Gigabyte z68xp UD4 or Asus P8z68 V-Pro

Elevon · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:28

stulid said:
But giving your CPU a better chance at overclocking by supplying it better controlled voltages due to having more VRM's is what the OP wants, overclocking first and foremost

That's my point, there is no proof Gigabyte overclock better.

stulid · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:33

Elevon said:
That's my point, there is no proof Gigabyte overclock better.

You cant prove it doesn't though

See how I flipped the same question back at you

http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/943109-about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-125w.html

What is a phase or channel? Basically the more phases you have, the more reliable operation because power is split between more phases; the more phases may be smaller, but nevertheless this can be much more reliable, as each component has to handle less current and outputs less heat. More phases/channels is better. Such bigger phases (i.e. 8+2) can be only found on ATX boards usually.

More = better

Phase count can still matter. Most of the culprits for VRM failures are the lower end 4+1 phase and 3+1 phase motherboards that aren't equipped to handle processors that consume lots of power and may be overclocked. Failures on motherboards with higher phase counts have been relatively infrequent - so infrequent that it can be called rare

More = more reliable/safer

Elevon · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:41

I've been reading the ixbtlabs review of the its sister model Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3.

The impressive 16 phases are however managed by a single 4-phase PWM controller from Intersil that has its outputs doubled and doubled again. This solution has obviously been designed with marketing, not engineering in mind — just for the sake of that nice, high number.

http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/mainboard/gigabyte-z68x-ud4-b3-i68z-p1.html

I guess I'll put go faster strips on my case and watch it overclock better

stulid · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:43

Elevon said:
I've been reading the ixbtlabs review of the its sister model Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3.

http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/mainboard/gigabyte-z68x-ud4-b3-i68z-p1.html

I guess I put go faster strips on my case and watch it overclock better

Again its not the same motherboard

please stop scratching for pointless reviews, or shall I find a ASUS P67 pro review which shows it to be crap and completely unrelated to the Z68 version?

Elevon · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:49

stulid said:
Again its not the same motherboard please stop scratching for pointless reviews, or shall I find a ASUS P67 pro review which shows it to be crap and completely unrelated to the Z68 version?

My point is no brand has the best overclock ,too many variables,you have to be honest here m8 and say there are plenty of good choices for Z68 and overclocking ie other brands like MSI,Asrock as well , sure Asus,Gigabyte are other good choices but its normally down to features and pricing for most users.

Geeman1979 · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:50

One of my 1st Sandy Bridge boards was an ASUS P8P67 Pro B2 which arrived DOA, got that replaced, ran that for a while which was temperamental has hell with memory and used to boot cycle.
Eventually got that replaced with the B3 revison due to the swap out program, that died after about a month with the red light of death and wouldnt boot-up.

That was my experience with Asus. Moved on to the Gigabyte boards and havn't looked back ever since.

Elevon · 3 Nov 2011 at 20:53

geeman1979 said:
One of my 1st Sandy Bridge boards was an ASUS P8P67 Pro B2 which arrived DOA, got that replaced, ran that for a while which was temperamental has hell with memory and used to boot cycle.
Eventually got that replaced with the B3 revison due to the swap out program, that died after about a month with the red light of death and wouldnt boot-up.

That was my experience with Asus. Moved on to the Gigabyte boards and havn't looked back ever since.

I've 6 year old Epox board going strong , 8 year old DFI board going strong,so don't see your point,infact as you can see I've no brand loyalty.

Oh and I have a Gigabyte video card at the moment also have Sapphire,Sparkle ,Leadtek and few others all still working, again no brand loyalty.

Geeman1979 · 3 Nov 2011 at 21:00

The point is I would never personally buy Asus again regardless of what specs they have or dont have. But thats my choice. The op pays his money, takes his choice.

modez · 3 Nov 2011 at 21:28

Asus boards are CRAP!

wam7 · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:03

I was hoping to get the v1.3 of the Gigabyte Z68XP UD4 which is shown on their UK web site. It's basically there Gen3 board supporting PCI-E 3.0. Nobody seems have them in stock, so I called Gigabyte UK and spoke to a guy in technical services who had not long been in touch with their head office.

According to him they won't be releasing the v1.3 in the U,K and it will be Asia only. I was a little incredulous as to how true this would turn out to be but he said quite a few resellers had contacted him asking the same question and this was the answer he was giving them. Hmm.

bedazzled · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:18

The Asus board has the better looking bios interface but I've got the P8Z68- PRO and I think it holds back my 2500k, I can only reach 4.4 GHz without the core volts going way above 1.4v

Elevon · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:21

Just to let you know got my Asus P8Z68 V/Gen3 board installed,love it

,no issues and boots every time so no boot issues

Installing software at the moment and typing this post

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stulid · 4 Nov 2011 at 17:22

bedazzled said:
The Asus board has the better looking bios interface but I've got the P8Z68- PRO and I think it holds back my 2500k, I can only reach 4.4 GHz without the core volts going way above 1.4v

Thats pants.

wam7 · 4 Nov 2011 at 18:44

Elevon said:
Just to let you know got my Asus P8Z68 V/Gen3 board installed,love it ,no issues and boots every time so no boot issues

Installing software at the moment and typing this post .

Yes but how does it overclock?

AMG · 4 Nov 2011 at 19:01

4.4Ghz for 1.4 volts? seems a little high don't it? on 2500k.

Even seen some MSIs hit 5.0Ghz on air with a bit less :s

bedazzled · 4 Nov 2011 at 20:03

AMG said:
4.4Ghz for 1.4 volts? seems a little high don't it? on 2500k.

Even seen some MSIs hit 5.0Ghz on air with a bit less :s

Yeah the board is crap for overclocking the voltage step between each LLC setting seems to be so large

My 2500k sits at 1.320 volts at 4.4 GHz if I try to get 4.5 Ghz out of it the vcore jumps to 1.4v plus. Got an MSI P67A-GD55 I might try the cpu on just to see if it really is the mobo or if I just got unlucky with the cpu.

glowball · 4 Nov 2011 at 20:33

Elevon said:
Just to let you know got my Asus P8Z68 V/Gen3 board installed,love it ,no issues and boots every time so no boot issues
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I'm pretty pleased with my -v pro too, I really wanted another Gigabyte board but the Asus spec sounded better. Must admit though, GB's boards with all that extra copper feel so much more robust.
Currently 4.4GHz @ 1.25v 2700k

bedazzled · 4 Nov 2011 at 21:10

glowball said:
I'm pretty pleased with my -v pro too, I really wanted another Gigabyte board but the Asus spec sounded better. Must admit though, GB's boards with all that extra copper feel so much more robust.
Currently 4.4GHz @ 1.25v 2700k

Damn I was going to get a 2700k but when I read it needed a £300 mobo it put me off getting one.

AMG · 6 Nov 2011 at 19:53

bedazzled said:
Damn I was going to get a 2700k but when I read it needed a £300 mobo it put me off getting one.

No cpu should need a 200+ board to overclock the nuts of it.. to be honest there is a point were your paying for the looks and pointless features imo

hedgey · 6 Nov 2011 at 23:35

seen a review of the £80 Z68AP-D3 hit 4.9ghz. so, you dont even need to spend over £100.