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pgi947 said:
Haha I nearly spat my cornflakes at the cat when I read that bit :p
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me 2.

Anyway pgi care to explain how

Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P Intel Z68 is better than p8z68 v? I think p8z68 v is way better than what you recommend. And as I have previously mentioned I am only considering Nvidia cards.

The good news folks is that I have quired a new component. d14 cooler.

Lastly I do appreciate everyones impute especially if its a good one. So go ahead and let me know if you come up with something better than what I have already to get from reminding list to get.

Thanks
 
As its £40 cheaper, offers just about the same, yes it has one less PCIe lane, but there is no way you are going to use the third slot on the P8Z68, as it will only run at 4x/1x.

Don't get me wrong the P8Z68's are great boards, but it doesn't offer anything significant enough over the UD3. Not to mention the UD3 looks better too.

What makes YOU think that the P8Z68 is a superior to the UD3?

If you want to stay nvidia then the 448 core or GTX480 become your only realistic options, the 480 will out perform the 448 core but is a notoriously hot and noisy card.

Its your money dude, we can only suggest the best for your budget, as ZZZAC pointed out, if you 'think' you know whats best and judge everything from a possibly biased review you may find your self back here in 2 months time asking why games run poorly. The key factor to asking on a forum like this is end user reviews, which 'real people' give some real world views on a product.
 
Seen a number of better specs posted arek, you just dont want to admit you're wrong and so you'll blindly go for the expensive middle of the road build.
 
IF you go for the UD3, it only has two PCIe x16 (x8/x8 in SLI) slots. Most sound cards use either PCI (not quite as long as PCIe x16, two of these on the bottom of the UD3) OR PCIEx1 slots (smallest slot, 3 of, two above first x16 one below). I can't say I've seen many sound cards use an X16 slot.

Either way you should be able to fit a sound card in there with no hassle, if its PCI then take the bottom PCI slot, if its X1 pick one of the top slots.

What sound card do you have?
 
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IF you go for the UD3, it only has two PCIe x16 (x8/x8 in SLI) slots. Most sound cards use either PCI (not quite as long as PCIe x16, two of these on the bottom of the UD3) OR PCIEx1 slots (smallest slot, 3 of, two above first x16 one below). I can't say I've seen many sound cards use an X16 slot.

Either way you should be able to fit a sound card in there with no hassle, if its PCI then take the bottom PCI slot, if its X1 pick one of the top slots.

What sound card do you have?
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I was thinking of getting this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-002-AS&tool=3

and linking it with 2x480's... at same time. Is that possible using above ud3 board?
 
That is possible, its PCIEX1, either of the two slots above the first x16 lane will suffice.

As you have budget constraints why not look at the Xonar DG? Will fit nicely in one of those bottom PCI lanes on the UD3, costs half as much and offers pretty much the same as the DX.

*Note if you do choose the P8Z68 and DO go SLI the only option you will have open is the DX, with two GPU's in all PCI lanes are blocked, leaving only a single X1, the UD3 doesn't have this problem*
 
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That is possible, its PCIEX1, either of the two slots above the first x16 lane will suffice.

As you have budget constraints why not look at the Xonar DG? Will fit nicely in one of those bottom PCI lanes on the UD3, costs half as much and offers pretty much the same as the DX.

*Note if you do choose the P8Z68 and DO go SLI the only option you will have open is the DX, with two GPU's in all PCI lanes are blocked, leaving only a single X1, the UD3 doesn't have this problem*
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Thanks for that PGI your suggestions are very welcome. BTW do you know if Z68X-UD3P-B3 supports ivy bridge 22nm cpus? ta
 
It should do, checking bios updates on GB's site should confirm it. Afaik all P67 and Z68 boards will or have received updates for the 22nm CPU's. So it does leave a future upgrade path. Also don't get the impression IB CPU's are going to blow away SB, as it won't be the case, if anything the 2500K will be cheaper in a few weeks.
 
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It should do, checking bios updates on GB's site should confirm it. Afaik all P67 and Z68 boards will or have received updates for the 22nm CPU's. So it does leave a future upgrade path. Also don't get the impression IB CPU's are going to blow away SB, as it won't be the case, if anything the 2500K will be cheaper in a few weeks.
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PGI thanks to your input I am almost certain to now get GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3. It looks good.
 
Straz said:
£1100 and you get that? Possibly the worst way to spend £1100 on a new system. You could get so much more for your money.
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Well Straz if you like to recommend a component that is better please go right ahead. But please bear in mind that I have already acquired 3 peaces.

1. haf x case
2. 750hx pus
3. d14 cooler

But please also be clear why you think your possible recommended components are better that what I have already chosen.
 
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