Why z68

[circulate]

Can someone fill me on why it's the best choice for the 2500k

 

[itzdanielp]

I actually prefer the P67 chipset over it.

 

[circulate]

Anyone wanna tell me what's different???

 

[jsanthara]

The Z68 chipset has several advantages.

1.) Able to support integrated graphics from CPU.
2.) Quick Sync (with special software [Virtu] you will be able to utilize integrated graphics and discrete GPU)
3.) SSD caching

Also the Z68 chipset will support the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors. I'm not sure if the P67 will.

 

[itzdanielp]

Z68 allows for an onboard GPU (shared from the RAM and CPU) and "Smart Response Technology"

Those are the only 2 differences except that the Z68 is more expensive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155

 

[circulate]

Best answer selected by circulate.

 

[circulate]

thanks guys,

/thread

 

[jaquith]

Most all LGA 1155 Chipsets will support the Ivy Bridge. The RST {SSD Caching} is currently a Z68 only feature. On the flip side, often both USB and SATA has been proven to be slower on the Z68.

Item 1, onboard graphs support, is not limited to Z68: good link -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155
4.) OC CPU + GPU

IF you haven't purchased and can wait until October/November the forthcoming LGA 2011 is worth looking into: ~45% faster CPU, Quad memory Channel support, PCIe 3.0 with 32-lanes {effective X4 bandwidth}, 4 and 6 core 'SB-E CPUs; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge#Desktop_processors

Thought you should be aware...

 

[fuc]

And what ist diference between sandy bridge E and ivy bridge....which one shoud be better?? and suport pci 3.0

 

[jaquith]

The best analogy is from P55/LGA 1156 {SB or Ivy Bridge/LGA 1155} <= VERSUS => X58/1366 {SB-E/LGA 2011}

The LGA 1155 is considered 'Consumer' level and the LGA 2011 is considered 'Enthusiast or Extreme' level.

General info -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge#Ivy_Bridge_2

Ivy Bridge/LGA 1155 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155
March 2012
16 Lanes of PCIe 3.0
~20% increase over Sandy Bridge
Dual (2) Channel memory
4 core / 4 hyper-thread limit
CPU/GPU graphics integrated
Stock HSF included
CPU Multiplier OC only

SB-E/LGA 2011 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011
October/November 2011
32 Lanes of PCIe 3.0
~45% increase over Sandy Bridge
Quad (4) Channel memory
6/8 (maybe 10) core / 6/8 (maybe 10) hyper-thread limit ; cheapo 4/4 i7-3820 3.6GHz/3.9GHz
Multiple CPU support on Xeon SB-E
Discrete GPU required/no graphics integrated
HSF not included
BCLK + CPU Multiplier OC ; the BCLK is still not 100% confirmed

 

[Mousemonkey]

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