news 28 Posted March 27, 2012 We are still making our way through an avalanche of X79 motherboards on our test bench that leverages the power of Sandy Bridge-E CPUs, but we didn't want to wait any longer on powering up Gigabyte's GA-X79-UD5 extended ATX motherboard. Gigabyte has really stepped up their game by offering optimized LGA 2011 for no-nonsense PC builders, hardware enthusiasts, serious overclockers, and even FPS/RPG PC gamers. Our review of the X79-UD5 is going to evaluate every aspect of the board's ability to handle automatic and manual overclocking, DX10/DX11 gaming, and other synthetic and real-world benchmarks. URL: http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Motherboards/Gigabyte-GA-X79-UD5-LGA-2011-EATX-Motherboard-Review Quote: "This is the second X79-based motherboard I've evaluated, and this platform continues to impress me with solid gaming and overall performance results. The upgraded 3D BIOS was a pleasure to use after I played with the UEFI a bit to find out where all the overclocking options were located. I also had to learn to use the roll-over functions on the main 3D BIOS screen because I didn't notice how they worked when I initially entered the BIOS." Thanks for a post!! Ryan Shrout PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com Share this post Link to post