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AORUS - the premium gaming brand from GIGABYTE had launched a completely new series of RTX 30 graphics cards, including RTX 3090 Xtreme, RTX 3090 Master, RTX 3080 Xtreme, and RTX 3080 Master.

Besides excellent cooling and superior performance, LCD Edge View is another spotlight of AORUS RTX 30 series graphics cards. LCD Edge View is a small LCD located on the top of the graphics card. What could users do with this small LCD? Let’s find it out.

LCD Edge View is a LCD located on the graphics card, you can use it todisplay GPU info including temperature, usage, clock speed, fan speed, VRAM usage, VRAM clock and total card power. All this information can be shown one by one or just certain ones on the LCD.

Besides that, there are three different displaying styles available and users could choose their ideal one. However, not just GPU info but FPS (Frame Per Second) in the game or other application could be displayed through LCD Edge View.

The LCD Edge View can also show customized content including text, pictures or even short GIF animations.Users could input the preferred text to the LCD, also set the font size, bold or italic. It also supports multi-language so users could input whatever type of text they want.

About the picture, LCD Edge View allows users to upload a JPEG file to it and AORUS RGB Fusion software will let users choose which region of the picture should be shown. The support of short GIF animations is the most interesting part.

Users can upload a short animation in terms of GIF to be shown on the LCD so they can easily build up a graphics card with their own style. All of the customizations above can be done via AORUS RGB Fusion software.

There’s something more interesting with LCD Edge View: The little CHIBI.CHIBI is a little falcon digitally living in the LCD Edge View and will grow up as more time users spend with their graphics card. Users could always check their little CHIBI through the LCD Edge View and watch it eat, sleep or fly around, which is quite interactive and interesting.

In conclusion, LCD Edge View can display a series of useful GPU information, customized text, pictures, and animations, allowing users to build up the graphics card with their own style. Users can also have more interaction with their card via the little CHIBI, the exclusive little digital falcon living inside the LCD Edge View, which brings more fun while playing with the graphics card.

We want you to experience the best service you have ever had. This is why, on top of our standard 3-year warranty, we would like to offer you an additional 1 year of protection to your graphics card free of charge. You can enjoy a 4-year warranty by registering on the website within 30 days of purchase.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED is a 48 inch monitor with an OLED panel. Like all displays with OLED panels, it delivers deep, inky blacks with no blooming around bright objects, and it has wide viewing angles. It"s very similar to the LG 48 C1 OLED but with connectivity options that are more in-line with a traditional monitor, with a DisplayPort connection and built-in USB hub, and even a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) switch. It has a near-instantaneous response time, resulting in crystal-clear motion behind fast-moving objects, as well as low input lag and support for FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible variable refresh rate. Unfortunately, it"s not very bright, and the automatic static brightness limiter (ASBL) causes some issues with desktop use, as the screen dims automatically after a few minutes of relative inactivity. This can be an issue when typing or reading a webpage with a lot of text, as the screen doesn"t change enough to trigger the timer. Like all OLEDs, there"s also a risk of permanent burn-in, although there are things you can do to reduce the likelihood of this problem.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is an excellent monitor overall. The large, high-resolution screen is superb for multitasking or media creation. It"s amazing for gaming in SDR and HDR, thanks to the low input lag and near-instantaneous response time. The nearly-infinite contrast ratio and perfect black uniformity are excellent for watching videos, especially in the dark. It"s also great for office use, but it"s a bit limited by the lack of ergonomic adjustments, and the screen dims when it"s nearly static for a few minutes, which can be an issue when typing.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is a great office monitor. The large, high-resolution screen is superb for multitasking, and it has exceptional gray uniformity. It also has superb reflection handling, so glare shouldn"t be an issue, and the image remains accurate at an angle. Unfortunately, there"s a possibility of permanent burn-in, and the automatic static brightness limiter decreases the screen brightness considerably when the screen remains nearly static for a few minutes. It also has just okay text clarity, with some fringing around text.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is an amazing gaming monitor. The OLED panel delivers a near-instantaneous response time, resulting in crystal-clear motion with no blur behind fast-moving objects. It also has low input lag, and it supports both FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible VRR. It has a fast refresh rate, and the large, high-resolution screen delivers an immersive gaming experience. It also has superb reflection handling and fantastic viewing angles, so it"s a great choice for co-op gaming, even in a brighter environment.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is an excellent monitor for watching videos. The large, high-resolution screen and the wide viewing angles are superb for watching videos with friends. It has a nearly infinite contrast ratio and perfect black uniformity, great for watching movies in a dark room. It supports HDR and can display a wide color gamut, but it doesn"t support any dynamic HDR formats like Dolby Vision or HDR10+. Unfortunately, it has a fixed stand with no ergonomic adjustments, and it can"t get very bright.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is a great monitor for media creators. The large, high-resolution screen makes it easier to see more of your work at once. It has wide viewing angles, so the sides of the screen remain accurate, but the stand is fixed with no ergonomic adjustments. Unfortunately, there"s a possibility of permanent burn-in, and the automatic static brightness limiter decreases the screen brightness considerably when the screen remains nearly static for a few minutes.

