Best Z68 Mobo in various Price Ranges
OP
pcforumguy
Starting Off !!!
It is nice find but does EVGA has any ASS support in India?
Inclusion of EVGA mobo depend on it
It is nice find but does EVGA has any ASS support in India?
Inclusion of EVGA mobo depend on it
Well, I don't know about others, but my bro has been using EVGA board since 4 yrs. And he faced some issues, all were resolved promptly. I can't say its as good as Corsair, but at least lot better than Rashi.
He also got the board once replaced. The original board was not available so he was offered a higher model at the price difference. But the good thing was, the difference was more than 3-4k than regular pricing, so he opted for that.
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
Overpriced as always. Some days ago, I've said that Z68 FTW should be priced @~15K. (according to their price in dollar) price: $210 (@MC). WHich comes to ~Rs90/1 dollar. Totally overpriced.
About warranty, it is handled by Tirupathi and the warranty period is, 3 years for motherbord, 2 years for graphics card. Their build quality is superb. So one shouldn't worry about the warranty.
Main Advantage with FTW is one can run 5x PCI-E slots at x8. Very good for people who plans to run quad SLI(?) .
I highly doubt about the number of PC gamers though.
OP
pcforumguy
Starting Off !!!
So, what should be done - EVGA Z68 FTW include or exclude in the list?
AFAI feel, almost all components are priced on higher side wrt to US. The extent varies, but given that EVGA has one the best quality boards out there, it must be included. If one has the requirement/passion/enthu to go for it, nothing is costly for him.
OP
pcforumguy
Starting Off !!!
Is it worth to add EVGA Z68 FTW in comparison to other two mobo in 15-20k range - ASUS P8Z68 V-PRO/GEN3 and Deluxe?
Let hardware gurus comment upon it.
MegaMind
Human Spambot
Q : Is it worth?
A : Only if you are going for 3-way SLI/CFX as Sniper-2 & Extreme-Z are still expensive.
Cons,
1. Only 6 SATA ports.
2. Requires 2*8 pin CPU power connectors.
3. Lack of video output, means no lucid virtue.
4. E-ATX Form Factor.
Sometimes I don't understand why will some one need more than 6 SATA ports 
@MegaMind- Heard "E-ATX" for the first time. Explain it pls.
@MegaMind- Heard "E-ATX" for the first time. Explain it pls.
Thanks.
OP
pcforumguy
Starting Off !!!
Thanks for make it easy to understand.
It's pretty clear now - we should wait to include it in the list.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Off the topic - seriously do anyone really need -
1] 3 way or 4 way SLI/Crossfire
2] more than 3-4 SATA ports
3] more than 32 GB RAM
Last edited:
MegaMind
Human Spambot
1. A very few enthusiasts
2. For a high-end PC, Yes definitely..
3. If planning to run virtualization..
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
Z68 FTW can be compared with Maximus IV Extreme Z. Both are NF200 board. And it should be included in the list.
About cons: only first one could be a problem.
2* 8pin connectors are good. Present in >=1000Watt PSUs and who will buy the boards with 2*8 pin power connectors, is expected to in at least SLI/CFX.
No top end Z68 board have video port.
E-ATX is good. It gives room, specially for 3 way SLI.
Add 3 more boards from AsRock. All are very good, way better than Biostar boards and from what I've heard, they are available with AsRocks new distributor in India (forgot the name) :
ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 @~6K
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 @~8K
ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 @~18K (this one is beast, can be compared to Maximus IV Extreme Z) Have almost everything.
^By video port you mean VGA?
Nice to know that it has NF200 chipset board. They are of different league totally (as I have heard).
Nice to know that it has NF200 chipset board. They are of different league totally (as I have heard).
MegaMind
Human Spambot
About cons: only first one could be a problem.
1. 2* 8pin connectors are good. Present in >=1000Watt PSUs and who will buy the boards with 2*8 pin power connectors, is expected to in at least SLI/CFX.
2. No top end Z68 board have video port.
3. E-ATX is good. It gives room, specially for 3 way SLI.
1. Can't get you..
2. True.
3. If someone is getting a E-ATX mobo should get a full tower case..
No Display port onboard, a GPU is a must to run the PC..
Thats what i mentioned in post #31...
No Display port onboard, a GPU is a must to run the PC..
Thats what i mentioned in post #31...
Oh, so you mean video port = On board graphics?
So, on Z68 boards lucid virtue will use dGPU & HD3000 ?