GIGABYTE X79-UP4: Voted best motherboard of 2012 by Vortez readers
UK techies Vortez.net recently held a ‘Best of 2012’ poll where all their loyal readership were asked to vote for the best product of the year in each PC component category. We’re delighted to see that our GIGABYTE X79-UP4 motherboard beat off some stiff competition to claim the ‘Best of’ award in the motherboard category. Pretty sweet.
Check it out here on Vortex.net
Details about the GIGABYTE X79-UP4 can be found here.
GIGABYTE Winter OC Whiteout Winner Announced: Xtreme Addict Takes All!
The conclusion of our Winter OC Whiteout contest was reached a few days ago, and officially announced today with Xtreme addict making his presence felt with a thoroughly dominant performance that saw him claim all three stages! Congrats! Xtreme Addict takes home three GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboards with respective Seidon 120M liquid cooling kits from Cooler Master.
A bonus prize was also claimed by Perica_barii, for his submission photo application. The bonus prize winner gets a GIGABYTE Z77X-HD4 plus a Cooler Master Sirus S-5.1 gaming headset. The bonus prize winner was determined by the number of Facebook likes on the GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmotherboards
A big thanks to all who competed, and especially to those of you who added a festive touches to your submission photos. Also a big thanks to Cooler Master for contributing some cool prizes. You can find the contest scores and standings here at the HWBOT competition page.
CustoMac Update: Buyer's Guide January 2013
It’s great to see GIGABYTE connected with any tech project that really embraces the spirit of DIY computing. At the end of the day, building your own custom Mac involves a very similar approach to building any other kind of DIY PC. Speccing out the components of your build with acute attention to detail is something we all take pleasure in.
But hey. Thanks to guys like tonymacx86, there’s a heck of a lot of guidance and advice available out on the interweb for people who building with a specific usage scenario in mind.
Check out the CustoMac January buyers guide here tonymacx86.com
4K Collage display using DVI – tried & tested
Today I’d like to follow up on our recent 4K collage announcement where we hooked up a GIGABYTE dual Thunderbolt motherboard to a DP to dual DP splitter outputting a 4K video signal across four standard HD displays. The remarkable thing is that his was all done using on the HD4000 processor graphics of our Ivy Bridge processor – no discrete card!
See the original config below:
We just tested a DVI-D splitter dongle from Sapphire that allows you to do a similar thing with HD displays that use DVI. This is useful for two reasons; firstly that you don’t need to use newer HD displays that support DisplayPort input. DVI-D works just as well. Secondly being a digital signal we can then also support conversion from DVI to HDMI, which means it’ll also work fine with four HDMI equipped displays. So if you have the adapters you can do 4K collage using DP, HDI or DVI-D
Finally, the adapter from Sapphire will also let you power any 4K displays that support a 4x DVI inputs for a single 4K stream – a configuration that is popular on many earlier 4K displays. Here’s an example.
You can find more info about the Sapphire adapter here.
Learn more about our 4K display and Collage technologies here.
CPUID launches GIGABYTE OC version of CPU-Z
A few days ago CPUID launched a new GIGABYTE OC branded version of their very popular CPUz application. It’s something we especially hope overclokers will appreciate – bringing our signature OC orange and black looks to probably the one app that all overclockers use on a daily basis.
Check out this screenshot. How could any GIGABYTE lovin’ CPU pusher possibly resist?
You can download the new 1.62.2 OC version at CPUID.com here.
Win GIGABYTE motherboards and cash at the Multi-Threaded Mayhem 2013 Comp on Overclock.net
Throughout the month on January 2013 Overclock.net are running an overclocking competition where aspiring ‘clockers can win $500 cash plus the chance to win a GIGABYTE Z77X-UP7 and a Z77X-UD3H board.
Entitled the Multi-Threaded Mayhem 2013 (or MTMII), the idea is to compete on three heavily threaded benchmarks, wPrime 32M, wPrime 1024M and 3Dmark Vantage CPU score (physx disabled), on 6 classes based around cores and threads (AMD 4,6 and 8 threads, plus Intel 4, 8 and 12 threads).
