Computers

GiMATE AI Agent, new monitors, AI Box: Gigabyte at Computex 2025

All in on AI

Published

May 21, 2025

Going through the Gigabyte Computex 2025 tour felt like a boss rush of information. There were the usual components, moving AI forward, some brand spanking new monitors, and so much more.

We were particularly impressed with the GiMATE AI Agent, the new set of gaming monitors, and their AI Box machines.

Here’s a quick rundown.

GiMATE AI Agent

This was personally the most fascinating thing for me during the entire tour. The GiMATE AI Agent is a one-stop shop for everything AI on Gigabyte machines.

It is an AI agent that is deeply embedded, learns your habits, and anticipates your needs. With it you can control nearly everything on your laptop or PC. Everything from tuning performance to securing privacy.

It also has image generators embedded – ones that you can tweak and refine to your liking. Yes. GeneratorS. Flux, Stable Diffusion, it’s all right there.

I’m not sure I fully grasped everything that it is and can do. We’re looking to spend an extended time with one of their laptops to test GiMATE even further.

New Monitors

The new monitors on display were fascinating, each one with a trick of its own.

MO27Q28G

The Latest Meta 3.0 WOLED Monitor

27-inch 2K QHD Meta 3.0 WOLED panel with 280 Hz refresh rate
Upgraded Tactical Switch 2.0 for quick resolution and display size adjustments
99% DCI-P3 color gamut for vivid, accurate colors
Certified for VESA DisplayHDR True Black 500
Certified by AMD FreeSync and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible
Al-based OLED Care technology minimizes burn-in risk, with 3-year warranty including panel burn-in coverage
Low Blue Light certified by TÜV Rheinland for eye protection
Built-in KVM switch to control multiple devices with one set of keyboard, mouse, and monitor

M27UP

Dual-Mode Display for Gaming and Entertainment

27-inch 4K UHD with versatile Dual Mode-switch. between 4K 160 Hz or FHD 320Hz, with 1 ms response time
Certified by AMD FreeSync Premium and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible
95% DCI-P3 color gamut for vivid, accurate colors
Upgraded Tactical Switch 2.0 for quick resolution and display size adjustments
Eyesafe 2.0 Certified and Low Blue Light certified by TUV Rheinland for eye protection
Built-in KVM switch to control multiple devices with one set of keyboard, mouse, and monitor

FO27Q5P

The Fastest 500Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor

27-inch 2K QHD with latest 4th-gen QD-OLED panel featuring 500 Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms response time
Certified by AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC compatible
DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 offering 80 Gbps bandwidth-perfect for the latest graphics cards
Delta E < 2 color accuracy and 99% DCI-P3 color gamut
Certified for VESA ClearMR 21000 standard and VESA
DisplayHDR True Black 500
Upgraded Tactical Switch 2.0 for quick resolution and display size adjustments
AI-based OLED Care technology to minimize burn-in risk, with 3-year warranty including panel burn-in coverage
Advanced cooling system featuring graphene thermal film and four-sided ventilation

Depending on your need, there’s one available. Personally, I’m leaning towards the Dual-Mode one.

AI Box

Going all in on AI, Gigabyte also introduced a couple of interesting AI boxes during the tour. These are the AI Top Atom and the AORUS RTX 5090 AI Box.

Both were designed so that those who really want to train AI can have dedicated machines to do so. Training AI requires plenty of computing power and these products from Gigabyte are especially optimized for that task.

AI Top Atom

Grace Blackwell Al supercomputer
Powered by NVIDIA DGX Spark
Fine-tune Al models up to 70 billion parameters
Run Al development and testing workloads
Al models up to 200 billion parameters
NVIDIA Connect-X networking

AORUS RTX 5090 AI Box

GeForce RTX™ 5090
Powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and DLSS 4
Robust computing power
Capable of handling Al, gaming, and creation
Thunderbolt™ 5 & USB4 2.0 plug and play
WATERFORCE all-in-one cooling system
Thunderbolt 5 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 for peripherals
Ethernet port & Power Delivery (PD 3.0) for quick charge

Everything else on display

There were so much more to see and that most of which kind of flew over my head.

The part about how they achieve the low reflective, smooth matte-finish on their laptops was fascinating.

The actual laptops, too, most of which have GiMATE AI Agent equipped, are equally just as fascinating. They looked sleeked, felt strong, and are obviously built with specs and parts you’d want and need from a gaming laptop in 2025.

Naturally, there was also an array of GeFORCE RTX 50 and Radeon RX 9000 GPUs.

And if you’re finally planning on building your own PC, they have a bunch of motherboards with AI-accelerated DDR5 memory overclocking, AI tuning for you to choose from.

