GIGABYTE - Technology Guide - Ultra Durable Series Evolution

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Helping to save the world one motherboard at a time.

GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 / Easy Energy Saver™

Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2
The Leader in Energy Saving Motherboards
GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 incorporates a host of intelligent features that use a proprietary hardware and software design to considerably enhance PC system energy efficiency, reduce power consumption and deliver optimized auto-phase-switching for the CPU, Memory, Chipset, VGA, HDD and system fans. With a simple click of a button, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 provides exceptional power savings and the most appropriate power usage without sacrificing performance.

Power Consumption

Power Savings

CPU Power
Savings

Power Efficiency

Improved Power Efficiency

CPU Power
Efficiency

Powered by Intersil's Reliable Hard ware CPU
Power Engine
Intersil is the world leading provider for high performance power IC solutions, providing GIGABYTE motherboards with the industry's highest quality CPU power design.

Dynamic LED during light loading

Dynamic LED during heavy loading

Dynamic LED Display
GIGABYTE’s unique LED hardware design allows users to see the dynamic
gear shifting in real-time.

GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver™

GIGABYTE now makes it even easier for users to save energy with the new GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver™. One click of the Easy Energy Saver™ button and users are able to instantly take advantage of power savings, without a confusing setup or complicated calibration processes. Not only can users see real-time CPU power consumption in Watts, but once Easy Energy Saver™ is enabled, users can see how much power they are actually saving. Now, everyone can benefit from quick and easy energy savings, helping
to not only save electricity costs, but also
making it easy to do your part to
help save the environment.


	Stealth Mode Power Savings
	Allows users to turn on or off the Dynamic Energy Saver™ Advanced Utility completely, while still experiencing the hardware-based energy saving benefits of Dynamic Energy Saver™ Advanced.

	Multi-gear Power Phase Switching During Overclocking
	Automatically adjusts the energy savings settings to allow power users to play, while at the same time, take advantage of Dynamic Energy Saver™ Advanced efficient power phase switching.

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Delivering Power Only When Needed

Dynamic 6-Gear Power Phase Switching Technology

Featuring an advanced proprietary software and hardware design, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver™ Advanced motherboards provide exceptional power savings and improved power efficiency through the use of GIGABYTE's unique multi-gear power phase design, allowing for the most efficient switching of power phases depending on CPU workload.

What is a Power Phase ?
1 set Phase Power = 2 MOSFETs + 1 Choke + 1 Solid Capacitor

Power phase

+12V(Vin)

Hi-MOS

Choke
Stores energy and
regulates current
(Reduces EMI)

Solid Capacitor
Stores & discharges
electric current
when needed

MOSFET
Switch that allows
or stops electric
current to pass
through an electric
circuit for
power charging

CPU

Low-MOS

Only GIGABYTE's Multi-Gear Switching Provides
Optimum Power Efficiency From Light To Heavy Loading

Dynamic Multi-Gear Power Design

Power
Efficiency
(%)

Gear1

Gear2

Gear3

Gear4

Gear5

Gear6

GIGABYTE Multi-Gear Switching

I (A)

The Gear 1 phase switching requires 45nm processors with PSI signal enabled.

Dynamic LED Display
GIGABYTE's unique LED
hardware design allows users to see the dynamic gear shifting in real-time.

Dynamic LED during light loading

Dynamic LED during heavy loading

Dynamic 6-Gear Switching automatically adjusts the number of active power phases according to CPU loading

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Tomorrow's Technology Today

GIGABYTE

VRD 11.1

Motherboards

For the Latest Intel CPUs

New VRD 11.1 Power Specification for Intel is Latest Processors

GIGABYTE's motherboards now offer support for the new VRD (Voltage Regulator Down) 11.1 processor power delivery specification from Intel VRD 11.1 is a new energy saving power standard that communicates the CPU's power requirements to the motherboard, allowing Dynamic Energy Saver™ Advanced motherboards to gear down to a single (1) power phase for unequalled power efficiency during deeper sleep state.


	Gear down to 1 power phase (During deep sleep mode)

	New VRD 11.1 Design	Older VRD Design
Future CPU Support	YES	No
Better power efficiency	YES	No

What is a VRD ?
A Voltage Regulator Down (VRD) is an electrical reglator designed to atuomatically maintain a constant voltage level for the CPU.

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Green Ethernet

Green Ethernet is a technology that features lower power consumption than traditional Ethernet controllers by adjusting power amplitudes according to different network cable lengths. This allows lower energy loss while the system is either active or idle, without sacrificing the quality of the network connections.

High

	Green Ethernet
	w/o Green Ethernet

Low


	0-30m	30-70m	70-100m	>100m

Network Cable Length

Lower Power Consumption

100m Network Cable Length

Green Ethernet

	High Power Consumption
	100m Network Cable Length

w/o Green Ethernet

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GIGABYTE Cares

GIGABYTE is proud to be at the forefront of developing new technologies which help reduce the impact everyday computing has on the environment. As such, GIGABYTE has become a member of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative. Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations whose goal is to promote development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can both improve the efficiency of a computer’s power delivery and reduce the energy consumed when the computer is in an inactive state.

Corporate
• Energy-Saving and CO2 reduction activities
• Turning off lights during lunch breaks
• Running only one lift during off peak hours rather than all of the lifts
• Turn off PCs after work and regular inspection for energy savings in the evenings
• Saving water resources
• Converting to an online application and approval system to reduce paper usage
• Recycling of waste within office and factory buildings

Product
• Focus on Green design
• Restrict harmful materials
• The World's first RoHS motherboard
• Dynamic Energy Saver™ Motherboards
• GIGABYTE Motherboards to meet Energy Star 4.0 hardware requirement
• Green Mark certification of Taiwan
• Erp(Energy-related products) ready motherboards

Social Responsibility
• First motherboard company to join leading Green Computing Initiatives
• Joining the environment protection plan
• Aim for Green products
• Pollution reduction and recycling as part of corporate mission

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