what mobo to buy 2morrow?, Z68 vs P67

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Hi guy's and girl's,

2morrow i will be ordering a mobo for my i5 2500K cpu, I have posted in thr GH forum about mobo but i will post in the rite section for this.

Here is alist of what mobo's i like

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-342-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

MSI Z68MA-ED55 Intel Z68
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-180-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-165-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1906

Gigabyte P67A-UD3P-B3
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-323-GI&tool=5

This is what have so:
ram: 8gb xms3 1600mhz
GFX: 6950/70
PSU: antec 650w

I will be wanting to overclock the cpu as much as i can so what mobo will be best for that?, temps will not be a problem as i will be putting it stright in a custom watercool loop.

any help would be gr8 :).

Thanks
 
Hi there, do you think you will be making any use of the Z68's unique features like access to intel Quick Sync technology, acess to the interated GPU and SSD caching?

Also, will you be needing a board that supports Crossfire and/or SLI?
 
hi there,

I forgot to say i have a SSD (120gb) and yes i want to be able to crossfire or SLI later on as well.

im not sure what all the new features are about, i've done some reading but still dont understand.
 
If you already have a decent size SSD and use it as your primary drive then the SSD caching feature on Z68 isn't going to be used.

As for the integrated GPU, since you already have a nice GPU with good power management then this isn't really much of a benefit either.

Finally, Quick Sync is a clever new way of transcoding video files using the CPU's onboard IGP and it is very fast and good quality. Though only of use if you do a fair bit of video encoding.

If you don't think you will make use out of any of these features then I would suggest going for a good quality revision B3 P67 board. Something like this (third option on your list) is a good choice and a really nice price at the moment, it is great for overclocking and supports SLI and crossfire using dual PCIE v2.0 lanes at x8/x8.
 
cmndr_andi said:
If you already have a decent size SSD and use it as your primary drive then the SSD caching feature on Z68 isn't going to be used.

As for the integrated GPU, since you already have a nice GPU with good power management then this isn't really much of a benefit either.

Finally, Quick Sync is a clever new way of transcoding video files using the CPU's onboard IGP and it is very fast and good quality. Though only of use if you do a fair bit of video encoding.

If you don't think you will make use out of any of these features then I would suggest going for a good quality revision B3 P67 board. Something like this (third option on your list) is a good choice and a really nice price at the moment, it is great for overclocking and supports SLI and crossfire using dual PCIE v2.0 lanes at x8/x8.
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That was the board i was going to get but then i saw this one.
i do some encoding with films like copy my dvds into bluray quality.
how do they both compare for overclocking?.
 
Ah, if you are going to do some encoding then it may well be worth going for Z68 - as that will allow you to use quick sync, while also allowing overclocking and the use of a discrete graphics card. I would suggest having a read of this article comparing the different options for encoding, examining the speed as well as the output image quality.

Would you be able to redo the link in post #5 as it just redirects to the ocuk home page?
 
If you are planning on using SLi/Crossfire with long cards, I'd rule out the MSI P67A-GD65 right away. It is an excellent board which clocks well but the placement of the reset and power switch headers is right in the way of my second GTX480 and the card won't seat properly.

If it was my money I'd go with Gigabyte.
 
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If you are planning on using SLi/Crossfire with long cards, I'd rule out the MSI P67A-GD65 right away. It is an excellent board which clocks well but the placement of the reset and power switch headers is right in the way of my second GTX480 and the card won't seat properly.

If it was my money I'd go with Gigabyte.
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Thanks for that...
Do u have a picture of ur so I can see it.
 
Looking at this, that gigabyte board doesn't seem to have a graphics output - so it doesn't support the Intel Quick Sync technology or Lucid Virtu, so for your uses it really isn't the Z68 board to go for.

The cheapest full-ATX board that supports Quick sync and virtu and also does SLI/CF properly is this one. This one also has these features, but is micro-ATX.

This one and this one also have the features, but are quite a bit more expensive and on pre-order.
 
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well i was going to get the GD65 but i've now read that they a have a little problem!,
Where the reset adn power jumpers are is inline with the 2nd pcie slot and when i do go CF it wont seat propely in the slot :(..
so thats why i have gone with the Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68
 
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