Although Ivy Bridge is the new hotness, socket 2011 is still the company’s top-end enthusiast and workstation platform. And to to be forgotten, Gigabyte dedicated some space at its Computex booth to show off a new high-end X79 socket 2011 motherboard. The Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5 WiFi is a EATX motherboard with a 2011 socket that is surrounded by heatpipes and VRM heatsinks (we recently reviewed the X79-UD5) The board further supports eight DDR3 DIMM slots, eight SAS connectors, six SATA ports, four PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots (up to 3 way SLI/CrossFireX), one PCI-E 3.0 x1 slot, and one legacy PCI slot at the bottom of the motherboard. It also has internal connectors for front panel audio, SPDIF, Firewire (1394), TPM, one USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 headers, and four fan headers (one of which is for the CPU).

Integrated Gigabyte technology includes the company’s all-digital and “3D Power,” dual UEFI BIOSes, 8 phase VRM, Gigabyte Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi card, 110dB SNR (signal-to-noise ration) HD audio, and 3X USB power and On/Off Charge to charge iPads and tablets even when the computer is powered down. Quad channel memory and socket 2011 processors give CAD engineers, video editors, and other 3D modelers the most performance possible out of a single socket workstation system.

Rear IO for the X79S-UP5 WiFi board includes a PS/2 port, four USB 2.0 ports, a firewire port, UEFI BIOS reset and overclock profile buttons, four USB 3.0 ports, two eSATA ports, a USB/eSATA combo port, Gigabit LAN, optical audio output, and five analog audio outputs.

In short, this is a motherboard that Gigabyte has packed to the brim with features for enthusiasts. Below you will find several high-resolution images of the new socket 2011 motherboard. If your internet connection is ready, dive right in!

Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5 WiFi Motherboard Images

Overhead view:

Even considering my bias of my favorite color being blue, the board looks really nice, especially the heatsink designs which really make the board stand out.

CPU socket area:

Here we can see the 2011 socket, VRMs, and DDR3 DIMM slots.

More photos after the break!

Right-side view:

In this photo, Gigabyte shows off the eight SAS connectors and six SATA ports. It also shows off the side profile of the motherboard which shows that the heatsinks are relatively short, making room for large air cooling CPU heatsinks.

PCI-E expansion section, overhead view:

Here, we can see four PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, one PCI-E 3.0 x1 slot, and one PCI slot. To the right is the top of the southbridge heatsink as well.

Miscellaneous and close-up shots:

The X79S-UP5’s VRM heatsink from a quarter turn perspective.

The southbridge’s heatsink and SAS (and SATA) storage ports.

The top-left corner of the board with an integrated power button.

A close-up image of the DDR3 DIMM slots.

The bottom-right of the board under the PCI-E slots and southbridge heatsink. Here you can see the various internal headers supported by the X79S-UP5 motherboard.