--Highest Performance NVIDIA Single Chip Solutions of Their Class--
Taipei, Taiwan, October 17, 2006 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions, today announced the M61 series of motherboards featuring the innovative NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU and nForce™ 430/400 MCP for AMD Athlon™ 64 AM2 socket processors, enabling users to build a wide range of low-cost mainstream and media center PCs.
Delivering the industry’s best price-performance AM2 motherboards with a NVIDIA single chip IGP solution, the GIGABYTE M61 series features the NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU with integrated NVIDIA® CineFX™ 3.0 Engine. With support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, the GeForce™ 6100 ensures top-notch compatibility and the power to run today’s most popular games and digital media applications with ease. In addition to providing stunning, high-quality video playback and superb picture clarity with the advanced NVIDIA PureVideo™ technology, the GeForce™ 6100 GPU is ready to fully support the Microsoft Windows Vista Premium operating system. Coupled with the host of advanced digital media functionality including secure networking and secure storage of the nForce™ 430/400 MCP, the GIGABYTE M61 series provides customers with powerful and affordable solutions that that fit the budget of today’s PC users.
The GIGABYTE M61 series also provides the industry’s first overclockable IGP motherboard solutions, allowing users to get the utmost performance from their systems. Featuring the proprietary GIGABYTE Robust Graphics Booster (RGB) with easy to configure BIOS settings, the M61 series gives an exceptional 10-15% performance boost for gaming or multimedia applications.
The M61 Series from GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE delivers three motherboard solutions in the M61 series based on NVIDIA GeForce 6 and nForce 4, the GA-M61P-S3 and GA-M61PM-S2 with the NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU and nForce™ 430, and the GA-M61VME-S2 with the NVIDIA GeForce™ 6100 GPU and nForce™ 400. All three motherboards feature a number of innovative technologies including Speed, Smart and Safe that provide maximum system performance and enhanced stability right out of the box.
For additional information on the GIGABYTE M61 series, please visit the GIGABYTE website at:
http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/Products/Mo ... fault.aspx
About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., established in 1986, is now celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2006. GIGABYTE has earned a global reputation for its outstanding achievements in the motherboard industry by upholding the concepts of innovation, quality and reliability. Over the years, GIGABYTE has won multiple national awards including the Golden Brain Prize, the Taiwan National Quality Award and most notably the Taiwan Excellence Award, which has granted GIGABYTE awards for 100% of its participating products over the past 9 years, setting an unmatched record in the motherboard industry.
From product concept and design, to mass production, all the way to integration, GIGABYTE is dedicated to providing complete digital life solutions to our customers with an ever-expanding product family of motherboards, graphics cards, PC peripherals, Desktop/Notebook PCs, wireless networking devices, servers and mobile phones. The spirit of “Upgrade Your Life” at GIGABYTE is clearly reflected through its commitment to researching the newest technologies and innovative design as well as ensuring the highest product quality and reliability. Now and in the future, GIGABYTE will continue to follow its vision of becoming the most valuable brand of digital life solutions in the world. For more information about GIGABYTE, please visit http://www.gigabyte-usa.com