More H55 boards at CES

The GA-H55M-UD2H and GA-H55M-S2H.

Some shots of the GA-H55M-USB3. Check out the blue USB 3.0 ports and Displayport in the IO panel.

GIGABYTE at CES 2010

Here are some pictures of the GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard on display at the GIGABYTE CES 2010 meeting rooms. This model has Displayport, HDMI, DVI and D-sub video out.

GIGABYTE P55A-UD7 in the Wild

First time in the wild folks.

VIA Announces World's First USB 3 Hub

This is a very interesting product because it's the first USB hub that supports the 10 x higher speed, dual simplex data transfer (basically multitasking with USB 3) and GIGABYTE's 3x USB power. Essentially this means that you can power/run more devices from a single USB port.

Here are the numbers: USB 2.0 power is around 2.5W (5v x 0.5A), but GIGABYTE triples the amperage to 1.5A so it is 7.5W on GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards. USB 3.0 power is around 4.5W (5v x 0.9A) but on GIGABYTE USB 3.0 boards it is 13.5W (5v x 2.7A). That's a significant power boost if you ask me and a USB 3.0 hub is just the device to take advantage of more power! Read more here.

OCZ USB 3.0 SSD Passes GIGABYTE Compatibility Testing

OCZ sent us a prototype of their new USB 3.0 SSD for testing and it just passed with flying colours. You can check it out on our USB 3.0 microsite: www.usb3motherboard.com. This speedy drive sports a slim design for easy portability but I can't help wondering if it wouldn't be a good replacement for a standard hard drive seeing as you should be able to boot from USB with it - take into consideration the disappointing initial SATA 3 performance results that we've seen from the media over the past few weeks.

OCZ will show this device at CES, so drop by their demo for a closer look. Alternatively, you could also see the device at the GIGABYTE meeting rooms in the Venetian hotel or the GIGABYTE party at the Palms. Leave a comment below if you want more details of these events.

USB 3.0 and CES 2010

I'm off to CES for the first time in 5 years and I must say that I'm more than just a little excited about this trip! This year we are focused on a technology that is expected to be one of the hot topics of CES 2010 - USB 3.0. GIGABYTE is in a leading position amongst motherboard vendors because we were first to bring USB 3.0 onboard motherboards to market and are currently shipping 13 models. This will increase to 25 models by the end of January. This is significant because it means that GIGABYTE is driving new technologies down into the mainstream and even entry level segment, i.e. not only keeping the new tech for the high-end segment. This, we expect, will result in greater market share in the onboard USB 3.0 motherboard space.

As a leader in the USB 3.0 motherboard segment, we are working with USB 3.0 chip and device vendors to ensure compatibility between their devices and our motherboards and also tweaking performance for the best customer experience. Hence we launched the GIGABYTE USB 3.0 microsite: www.usb3motherboard.com. Check it out, it has info about USB 3.0, GIGABYTE USB 3.0 products and it also lists some exciting 3rd party USB 3.0 products that we tested for compatibility with our motherboards.

Stay tuned as we update media reviews and USB 3.0 partner products as they complete their testing.