Gigabyte reveals entry-level board with dual-UEFI BIOS

Gigabyte reveals the GA-H61MA-D3V rev 2.0, the company's first entry-level $50 board with dual-UEFI BIOS. Full details at TPU, the motherboard will start shipping in May.

In Japan, the company released the latest revision of the GA-H61MA-D3V (rev. 2.0), an entry-level socket LGA1155 motherboard based on the Intel H61 chipset, which features Dual-UEFI. Apart from this, the board also features GIGABYTE's Ultra-Durable 4 Classic component loadout, which consists of a new fiberglass fabric weave PCB that's more resistant to humidity that causes short-circuits, high ESD-resistance ICs, anti-surge ICs located on critical circuits, low RDS (on) MOSFETs, and a 100% high-grade solid-state capacitor design.

The CPU is powered by a 5-phase VRM, it is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory. Expansion slots include one PCI-Express 3.0 x16, and three PCIe x1. The move to exclude legacy PCI is not only progressive, but could also save GIGABYTE the cost of placing a PCI-PCIe bridge chip. Storage connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s ports from Marvell 88SE9172 (since H61 PCH lacks SATA 6 Gb/s), and four SATA 3 Gb/s ports from the PCH. Other connectivity includes 6-channel HD audio (driven by Realtek ALC887), two USB 3.0 ports (driven by EtronTech EJ168), gigabit Ethernet (driven by Realtek 8111E), and a number of USB 2.0 ports. Display connectivity includes DVI and D-Sub

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Gigabyte Force K3 gaming keyboard

TC Mag received details about Gigabyte's Force K3 gaming keyboard. Pricing and launch date are still unknown.

Taiwanese company Gigabyte Technology will soon be expanding its peripheral offer through the introduction of the Force K3, a wired gaming keyboard featuring a sexy matte black coating, a durable chassis, and enlarged rubber domes which allow for a fast and reliable keystroke response.

The upcoming keyboard measures 490 (L) x 263 (W) x 32.8 (H) mm, it weights about 900 grams, and has a one-piece rubber sheet design, a 1.5meter cable, a gold-plated USB connector, blue LED indicators and some clearly-marked gaming keys.

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Gigabyte LAN Optimizer tool launched

Gigabyte presents LAN Optimizer, a new free tool for some of the company's Z68, P67, H67 and H61 motherboards. Full details over here.

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd.. a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced the launch of LAN Optimizer, a free software application that offers user-friendly, intelligent network management. Prioritizing network-sensitive applications such as streaming media content, communications and online gaming, LAN Optimizer intelligently manages your network to deliver an optimized online experience.

"LAN Optimizer is a unique and exclusive GIGABYTE application that allows our customers to get the very best online experience by taking charge of their internet bandwidth in a way that was only available to very high-end solutions in the past," commented Henry Kao, Vice President of Motherboard Business Unit at GIGABYTE. �GIGABYTE motherboard users can now intelligently manage different types of network traffic at the touch of a button, dynamically optimizing their home network according to their needs."

GIGABYTE LAN Optimizer
LAN Optimizer offers intelligent and adaptive network analysis and management for all network traffic types. Automatic prioritization of data streams from online games, streaming media content and web browsing helps to prevent your network from being strangled by network-intensive traffic such as large data downloads. This means users can now enjoy optimized gaming, communications and entertainment connectivity, while performing multiple online tasks. In cases where an internet connection is shared, LAN Optimizer ensures that the whole family will enjoy sufficient network bandwidth, on all connected devices.

Key Features
LAN Optimizer is a free software application that works in conjunction with the Realtek 8111E Network LAN Controller to monitor and manage your PC�s network behavior. It�s simple user interface allows you to select the types of network traffic you want to prioritize, including gaming, media streaming, communications or web browsing data traffic. You can also target specific applications, choosing to prioritize or block accordingly. LAN Optimizer also features automatic management options that use adaptive networking intelligence to ensure that you are getting the best online experience possible.

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Minimal DSDT Edits for Gigabyte Socket 1366 Motherboards

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MacMan has posted a new DSDT editing guide for Gigabyte Socket 1366 Motherboards.  

Since I posted Minimal DSDT Edits for Gigabyte Socket 1156 Motherboards I picked up a Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Rev 2.0 motherboard as part of the post tonymacx86 and I did for the CustoMac Pro 2010 project on his blog.

I started researching and testing what edits from my Socket 1156 post were or weren't needed on this board. The good news is that the majority of the edits carry over, but some are not needed. For example, we don't need to inject anything for the USB ports to be fully recognized. But there are a couple of required Socket 1366 specific edits.

To read the full article, and detailed explanations behind each edit, visit MacMan's blog.