We tested the 48 inch Gigabyte AORUS FO48U monitor, which is part of Gigabyte"s AORUS gaming lineup. There are many other monitors in the AORUS lineup with various configurations, some of which you can see in the table below. As they each have different specs, we don"t expect our review to be valid for any of the other models.

If someone comes across a different type of panel or their Gigabyte FO48U doesn"t correspond to our review, let us know and we"ll update the review. Note that some tests, like gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U is an amazing gaming monitor that delivers exceptional picture quality and a responsive gaming experience. The OLED panel delivers inky blacks with perfect black uniformity, but there are some distracting issues with dimming, and there"s a possibility of permanent burn-in. There aren"t many OLED monitors available, but we"ve also tested two LG TVs as monitors, the LG 48 C1 OLED and the LG 48 CX OLED, and both of them are better choices overall than the Gigabyte.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the LG 42 C2 OLED are both similar displays with advantages and disadvantages. The Gigabyte is a better choice if you want more of a typical monitor because it has a DisplayPort input, USB 3.0 ports, and a USB-C input. It"s also better for well-lit rooms because it gets brighter. However, if you want to use something for desktop use, the smaller LG has better text clarity. If you also want a display with a built-in smart system, the LG has that, making it easy to stream your favorite content without a PC.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the LG 48GQ900-B offer nearly identical performance, but the Gigabyte is slightly better overall. The Gigabyte is a bit brighter in SDR, meaning it can handle a bit more glare in a bright room. The Gigabyte also has a few extra features, including USB-C connectivity, to make it easier to connect your MacBook or your Ultrabook.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ are both OLED monitors with a few differences. While the ASUS has a smaller screen with higher pixel density, the text clarity is just okay between each. They have different screen finishes, with the Gigabyte having a glossy screen and the ASUS having a matte screen, which reduces direct reflections but introduces haziness to the image. The ASUS also has a slightly faster 138Hz refresh rate than the Gigabyte.

The LG 48 C1 OLED is slightly better than the Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED. Both of them use very similar, if not identical panels but the LG is brighter in HDR, and it has a more versatile black frame insertion feature. The LG also has a built-in smart interface and more advanced image processing options. The Gigabyte has better connectivity, though, as it has a DisplayPort connection and a built-in USB hub with a keyboard, video, and mouse switch.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the Gigabyte AORUS FV43U use different panel types, each with strengths and weaknesses, but the FO48U is better overall for most people. The FO48U uses a larger OLED panel, which has perfect inky blacks and a nearly instantaneous response time. Unfortunately, the OLED also comes with a risk of permanent burn-in. The FV43U is worse overall, with a smaller screen, but there"s no chance of burn-in.