For more, read on how Gigabyte showcased AI-ready solutions and check out their website for specific specs and details.

For everything else from the Nangang Exhibition Center, check out our coverage of Computex 2025.

Related Topics:AORUS Computex 2025 Gigabyte GiMATE

Accessories

Acer PA100 portable SSD brings fast, flexible storage on the go

Up to 2TB

Published

September 4, 2026

GadgetMatch

Acer is expanding its storage lineup with the PA100 Portable SSD. It’s a compact external drive designed for users who need faster storage across multiple devices.

The PA100 uses USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity. It reaches sequential read speeds of up to 560MB/s and write speeds of up to 430MB/s. This makes it suited for everyday tasks such as transferring large files, backing up content, managing documents, and moving media between devices.

Up to 2TB of portable storage

The PA100 comes in three capacities: 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB. This gives users options depending on whether they need extra space for documents and schoolwork or larger collections of photos, videos, and project files.

Acer also designed the drive with mobility in mind. The PA100 has a slim 9mm profile and a lightweight build, while its reinforced construction is designed to withstand everyday travel and handling.

The drive comes with a 2-in-1 USB-C to USB-C and USB-A cable. This allows it to connect to compatible PCs, tablets, smartphones, and other devices without requiring a separate adapter. It also supports major operating systems and USB-C mobile platforms.

Designed for everyday use

Power efficiency is another focus. Acer says the PA100 uses less than 3W during operation, while idle power consumption can drop to as low as 0.62W.

The drive also features an optimized thermal design to help maintain stable performance during extended transfers and daily workloads.

The Acer PA100 Portable SSD is backed by a three-year limited warranty. Pricing and availability may vary by market.

Computers

New Mac mini starts at a whopping $899, only 256GB of storage

It comes with the M6 or the M5 Pro.

Published

August 26, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Almost two decades ago, Apple was infamous for being an anti-gamer brand. Though the company’s devices touted superior protection against viruses, they couldn’t play video games, alienating a significant chunk of the population and forcing them onto PCs. For a while now, the Mac has changed the status quo, bringing in more powerful hardware that can play games. Today, Apple is championing that cause further through the newly launched Mac mini.

Compared to the chunkier Macs, the Mac mini has a lithe 5” x 5” profile, emphasizing the “mini” in its name. Despite the size, the new mini will tout two flavors of Apple silicon: the M6 and the M5 Pro.

The M6 variant delivers with up to two times faster gaming performance with ray tracing when running Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, compared to the previous M4 version. Meanwhile, the M5 Pro version touts up to 4.5 times faster rendering performance with ray tracing in Blender, compared to the M2 Pro. It will come with macOS 27 Golden Gate out of the box.

You won’t have to worry about connectivity, either. The Mac mini comes with compatibility for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and 2.5Gb Ethernet (going up to 10Gb in upgraded versions). It will also have two USB-C ports, three Thunderbolt 5 ports (but only Thunderbolt 4 for the M6 version), and HDMI port, an Ethernet port, and a headphone jack.

Unfortunately, price seems to be another thing that it’s getting from PCs. The new Mac mini has an increased starting price. Specifically, the M6 version starts at US$ 899 (with only 256GB of storage), and the M5 Pro version starts at US$ 1,699 (for 512GB of storage). Preorders are open now, but they ship out on September 22.

Computers

ASUS unveils TUF Gaming T700, T700 Mini

Built for extreme operational demands

Published

August 21, 2026

GadgetMatch

ASUS has announced the arrival of its latest TUF Gaming desktop lineup models: the TUF Gaming T700 and TUF Gaming T700 Mini.

These new offerings bring heavy-duty performance and military-grade durability to gamers, engineered to endure extreme operational demands while delivering rock-solid stability.

The new ASUS TUF Gaming T700, in particular, is engineered to take on modern AAA titles with its uncompromising performance.

It has an aggressive mecha-inspired MIL-STD chassis, including a transparent side panel to put powerful components on display. Vibrant orange ambient lighting also adds a bold finishing touch.

Inside is an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU for high-frame rate gaming.

The T700 also features a robust thermal solution equipped with quad 65 CFM fans and a 240mm liquid cooler.

Meanwhile, the TUF Gaming T700 Mini is tailored for competitive gamers while maintaining a compact, battle-tested chassis.

It has an Intel Core Ultra 5 225F desktop processor, paired with with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 graphics.

This combination provides seamless multitasking, crisp visuals, and reliable frame rates across today’s popular titles.

The internal hardware is cooled by a custom thermal matrix featuring dedicated copper heat pipes and a heavy-duty 90mm cooling fan.

True to the TUF Gaming legacy, the T700 Mini is likewise MIL-STD tested to endure extreme operational demands.