Taipei, Taiwan, May 24^th 2011 –GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today announced that the G1. Assassin motherboard has been awarded the prestigious 'Best Choice' award from Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the organizers of Computex 2011. This award builds on the recent the 'Design and Innovation' accolade earlier this month, reinforcing the GIGABYTE G1. Assassin's status as the world's best motherboard for cutting-edge PC gaming.
 
"Genuine industry leadership means taking the risk to innovate where others simply follow," commented Richard Chen, VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at GIGABYTE. "This highly coveted award from TCAagain highlights our efforts to constantly push the barriers of motherboard innovation, addressing a growing niche market that we felt was traditionally underserved."


GIGABYTE G1.Assassin: Weaponize Yourself
Featuring several state-of-the-art onboard solutions from industry leaders including Creative and Bigfoot Networks, as well as several unique GIGABYTE features, the G1.Assassin motherboard is unlike any current gaming motherboard on the market. With the ultimate in multi-GPU support, dedicated on-board audio and advanced networking, GIGABYTE has brought out some incredibly big guns to the party, so lock & load soldiers, and get ready to unleash some mass gaming destruction.
 

Super Sight: 4-way CrossFireX™ and 3-way SLI™ Support









GIGABYTE has equipped the G1. Assassin motherboard to offer utmost graphics flexibility and upgradeability, with multiple GPU support including 4-way CrossFireX™ and 3-SLI™ to deliver maximum FPS (Frames Per Second).
 

Super Hearing: Onboard Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Digital Audio Processor
The GIGABYTE G1. Assassin motherboard is one of the world's only gaming motherboards to feature Creative's top-of-the-line Soundblaster Digital Audio Processor (20K2) onboard with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity^® and EAX^® Advanced HD™ 5.0 technologies, allowing you to experience sound in your gaming world exactly as you would in real life.
 

Super Speed: Onboard Bigfoot Networks Killer™ E2100 Game Networking Platform
The G1. Assassin motherboard implements the Bigfoot Networks Killer™ E2100 Game Networking Platform directly onboard, utilizing a unique combination of dedicated Network Processing Unit (NPU) and exclusive Game Networking DNA™ technology. This gives gamers the best possible online gaming experience, bypassing the Windows Network Stack to deliver tremendous speed benefits which allow you to move quicker, shoot faster and win bigger.
 




Super Shield: Locked and Loaded Heatpipe Design
The GIGABYTE G1-Killer series features a brand new heatpipe that was designed to be as deadly to heat as it looks. By effectively spreading the heat from the critical areas of the motherboard such as the CPU VRM zone and quickly dissipating it, the GIGABYTE G1. Assassin remains cool, even when the battle heats up.
 


To learn more about the G1. Assassin motherboard and the other G1-Killer series motherboards, please visit:
http://www.gigabyte.us/MicroSite/259/index.html