implemented on our 100 series boards that help build this ecosystem for next generation gaming . Some of these technologies are the PCIe Metal Shielding , HDMI 2.0 , M . 2 Support , and Thunderbolt 3 .
The PCIe Metal Shielding helps to hold up heavier graphics cards as users move to higher end GPU ’ s . With HDMI 2.0 it has the capabilities to display 4K content at 60Hz giving users a smoother playback experience . With more and more game developers leveraging higher resolution graphics and UHD cinematics M . 2 is essential to reducing load times and transferring data for gameplay . In the future Thunderbolt 3 can play will play a role in the world of VR where it is able to transfer data and operate external GPU ’ s , display UHD through its DP1.2 signal , equivalent to HDMI 2.0 , and provide power , video , and data to the VR Headset .
Many times we have seen that there ’ s a
certain level of overlap between overclocking and enthusiast gamers , especially at the high end . Is there perhaps a motherboard or a series of motherboards that will in future , integrate some of the best features of the SOC series with the G1 boards in perhaps an ROG like manner ?
I guess your question is will we merge SOC and G1 ? The answer for now is no . You see some of the features from each series cross over onto the other already . As the gaming series can benefit from overclocking features . The SOC series however doesn ’ t need to be a high end gaming board . The SOC series is targeted at the overclockers who bench as a hobby or more competitively , therefore we can cut down on some of the features they don ’ t need such as high-end audio or a dual networking solutions . As for the G1 motherboard , we know that gamers want to get more performance out of their hardware and we have integrated many OC features that let them push those limits . Onboard OC button , memory read points , debug LED , OC Peg , Turbo B-Clock , power delivery that ’ s ready for overclocking etc . As you can see , our G1 motherboard offers plenty of overclocking features .
A while ago we used to have GOOC and it had a massive and profound impact on the enthusiast and overclocking scene . Do you think there would ever be similar competition for gaming instead in GIGABYTE ’ s future ?
This is something we did already with GESL in north America , GTL in China and sponsorship of IEM or Intel LAN Fest for example . Supporting the gamers and the overclockers alike is important and this is something that GIGABYTE is very active in . But instead of being one centralized effort , each region develops these with the local community .
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