GIGABYTE’s USB 3.0 tech zone a hive of activity

If you’re wondering around Computex wondering what’s hot, visit the GIGABYTE USB 3.0 tech zone on the 36th floor of Taipei 101. The gent in the white shirt is Peter Carcione from SuperTalent showing off their extremely fast RAID USB 3.0 drive.

GIGABYTE at Computex 2010: More people use GIGABYTE USB 3.0 motherboards than any other brand

GIGABYTE’s Computex 2010 messages are No. 1 USB 3.0 motherboards and No. 1 motherboards for CPU power delivery (Unlocked Power).

These pictures are taken before the rush on day 1 in our meeting rooms on the 36th floor of Taipei 101. Here’s a view from the south facing windows of our meeting rooms.

And from the West facing windows.

We’ll have some more pictures and news about the products and tech on display when the media articles go online. Stay tuned…

GIGABYTE’s Search for #1 Biggest Fan Week 2 Winner is…

Congratulations to week 2’s winner Juanjo Mayor from Spain. His answer to what device(s) would you like to see offer USB 3.0 support?

Mainly hardrives, flash memories, 3G modems... In general: devices related to Data transfer

He wins a new GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 motherboard.

This week’s question is: What makes GIGABYTE the No. 1 motherboard brand in the world? Please visit GIGABYTE Motherboards on facebook and “Like” GIGABYTE motherboards. To answer this week’s question and for the chance to win a GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD7, please visit the discussion section Week 3.

Kingston demos fastest DDR3 memory with GIGABYTE motherboard during Computex 2010

Kingston has put up a teaser movie on youtube to demo their new HyperX 2544MHz DDR3 memory. The motherboard being used was the GIGABYTE P55-UD4P.

The battle for Core i5 655k supremacy

As we approach Computex where the much anticipated unlocked CPUs from Intel are expected to be announced, the battle to hold the No. 1 CPU-Z position for the 655k CPU is getting interesting. Dinos22 currently holds first place with 6650 Mhz using a GIGABYTE P55A-UD7, Monstru is second with 6635 Mhz on a GIGABYTE P55A-UD6, and AbsoluteZero is third with 6300 on a GIGABYTE P55A-UD7.

Stay tuned for more as the battle heats up.

The Search for GIGABYTE’s #1 Biggest Fan Continues…

Congratulations to JD Melo from the Philippines who just won Week 1’s motherboard, a GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H!

Week 2’s question has already been posted: What device(s) would you like to see offer USB 3.0 support?

Please visit HERE to answer this week’s question for your chance to a GA-890FXA-UD5 motherboard. Remember, there are still 9 weeks left to go with 9 more motherboards to be given away as well as the title of GIGABYTE’s #1 Biggest Fan along with a trip to Taipei to watch this year’s GO OC (GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Competition)!

For complete contest rules, please visit HERE. And if you haven’t already “liked” GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column, what are you waiting for? www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards

World’s first USB 3.0 Mini-ITX motherboard

Today we launched the world’s smallest desktop PC motherboard featuring USB 3.0, the H55N-USB3. This is quite remarkable because a mere two press releases ago we launched the world’s largest desktop PC motherboard featuring USB 3.0 when we announced the X58A-UD9. The size difference between these two form factor extremes (XL-ATX and Mini-ITX) is shown in the picture above where I’m holding them for comparison. I must say that the UD9 feels like it weighs ten times as much as the H55N-USB3 even though they both have 2oz copper PCBs.

The H55N-USB3 comes with all the bells and whistles that you’d expect from a high-end GIGABYTE motherboard including hi-def audio and video ports (video needs the correct Intel CPU with integrated graphics of course), all Japanese solid capacitors, Ferrite core chokes, Low RDS (on) MOSFETs, Dual BIOS, Smart 6, EasyTune 6 and 3x USB power. We expect this little baby to be popular in the DIY media center market where small size and high-def audio & video are important. Consider the inclusion of USB 3.0 for speedy transfer of large media files, and there is not better option for a living room PC!

While on the topic of extremes in the motherboard form factor spectrum, these niche products have never really been a focus for GIGABYTE until recently for a couple of reasons: the first is that we have grown our market share in the more mainstream segments considerably over the past 4 years since we first introduced solid capacitors on our mobos in 2006, and exploring new market segments is how we hope to continue growing our share; the second is that the Mini-ITX ecosystem is maturing to the extent where cases, power supplies, low profile CPU coolers and memory are readily available, so we expect to see good volumes for these products.

Stay tuned for more USB 3.0 news from GIGABYTE as we get ready for Computex 2010 next week.