Z68 over P67 motherboards - what are the main differences??

StevieP · 12 May 2011 at 17:01

I'm hoping to go for a i5 2500K Sandybridge setup in the coming weeks and wondered what the core differences are between the P67 and new Z68 motherboards are??

I assume the newer tech will be a bit more pricey so what am I losing by going for the older P67's??

Thanks......

danzhang16 · 12 May 2011 at 17:24

SSD caching, Combined features of H67 and P67; so overclocking and graphics, and this security thing. I'm sure someone is better will fill you in though

DennisMenace · 13 May 2011 at 18:03

Z68 allows overclocking (like P67) AND onboard graphics (like H67). But some Gigabyte DON'T allow onboard graphics?!

RST or SSD-caching effectively speeds up the HDD using a small SSD.

LucidVirtu allows switching between GPU and onboard graphics (automatically).

QuickSync allows faster video encoding using the onboard graphics.

Plus a few minor/useless features. Not too sure about "this security thing".

panyan · 13 May 2011 at 18:12

DennisMenace said:
Z68 allows overclocking (like P67) AND onboard graphics (like H67). But some Gigabyte DON'T allow onboard graphics?!

RST or SSD-caching effectively speeds up the HDD using a small SSD.

LucidVirtu allows switching between GPU and onboard graphics (automatically).

QuickSync allows faster video encoding using the onboard graphics.

Plus a few minor/useless features. Not too sure about "this security thing".

im glad i stuck to p67

- dont have an ssd
- have 5850 gfx card so dont need onboard
- its a lot cheaper