Brix on BRIX – Colin talks to Newegg about the latest in our BRIX series

Our man Colin was in the US recently and took time to visit Newegg, specifically to chat about our new line of BRIX compact PC kits. In case you missed it, the GIGABYTE BRIX is an ultra compact kit that provides you with a small, and I mean literally ‘in the palm of your hand’ small, chassis containing a custom motherboard with a choice of 4th gen Intel Core CPUs. We provide a WiFi/Bluetooth Mini-PCIe module too so all you need to add is some SO-DIMM DRR3 modules, and mSATA SSD for your OS and bingo, you have a very small, very cool looking PC that actually has plenty of performance punch. Watch the video to see the complete BRIX package, plus a few of the new models we’re adding to the series. GIGABYTE BRIX: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=47&ck=104...

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HWBOT Country Cup looking to be the most popular OC contest ever organised, how is your country fairing?

HWBOT is in its 5th edition of the famous Country Cup competition where overclockers from nations worldwide compete to give their country the best chance of walking away with the highest honours. HWBOT is saying they are expecting submission numbers to surpass the most popular Country Cup 2011 competition considerably this year. Being an Australian I can tell you we love our sports and do pretty well against the big guns despite being a relatively small nation (size of population). Overclocking is just like any other “sport”, it has its stats and ranking systems that immediately give you an idea how well (or badly) you stack up against others. How about you jump over to the competition first and check it out. Here is the web page you need...

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GIGABYTE ‘Feel the Force’ Star Wars Quote Contest - Quote and Winner Revealed

Earlier this week we asked all our Facebook fans and followers to try and guess which quote from the original Star Wars movie we had hidden in an envelope… a big thanks to the hundreds of you that took part, but before we announce the winner, let’s open said envelope and reveal the quote: Winning Quote: Han Solo - “It’s the ship that made the kessel run in less than twelve parsecs” As I mentioned in the comments on Facebook, it is kind of (hmm…very loosely) related to overclocking and benchmarking… if you consider the kessel run to be benchmark of course. According to Wookieepedia: “The Kessel Run was one of the most heavily used smuggling routes in the Galactic Empire. Han Solo claimed that his Millennium Falcon "made the Kessel Run in less...

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Guess the ‘Star Wars’ Movie Quote and Win a GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Motherboard

Here’s a fun little competition which we’re running for two days on our Facebook page to promote our ‘Feel the Force’ OC contest on HWBOT.org. Seeing as the OC contest is inspired by the classic Sci-fi movie Star Wars, we thought we’d have a bit of fun along those lines. Think you know you’re Star Wars quotes? Try this… Earlier today, we picked out our favorite quote from the movie Star Wars. We wrote it down and put it in the sealed envelope pictured below. The idea is that you simply go to our Facebook page, and leave your ‘Star Wars’ quote in the comments below the image of the envelope. Note: The quote is taken from the original 1977 Star Wars - Episode IV Movie. If you can correctly guess the quote from the movie, you will win a GIGABYTE...

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Win an Invitation to an Evening of Overclocking in Sydney

It looks like our buddies in Sydney Australia, PC Authority have gone and called their local LN2 delivery people in preparation for an awesome OC sesh at their Headquarters in Sydney. If I know John Gillooly and co, I’m sure they’d like to invite you all, but as it stands there will be two sub-zero setups (one controlled by our very own Dino), prizes pizza, beer and more for some very lucky winners to enjoy. How do you win? Easy, just tell them in 25 words or less exactly why you feel you are deserving of the honor. Simple, no? Follow the link below… ;) PC Authority...

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A Custom Front Panel Mod for GIGABYTE AMP-UP Audio

We launched our latest audio technology, ‘AMP-UP Audio’ earlier this year at Computex 2013. One of the main features which differentiated us from the competition was the addition of an upgradable onboard operational amplifier or OP-Amp. OP-Amps are commonly found in high-end audio gear, and produce a much louder more amplified sound and a way superior audio experience generally. The OP-Amp itself is mounted on a socket which means that end-users can physically switch it out and also try different OP-Amps available on the market. Each OP-Amp offers distinct aural properties but generally speaking they make the audio clearer, punchier and more life-like. Because the quality of front panel audio cables tend to vary from chassis to chassis,...

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GIGABYTE 'Feel the Force' Z87 OC Contest is in full swing at HWBOT!

HWBOT.ORG is running a competition this month called GIGABYTE 'Feel the Force' Z87 OC Contest. A lot of international overclockers have entered so far and we’ve come across some impressive overclocks on memory, CPU frequency and base clock frequency. Scheele from China has reached an impressive 7GHz with 4770K in first stage. Dinos22 from Australia is running his memory on air to a whopping DDR3-3711(1855.5MHz) Vivi from South Africa has reached a monster base clock frequency so far at 204.5MHz There are 17 days to go. Keep an eye out on all the action at HWBOT.ORG...

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PC Gaming Will Drive the Enthusiast Segment in 2014 and Beyond!

Just read a really interesting article by our buddy John Gillooly from Aussie techies PC Authority where he points out how recent PC game releases are driving many PC gamers to rethink their current builds and consider a thorough system upgrade. And we’re not just talking about a rather minimal VGA card upgrade – these games have fundamentally larger memory footprints. John notes how new gaming titles Watch Dogs and Call of Duty: Ghosts demand a minimum of 6GB of RAM and a 64-bit OS (well… naturally as you need a 64-bit OS to address more than 4GB anyway). “We suspected this transition might take a while, but this doesn’t seem to be the case. Over recent days the system requirements for both Watch Dogs and Call of Duty: Ghosts on PC have...

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Corsair Build Orange ‘Trick or Treat’ PC wth GIGABYTE Z87X-OC Motherboard

With it being Halloween last Thursday, the guys at Corsair had the notion of doing a special build based on their newly launched ‘Orange’ Graphite Series 230T chassis. Of course it goes without saying that they opted for a GIGABYTE Z87X-OC as the motherboard. The result, as the images below testify, is this totally awesome looking rig. Check out the full story on the Corsair blog. More info on the GIGABYTE Z87X-OC motherboard....

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GIGABYTE Z87X-OC motherboard caught in a D Frame chassis

Kiwi system integrators ‘Computer Lounge’ have developed a pretty impressive PC build using the GIGABYTE Z87X-OC motherboard. The most stunning aspect is most certainly the chassis design which opts for a unique frame design dubbed the ‘D Frame’. It’s pretty unconventional but after looking at the images here, I’m sure you’ll agree, it’s also pretty damn awesome. The Z87X-OC board looks totally at home with this orange themed build, especially with those luscious water cooling bricks and orange cooling fluid. Looks almost like a GIGABYTE OC themed build. More image s here on the ‘Computer Lounge’ Facebook page. Check the GIGABYTE Z87X-OC here....

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