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[pcassassin]

Can someone tell me which to choose, i want it to have nextgen3.0 so that it wil last long. I have contacts that can get it for me for less than half price so you can suggest other asus's cheaper than the P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 coz thats my budget

here are some i looked at

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68_DELUXEGEN3/

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68V_PROGEN3/

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/SABERTOOTH_P67/

Thanks

 

[sosofm]

P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

 

[nikorr]

ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Great overclocker!

A PLX PCIe 2.0 bridge allows Asus to connect two D720200F1 USB 3.0 controllers, 88SE9128 SATA 6Gb/s and JMB362 eSATA controllers, a VT6315N FireWire controller, the RTL8111E secondary network controller, and an ASM1083 PCIe-to-PCI bridge to the eight-lane Z68 Express chipset without disabling any PCIe slots.

Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM Digital Power Design

UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface

LucidLogix Virtu (Universal Switchable Graphics) - Auto Switching between Integrated Graphics and NVIDIA/AMD Cards

Intel Smart Response Technology - SSD Speed with HDD Capacity

BT GO! (Bluetooth) - Diverse BT Enjoyment, New Technology Lifestyle

Quad USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s Support - Double Access, Double Convenience

Quad-GPU SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131791

Read the review test @ http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z68a-gd80-p8z68-deluxe-z68xp-ud5,3025-4.html

 

[pcassassin]

ok the ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 or P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3

 

[nikorr]

DELUXE!!! : )

 

[nikorr]

The only reason as to why the Deluxe is the power phase (16) vs the PRO (12), however the 12 power phase is usually enough to push a cpu to it's limit.

 

[nikorr]

They both are great boards, no mistake about that!

 

[pcassassin]

ok thanks

 

[nikorr]

You're welcome!