Detailed review and analysis of the Z77X UP5 TH Ultra Durable 5 from sin0822

Motherboard power guru, sin0822, has posted his in depth review of GIGABYTE’s latest Ultra Durable 5 technology as part of his Z77X-UP5 TH review. As always he explores the PWM and VRM zone in a lot of detail with special attention to the new IR PWM chip, IR PowIRstages and high-current (60A) rated chokes.

He looks at everything from the bundled goodies…

…to the anti surge ICs next to the onboard power connector.

Not to mention the dual Thunderbolt ports.

It’s really quite incredible how much attention he pays to the onboard components, and this is why we at GIGABYTE love sin’s reviews:

 

Besides looking at all the onboard chips and layout, he also looks at the BIOS and compares various benchmarks, so if you’re looking for performance information be sure to read all the way to the end of the review.

If you are interested in the CPU VRM on your motherboard and would like to find out more, then I suggest you shoot over to sin0822’s website for a look at his extensive VRM list. It includes most current motherboard models and is good for:

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GIGABYTE X79S UP5 Highly recommended by TechPowerUp

Cadaveca has published his detailed review of the GIGABYTE X79S-UP5 motherboard and we’re happy to see that it has left him feeling pretty damn impressed. The X79S-UP5 is currently the only consumer 2011 socket motherboard on the market that sports the Intel C606 chipset. This means that the X79S-UP5 is a great option for server and workstation builds with server-class technology like SAS, Intel Xeon processors and ECC memory support.

Cadaveca was compelled to give the X79S-UP5 the TechPowerUp Here’s a Highly Recommended Award. Here’s a sample of what he had to say:

“The addition of SAS support and a PCI slot, things that are specific to the Intel C606 chipset, are quite obviously focused on Workstation users, but given todays HD media, managing large amounts of storage is something that many users are familiar with. Adding support for as many drives as the Gigabyte X79S-UP5 WiFi offers would normally cost an arm and a leg, simply to cover the cost of a RAID card to add all those ports. Here, that functionality is provided nearly for free.

I was completely blown away when Gigabyte informed me of the price. There are a couple of other Workstation-centered products for SKT 2011 on the market already, and the Gigabyts X79S-UP5 WiFi really outstrips them in both functionality, and cost. And if it doesnt beat the competition in one category, it certainly does in all others. I think Gigabyte has a winner here, and I just might have to swap to a blue and black rig.:p”

To learn more about the GIGABYTE X79S-UP5 board, click here.

Here’s the full and detailed review on TechPowerUp.

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