Gigabyte has decided to simplify matters for people who want the facility of an SSD of their desktop, but do not need to cope with the effort of shopping for and connecting one. The company’s new Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (catchy, no?) motherboard comes with a 20GB Intel SSD 311 mounted right on it, which should sound somewhat familiar . It is not clear in case you can simply dump files on it like a standard drive — what it will do, however, is locate Intel’s Smart Response tech to cache frequently accessed data, like your OS, to enhance performance. Essentially, it turns any hard disk drive you hook up with the system right into a hybrid drive with a far larger reserve of flash storage. The board also features the power to change between discrete and built-in graphics way to Lucid Logix’s Virtu . The remainder of the features are pretty standard fare: USB 3.0, a couple of 16x PCI-E slots, and 6GB SATA connections. The newest Z68 board from Gigabyte will go on sale early in June and, while we do not have a value, we’ve done somewhat (PR) embedding of our own after the break.
SSD Bundle Enables Users to Effortlessly Make the most Intel® Smart Response Technology for an Instant System Performance Boost
2011/05/27
Taipei, Taiwan, May 27, 2011 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a number one manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and computing hardware solutions today announced the hot GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD motherboard in response to the Intel® Z68 Express chipset and pre-bundled with the 20GB Intel® Solid-State Drive 311 Series. The included mSATA-based single level cell (SLC) solid-state drive (SSD), allows users to exploit the performance benefits of Intel® Smart Response Technology straight out of the box. The package is anticipated to be available to finish-users in early June from selected online retailers internationally.
“We’re thrilled to deliver the world’s first motherboard to come back pre-bundled with an IntelSSD 311,” commented Richard Chen, VP of global Sales and Marketing at GIGABYTE. “Our customers realize the performance benefits that Intel Smart Response Technology has to supply, and the Z68XP-UD3-iSSD is one of the simplest ways for them to immediately make the most the performance boost.”
“By offering the Intel SSD 311 Series, optimized for Intel Smart Response Technology, with GIGABYTE’s Z68XP-UD3-iSSD MOTHERBOARD, we will be able to bring the advantages of increased system responsiveness to more users,” said Pete Hazen, director of selling for Intel’s Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group. “A bundle similar to this provides users a simple, plug-and-play entry into the faster response environment of caching with an SSD.”
Intel® Smart Response Technology
GIGABYTE Z68 series motherboards are equipped with the much anticipated Intel® Smart Response Technology, allowing users to experience system performance akin to SSD-only systems. Intel® Smart Response technology works via intelligent block-based caching of frequently used applications to enhance system performance and responsiveness. In reality, GIGABYTE Z68 motherboards with Intel® Smart Response Technology may be able to outperform hybrid drive systems by greater than 4X (PC Mark Vantage HDD test score) and deliver a 60% performance improvement over HDD-only systems in PC Mark Vantage Suite.
GIGABYTE mSATA Ready Motherboards (Total of five models)
GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD (bundled with Intel® Solid-State Drive 311 Series)
GA-Z68XP-UD3 GA-Z68XP-D3 GA-Z68AP-D3 GA-Z68P-DS3
GIGABYTE will display the GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD package at Computex 2011. To determine more in regards to the GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD, please visit: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3896
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