Taipei, Taiwan – May 7, 2012. GIGABYTE, a longtime leader in computer technology and innovation, today announced the international release of the 15.6” P2542G gaming notebook. The P2542G is a premium gaming notebook that packs incredible power into a sleek form factor to give consumers new options for mobile gaming. The P2542G features a powerful 3rd Generation Intel^® Core™ i7-3610QM Quad-Core processor and an impressive NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 660M GPU with GDDR5 2GB VRAM. The P2542G also has a 1080p Full HD display, Blu-ray Rewritable Drive, THX TruStudio Pro™, Intel^® Rapid Start Technology, either a high-performing 7200rpm HDD or a speedy SSD, HDMI and more.

Powerful 3rd Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 / NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 660M
The P2542G is a powerful beast of a notebook with a high-performing 3rd Generation Intel^® Core™ i7-3610QM Quad-Core processor and a NVIDIA^® GeForce^® GTX 660M with GDDR5 2GB VRAM that supports NVIDIA^® Optimus™, NVIDIA^® PhysX™ and DirectX11 Technology. The P2542G also scores an impressive 17,537 on 3DMark06. The powerful performance from the P2542G swiftly blazes through even the most complex tasks with ease and provides smooth, fluid playback during graphics intensive games.

Incredible 1080p Full HD / Blu-ray Rewritable Drive / THX TruStudio Pro™
The P2542G comes with a full HD 1920X1080 LED backlight display that provides crisp images in spectacular detail. The amazing display is great for gamers and makes it easy to see things like your distant enemy trying to hide behind a building, or watching incoming enemy fire and having enough time to duck out of the way.

There is also a Blu-ray Rewritable Drive that displays all the latest media in crystal clear HD quality. With Blu-ray, you can enjoy jaw-dropping games and multimedia wherever you go. The Blu-ray Rewritable Drive also supports BDXL format so that up to 128GB can be burned on a single disc, which makes it easy to share high-volume content with friends.

Gaming enthusiasts will also be thrilled with the impressive audio system on the P2542G, which includes four dual-channel stereo speakers and a woofer speaker. The notebook also comes with THX TruStudio Pro™ technology that produces a tremendous audio experience, great for games, movies and music.

Awesome Design
Despite the powerful features, the P2542G still has a sleek, stunning design that is reminiscent of a premium sports car with an angular body, dual air vents and silver trim. The notebook’s unique and stylish dual heat sink design with dual air vents (one for the processor and one for the GPU) provides an excellent cooling effect even during long hours of gaming.