Leon, our man in the US office, made it over to the Newegg offices to lend a hand with a Live Build they were undertaking based on a GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5. Leon does a great job of answering comments and questions during the build which is lead by their ‘Resident PC-Building Lion’… also known as Paul.
Video Newegg TV complete a ‘Live Build’ based on the GIGABYTE G1 Sniper 5
Leon, our man in the US office, made it over to the Newegg offices to lend a hand with a Live Build they were undertaking based on a GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5. Leon does a great job of answering comments and questions during the build which is lead by their ‘Resident PC-Building Lion’… also known as Paul.
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 5 wins Tom’s Hardware ‘Best of Computex 2012’ Award
Here at GIGABYTE, our motherboards are frequently singled out for awards, be it for best value, performance, features or pure overclocking prowess. However, it is with particular satisfaction and prestige that we accept this ‘Best of Computex 2012’ award from Tom’s Hardware for our recently announced Ultra Durable 5 technology.
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 5 and our forthcoming ‘UP’ series of motherboards will be pretty revolutionary in terms of motherboard design, pulling together new 60A rated Powerstage ICs from IR, pairing them with high current capable chokes and a 2x copper PCB. This all means that the motherboard can deliver blistering performance without creating as much unwanted heat, greatly aiding stability, longevity and overall performance capability. It’s also a technology that lends itself perfectly to overclocked water cooled systems that don’t always have great airflow in the PWM area.
We’re really pleased too that arguably the most respected PC hardware site out there has recognized our efforts to innovate. Here a what Tom’s had to say:
“Gigabyte is promising that the PowIRstage IR3550, found on all motherboards with Ultra Durable 5 technology (UD5), increases efficiency and improves stability. Naturally, this is particularly important in overclocked systems, where UD5 could benefit systems employing liquid cooling, since they have a tendency to not receive as much airflow through voltage regulation circuitry.
Ultra Durable 5 is a marketing umbrella that covers several different components, such as the IR3550 PowIRstage, additional copper in the PCB, and 60 A high-capacity ferrite core chokes. We plan to test Gigabytes claims in an upcoming article.”
You can find the ‘Best of Computex’ award page here on Tom’s Hardware.
iPhone 5 recharges from GIGABYTE On Off Charge
One area where GIGABYTE has focused a lot of R&D is USB power because this has quickly become the de facto mobile device charging standard for anything from smart phones and devices to remote controlled helicopters. With this in mind, we have introduced features/technologies such as one fuse per USB port, 3x USB Power, Electrostatic Protection, reinforced the power traces in our PCBs, and of course On/Off Charge for the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad series of products. Now as screen quality, size and battery technologies change with each new product launch, so too do the recharging requirements, and this is why some folks had trouble charging their new tablets from their previous generation chargers a while ago.
So in case you’re wondering if your existing PC can recharge your new iPhone 5, fear not, it appears to be all good! We tested an iPhone 5 charging from a GIGABYTE motherboard with On/Off Charge (see the onboard USB headers with the red background below) and found that the maximum charge it took was 0.76A.
GIGABYTE On/Off Charge
Some shots of the recharge:
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