With CES 2012 hitting its stride we have more motherboard news to bring you today! Remember those Z77 motherboards from GIGABYTE that we mentioned yesterday? Well, the folks over at VR-Zone have a great preview of them so be sure to check it out. Also from GIGABYTE we have a handful of new motherboard features [...]
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As you read this, Ivy Bridge motherboards featuring Intel’s Z77 chipset (essentially the successor to Z68) are being shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. We’ll be bringing you motherboard coverage all week, but today we have two of the major players showing off a couple brand new motherboards. First off, [...]
It’s not too often that we have motherboards recalled and it’s even less often that we have high-end motherboards being recalled. Yes, that’s right…today GIGABYTE recalled three X79-based motherboards – the GA-X79-UD3, GA-X79-UD5 and the G1.Assassin 2. These motherboards reportedly suffer from a widespread issue revolving around the VRM’s and what happens to them when [...]
The X79 motherboards have landed! This post will be continually updated with new links to reviews from around the Web. If you would like to have your review linked on this page, send us an email (motherboardnews [AT] gmail.com) or leave a comment!
Until now GIGABYTE has stayed quite silent on their UEFI implementation, but today we have something quite unique to show you – GIGABYTE’s brand new 3D BIOS Dual UEFI BIOS (yes, it is a mouthful). Rather than going the way of MSI, ASUS and ASRock, who all use a mix of graphics and text in [...]
According to a recent post over at VR-Zone, GIGABYTE will be including a very unique integrated Bluetooth 4.0/802.11n WiFi combo card with their X79-UD5, X79-UD7 and G1.Assassin 2 X79-based motherboards. Not only does this add-on card use an upgradeable mini-PCI Express interface, it also includes an internal USB port for extended capabilities as well as [...]
Earlier today, the folks over at GIGABYTE announced and showed off, via their Facebook page, their lineup of four X79-based motherboards – the gamer-focused G1.Assassin 2, extreme overclocker-centric X79-UD7 and mainsteam-oriented X79-UD5 and X79-UD3. These are some fantastic-looking and well-equipped motherboards with the X79-UD5 being our current pick-of-the-litter for your typical enthusiast. We will be [...]
Yesterday, GIGABYTE released a handful of photos on what will be one of their higher-end X79-based LGA 2011 motherboards, the G1.Assassin 2. This motherboard features the same black and green colour scheme from previous G1 Killer motherboards, but this time brings a more obvious handgun-shaped heat-sink for the chipset. As for features, the G1.Assassin two [...]
Earlier today, the folks at the Japanese site, ASCII, leaked a couple of images of GIGABYTE’s upcoming GA-A75N-USB3 motherboard. As someone that will be looking to build an HTPC in the near future it is great to see another mini-ITX “Llano” motherboard. The GA-A75N-USB3 sports an AMD FM1 socket, AMD A75 chipset, 2 DDR3 DIMM [...]
In similar fashion to MSI, motherboard manufacturer, GIGABYTE, has revealed their X79 motherboard line-up at IDF 2011 in San Francisco. Included in the reveal are four gorgeous-looking motherboards that are suitable for a variety of customers. We have the G1.Assassin 2 and GA-X79-UD7 followed by the GA-X79-UD5 and still-very-impressive GA-X79-UD3. It is important to note [...]

