Although the Dell Alienware AW3423DW and the Gigabyte AORUS F048U OLED both have OLED panels, they perform a bit differently. The Dell is a QD-OLED that displays a wider range of colors and makes small highlights get brighter, so if you want the best picture quality in dark rooms, get this one. However, if you also use your monitor in a room with a few lights around, the Gigabyte is better because blacks are still perfect in dark rooms, while ambient lighting on the Dell causes the black levels to raise.

The LG 48 CX OLED is slightly better than the Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED. They have deliver nearly identical performance, but the LG is a bit brighter in HDR. The Gigabyte has slightly better viewing angles and a wider SDR color gamut, but this could be unit variance. The LG has a built-in smart interface and more advanced image processing options. The Gigabyte has better connectivity, though, as it has a DisplayPort connection and a built-in USB hub with a keyboard, video, and mouse switch.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED is slightly better than the Sony 42 A90K OLED. The AORUS has much better gaming features, including FreeSync support, and it has much lower input lag for a more responsive gaming experience. The Sony is a bit better for media consumption, as it features a complete smart interface with built-in streaming apps and access to the Google Play Store, where you can download thousands more.

The Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 and the Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED use different panel technologies, each with strengths and weaknesses. The Samsung has an ultrawide VA panel, and it"s significantly brighter than the Gigabyte. The Gigabyte, on the other hand, has an OLED panel, which delivers much deeper, inky blacks with perfect uniformity and no blooming around bright objects. Unfortunately, this OLED panel also comes with a risk of permanent burn-in.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the Samsung 43 QN90B QLED are different types of displays. The Gigabyte is an actual monitor that comes with a DisplayPort input, while the Samsung is a TV that has a built-in smart system. The Gigabyte has better motion handling, and it"s also better for dark room gaming thanks to its OLED panel, while the Samsung is the better choice for bright room gaming because it gets brighter.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the Gigabyte G27Q use very different panel technologies, each with strengths and weaknesses. The FO48U uses an OLED panel, which has a nearly-instantaneous response time and can display deep, inky blacks with perfect uniformity. Unfortunately, the FO48U also has a risk of permanent burn-in. The G27Q uses an IPS panel, which has no risk of burn-in, but it"s brighter in HDR, especially with very bright scenes.

The Gigabyte AORUS FO48U OLED and the Gigabyte M27Q are both excellent gaming monitors, but they"re very different, and the best one depends on your needs and usage. The FO48U is a very large monitor with an OLED screen, which delivers perfect blacks, wide viewing angles, and a nearly instantaneous response time. Unfortunately, the FO48U has a chance of permanent burn-in, which can be an issue when used as a desktop monitor. If you want a standard desktop monitor with no risk of burn-in, the M27Q is a safer choice.

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also like to mention but after you close RGBfusion its gone and you have to do this all over again just to change a setting each time my advise if your getting this card get it with a AORUS MOBO since my AORUS mobo worked fine in the beginning long story short that board died and im now on ASUS rog

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The Aorus FO48U is a particularly interesting display because it uses the same panel as the highly regarded LG C1 OLED that we reviewed a few months back. We looked at how the LG C1 performed as a computer monitor and while that"s not its ideal use case, it"s a very impressive content consumption display that"s great for gaming. The FO48U offers an alternative to LG"s model, with a few more PC specific features.

The Aorus FO48U supporting DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC makes it easier to use with previous-gen GPUs that support that tech, but didn"t end up getting HDMI 2.1, like Nvidia"s RTX 20 series.

It terms of how it looks, this is very much a TV, with zero ergonomic adjustment possible as the display is held up by two short, fixed leg stands. The build quality is good overall, with an expansive glass panel on the front, metal legs, and reasonable use of plastic and metal on the rear.

Pixel density is the same as you get on a 32-inch 1440p monitor, which is fine and gives you a lot of screen real estate. However the RGBW pixel layout does affect text clarity for desktop use. At 100% resolution scaling it"s not as sharp as a standard RGB panel (like a normal IPS monitor), even after a run through Windows" ClearType utility. This display is not designed for fine-text rendering in desktop applications but it"s more of a content consumption monitor.

