Motherboards P67 or q67?

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  1. Lukefreeman

    Lukefreeman What's a Dremel?

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    Scan have a lot of q67 mobos in stock, and cheaper than p67.

    Is it worth buying a q67 over a p67?
     
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  2. Instagib

    Instagib Minimodder

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    Q67? When i go to Scan's site and look up Q67 boards, not a single one comes up.
     
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  3. Lukefreeman

    Lukefreeman What's a Dremel?

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    I apologise, I meant to type z68 :)
     
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  4. Nazata

    Nazata What's a Dremel?

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    Z68 boards support integrated graphics and and have SSD caching (which is pretty useless truthfully) and are better for video rendering.
    P67 boards are generally cheaper than an equivalent Z68 board and I've heard several people on the forums say they have gotten better overclocking results using them instead of Z68s.

    While a Z68 board might have some nice features, the cheaper boards often have less upgrade slots than the P67 boards of the same price range. So if you go for the Z68 make sure it has enough PCI-E slots etc. for your build.
    Hope this helps :)
     
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  5. noizdaemon666

    noizdaemon666 I'm Od, Therefore I Pwn

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    If it's cheaper than the P67 equivalent then go for it. Basically just P67 with added features anyway. Unless you need the features though, I wouldn't pay extra for Z68 over P67 though.
     
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  6. faugusztin

    faugusztin I *am* the guy with two left hands

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    Sandy Bridge chipsets in short :

    H61 - only two memory modules, 4 SATA2 ports, no SATA3 unless extra SATA controller is added.
    H67 - up to 4 memory modules, 4 SATA2, 2 SATA3, IGP and QuickSync supported
    Q67 - H67 plus support for VT-d (device virtualization)
    P67 - H67 minus IGP and QuickSync, plus support for overclock
    Z68 - H67 plus support for overclock plus SSD caching

    So Z68 is the choice having most features, unless you need VT-d - in that case you need Q67 or C206 (Asus P8B WS) boards.
     
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    faugusztin, 2 Dec 2011
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