GIGABYTE is introducing a new fleet of motherboards giving gamers and enthusiasts the ultimate experience featuring on both Intel’s X99 and Z170 platforms.
The X99-Ultra Gaming motherboard dubbed G1 brings the best of Intel’s X99 chipset to motherboards, with demanding games and the new world of VR and 4K gaming these new range of boards are needed to power extreme requests.
As for the Z170X, the 6th Gen CPUs offer users possibility to bring their game to the next level, with onboard U.2 connectors, and enhanced multi-graphics support.
The U.2 connector provides users with up to four PCI Express Gen3 lanes and increased bandwidth. Games that have support for VR or 4K require large amounts of data to be transferred quickly to allow the gamer to have a seamless experience with high FPS. With support for the latest SSDs from Intel such as the 2.5” 750 NVMe Series SSD, these motherboard can give the maximum bandwidth needed.
Cooling System
To solve the heating issue, Gigabyte has installed Hybrid Fan Pin Headers that can fully integrate after-market fans and liquid cooling pumps into the motherboard.
“The PC is the only platform that has the power to offer gamers proper support for Virtual Reality (VR) and 4K,” said Henry Kao, Vice President of Gigabyte’s Motherboard Business Unit. Gigabyte’s Ultra Gaming line of motherboards provides technologies such as increased transfer speeds for gamers viewing ultra-high definition cinematics”
