Introduction

Over the past several weeks we've taken a look at a couple of products from Intel's X79 Express platform, launched just seven weeks ago. The past two products we've looked at from ASUS and ECS each had their own spin on the features they provided, each having its own flavor that lets each stand out. Gigabyte recently revamped their own line-ups, offering several different products with different color schemes, and features tailored towards specific audiences. Today we take a look at Gigabyte's mid-range X79 offering, the GA-X79-UD5. Gigabyte has been in the news recently with their X79 products, with a BIOS recall and a launch of a new BIOS that at first glance aims to offer performance not seen anywhere else. With many questions to be asked, we fired up the GA-X79-UD5 to get some answers, and set the story straight.

Specifications