The panel uses a glossy finish with an anti-reflection coating, which does deliver increased clarity and a "wow" factor that you only get with glossy finishes. I think this generally looks great in darker environments, but in rooms with a lot of back lighting, the coating is less effective than the more matte anti-glare coating you get on other monitors.

The Aorus FO48U is much more likely to reproduce clear, defined, mirror-like reflections rather than the less obvious diffuse reflections from anti-glare monitors. LG"s anti-reflection coating used with their OLED panels is one of the best as far as cutting down on the possible reflections from a glossy finish, but it still wasn"t enough to fully alleviate the issue in my brightly lit office, especially with the lower brightness of an OLED display.

There"s also the serious risk of permanent burn-in with an OLED panel, especially if you plan on using this display as a desktop monitor where there will be lots of static content. Linus recently did a video explaining his experience with an OLED as a desktop productivity monitor where he experienced burn-in rather quickly, so I would be cautious of using the FO48U that way. Linus did present what I feel is a worst case scenario for OLEDs and his specific use case was highly at risk for burn-in -- more so than with typical usage -- but there"s no doubt that OLEDs are at risk while LCD monitors are not.

The Aorus FO48U doesn"t have quite as many burn in protection features as the LG C1. The C1 has automatic logo dimming and pixel shifting capabilities. Now, pixel shifting isn"t great for desktop use, but it"s not included at all on the Gigabyte model.

While this all might sound a bit scary, my personal experience using OLEDs over the last few years -- my main TV is an LG OLED -- suggests that burn-in is unlikely if you"re using the display for content consumption and gaming, even after several years. My TV has no burn-in even though I watch a lot of sports on it with static logos. This is generally what other people have experienced, too, with the latest panels. However I would recommend against buying the FO48U for heavy all-day desktop productivity usage, a bit of desktop use mixed in with gaming and video playback isn"t going to be a big issue, but lots of static content is an issue and something to be mindful of.

In terms of response time performance, because the FO48U is an OLED panel, it"s extremely fast and doesn"t require overdrive settings. The automatic brightness limiter did make it a bit more difficult than usual to gather these numbers but we found a suitable workaround that"s very accurate, which was basically to make the test window small.

Compared to other monitors, the FO48U destroys LCD panels under the best conditions. Performance is very similar to the LG C1 so you"re not missing out there at all, while overall response times are several times better than even the best LCD monitors. The motion clarity as a result is unparalleled and this is one of the major reasons to get an OLED instead of an LCD.

It gets better looking at average performance across the refresh range, where the FO48U is even further ahead of the LCD pack. Not only is overshoot completely negligible on average, response times are outstanding, so at any refresh rate you can be sure motion performance is as good as you can get.

But it"s not just about response times, cumulative deviation is also important to getting an idea how fast the FO48U and OLED panels are. These displays aren"t just fast, but they are fast over the vast majority of the transition with very little lingering delay at either end. This leads to exceptionally good cumulative deviation, as the transition behavior is very close to the ideal instant square-edge response. LCD panels are laughable in comparison as seen in the huge delta between them and the top of the table OLEDs.

Power consumption is very high, typically double that of an LCD due to its size. And that"s at a lower brightness level as well, as the FO48U can"t actually hit 200 nits for a full screen white window that we test with for power consumption. It"s actually dimmer than the LG C1 as we"ll show later in this review, which causes the discrepancy between the Gigabyte and LG models. But basically OLED is not as efficient of a technology as LCD for displaying bright images, so power consumption is high.

The FO48U does support backlight strobing, or in this case black frame insertion as the OLED panel doesn"t technically have a backlight. Unfortunately it doesn"t work with adaptive sync simultaneously; the Aim Stabilizer feature is only accessible at fixed refresh rates, though both 120Hz and 60Hz operation is supported.