The contest is open to all OCN members, and ends on January 31st. Right now as we hit the half way stage, it’s encouraging to see plenty of submissions. The cash prize will be distributed across classes according to participation (e.g. if Intel the 8 threads class has 42% of the participation, that class will receive 42% of the prize pool). The winners of two GIGABYTE boards however, will be randomly chosen at the end of the competition in a prize draw of all participants. So even if you ain’t top dog, you’re still in with a shout.
Check out this thread on Overclock.net for rules, standings and more info.
GIGABYTE@CES 2013: Video Round Up
The dust has now settled on a very busy and productive CES 2013. But while the booths have been pulled down and the media, clients and vendors have returned from whence they came, there’s still plenty of video content flying about the web. Here’s a selection of some of the videos that have popped up on youtube in the last week or so:
Our old pal Andy Ruffel from eTeknix was out and about on the strip all week (…in fact I hear he still is..aha) but nevertheless still managed to take time to check out our suites where he caught our 4K Collage demo among other things. Check out these two vids from Andy.
Paul Lilly from Maximum PC also dropped by and shot two hands-on videos.
And finally, Linus of TechTips fame did a tour of the room in his usual effervescent vblog style.
How to setup a 4K Collage display rig on GIGABYTE dual thunderbolt motherboard
Earlier this week we announced support for 4k UltraHD displays using Intel Collage technology and our dual thunderbolt motherboards. Although the setup process is actually reasonably straight forward, I thought today I’d give you quicky guide as to how it all works. Let’s kick off with a list of the things you will need
Stuff You Will Need
Motherboard – A PC built using any GIGABYTE 7 series dual Thunderbolt motherboard.
Processor – Any 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i5 or Core™ i7 processor supporting Intel®HD4000 processor graphics.
HD Displays - Four displays supporting 1920 x 1200 or 1900 x 1080 native resolutions with DisplayPort interfaces. For Intel Collage vertical mode you may also require a stand to hold the four displays in position.
Intel Collage driver – This will be released later this month, downloadable from the motherboard product download page – as per a regular VGA driver update.
DisplayPort Splitter Dongles - Finally, you also need two DisplayPorts splitter dongles plus DisplayPort cables that allows you connect four displays using the onboard Mini DisplayPorts of your GIGABYTE motherboard.
Here’s the splitter adapter from Lenovo that we used. Installation
Step 1: Connect the PC
First, you connect the two display port cables to the mini-Display Ports on the motherboard back panel. Each of these DisplayPort cables can then be connected to the splitter dongle. Note: Depending on which splitter dongle you are using, you may need to use DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort adapter cables.
Step 2: Connect the DisplayPort splitter dongles.
Now you can connect the two additional DisplayPort cables from each of the two splitter dongles. These will then be used to connect your standard HD displays.
Step 3. Connect the Four Displays
Next you can connect the four DisplayPort cables coming from the two splitter dongles to the respective displays. In the image below you can see the four displays setup in vertical mode. You can see that purchased a really sturdy stand that can easily hold all Dell displays in place, offering plenty of adjustment points so you can get a really flat front viewing surface.
Step 4. Install the Intel® Collage driver.
This is a special Collage driver developed by Intel and GIGABYTE that allows you create a 4K UltraHD resolution (3840 x 2400 pixel) desktop environment across your four standard HD displays. You can download the specific Intel® driver for your motherboard at the respective product page of our website. Follow the onscreen instructions during the installation process as you would with a regular VGA driver install. You then be asked to restart your system.Step 5. Configure the Intel Collage Driver
Once installed, you can find the Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel in the bottom right corner of the screen. Right click the icon and select Graphics Properties. This is the software used to control and configure the Intel® Collage driver.
For Vertical Mode on four displays, first you must select Clone Mode from the ‘Operating Mode’ drop-down menu. Then select a screen resolution of 3840 x 2400 or 3840 x 2160 depending on the native resolution of your displays.
