The best Z68 MOTHERBOARD FROM GIGABYTE MAX BUDGET 20K

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macho84

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Hi guys i am not able to get the msi latest pci-e 3.0 due to some delay so i am moving forward with current z68 based from gigabyte as may choose that as trusted brand with good service. Kindly suggest me the best board which can sports good amount of pci-e slots min 4 where 2 at full x16 and 2 x8 at rate case 4th at x4 is fine. so (x16,16,x8,x4) with good overclocking option. More over i already bought notua d14 cpu cooler for my i7 2600k procy. so keep this while suggesting the best board.

G1.Sniper2 GA-Z68M-D2H GA-Z68XP-UD3P GA-Z68XP-UD3R
GA-Z68XP-UD4 GA-Z68XP-UD5 GA-Z68P-DS3 GA-Z68XP-D3
GA-Z68AP-D3 GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD GA-Z68XP-UD3 GA-Z68X-UD7-B3
GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 GA-Z68X-UD3P-B3 GA-Z68X-UD3R-B3
GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3
GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 GA-Z68A-D3-B3


GIGABYTE Z68 SERIES LIST


the above are the of mb which i am confused to go. Sniper2 is out of budget and ud7-b3 is considerable at my above req what could the best price available online with it be under 20k. Also let me know if gigabyte gpu is good to go. as i am planning to get that from US .
 
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Tech_Wiz

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No need to get a Gigabyte gfx from US. you can get MSI & Sapphire ones in India and they are good.


Also if already out of budget then remove the sniper from the list.

UD7 Series are the top notch of Gigabyte Mobos in terms for features and performance afaik.
 
Cilus

Cilus

laborare est orare
Be careful while chosing high end Gigabyte Z68 platform because most of them does not support Lucid Virtue software support due to the lack of onboard display out. Lucid Virtue is a software technology which enables dynamic switching between the Intel Sandybridge CPU's HD graphics and the dedicated Gfx card as per the application requirements. It comes handy in GPU assisted encoding sofware where Intel Quicksync provide fastest encoding speed compared to any dedicated card from nVidia and AMD.
So before purchasing check if the motherboard has onboard display outr or not.

After looking into Gigabyte's Z68 lineup, my pickup is GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD. It offers Lucid Virtue support, SLI/Crossfire support in X8-X8 mode, lots of expansion slot, 4 SATA 3 6 Gbps and 4 USB 3.0 ports.
 
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The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer

oh wow...Xenforo!!!
Crippled boards.

Z68 boards have the same PCB circuitry design that P67 Chipset boards from Gigabyte had. Some of these boards don't even have DVI and VGA- just HDMI. Some said those M-sata drives do have a tendency to overheat, but I am not sure if they're referring it to the same M-Sata that is bundled with iSSD version.

I think someone bought a z68 board from gigabyte, later off sold it on TE market and bought an Asus ROG board in its place.

Personally, its strange to see such an oversight from Gigabyte. Quality is good as usual, although certain boards have lower phase counts.
 
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macho84

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can any one please suggest one with on board video and maximum pci-e slots with some additional features

whats the cost of sniper . i can stretch to 20k not a big deal. Let me know also let me know if i can install notua d14 without any issue. i am having gskill ram 2x would that be a feasible.
 
The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer

oh wow...Xenforo!!!
^^ Just what exactly are you planning? Which memory kits you have?

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not the sniper
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Nah. But not everyone is going to spend so much on a Z68.

Then again, if a company concentrates on high end/themed (gaming/overclock) motherboards and not on other series, just doesn't look right. Besides, Foxconn boards are here in India now. I wouldn't be surprised if someone reels in ASROCK.
 
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macho84

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My only concern is future proof so atleast 2 HD6990 Support with some high end audio card with decent amount of sata 6gbs and support for overclocking with mem check and max fans offcourse onboard video is must. ie lucid video tech support for switching video.

Here is what i am choosing out of all. As the Maximus IV GENE-Z Let me know your thoughts

As well this if feasible . Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 (rev. 1.0)

Hello Guys After long hunt went with gene-z hope it suits my requirement. Will post the pics once the system is assembled.

Thanks for your support.
 
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macho84

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Hi i got the board which seems to be small is that this board is good for gaming. As my only concern is that i had a full tower haf x and this baord seems to be small will this fit in and have access to all pci-e slots for gpu and audio card. Or haf x is only for big boards. Kindly help me for the same.

The board is gene-z
 
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Amey408

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macho84 said:
My only concern is future proof so atleast 2 HD6990 Support with some high end audio card with decent amount of sata 6gbs and support for overclocking with mem check and max fans offcourse onboard video is must. ie lucid video tech support for switching video.

Here is what i am choosing out of all. As the Maximus IV GENE-Z Let me know your thoughts

As well this if feasible . Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3 (rev. 1.0)

Hello Guys After long hunt went with gene-z hope it suits my requirement. Will post the pics once the system is assembled.

Thanks for your support.
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Hey man what's the price of mobo? and if posible plz give short review.
thanks
 
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