Color performance is generally very good from the FO48U and other OLEDs based on LG"s panels. The display is wide gamut and optimized for P3, with a very high 97% coverage of that gamut in our testing. However it"s not as wide as the best LCD panels of today, which offer full Adobe RGB coverage as well. The FO48U covers less than 90% of Adobe RGB, leading to a total Rec. 2020 coverage of 70% - that"s a good result, but not the best I"ve seen, though still sufficient for HDR use.

There also appears to be no way to get around this. On the LG C1, you could either make the display even dimmer, which tended to stop the ABL from activating, or use the service menu to disable the feature in some firmware versions. The FO48U"s ABL is always active and more noticeable in use. I don"t think this is a big deal for content consumption as it"s not that visible in videos or games, but when using this display as a desktop monitor it"s annoying.

Contrast is infinite with the FO48U as the OLED panel is self lit, so each individual pixel has the capability to fully switch off to display black. This is far superior to any LCD monitor I"ve tested, and black levels are even darker than the best VA LCD panels. The glossy panel helps accentuate this in most viewing environments, leading to spectacular visuals. It"s also one reason why OLEDs can get away with lower peak brightness for content consumption, as the deep blacks still produce a high contrast experience that your eye can adjust nicely to.

One of the big selling points to buying an OLED like this is the HDR experience. The FO48U offers a true HDR presentation, hitting all major criteria, including the big one in contrast. As I"ve been talking about, self-lit panels are capable of incredible contrast ratios, which is the entire benefit to HDR and why OLED is especially well suited to HDR -- at least in contrast to most of today"s LCD monitors.

In real world HDR content, whether that"s games or videos, the FO48U has no blooming like you would see with an LCD with full array local dimming. Bright and dark areas can peacefully coexist on the screen simultaneously with no crossover, leading to absolutely stunning HDR visuals. Combined with deep blacks and a lot of depth to shadow detail, I think the FO48U looks great in most HDR content.

But the one area where this display suffers is once again in brightness. OLEDs do compensate for this to some degree by their zero black levels, but a full screen white image topping out at 123 nits can only take you so far. This pales in comparison to the best LCD monitors of today. There"s also really no capacity for this display to produce a bright full screen flash for something like an explosion, which is disappointing.

The main issue with the FO48U"s HDR performance is small window brightness. The LG C1 does pretty well here, reaching 775 nits which means that bright highlights on the screen are genuinely quite bright. The FO48U doesn"t fare nearly as well in its default HDR mode, only reaching 555 nits. Yeah this is better than SDR performance, but it"s hardly impressive and well behind the C1 that uses the same panel.

Obviously the main advantage here though is the contrast ratio. While LCDs top out at around 12000:1 in our worst case single frame contrast tests, OLEDs are still capable of infinite contrast so they look far better and don"t suffer from blooming issues.

Overall, the Gigabyte Aorus FO48U is one of those displays where if you had it in isolation and you didn"t compare it to many other products, we think you"d be very happy with it. There is no doubting it looks excellent when displaying content, whether that"s movies or games in either its HDR or SDR modes, and that"s all down to the use of OLED.

Unfortunately for Gigabyte though, the Aorus FO48U isn"t as good as LG"s C1 OLED that we reviewed earlier. Despite both using essentially the same LG OLED panel or a close variation of it, the C1 has more features with better performance in some key areas. On the flip side, Gigabyte don"t have many unique features of their own that are worth caring about.

While the FO48U is essentially the same as the C1 in areas like response times, contrast and color gamut, the C1 is noticeably brighter in HDR content, to the tune of 100-200 nits brighter. That"s a big deal on an OLED panel where brightness is less than amazing. And sure, both panels have poor full screen white brightness that makes desktop use less than stellar, but in the HDR mode the C1 looks better.

The LG C1 also has a less aggressive auto-brightness limiter, though both panels are still annoying in how brightness changes depending on the content.