For ‘Horizontal Mode’ you must first select ‘Extended Desktop’ from the ‘Operating Mode’ drop-down menu, then a screen resolution of either 7680 x 1200 or 7680 x 1080 depending on the native resolution of your displays.
And that’s it. You can find more info about compatible components and more here at the GIGABYTE website.
Overclock.net meet in Sussex for a Christmas LN2 session: In photos
UK-based Overclock.net members got together over the festive season to squeeze in some LN2 fuelled fun. Here are some photos of the event, replete with captions for those of you who like to put names to faces… or perhaps I should say names to overclocking rigs.
Setting up Livestream and Board
Scooter doing some 2d on the UP7
Hiviz left, Blindfitter right
Gappo Insulating UD3
Dualists super heavy homemade CPU pot on 3770k + up7 & OCN chubby GPU pot on a 7970
Overclock.net is also currently running a MultiThread Mayhem II contest where as well earning some pocket money, challengers will also have the chance to win great GIGABYTE motherboard prizes.
Check it out at Overclock.net here.
Video: PC Perspective talk to GIGABYTE at CES 2013
PC Perspective’s Ryan Shrout was at our suite in Las Vegas yesterday, talking Colin Brix about our support for 4K displays using Intel’s Collage technology and our forthcoming Thin Mini-ITX offerings that are designed for all-in-one and embedded PC designs.
You can learn more about our 4K UltraHD support here.
Morsi to host Fatah, Hamas unity talks
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi plans to host reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas leaders in Cairo, Egyptian and . Palestinian officials said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was to arrive Wednesday in Cairo at Morsi's request. Hamas leader Khaled Meshal arrived in the Egyptian capital Tuesday. The official Egyptian news agency MENA said Meshal planned to visit for several days.
Abbas and Meshal are to meet with Egypt's intelligence chief before a three-way meeting with Morsi, Egyptian media reports said.
Sources close to Hamas said Meshal will meet with Morsi and senior Egyptian officials including Ra'fat Shihada, head of Egypt's Security Service, the International Middle East Media Center said. The talks are to focus on a number of issues including internal Palestinian unity.
"The two presidents will discuss several issues and on top of them the Palestinian reconciliation," Yasser Othman, Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine, told the Palestine News Network. Azzam al-Ahmad a member of the Fatah Central Committee told the PNN, "Up until now, no preparations were made to hold such meetings between Abbas and Meshal but we don't rule out the possibility."
Snowstorm Heads Toward Middle East After High Wind, Flood Damage
A heavy storm battering the eastern Mediterranean for four days has caused death and destruction to property and crops as well as power outages in many areas.
Two Palestinian women traveling from Tulkarm to Nablus were found dead as a result of the storm, the Palestinian news agency Wafathat said, citing a statement carried by the city council of Anabta. At least 46 people have been injured in 773 road accidents in Jordan in the past two days, the state-run Petra news agency said today.
Jordan’s Central Bank Governor Ziad Fareez ordered banks to start work today at 10 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. because of weather conditions, Petra said.
Several roads in Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan have closed while homes, as well as the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan, were flooded and businesses came to a halt. Power cuts were reported in Jordan and Lebanon.
Israel’s Hadera Paper Ltd. (HAP) said production at its Hadera site was temporarily stopped because of flooding, according to a filing today to the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. The company said it is working to resume production and is studying the impact of the damage.
In Jerusalem, residents braced for possibly as much as 30 centimeters (1 foot) of snow. Jerusalem will close its schools at noon today and the municipality has advised drivers to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.
“Several roads in the north and center of the country near streams have closed due to flooding, as has the highway along the Dead Sea,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said by phone.
More Than 600 Medications Missing In Gaza
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported that more than 602 types of medications and medical supplies are not found in Gaza, including several types of essential medications such as heart medications and medications used by patients who suffer from anemia.
The ministry said that, by the end of 2012, the Gaza Strip ran out of 160 types of medications and 442 types of medical supplies, adding that most of the missing medications and supplies are urgently needed as they are used in Intensive Care units, anesthesia, urgent care, kidney failure treatment, and several other sorts of health condition.
