Anantech Reviews Mini-ITX boards, Including GIGABYTE Z97N-WIFI

  The Z97N-WIFI is GIGABYTE’s mini-ITX format from it’s 9 Series Ultra Durable. In this review from Anantech, the Z97N-WIFI was compared side by side against  ASROCK and MSI’s priced between $130~$140. Here are a few lines of what Ian had to say about the GIGABYTE motherboard  “In the past, I criticized GIGABYTE for their component placement, but it would seem that the Z97N-WIFI gets a near perfect score. Along the top are the 4-pin CPU power connector, the COM header and the two fan headers, while on the right hand side (note, on the edge of the PCB) is the 24-pin ATX power connector, two of the SATA ports, the front panel header, a USB 2.0 header and a USB 3.0 header. Actually the only ports slightly away from the edge are...

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GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest Winners

With $1,000 and two GIGABYTE Z97 series motherboards up for grabs, the GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest invited the overclocking community to push their hardware to the limit by running the custom made CATZILLA benchmark skin on their GIGABYTE 9 Series motherboard. We are happy to announce that WebTourist won the AIR/Water cooling stage and that DANCOP took the first place on the LN2 cooling stage. On top of winning the cash prize and a limited edition GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2 motherboard, overclocker DANCOP can also add to his winnings a gold cup for the World Record on CATZILLA - 720P benchmark with a 43121 mark using a GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE. Good work DANCOP! GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest Winners · Air/Water cooling stage: WebTourist (http://hwbot.org/submission/2587632)...

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How To Quickly Overclock your Pentium G3258 using GIGABYTE EasyTune App

With a stock frequency of 3.2 GHz, the Intel Pentium AE can be easily overclocked using the revamped EasyTune application so that users can experience faster system performance without having to buy a more expensive CPU. The Smart Quick Boost function within EasyTune comes pre-configured with set overclocked profiles which have been tested by GIGABYTE’s experienced engineers, to ensure no matter what the hardware configuration, users can enjoy 24/7 stable system performance. To enable different levels of overclocking, users just need to click “Light”, “Medium” or “Extreme”, with the expected CPU frequency being highlighted in the upper right corner of the settings tab. For more experienced users, EasyTune also offers advanced overclocking options for both the CPU and memory so that users can...

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Enter to Win a Vanquish G3 Gaming Rid

Gigabyte UK have partnered with PC Specialist Ltd & HEXUS.net to give you the chance to win a Vanquish G3 gaming rig based on GIGABYTE Z97X-Gaming 3 motherboard and many other great components. You have until Wednesday the 16th to enter, so hurry up! The competition is open worldwide. Enter to win at:http://hexus.net/fbcxn Here are the full rig details:: Chassis: In Win GRone Black CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3 RAM: 16GB Kingston HyperX Beast Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 2GB SSD: 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K HDD: 1TB WD Caviar Black PSU: Corsair RM650 Cooler: Corsair H80i OS: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud Good Luck!!!...

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Last week for the GIGABYTE CATZILLA OC Contest

This week marks the last few days to enter this competition hosted on HWBOT.org and have the chance to win a GIGBYTE Z97X-SOC FORCE LN2 or a Z97X-UD5H motherboard plus some $$$. Congratulations to Newlife, Mameluco and Marrawi as they won the first 3 lucky draw. Friday the 18th will be out last lucky draw for a GIGABYTE shirt.You must enter your submissions to have a chance to win! We also would like to send our congratulations to DANCOP for his World Record submission, scoring 42279 in the Catzilla 720P using LN2 on a Z97X-SOC Force. (His submission here) Good luck! To participate and for more details: http://hwbot.org/competition/gbt_z97_catzilla/...

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Lab501 hits 7GHz with GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC Force and Intel 4770K

Monstru and Matose did some overclocking on the weekend and broke the 7GHz barrier with their setup. They ran a GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC Force and Intel 4770K CPU on liquid nitrogen. For those wondering what a CPU like that would reach on air cooling, probably around 5.5GHz or so. This is a pretty sweet CPU! Fantastic guys! You can read all about it on Lab501 website!...

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Review of the GIGABYTE AM1M-S2H by Tom’s Hardware

Using the AMD KABINI platform, the good guys at Tom’s Hardware took three AMD AM1 motherboards in comparison, including the GIGABYTE AM1M-S2H macroITX motherboard. In conclusion, thanks to it’s great performance, low price and great value, the GIGABYTE AMIM-S2H walked out with the Smart Buy award!! Here is the full review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/am1-motherboard-socket-fs1b-athlon-5350,3850.html...

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The Overclocker Issue #30 is out. Best OC mag you will ever read, it’s free!!!

Neo from The Overclocker Magazine has been a busy bee and put together a stunning issue for everyone to check out. Computex is usually a time when things are jam packed with technology and this mag takes the tech-deliciousness to a new level. Make sure you check it out here and subscribe! It’s free!!!!!!! ...

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Last Day to Win a Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK

GIGABYTE UK and HardwareHeaven teamed up to give you a chance to win some great hardware. Today is your last chance to enter this comp for a chance to win an awesome Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK and a Corsair Raptor HS30 gaming Headset. All you have to do is Like the GIGABYTE UK FB page and enter your details at: http://j.mp/HHwinGBT to win. The competition is for everyone residing on planet Earth! Sorry Martians… next time maybe. Good luck!!...

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