SonderKommando
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+564|6660|The darkside of Denver

FloppY_ wrote:

Finray wrote:

I can recommend ASUS, they have a great reputation, I have a P5Q that hasn't set a foot wrong since I got it.
Ditto

I think my RAM are shot tho'... lol
Same, Two Asus builds back to back.  X58 and Z68.  Very solid.

I agree that if you can get teh Z68 for the price of a P67.
scottomus0
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+172|6638|Wigan. Manchester. England.
http://www.dabs.com/search?q=z68%20motherboard

above link is a range of z68s. Tbh I  don't know what the difference is between them other than USB 3 ports on the front of case lol!

are the mobos under 100 worth  it?

cheeors

Last edited by scottomus0 (2011-11-29 13:17:54)

FloppY_
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+1,010|6287|Denmark aka Automotive Hell
Excuse me guys... I've been out of the loop for some time...

What's special about the Z68's that make them a necessity when having a SSD?
­ Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
hexify
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+5|5351|Canada

FloppY_ wrote:

Excuse me guys... I've been out of the loop for some time...

What's special about the Z68's that make them a necessity when having a SSD?
Apart from SSD caching, they include O/C abilities, and switchable graphics (SB IGP), whereas before you had to choose what you wanted; either O/C ability (P67) or IGP support (H67). Now you get all in one, I don't see why people still buy P/H67. My board for example (P8P67MPro) was EOL as soon as Z68 launched.
https://bf3s.com/sigs/eb8872cebb08c046204abcc26a2b5cc159f8e98c.png
FloppY_
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+1,010|6287|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

hexify wrote:

FloppY_ wrote:

Excuse me guys... I've been out of the loop for some time...

What's special about the Z68's that make them a necessity when having a SSD?
Apart from SSD caching, they include O/C abilities, and switchable graphics (SB IGP), whereas before you had to choose what you wanted; either O/C ability (P67) or IGP support (H67). Now you get all in one, I don't see why people still buy P/H67. My board for example (P8P67MPro) was EOL as soon as Z68 launched.
And if you don't care for overclocking, SSD caching or Internal GPUs?
­ Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Beduin
Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid
+510|5751|شمال
nothing. the Z68 has a feature called intel smart response technology (isrt). it allows the user to combine a ssd and a mechanical drive as one, resulting in a more balanced performance. a ssd that has a maximum size of 60 GB  can function as a cache while your main storage is the mechanical drive.
it is bullshit. this technology should have been released years ago. the ssd are now at affordable prices, no one buys 60 GB when you can spend a little more and get a 120 GB.
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FloppY_
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+1,010|6287|Denmark aka Automotive Hell
I meant, what motherboard should I look for if I just use a plain ~120GB SSD for OS + Programs and a old HDD for data in a PC with a dedicated GPU

I'd prefer something with USB3 and 6Gbit/s SATA support
­ Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Beduin
Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid
+510|5751|شمال

scottomus0 wrote:

http://www.dabs.com/search?q=z68%20motherboard

above link is a range of z68s. Tbh I  don't know what the difference is between them other than USB 3 ports on the front of case lol!

are the mobos under 100 worth  it?

cheeors
Asus P8Z68-V for 125. U will love it. plenty of oc guids out there for it
the differences i know between it and the cheaper asus boards are : support sli, dual gpu mode @ x16, x8, more usb 3 ports, better onboard audio, intels lan controller instead of realtek..and moaaaar
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