New Z68 mobo need some input

skunksta · 29 Jul 2011 at 20:54

Looking for a new mobo for my 2500k buget £80-£130 looking to clock it
nothing big 4.4/6 got to be a z68 chipset wont be running two video cards
and as long as it has 2 6g/b sata ports i will be happy. and have no issues
with a ssd drive AND no mATX

been looking at

Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
MSI Z68MA-ED55 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Any input would be great buying monday thanks.

stulid · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:16

Avoid Gigabyte like the plague.

Try this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

skunksta · 29 Jul 2011 at 21:33

Ye i took alook at the Asrock but never owned one and never heard
good things.But will take another look thanks for the reply.

welshdragon · 30 Jul 2011 at 09:43

My last couple of boards have been asrock. Can't fault them. They have been excellenet quality and support for drivers/downloads is good.

JAPears · 30 Jul 2011 at 16:19

stulid said:
Avoid Gigabyte like the plague.

Try this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

guess thats just personal preference? Ive always had gigabyte boards and they have always been rock solid

Akagi · 30 Jul 2011 at 17:00

stulid said:
Avoid Gigabyte like the plague.

Try this - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

hi, may i ask why..? (out of curiosity, im not taking a dig)

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 17:12

A lot of the Gigabyte Z68 boards are just P67 boards with the pin compatible Z68 chipset stuck on then they just rename them and charge more money, so they don't have two of the three features that make a Z68 board what it its,

Lucid virtu
Quicksync

Also,
www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/gigabyte-ga-z68x.html

Nelly · 30 Jul 2011 at 17:25

Really lame of Gigabyte to release crippled Z68 feature motherboards, when all other manufacturers released them with all the features.

Gigabyte was going to be my first choice - took them months to release revised boards with the features by then I had lost interest.

skunksta · 30 Jul 2011 at 19:03

So glad i never jumped straight in as my first choice after the p67 reviews
was a gigabyte.With asus having such a bad rep for returns and gigabyte
so good. Looking like the the asrock then or sus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 LE as
its cheaper then the asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68 V dont need the bluetooth and
the few extra's features

And thnaks for all the input helped a lot guys.

stulid · 30 Jul 2011 at 19:40

For a single graphics card the Asrock at £100 is the one.

For any SLi/Crossfire ideas then the ASUS at £129 is the one.

jennidc · 8 Aug 2011 at 13:17

This gigabyte card has those features and is only £91 is it any good I cannot find any reviews:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-364-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Nightglow · 8 Aug 2011 at 13:21

Here:

http://www.hardwarebbq.com/2011/07/gigabyte-z68ap-d3-motherboard-review.html

The Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 would be my choice, I think Stulid, means the same one.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

stulid · 8 Aug 2011 at 13:44

Nightglow said:
Here:

http://www.hardwarebbq.com/2011/07/gigabyte-z68ap-d3-motherboard-review.html

The Asrock Z68 PRO3 Intel Z68 would be my choice, I think Stulid, means the same one.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-052-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Nice board the Asrock.

Nightglow · 8 Aug 2011 at 17:36

A bargain!

varkanoid · 8 Aug 2011 at 17:50

jennidc said:
This gigabyte card has those features and is only £91 is it any good I cannot find any reviews:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-364-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1990

Thats the one I have ordered but elsewhere as its £10 cheaper.

I like the fact you can enable smart response without losing your data or reformatting and its got an onboard Micro Sata port.

I like Gigabyte's mainly because of the reliability I have had. Every time I thought I would try something new I had major problems. I tried ASUS, motherboard died, came back to Gigabyte, tried MSI P67-GD53 (rave reviews in CustomPC and elsewhere) when I went to socket 1155, lasted 7 days then experienced the infamous "boot loop" issue, RMA'd it. Came back to Gigabyte.

I had considered the Asrock Pro 3 as it looks a bargain and has got rave reviews also noticed its got a ton load of fan headers too but a little voice is saying stick with what you know so I went with Gigabyte again.