-- Sound Blaster X-Fi Audio Now Available on Latest GIGABYTE Motherboards --

-- Experience Audio Fidelity Like You Never Have Before --

Taipei, Taiwan, February 24, 2009 - GIGABYTE Technology CO., LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today is pleased to announce GIGABYTE X58/P45/P43/P41 series motherboards now support Creative's latest Sound Blaster X-Fi technologies, delivering a premium audio quality and listening experience for your PC.

X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity is the new audio standard from Creative that makes your music and movies way better. It breathes life into songs, restores detail, and expands the music to surround sound. For music lovers or gamers, X-Fi technology delivers superior 3D audio solutions. At the heart of X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity lie three key technologies; X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual, X-Fi Crystalizer™ and EAX® ADVANCED HD 4.0.

X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multi-channel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual expands the sound stage of any setup so you literally feel surrounded by multi-channel speakers, allowing you to enjoy an incredibly natural surround sound experience.

X-Fi Crystalizer™ technology restores the detail and vibrancy to your compressed music and movies by digitally re-mastering all the highs and lows, while leaving the mid range (vocals) untouched. X-Fi Crystalizer™ technology delivers richer, more dynamic elements to you music, and ensures you'll hear everything in crystal clear clarity.

EAX® ADVANCED HD 4.0, with its state-of-the-art Multi-Environment rendering and reverb modeling, delivers a much more realistic and immersive 3D gaming experience than is possible with standard motherboard audio.

GIGABYTE's entire X58/P45/P43/P41 motherboard lineup as well as other motherboard series featuring the ALC889A or ALC888 audio codecs now offer support for Sound Blaster X-Fi Technology, providing way better audio effects for your PC entertainment experience. For more about X-Fi on GIGABYTE motherboards and free 30-day trial download, please visit: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/mb_090106_xfi/tech_090106_xfi.htm

To learn more about X-Fi, please visit http://www.x-fi.com/whatis

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