asus p8z68-v and asus p8z68-v pro what are the main differences?

craigyroberts · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:06

Hello all, I will be building my pc in the coming months with a i5 2500k. Will be used for gaming and web browsing. Each board is within budget, but I would like to know the main differences and whether the Pro is worth the extra £30?

Many thanks,

Craig

TB1968 · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:13

Have you checked the differences? think off the top of my head its USB 3 support, so the theory is that the pro is more future proof.
Also maybe less ports on the v against the v pro.
Whichever one you get you will need to upgrade the bios probably, on its 4th release since may!

Tony

craigyroberts · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:16

Fair enough, thanks Tony. I had a quick look at the overclockers product description which looked pretty similar. So you would go for the Pro?

TB1968 · 16 Oct 2011 at 22:16

I bought the pro when it came out for my new build

Tony

Elevon · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:27

craigyroberts said:
Hello all, I will be building my pc in the coming months with a i5 2500k. Will be used for gaming and web browsing. Each board is within budget, but I would like to know the main differences and whether the Pro is worth the extra £30?

Many thanks,

Craig

Pro has following extras over V ie firewire onboard connectors ,reset button,some extra onboard sata connectors and comes with extra USB 3.0 rear bracket,that's all really.

liamcrane · 17 Oct 2011 at 06:08

Been looking at the very same thing as you mate, i was tied between these 2 baords for my new build which is also going to be a 2500k once i sell of my sig amd setup. The problem is i have no seen this gigabyte board and for the price i think its a great piece of kit

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-368-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

pgi947 · 17 Oct 2011 at 11:16

Note: I think the LE/LX editions of the -v have a lower phase count compared to the -v/pro

akazzz · 18 Oct 2011 at 08:59

Looks like the maximus gene-Z is a much better choice but just lacking 2x sata 6gb/s and the vga outputs.

Elevon · 18 Oct 2011 at 18:08

akazzz said:
Looks like the maximus gene-Z is a much better choice but just lacking 2x sata 6gb/s and the vga outputs.

I think Asus P8Z68-V is best value and choice for what you get,Pro version is worth considering if you need the extra stuff it has, personally V (non-Pro version) has everything I need...so both V and V Pro are the top 2 choices IMHO.