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ONE ON ONE WITH

LEON CHEN

In April we got some time to ask GIGABYTE ’ s BDM Manager about what it was about the company that made it tick and his general outlook on the PC DIY market and the role that GIGABYTE has to play in it . The following is what he had to say .

GIGABYTE has a long history of making all sorts of motherboard , from server boards to the latest Z170 consumer based offerings . In all the products over the years , what is it exactly that you would say is the number one reason GIGABYTE has survived and continue to grow ?
GIGABYTE is dedicated in providing very high quality and long lasting motherboards , that ’ s what Ultra Durable stands for that . We make sure to build not only a product with a feature set that allows end users to enjoy the latest technology at the time , but also make sure their board is built
to last and age age well too . Meaning that it can adapt to the newer tech coming out . GIGABYTE has a key advantage for this , it is the only motherboard manufacturer that has a factory in Taiwan , close to its HQ . More than anything this allow us to better control the quality of products .
If you could , tell us , what is the number one distinguishing feature of GIGABYTE ’ s motherboards and given all the alternatives available , why should end users continue to purchase GIGABYTE products ?
The first that comes to mind is DualBIOS . GIGABYTE was the first in the industry to integrate a backup BIOS on the motherboard in case of there were any issues with the first one . The second BIOS was ready to keep you working . As for why end users should continue to purchase GIGABYTE
products , it should be a number of reasons , not just one distinguishing feature . We are all consumers and know very well how important it is to be able to buy a product that is reliable , performs as advertised and is backed up by a trustworthy warranty and decent RMA experience . This is another way in which GIGABYTE excels as in many countries the GIGABYTE warranty is a standard 3 years and the tech support is easy to get in touch with .
Games are a massive industry and gaming as a whole is not only on the rise across platforms , but on PCs as well . Since you have some experience in gaming products already , how do you as an individual and GIGABYTE as a whole if you can , see the future of PC gaming ?
Gaming from 10 years ago is a whole different deal from gaming today . We now see a gamer as
a multitasker , playing on online servers , streaming his games , listening to music , chatting with other players and perhaps watching others play , all of this at the same time . This modern gamer has created a new type of PC requirement . Not only do they need the hardware to run the game at high settings , they also need to perform all these other tasks without impacting their game . Gigabyte already offers a great package allowing gamers to be the multitasking users they are with top of the line networking solutions , multi graphics support , stable “ overclockability ” of the CPU and memory and more . The needs of gamers are always on the changing ; VR becoming a major interest for example . In order to stay in tune with what the gamers demand and where the new games a heading , GIGABYTE is constantly listening to the
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