Today we are checking out a new and rather unusual motherboard from Gigabyte called the X79S-UP5 WiFi, and it’s unusual because of the name. You would expect given the name that this is another Intel X79 based motherboard but you would be wrong, well sort of. Instead at the heart of this board is the more expensive Intel C606 chipset and Gigabyte is offering it at X79 pricing...

The Gigabyte X79S-UP5-WiFi really is the ultimate all-rounder, offering a wealth of features at a very reasonable price. Perhaps the only thing that could help make this motherboard more attractive is a non-WiFi edition which should cost smack bang on $300, making it one of the more affordable LGA2011 motherboards available.