Items tagged with Gigabyte
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jun 09, 2026
If you missed out on the last time Gigabyte's Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC graphics card went on sale, now is your chance for a do-over. It's not quite back down to its all-time low or even AMD's baseline MSRP for the Radeon RX 9070 XT for...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Jun 09, 2026
Overclocking in pursuit of achieving world records has very much become a team sport, and so there are plenty of kudos to around with the DDR5 memory frequency record now set at precisely 13,556.8 MT/s. User 'Saltycroissant' achieved the...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Jun 07, 2026
We're in an odd space in the tech timeline, where component shortages driving by massive AI demand are driving up prices on gaming systems, including both PCs and consoles. Even the Steam Deck is not immune. Don't despair, though—deals are...
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Zak Killian - Tue, Jun 02, 2026
There's been a lot of chatter recently about the fact that Intel's next-generation platform is expected to last for at least three CPU generations, and possibly four. Of course, you're still going to have to buy the next-generation...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 18, 2026
In a deal that is listed at "selling fast," Gigabyte's factory-overclocked Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC graphics card is more than $100 below its regular price, bringing it down to nearly AMD's elusive MSRP. Yes, we're in an era where...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Mar 16, 2026
Gigabyte is expanding its lineup of Brix mini PCs with a new model built around Intel's Panther Lake platform. We'll likely see multiple configurations over time, but the one that's been added to Gigabyte's website is Brix model...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jan 16, 2026
It sure sounds like Gigabyte is planning to release a gaming handheld at some point, according to comments CEO Eddie Lin made at CES, though exactly when and what differentiating features it will have are, for now, a mystery. Not just to...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Jan 16, 2026
No, ASUS is not designating its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti or the 16GB version of its GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards as end of life, despite reports to the contrary. In a statement issued this morning, ASUS clarified where things stand in...
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Zak Killian - Tue, Dec 23, 2025
There was some significant controversy this summer when some customers complained of Gigabyte's GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs leaking the "server-grade thermal gel" that the board vendor touts on its product pages. Gigabyte acknowledged that...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Gigabyte's new motherboard will have you pining to build a Ryzen PC (maybe around the Ryzen 7 9850X3D). Called the X870E Aero X3D Wood, the styling from our vantage point looks absolutely tree-mendous, and if you think we're all out of...
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Zak Killian - Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Motherboards are definitely getting more sophisticated but this new entrant from Gigabyte may take the cake, at least currently. Gigabyte's new X870E Aorus Xtreme X3D AI TOP is a refined and revised version of its extant X870E Aorus Xtreme...
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Chris Harper - Mon, Oct 06, 2025
Today, Gigabyte introduced its Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 AI Box, a Thunderbolt 5-powered eGPU solution for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 outfitted with 32GB of GDDR6X VRAM. As the name implies, it's being marketed as a practical accelerator...
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Chris Harper - Tue, Sep 23, 2025
Some Gigabyte customers were under the impression that all Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs feature a liquid metal thermal interface material, while it was only officially mentioned on marketing materials for the liquid-cooled...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Sep 13, 2025
Up until now, the hyper-focused mantra by hardware makers has been to 'RGB all the things!', and they've been doing exactly that. They're still doing it, of course, but they're also pivoting to putting built-in displays on all the things...
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Bruno Ferreira - Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Speeds for DDR5 memory have been increasing to dizzying heights, especially after the introduction of CU-DIMMs. Desktop motherboard makers are always trying to outdo each other, and one particular battle of inches is about memory speeds...
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Aaron Leong - Fri, Sep 12, 2025
GIGABYTE has unveiled the AORUS RTX 5060 Ti AI Box that, promises to bridge the performance gap between eGPUs and full desktop PCs with discrete graphics cards. As the name suggests, this box is powered by an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti...
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Zak Killian - Thu, Aug 21, 2025
In 2025, there are a great many reasons you might want to consider an external GPU for your laptop or handheld gaming system. It's not just about gaming anymore. Of course, the GeForce RTX 5090 is the fastest graphics card in the world...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Jun 09, 2025
Gigabyte is rolling out an ultra-burly desktop built around AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors, though curiously enough, it opted to stick with the previous generation Ryzen Threadripper Pro 7000 series lineup rather than the...
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Thiago Trevisan - Wed, Apr 16, 2025
A new wave of GPUs is upon us, and this time it's the more affordable NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 family of products. One GPU in particular has caught our attention with its small, form-fitting size that may make small form factor (SFF) PC...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Mar 14, 2025
The influx of gaming monitors sporting quantum dot organic light emitting-diode (QD-OLED) panels continues with the launch of Gigabyte's Aorus MO27U2, a 27-inch display with a respectable specs sheet. It may not necessarily rise to the...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Mar 12, 2025
I'm dating myself with this reference, but for anyone who gives a hoot, one thing I learned a long time ago from a cartoon owl is that it takes three licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. Here's another sweet fact: you should be able to install and uninstall your graphics...
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Thiago Trevisan - Tue, Feb 25, 2025
AMD's Radeon RX 9070 XT is going to be officially announced on February 28th at 8 a.m EST time. It is slated for a release in early March, and we're starting to see some more potential leaks as to what to expect with its first...
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