I'm going to say what I have previously about P67 and Z68 again - I don't think we need display outputs on these boards. How many people genuinely need those outputs when they're buying a high end board? I know sometimes it may be handy, but not all that often. If you're worried about your primary GPU giving up the ghost, keep an old spare. That's what I've been doing for years and I've never even needed the thing. People who want a board to use with the onboard GPU should be looking elsewhere in my opinion, as they're already spending too much if they go Z68. Maybe there's a niche with such requirements, but mass produced boards aren't catering to niches.
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I'm going to say what I have previously about P67 and Z68 again - I don't think we need display outputs on these boards. How many people genuinely need those outputs when they're buying a high end board? I know sometimes it may be handy, but not all that often. If you're worried about your primary GPU giving up the ghost, keep an old spare. That's what I've been doing for years and I've never even needed the thing. People who want a board to use with the onboard GPU should be looking elsewhere in my opinion, as they're already spending too much if they go Z68. Maybe there's a niche with such requirements, but mass produced boards aren't catering to niches.
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Would be lols if hes trolling you 
Would be lols if hes trolling you
He possibly is.
Member for over 2 years and 20 posts.
But why spoil the fun.
Would be lols if hes trolling you
Seems legit looking though his old posts.
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only 20 posts in nearly 2.5 years ? , now thats support for you lol 
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most of the threads are by non gigabyte staff on that forum , very rare you will see anybody from gigabyte tbh . i also visit that forum and have asked for help in the past and was help by a normal user and not by gigabyte staff
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I have a question:
When will we see the Gigabyte GA-Z68-Gaming in the UK?
When will we see the Gigabyte GA-Z68-Gaming in the UK?
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Basically people want outputs so they can use Virtu, no outputs then from memory you cannot use Virtu to "smart" switch between onboard and discrete graphics.
Currently the onboard GPU is better at transcoding then most discrete GPUs in quality and performance and I believe that is why people are asking for outputs and going for the Asrock Extreme4.
Equally if I am only surfing then I don't need the power of my crossfired 5850s...
Swings and roundabouts I guess but I would prefer the transcoding performance if I were going with the Z68 so the Asrock would probably be my choice.
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What he said, really ^^
I like the idea of onboard GPU for every day use, and pretty impressive video transcoding, but still have plenty of need for a discrete gfx card for gaming and mining !
Gigabyte Z68 boards were crossed right off my list for this most recent upgrade, simply on the grounds they did not have video outputs (and therefore Virtu), leaving a toss-up between Asus and AsRock......no skin of my nose, but missed opportunity for Gigabyte, methinks, for other like-minded buyers ? Shame, as have liked previous Gigabyte board owned (K8NXP-SLI, way back when !)
I like the idea of onboard GPU for every day use, and pretty impressive video transcoding, but still have plenty of need for a discrete gfx card for gaming and mining !
Gigabyte Z68 boards were crossed right off my list for this most recent upgrade, simply on the grounds they did not have video outputs (and therefore Virtu), leaving a toss-up between Asus and AsRock......no skin of my nose, but missed opportunity for Gigabyte, methinks, for other like-minded buyers ? Shame, as have liked previous Gigabyte board owned (K8NXP-SLI, way back when !)
If I were buying a Sandy Bridge board, that would be the least of my worries. Modern GPUs have low power modes for desktop work anyway, which are pretty good now. I rarely, if ever, transcode stuff. Have done some home videoes last year, but to be honest the rate limiting step was editing them! My CPU was more than quick enough anyway, so I wouldn't feel like I was missing out on that if I was buying for a high end rig.
Now if I was buying for a mainstream PC or building for family/friends at a lower cost, for sure I'd want that functionality, but I wouldn't be buying a Gigabyte Z68 board in that situation. Equally I'm not a fan of the ASRock Extreme4, as I don't see the point in so much legacy compatibility (though that is what they do best). For high end systems that just annoys me, but I understand it's great flexibility for some who still want stuff like that.
Now if I was buying for a mainstream PC or building for family/friends at a lower cost, for sure I'd want that functionality, but I wouldn't be buying a Gigabyte Z68 board in that situation. Equally I'm not a fan of the ASRock Extreme4, as I don't see the point in so much legacy compatibility (though that is what they do best). For high end systems that just annoys me, but I understand it's great flexibility for some who still want stuff like that.
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I used to be a die-hard gigabyte man, but my 3 years old mobo died for no apparent reason, and it turns out that 2 of my friends have had gigabyte mobos from 20080ish also dying on them (one of them an "ultra durable", and mine a Ep45-Extreme!)
So yes, 2 is a coincidence, 3 is a conspiracy, my next mobo is an Asus :/
So yes, 2 is a coincidence, 3 is a conspiracy, my next mobo is an Asus :/
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Gigabytes Warranty service is much better than Asus. Gigabyte turnaround is 2-3 days from Milton Keynes - UK.BusError said:
Asus were supposed to have improved their RMA turnaround with a 3rd party repair service via Creative Computing, but still hear of people waiting over 28 days.
Even Asrock, MSI are based in the Netherlands, not good if you plan on owning a motherboard for more than a year when retailers will push you over to the manufacturer to organise RMA.
Biostar main base is in the Netherlands but the distributor Target Computing handle RMA for them in the UK.
Gigabyte Warranty is superior to all other motherboard manufacturers for people in the UK.
I have a question:
When will we see the Gigabyte GA-Z68-Gaming in the UK?
I want! Same question as above
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Better than Intel?
On our high end Z68 what is the point of adding the extra cost for on board VGA ports when people are only ever going to use an extra VGA card to improve performance. On our low end version of Z68 where cost is more of an issue VGA support is available.
This is normal for our product as it will only do full test after cold boot to reduce reset times from Windows. This is not a feature on all our boards though
Currently we are working on a possible GUI UEFI BIOS for our products but it will be some time before we are happy with the final result.
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