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The GA-X79-UP4 is another newly launched ATX motherboard from Gigabyte. Based on Intel X79 Express Chipset, the board supports for LGA2011 processors and is equipped with eight DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 64GB RAM), two PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, two PCI-Express 3.0 x8 slots, two PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots and one PCI slot. In terms of connectivity ports, it has six SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, two eSATA, four USB 3.0, fourteen USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The GA-X79-UP4 is available now for 24,000 Yen (about $302). [Gigabyte]

Gigabyte has once again expanded its line of micro-ATX motherboards by showing off the GA-Z77MX-D3H-TH. Based on Intel Z77 Express Chipset, the board supports for Intel LGA1155 processors, and features four DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 32GB RAM), one PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (1 action x16) slot, one PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (1 works x8) slot and two PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slots. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers two SATA 6.0 Gbps, four SATA 3.0 Gbps, four USB 3.0, ten USB 2.0, two Thunderbolt and Gigabit Ethernet. The GA-Z77MX-D3H-TH will retail for around 14,000 Yen (about $179). [Product Page]

Check out this newly introduced graphics card from Gigabyte, the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition. Codenamed GV-R797TO-3GD, the card features a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1100MHz and a 3GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6000MHz. Not to mention, the card is also equipped with the company’s popular WindForce 3X cooling solution and has DVI-I, HDMI and 2x mini DisplayPort outputs. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Gigabyte]

Happy first-quarter birthday, Kepler. Your reference design is old enough for companies like EVGA, MSI, ASUS, Zotac to push your various clock speeds to the limit, while using custom coolers to avoid meltdown. Arguably the time to upgrade is now and that’s why Hot Hardware has done a full-on round-up review, comparing some of the best GTX 680 and GTX 670 packages against each other and against the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition. If you prefer your morning news fresh and unspoilered, jump straight to the source link below. Or, if you just want the gist of it, click Read More.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 and 670 round-up: which overclocked card is the one for you? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Can’t help salivating over gaming setups with three screens? The Tech Report knows your hunger, and aims to satiate your cravings with a detailed look at the triple-display efforts of Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 680 OC and ASUS’ Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II Top. The high-end GPUs ran Battlefield 3, Arkham City, Rage and a few other games through the wringer — competing on temperature, game performance, noise level and more — outputting each title in a glorious extra-wide resolution, with a few quirks on the side. The Tech Report emerged from the gauntlet reluctant to relinquish its additional displays, extolling the trial as the first “next-generation gaming experience” they’ve had in a while. What’s this mean for you? The author sums it up nicely: “In a few short years, surround gaming has gone from being somewhat of an exotic luxury to something far more attainable.” If snagging a multi-panel gaming setup is your goal, venture on to the source below where an unabridged, 11-page breakdown awaits.

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Triple-screen gaming setups put under the microscope, deemed an attainable luxury originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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