Gigabyte GA-7PESH1 Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-7PESH1 Review

" Instead of an enthusiast motherboard, this time we will look at a workstation motherboard. Meanwhile it is not a entry level motherboard, Gigabyte provided us with their latest high end motherboard which features up to 512 GB of DDR3 memory running at 1600 MHz, two 8 core / 16 threads processor, a high end LSI SAS controller and more. This time we will not only review the motherboard but also benchmark this dual Xeon Octocore setup under real world workloads/situations. Feel the power! "

 Gigabyte Sniper M3 Motherboard

Gigabyte Sniper M3 Review

" The Gigabyte Sniper M3 is the board we are taking a look at today. Just like the previous G1 motherboard line from GIGABYTE, the Sniper M3 it is a gaming centric board with many gaming style features all packed into a micro ATX form factor board. We have seen other offerings of gaming boards that are mATX and they are usually lacking in specific areas due to the small size and the simple fact that there is only so much PCB real estate. Gigabyte prides itself on the high feature set provided by the G1 series. The Sniper M3 should be no different and we expect to see some good thing from this board. Now lets take a look at what Gigabyte has to offer on this go around. "

 GIGABYTE Z77X-UD3H Motherboard

GIGABYTE Z77X-UD3H Review

" Now that Ivy Bridge is finally out of the bag, it is time to start shopping if you are looking to upgrade from an older system. GIGABYTE has launched a total of ten Z77 boards with different features that we did a quick preview of a month ago. GIGABYTE used to have a greater separation of board features and ports but with the Z77 launch, they have simplified the differentiation. The latest Z77 boards from GIGABYTE all comes with four DIMM slots, the ability to run dual GPUs, and a plethora of USB ports. The ATX boards will also feature mSATA slot. Thus, when shopping for a board, the essentials are all there and you only have to decide whether extra ports or a better slot configuration is worth the extra money. "

 Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Motherboard

Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H Motherboard Review

" Today we are taking a look at the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H, the latest Z77 motherboard targeting the mainstream enthusiast audience. This board is built for overclocking and stability using the 3D power system with Auto Voltage Compensation. Is this an ideal board to shortlist for your next system build? Over the last couple of weeks we have reviewed many Z77 motherboards from Asus, ASRock, BioStar and Sapphire. If you are building a new Z77 system then you are spoilt for choice. Does this Gigabyte board match the excellent ASrock and ASUS boards we have recently reviewed? "

 Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 OC Graphics Card

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7770 OC 1GB Graphics Card Review

" There has been a huge focus on AMD for the past four months or so as they have steadily been releasing their HD 7000 series range of graphics cards including the 7700 lineup. Within this range of cards are two; the 7750 and the 7770 which both offer ample performance for users on a budget, and that’s what a lot of buying decisions come down to in this climate; price. An interesting find for us was when we looked at the performance behind CrossFire, and how two HD 7770′s could outperform a GTX 580 from Nvidia for a fraction of the cost, which is where we fast forward back to the present date and see GTX 580′s dropping in price quite rapidly, but some will say this is to make room for the new generation of Nvidia cards, and I guess this is partly true, but we would still like to think that AMD had something to do with it, and we helped. "

 Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Motherboard

Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H Review

" mATX motherboards have undergone a revolution in the past couple of years. From being a small board designed for HTPC applications they are now very close to their full-size counterparts in both performance and features. We were big fans of the Z68 D3 motherboard here at OC3D. It provided a lot of capability at an absolute bargain price. So of course we're looking forwards to seeing what the Z77 version, the MX-D3H, has in store. With the Z77 still fresh in the mind we shall keep the preamble brief and get on with the review. "

 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 OC edition

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 OC edition review

" It has been a fairly short time ever since GeForce GTX 680 was released by NVIDIA. Meanwhile we have shown you the reference review, 2-way, heck even 3-way SLI articles and an overclocking tweaking guide just on this one product. It's now half April though and NVIDIA's partners have had some time to pimp the cards, that's right customize them. Today that honor goes to Gigabyte. Kepler my friends is the codename for the architecture behind the GeForce series 600 graphics cards. The GeForce GTX 680 2 GB is a fact and selling in the stores as we speak. The all new product has some interesting new features which we'll happily discuss with you -- obviously the GeForce GTX 680 is positioned against AMD's Radeon HD 7970 so we'll pit it against each other. "

 Gigabyte HD 7770 CrossFire

Gigabyte HD 7770 OC with CrossFire Review

" The AMD HD 7770 brings is mid-range graphics card that is power efficient and low operational noise. Unfortunately, the card does not always perform as well as the last generation of midrange card from AMD, the HD 6850, at the default clockspeed. The HD 7770 really needs to be overclocked and priced at similar price range as the HD 6850 to make it competitive enough to convince potential buyers from choosing the HD 6850 over the HD 7770. Gigabyte has launched two HD 7770s. The GV-R777D5-1GB is the reference-clocked card, retailed at $149.99 and for extra $10 more, users can buy the factory overclocked GV-R77OC-1GB. This price differential is attractive to customers compared to the XFX R7770 Black EditionS Super Overclocked (FX-777A-ZD), which retails at $179.99. This is especially true if we consider that both cards are overclocked at same clockspeed (the XFX is clocked at 20MHz higher than the Gigabyte's card). The HD 7770 OC (GV-R777OC-1GB) strikes a balance of price and performance. "

 Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC review

" AMD recently released two new products, the Radeon HD 7850 and 7870. These two new mid-range cards are going to shift the dynamics in the graphics arena alright, as the entire package including performance is really impressive for the 7800 series. So with AMD's 7700 series barely released we now see Pitcairn, AKA the 7800-Series. A product series that is to replace the 6800-series performance-wise, it is based on AMD's 28nm process and of course the latest Graphics Core Next GPU architecture. As stated there are two graphics cards released today, Pitcairn XT (GPU codename) is the AMD Radeon HD HD7870 - it will have 20 Compute Units carrying 1280 Stream Processors, 80 texture units and 32 ROPs. core and memory frequencies will clock in at an impressive 1000 MHz on the GPU and 1200MHz (4800MHz effective GDDR5) on the memory, this product is equipped with 2GB memory running over a 256-bit memory interface. AMD brands this product the "One GHz Edition" due to the reference clock frequency. This means that AMD's partners can release products clocked even higher. "

 Overclock HD7870 Gigabyte Windforce 3X

Gigabyte HD7870 Overclock Review (Windforce 3X)

" Today we are looking at the latest card from Gigabyte, the HD7870 Overclock Edition which is supplied with a custom cooler, comprising not two, but three fans. This is the first custom cooled HD7870 we have looked at since the launch of the reference card on March 5th. Gigabyte claim the card is almost silent thanks to a proprietary ‘anti turbulence’ fan design. There are certainly no shortage of buzzwords in the graphics sector from all the leading manufacturers. Gigabyte are promoting their ‘Windforce 3X’ cooling solution which is a triple fan solution with patented anti turbulence inclined fans and twin copper heat pipes. We already tested the reference HD7870 and our results highlighted that it didn’t produce a significant amount of heat. Gigabyte have opted for this hardcore fan design clearly to try and reduce noise emissions to a minimum. They say their ‘Triangle Cool’ Technology (another patent pending) ensures that heat is dissipated as quickly as possible. "