CES 2019: GIGABYTE Z390 Aorus Xtreme WaterForce Motherboard
Back in December, GIGABYTE announced its highly premium Z390 Aorus Extreme WaterForce motherboard with an E-ATX form factor, a 10 gigabit NIC and 16-phase power delivery. The biggest feature...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/23/2019
CES 2019: A Monitor from GIGABYTE? The 1440p 144 Hz IPS FreeSync 'Aorus AD27QD'
Over the past few years GIGABYTE has expanded to a variety of new businesses. The company started to offer memory modules, SSDs, mice, keyboards, and a lot of other...
20 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019
CES 2019: GIGABYTE’s High-Performance Aorus PCIe and M.2 SSDs
Last year when GIGABYTE introduced its first SSDs, the company took a cautious approach only released entry-level drives. At this year’s CES the company finally unveiled its high-performance SSDs...
2 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2019
CES 2019: GIGABYTE Aorus RGB Memory Hits DDR4-4000 with SK Hynix ICs
GIGABYTE last year entered the memory market with its Aorus RGB and GIGABYTE-branded DIMMs, designed for enthusiasts. To some degree the project was experimental with conservative DDR4-2666 and DDR4-3200...
3 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2019
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