Gigabyte intros new range of USB 3.0 motherboards
Gigabyte has introduced a new range of P55 based motherboards. This new range consists of seven P55A-series motherboards that feature Gigabyte 333 onboard acceleration. These motherboards also offer support for USB 3.0 and Serial-ATA Revision 3.0 technologies.
The Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards are carved to offer a stable, high-speed platform that provides speedy data transfer rates. The motherboards also claim to incorporate the world’s first USB 3.0 logo certified host controller from NEC Electronics. The P55A-series also allows users to take advantage of speedy USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps which is approximately 10x faster as compared to USB 2.0.
“Gigabyte is excited to be able to introduce our latest 333 onboard acceleration technologies on our market leading P55 platform,” commented Tony Liao, Associate Vice President of Marketing at Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. “Through close cooperation with several industry leaders including NEC Electronics Corporation, Marvell, and Seagate, Gigabyte is able to provide our customers with several next generation data transfer and storage technologies that will have a far reaching impact on how people interact with their digital media for many years to come.”
This series is said to incorporate the first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution called the Marvell 88SE9128 controller. With the help of this solution, the motherboards offer support for next generation high speed data storage devices. When combined with the RAID 0 mode, the SATA Revision 3.0 delivers a data transfer boost of up to 4x the speed of SATA Revision 2.0.
“We are confident that Gigabyte’s choice of NEC Electronics’ USB 3.0 controller is a testament to their commitment to quality and performance,” said Masao Hirasawa, general manager of the SoC Systems Division at NEC Electronics Corporation. “We fully expect SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to quickly pick up traction as the industry’s foremost high-speed plug and play interface, thereby adding significant value to Gigabyte’s motherboards in the PC DIY upgrade market.”
Supporting Intel’s latest Core i7 and Core i5 processors, the P55A-series motherboards set a new standard in performance computing. The motherboard features a memory controller that is integrated directly into the processor die. This arrangement enables the device to support 2 channel DDR3 memory.
The Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards will be made available in India via Avnet, Ingram Micro, Redington and Neoteric Infomatique Ltd. The pricing details are still unknown
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