GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, has added four new high performance motherboards to its comprehensive Intel X99 chipsets offering with the X99 Champion series. The new motherboards consist of the GA-X99-Gaming 5P, GA-X99-UD4P, GA-X99-UD3P, GA-X99-SOC Champion.
DDR4 memory modules are available at a stock frequency of 2133MHz, but memory vendors encode XMP profiles which can automatically modify the frequency and timings of the supported memory modules to work in par with your CPU. With the X99 Champion Series, GIGABYTE is offering a tested platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 3200MHz, and exclusively 3400Mhz for the X99-SOC Champion. †
Other features include:
- Support for RDIMM memory allows users to use greater density memory sticks up to 16GB per stick.
- All-digital CPU power design from International Rectifier includes both digital 4th Generation digital PWM Controller and 3rd Generation PowIRstage controllers.
- IR Digital PWN and IR PowIRstage IC – This new generation of IR digital power controllers and PowIRstage ICs feature Isense technology, which provides more precise current sensing accuracy.
- Server Level Chokes – New design reduces heat created by power loss and provides efficient power delivery to CPU VRM area.
- Long Lifespan Durable Black Solid Caps – Solid state capacitors are rated to perform at the maximum efficiency for extended periods, even in extreme performance configurations.
- 6x (30μ) Gold Plating РComes equipped with a 30 micron thick gold plating, 4 PCIe slots and over the DIMM slots.
- Creative Sound Core3D Quad-Core Audio Processor Plus Creative SBX Pro Studio Audio Suite – Offers realistic surround sound and the ability to clearly hear specific sounds.
- Realtek ALC 1150 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-In Reat Audio Amplifier – A high-performance multi-channel High Definition Audio Codec that offers an exceptional audio listening experience with up to 115dB SNR. The ALC1150 provides ten DAC channels that support 7.1-channel sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the front panel stereo outputs. Two stereo ADCs are integrated and can support a microphone array with Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC), Beam Forming (BF), and Noise Suppression (NS) technologies. The ALC1150 incorporates Realtek proprietary converter technology to achieve front differential output 115dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (SNR) playback (DAC) quality and 104dB SNR recording (ADC) quality.
- Killer Networking – A high-performance gigabit Ethernet controller. The Killer E2200 features Advanced Stream Detect technology, which identifies and prioritizes all network traffic to ensure important applications that require high-speed connectivity are prioritized over less important traffic.
- Intel GbE LAN with cFos Internet Accelerator Software – cFos Speed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency, maintaining low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in a crowded LAN environment. cFos Speed works in a similar way to an OS driver, monitoring network traffic packets at the application layer, allowing optimization and improved network performance for specific applications.
For more information on the new motherboards, visit http://www.gigabyte.com/MicroSite/376/index.html.
