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rom motherboards to mini-PCs
and graphics cards. GIGABYTE
makes it all and of course it was
all on display at the GIGABYTE VIP
suite this year.
As always what stood out for
us was the new range of Gaming
motherboards, in particular the
AORUS X299 GAMING 9. Decked to
the brim with the most advanced
connectivity options and support
for the latest CPUs, memory and
graphics cards. This is undoubtedly
going to carry a hefty price tag, but
with that it will be the most complete
motherboard GIGABYTE has perhaps
ever put together.
Not to be outdone however, we
saw the BRIX VR station. A tiny PC
housing some potent hardware
including a Core i7 7700 and a GTX
1060 graphics card. Able to give you a
full VR experience in a tiny package,
we hope to see this model on our
shores as there was nothing else like
it at the show or at least of that size
packing such a punch. The original
BRIX Gaming was a great idea but one
that was never realised in the market
place as it should have been. Hopefully
with the BRIX VR this changes as this,
much like the CORSAIR ONE is one
of the most appealing systems we’ve
seen from the industry in a mighty
long time.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to
see any new GIGABYTE or AORUS
notebooks, but given that AORUS has
produced some fine specimens in the
past, look forward to some Coffee
Lake based models later on in the year.
VR was big once again for GIGABYTE
in 2017, with their booth at TWTC
mainly focused on the full motion VR
/4D experience. The lines were long
but understandably so as GIGABYTE
was the only top tier vendor featuring
such an elaborate VR setup and
one that would convince just about
anyone that the future for immersive
entertainment is undoubtedly linked to
the future of VR.
Finally, while we were invited to the
VIP suite where we saw several case
mods from talented individuals from
all over the world. However, there
was one unit which stood out among
them all and it was by far the most
impressive build of the suite, perhaps
in some ways of the show (Barring
a particular mod at Cooler Master’s
booth). Truly remarkable workmanship
and the AORUS components fit
perfectly in there. One would usually
not highlight a case mod at a vendors’
booth as they are everywhere, but
this particular one would draw you in
regardless of which angle you caught.
Overall, GIGABYTE showed a
number of components which are
sure to edge the company along in
the right direction in this competitive
market. They have plenty of graphics
cards, peripherals, pre-built PCs,
motherboards and so much more to
offer based on the new platforms. All
the way from AM4 boards right up
to the impending Coffee Lake based
notebooks and more. The next six to
twelve months for GIGABYTE is going
to be exciting to say the least.
Computex Supplement | 2017 The OverClocker