Whether you’re building a new rig in 2024 or upgrading an older system, a PC is an extension of your gaming tastes and preferences. It’s very personal, so the build process should be fun and celebratory. It should reflect the fun of seeing ARGB lighting, cases in different shapes and sizes, liquid cooling, and GPUs with two or three fans that light up after you hit the power button.
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Even if you’ve done it once or twice before, building a PC can be daunting or overwhelming due to the number of components and choices available. And then there’s installing everything, keeping track of the tiny SSD screws, sticking hardware in different positions and angles, and paying attention to cable management.
If you think back far enough, building a PC required a fair amount of expertise. The good news is that while the main components of a modern PC haven’t changed, they have evolved, and so has the building process. With peace of mind and a fun and exciting installation experience in mind, GIGABYTE motherboards are designed to make PC building and DIY a pleasant experience.
6Although CPUs, GPUs, memory, storage, networking, and peripherals come together, the motherboard is still the heart of it all. GIGABYTE is one of the most recognized names in the industry thanks to its offering of graphics cards, monitors, laptops, SSDs, storage, motherboards, and more. With the EZ-Latch systems on GIGABYTE motherboards, newbies and seasoned veterans alike can say goodbye to screwdrivers and hello to DIY paradise.
What is GIGABYTE EZ-Latch?
6GIGABYTE offers a range of motherboards for Intel and AMD platforms with features, performance and expansion options to suit every budget. For unmatched build quality and features, there’s the X670E AORUS PRO X for AMD Socket AM5 and Ryzen 7000 series processors and the Z790 AORUS MASTER X for Intel Core 14th and 13th Gen. For sustained performance for PC gaming, there are options like the B650 GAMING X that supports the latest processors, graphics, memory and storage.
GIGABYTE motherboards are designed to support high-end hardware, making building one yourself or upgrading a rig as user-friendly and easy as possible. GIGABYTE’s EZ-Latch systems for PCIe x16 slots, M.2 SSD slots, and even M.2 heatsinks eliminate the need for tiny screws and hard-to-reach components. If you’ve ever built a PC and had a screw fall off your screwdriver and get lost “somewhere” in a case, then you know that such simplicity is worth its weight in gold.
Let’s see how the DIY-friendly EZ-Latch system works for quick installation and removal in any scenario.
Adding Storage with M.2 EZ-Latch and M.2 EZ-Latch Plus
Gone are the days of having to deal with the world’s smallest screws thanks to the EZ-Latch and EZ-Latch Plus systems for installing, removing or upgrading M.2 PCIe SSD storage. With GIGABYTE’s AMD AM5 X670, B650 and Intel Z790 motherboards for gaming, it’s as easy as snapping the SSD into place with minimal pressure. With the innovative EZ-Latch located where the screw would normally be, removing an SSD is as easy as flipping a light switch – drastically reducing installation time.
M.2 EZ-Latch Click for heatsink and cooling
6With PCIe Gen4 and Gen5 M.2 SSDs, storage speeds have never been faster – we’re talking read speeds of up to 12,400MB/s with the AORUS Gen5 12000 SSD 2TB and up to 7,300MB/s with the AORUS Gen4 7300 SSD. For PC gaming, PCIe M.2 storage reduces load times to a fraction of those of a traditional HDD or SATA-based SSD, while also improving in-game performance with faster data streaming.
However, to ensure this M.2 SSD performance, GIGABYTE motherboards feature special heatsinks and cooling for their M.2 slots. And just like M.2 SSD installation, removal is also simplified by M.2 EZ-Latch Click, making SSD installation and upgrade completely screw-free.
Installing a new GPU with PCIe EZ-Latch
No gaming PC is complete without a graphics card, and if you’ve ever had to remove one, you’ve probably tried (and almost failed) to reach the standard PCIe bar found on most motherboards. For some reason, it happens to sit underneath the GPU.
Thankfully, GIGABYTE’s motherboards are different – they feature a simple PCIe EZ-Latch that works like a button above the GPU and is easily accessible to allow quick release for any graphics card installed in the latest PCIe 5.0 x16 slot.
GIGABYTE motherboards make upgrading easy
6The beauty of building a gaming PC is that the DIY process doesn’t end when you boot into Windows, launch Steam, and start playing a game like Cyberpunk 2077 or Apex Legends. PCs are modular, meaning you can upgrade any piece of hardware at any time to improve performance or efficiency.
Whether you need a new GeForce RTX 40 Series or Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics card or more memory to install a few TB of modern games, the EZ-Latch system on GIGABYTE motherboards makes the process quick, straightforward and easy – bringing tool-free and screw-free innovation to gamers around the world.