The Aorus FO48U counters that with a DisplayPort connector, a KVM switch, and some gaming-specific OSD features. That"s not anywhere near enough to make up for the big list of omissions. For example, we"d rate Dolby Vision support as far more important than having DisplayPort. The reality for Gigabyte is they are competing against a TV giant that has refined their offering for gamers over several iterations now. Thus launching a first-gen OLED offering with key feature omissions isn"t going to cut it.

Of course, this can be salvaged with a competitive price point: the Aorus FO48U has to be several hundred dollars cheaper than the LG C1 to make sense. But that"s not the case and the actual delta can differ depending on the region. In the US, the MSRP of both products is the same, and often the LG C1 is cheaper due to discounts and promo pricing. In Australia, the retail price is less than the LG model, but the C1 frequently receives discounts to nullify that gap. This makes it hard to recommend the Gigabyte model even though it"s far from a poor performer.

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Gigabyte’s refreshed Aorus 15G for 2021 has a subtle, all-black design that takes a page from the company’s more svelte Aero lineup of creator-focused laptops. It’s a nice upgrade, but there aren’t many other changes from last year’s model, for better or worse. It offers the same wide variety of ports (including the all-too-rare full-size SD card reader), and impressively, Gigabyte fit an excellent 15.6-inch display into a 14-inch wide chassis. But at the same time, the keyboard is cramped and the nostril webcam is awkward to use.

Even though, technically, a laptop with the RTX 3070 is middle of the road between Nvidia’s low- and high-end graphics chips, it can deliver fantastic results. Gigabyte’s Aorus 15G would probably like to credit its gimmicky built-in Microsoft Azure application that automatically optimizes performance with AI, but it’s capable out of the box with default settings. There wasn’t a huge difference in gameplay with or without the Azure app running, nor when I set the GPU and CPU to boost in Gigabyte’s pre-installed Aorus Control Center app. That’s fine by me; the less tweaking required, the better.

Outside of benchmarks, Cyberpunk 2077 running at ultra ray tracing settings was easily my highlight testing the Aorus 15G. This machine had little issue keeping the game running above 50 frames per second in a more barren or enclosed environment, and it rarely dropped below 40 frames per second in crowded outdoor environments — again, that’s with the most demanding graphical settings cranked up (ultra with every ray tracing setting and DLSS on). The performance here will make a lot of people happy. I was also impressed by Gigabyte’s cooling system, which keeps things surprisingly quiet and cool under pressure. This is the rare gaming laptop you can actually keep safely on your lap while gaming.

Specifically, this 3070 tops out at a 105W power draw with 1,290MHz clock speed, whereas the 3080 in question is at 95W maximum power and 1,245MHz clock speed. In short, you’re getting a lot of power in this thin $1,799 machine. Paying $200 more for the Aorus 15G with the RTX 3080 might not get you allthat many more frames per second, as it also has a 105W maximum power draw but a slightly slower 1,245MHz clock speed. You might know all of this info, but you might not. Nvidia requires manufacturers to share it, though some of them are still being cagey about it. For the record, Gigabyte is one of the more transparent companies about its GPU specs. I’m keeping tabs on other manufacturers right here.

Outside of gaming, the Aorus 15G is unfortunately a less convincing product. It’s able to run my usual workload flawlessly, consisting of Affinity Photo, about 10 Google Chrome apps, Slack, and Spotify. Given the specs inside, I expected this. What came as more of a surprise is that they don’t translate so well to video production. During an Adobe Premiere Pro test that exported a five-minute, 33-second 4K video, it took about seven minutes each time to render.

This is a fantastic machine if all you want to do is get 60 frames per second (and often, better than that) in most of your games without tweaking many settings. Doing that for under $2,000 is an achievement worthy of praise. But if you care less about mobility and having a thin form factor that Gigabyte’s Aorus 15G provides, MSI’s GP66 Leopard takes the RTX 3070 even further. Its thicker, heavier chassis affords the chip even more headroom to get better performance in games — for the same $1,799 price, no less.