The ministry also warned that all heart cauterization procedures could stop at any given moment due to the lack of supplies, adding that surgeons will not be able to perform any type of heart surgery.
It also stated that the lack of medications impacted the health of pregnant women, infants and children, and warned that hundreds of patients could die if the Israeli blockade continues.
It is worth mentioning that hundreds of patients died in hospitals in the Gaza Strip, since Israeli imposed its deadly siege on Gaza in mid-2006, due to the lack of medications, medical equipment and supplies as the Israeli siege left Gaza’s medical centers out of urgently needed supplies.
(Source) IMEMC
Swine Flu Detected in Four People in Gaza
H1N1 virus in two men and two women following the tests, adding that there had been no casualties due to H1N1 so far. Spokesman Esref al-Kudre of Health Ministry of Palestinian government in Gaza told AA on Monday that they detected
H1N1 virus in two men and two women following the tests, adding that there had been no casualties due to H1N1 so far.Kudre noted that hospitals in Gaza were ready to treat the patients carrying H1N1.
Meanwhile, spokesman Tarif Asur of Health Ministry of Palestinian government in West Bank had earlier said that 385 swine flu cases had been detected in West Bank since the winter started, and death toll rose to 14.
GIGABYTE to debut 4K Collage Technology at CES 2013
A few months ago GIGABYTE announced its support for the latest UltraHD 4K resolution displays on our Dual Thunderbolt motherboards. The reason we were able to do this ahead of the competition was quite simple; in pure hardware terms Thunderbolt ports are basically Mini DisplayPorts (at least as far as display connectivity is concerned), and by having two of them, each capable of a 2K video stream, you’re right in the zone for full UltraHD or 4K display support.
Of course the really cool thing about our 4K support is that you’re able to power a 4K display directly from the Processor Graphics of your Intel Core i5 or i7 processor (or any that supports the Intel HD4000 graphics engine). You do not need a high-end GPU or discrete card installed. Your Ivy Bridge chip handles 4K video just fine.
However, one issue that has been abundantly apparent (until this week at least), is that 4K displays and TVs have been somewhat thin on the ground, and when they are available, they tend to be the most expensive piece of kit on the showroom floor. While this week’s CES show is predicted to see dozens of new 4K capable displays and TVs announced and showcased, the truth is that 4K device prices will inevitably remain pretty high for the foreseeable future. This is where Intel’s new Collage technology comes in.
Intel Collage Display Technology is a pretty neat way of setting up a full 4K display using only standard HD displays. The idea is that the video data stream that is split across the two DisplayPorts is then split once again using an adapter to power four displays. With your displays setup in vertical mode (i.e. two displays high, two displays wide) your Windows desktop is spread right across all four displays. See the diagram below.
In fact you can also arrange the displays in a more traditional horizontal mode so that your desktop is spread across four displays with an incredible pixel width of 7680 pixels at the standard 1200/1080 height – we’re talking about a massive workspace.
Curious to see this in action? No problem. Check out the video below featuring yours truly.
You can find more information plus a setup and device compatibility page on our website here.
Official press release link here:
4k/Collage Facebookphoto set here.
Win GIGABYTE gaming hardware at the Tom’s Hardware Sweepstakes
Details about how to enter can be found here. Good luck!
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Video: Sin0822 walks us through the GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard
Check this out. Enthusiast and power user Sin0822 takes us on a tour of our recently launched GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H motherboard, a well balanced board that sits neatly between our UD3H and UH5H models launched last year. As you’d expect, Sin0822 goes once again into pretty impressive depth, mentioning and comparing each and every IC on the board. Very interesting.
Check out detailed specs of the GIGABYTE Z77X-UD4H here.
Check out this cool PC mod in a Harley Davidson skeleton!
We noticed WestCoastMods put up a really unusual looking PC mod on their facebook page. I really like the theme on this one based around a bike frame. GIGABYTE matte black PCB motherboard fits in pretty good into the overall colour scheme as well.
Nicely done fellas! Looks legit
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