GIGABYTE Launches Cloud OC and Hotkey OC

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-- GIGABYTE Launches Cloud OC and Hotkey OC --

-- Free Overclocking Utilities for Real Time Tweaking from the Convenience of a Keyboard or Any Browser Device --


TAIPEI, Taiwan – July 12, 2010 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions is proud to launch two free overclocking applications for GIGABYTE motherboards. GIGABYTE Hotkey OC features real time overclocking via designated keys on a standard keyboard that allow for different overclocking settings to be used during various stages in a benchmark. GIGABYTE Cloud OC enables overclocking or system status monitoring and tweaking in real time from any device with an internet browser and wireless or Bluetooth connectivity.



GIGABYTE Hotkey OC





GIGABYTE Hotkey OC is part of the new EasyTune 6 utility, a free Windows®-based overclocking tool that ships with every GIGABYTE motherboard, which allows users to create and save various profiles that can be adopted for different benchmarks. Hotkey OC then allows users to jump between these profiles on the fly so that the best profile for each segment within the benchmark can be used to optimize scores and boost overall performance. So, for example, when running 3DMark 06 the 1st profile might be optimized for graphics and can be used for the first two graphics tests, then the next two tests can utilize the 2nd profile which might be optimized for CPU tests, and one could jump back to the 1st profile again for the final two graphics (shader) tests.



What’s more, users can share their profiles by email, skype, MSN, etc… so that overclocking teams don’t need to be in the same location when benching. Any EasyTune 6 profile can be imported as one of up to four hotkeys. The hotkeys are ‘Ctrl+ Alt+ Function keys (F1 to F12)’, ‘Ctrl+ Alt+ Number keys (1 to 9 & 0)’or ‘Ctrl+ Alt+ letters of the alphabet (A to Z)’ with a maximum of 4 hotkeys. Hotkey OC works with every motherboard that is able to use EasyTune 6; that is every motherboard currently available from GIGABYTE.



GIGABYTE Cloud OC




GIGABYTE Cloud OC is a free overclocking application that facilitates PC overclocking through any web browsing capable device such as a smart phone, iPad, iPhone, Netbooks or notebook PC. Being browser based it connects via wireless Internet, Bluetooth or through an Ethernet cable and its many functions are categorized into three tabs: Tuner, System Info and Control. The Tuner tab provides a full range of tweaking options that include CPU, Memory, VGA, and PCI-E frequencies and voltages. The System Info tab enables real time PC system status monitoring for values such as CPU temperature, cooling fan speeds, CPU VCore and system temperature. The Control tab allows for controlling system power states with restart, power off, suspend, and hibernate options.



GIGABYTE Cloud OC works on all X58, P55 and H55 chipset motherboards from GIGABYTE. Other models are currently being validated and are expected to support Cloud OC in the near future.



“What makes Hotkey OC and Cloud OC so unique is that they are available on an extensive range of existing GIGABYTE motherboards without requiring additional hardware or cost,” said Tim Handley, Deputy Director of Marketing, GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. “Both of these utilities are great examples of the caliber of software innovation that GIGABYTE has at its disposal, and we are especially excited about Cloud OC due to the exciting remote PC access possibilities that we are exploring for future versions.”



More information is available from the Hotkey OC and Cloud OC microsites on the official GIGABYTE website: http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/WebP...ot-key-oc.html and http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/WebP.../cloud-oc.html..



Resources:

HotKey OC and Cloud OC can be downloaded from the GIGABYTE.com website:

1. GIGABYTE Hotkey OC is available in the new EasyTune 6 utility: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList...ls_gbt_et6.exe

2. GIGABYTE Cloud OC: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList...y_cloud-oc.exe



Official GIGABYTE Videos are available on the Mobo TV youtube channel or one of the following links:

1. Hotkey OC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7qZNse4HKs

2. Cloud OC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQYrJJji0JQ



GIGABYTE Motherboard Tech Column facebook photo albums:

1. Hotkey OC: http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmoth...d=209090107119

2. Cloud OC: http://www.facebook.com/GIGABYTEmoth...d=209090107119



Videos from independent media:

1. Gigabyte’s Overclocking App Cloud OC Uses Netbooks to Tweak Performance: http://www.netbooknews.com/4471/giga...k-performance/

2. Overclocking-TV Computex 2010 - GIGABYTE Cloud OC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15HvZtCHf8

3. HKEPC GIGABYTE Cloud OC and Hotkey OC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWExur69_X0

4. Overclocking-TV Computex 2010 - GIGABYTE OC HotKey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqYsBxKUpb4


Before anyone jumps about the source -source was direct email press release

[jellyrole]

Very interesting!

[XSAlliN]

When I saw the news, I though they found a way to OC Clouds - as in give more rain, or decreasing voltage to cancel a tornado. Now that would be something interesting and innovative.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Before releasing new software I'd first wish they'd improve EasyTune. Changing Bclk doesn't work for me with EasyTune6, I try to set say 194 bclk but it always sets it to 188 no matter what...

[saaya]

hmmm i wonder if this slows down the system or makes it more likely to freeze or crash when its already at the edge of stability...
sounds like a nice idea though... if its offloaded to some hw controller then there should be no impact on stability or perf at all, and you can use any phone or laptop or pc to tweak your bench rig ala rog connect...
does the tool work like rog connect?
same voltage monitoring and setting options?

[Oliver]

hmmm i wonder if this slows down the system or makes it more likely to freeze or crash when its already at the edge of stability...
sounds like a nice idea though... if its offloaded to some hw controller then there should be no impact on stability or perf at all, and you can use any phone or laptop or pc to tweak your bench rig ala rog connect...
does the tool work like rog connect?
same voltage monitoring and setting options?

There is an OCTV video showing it on a iPad. kinda like BIOS c/p with option to change on the device you use and ya you gotta have NIC enabled.

ya can see its in first post the octv vid, showing the options more or likely.

[schlafmuetze]

Very interesting!

qftt, looks damn intresting, but i prefer the "old" way with coffee and
sleepless nights

ot: man your avatar made me crush my monitor, that damn bug

[Johnny87au]

this is gonna be interesting, could be messy too, I can Overclock your rig from being in another country lol via IP ADRESS, Im expecting to see alot of broken cpus lol

[gumballguy]

Cloud OC?

Must be as good as their "1500w cpu power delivery"

Very disappointed with my most recent gigabyte board (ga-h57m-usb3) not even managing to read optical drives when ahci is turned on. WTF, gigabyte, stop wasting time on this crap and fix the important stuff!

[T_M]

Hotkey OC is saving me a LOT of time and LN2 just on the most simple things.
Like booting into windows at 4.4GHz then having 4 hotkeys to get upto 6.2GHz in 10 seconds after boot (system doesn't like large jumps in multi in one hit).
No more failing to boot windows, or booting at 1.9V with 6 cores full load (yay WinXP :/)

[dinos22]

Sweet heheh

[PatRaceTin]

Look like Asus idea????