May 16, 2022 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, today announced that three gaming motherboards including the Z690 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE, and a gaming monitor - AORUS FO48U, have won the iF Design Award 2022 from over 11.000 entries.

The GIGABYTE award-winning motherboards are flagships of AORUS Series motherboards - the AORUS Z690 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE, AORUS Z690 AORUS XTREME and AORUS Z690 AORUS MASTER which perfectly support the latest 12th Gen Intel^® Core™ processors. Featuring the 20+1+2 phases digital power design, high-end VRM heat dissipation, 2oz PCB, nano-carbon backplate heat dissipation design, premium components and exclusive tuning functionality, the award-winning motherboards boost the overall and overclocking performance of CPU and memories. Moreover, enhanced by the support of PCIe^® 5.0 interface, the configuration of multiple PCIe^® 4.0 M.2 disk arrays, the 10G ultra-high-speed networking, etc. and the professional tuning of R&D, GIGABYTE Z690 motherboards provide impressive performance and stability making them the perfect choice for high-end users who pursue extreme performance on Intel^® Z690 platform.

The award-winning monitor - AORUS FO48U gaming monitor is among the world's first UHD, 120Hz, OLED big-screen gaming display. Equipped with HDMI 2.1 with DSC, it is perfect for the latest console games at 4K 120fps providing better visual quality. The 10-bit color and super-wide color gamut of 98% DCI-P3/ 130% sRGB offering the outstanding color accuracy and consistency. The 2.1 audio channel system and the exclusive sound reinforcement techniques offer marvelous sound quality beyond average gaming monitors. A series of image retention prevention procedures after periods of inactivity help to extend the panel life.