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Gigabyte bringing Aorus branded FreeSync monitor to CES 2019
Published in News


1440p, 144Hz monitor with RGB lighting

Gigabyte has recently teased a rather interesting Aorus gaming monitor at a couple of its social media accounts and it did not take long before it was detailed as the Aorus AD27QD, a 27-inch 1440p monitor that will have some unique features.

Gigabyte preparing 40 GeForce RTX 2060 SKUs
Published in Graphics
Thursday, 27 December 2018 11:55

Gigabyte preparing 40 GeForce RTX 2060 SKUs


Leak suggests that there will be 40 varients

Gigabyte will have at least 40 variants of the GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card according to an Eurasian Economic Commission)product listing.

Gigabyte goes for mini-ITX RTX 2070 as well
Published in Graphics
Friday, 30 November 2018 15:21

Gigabyte goes for mini-ITX RTX 2070 as well


Keeps all the ports

It appears there is indeed a market for mini-ITX high-end graphics card as after MSI, Gigabyte's Geforce RTX 2070 has been spotted online.

Gigabyte working on GTX 1060 with GDDR5X memory
Published in Graphics


Possibly based on a cut-down GP104 GPU

It appears that Gigabyte could be working on a GTX 1060 graphics card that will be equipped with faster GDDR5X memory and a cut down GP104 GPU, and while other specifications are unknown, faster memory could give the GTX 1060 a fighting chance against the upcoming 12nm Polaris-based Radeon RX 590.

Custom NVLink bridges show up
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 03 October 2018 01:00

Custom NVLink bridges show up


RGB LED is the theme

It was just a matter of time before Nvidia AIC partners started to announce their own custom NVLink bridges for Nvidia's RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 graphics cards, including ASUS, EVGA, and Gigabyte.

Gigabyte joins the memory market with AORUS RGB 16GB DDR4 kit
Published in PC Hardware


Also has dummy modules for extra RGB bling

Gigabyte has decided to expand its product portfolio and go for the memory market with its newest Aorus RGB DDR4 memory.

Gigabyte confirms Nvidia mobile chip
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 11:00

Gigabyte confirms Nvidia mobile chip


Launched by the end of the year

An official Gigabyte UK Notebook representative has told the OverclockersUK forums that Nvidia's next-generation mobile GPUs will launch towards the end of this year.

Motherboard makers cheer their own AM4 X470 motherboards
Published in PC Hardware


ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI join the party

As expected, since AMD has now officially lifted the NDA (non disclosure agreement) from its second generation Ryzen 2000-series Pinnacle Ridge CPUs and the shiny new X470 chipset, most, if not all motherboard makers have announced their own versions, with some launching more than one motherboard to cover a wider market range.

Gigabyte hints Coffee Lake-H notebooks coming in March
Published in PC Hardware


Confirms leaked slides for Q2 launch

Those looking to upgrade to a notebook that packs a bit more punch might be in luck as Gigabyte has hinted that Coffee Lake-H CPUs might come by the end of March, which is pretty much in line with the recently leaked slides.

Gigabyte's X470 motherboard spotted on CES floor
Published in PC Hardware


Better VRM, two M.2 slots and more

Although it is scheduled to launch in April, together with the second generation Ryzen desktop CPUs,  AMD's upcoming X470 chipset motherboard has already been seen at the CES 2018 show in Las Vegas.