Z68 is not that good for graphic card usage?

[mmost]

Hi guys, after reading a lot of threads and after having a lot of help from here, I feel myself enough able to build a system of my own.
But I have one more doubt.

I will be assembling 2600k, with z68/p67 with nvidia GTX560 Ti.

Now, I am getting torn between Z68 and P67 chipsets, because of following things

1>Is it true that P67 supports discrete graphics(my graphics card) better than Z68? I am referring to this chart posted in here(sorry, I cant remember the exact url of it) >

2>what is the meaning of "lacking native usb 3 support? "

 

[run-dll]

I dont think so.. My z68 even supports pcie 3.0 for graphics card

 

[run-dll]

I use it currently with my old hd 5770 and very satisfied with it... plan to upgrade the graphics card later..

I recommend z68 because it is more up to date...

 

[mmost]

I use it currently with my old hd 5770 and very satisfied with it... plan to upgrade the graphics card later..

I recommend z68 because it is more up to date...

Which one are you using?

 

[run-dll]

MSI z68ma-g43... it is an entry level z68 with pcie 3.0 support

 

[k1114]

That chart was released before z68 was released and is from a non-credible company. You can't believe everything you read on the internet. It makes no difference if you use discrete or onboard, p67 and z68 get the same performance.

USB is an addon to the motherboard, intel doesn't provide support until Ivy bridge. Really the only disadvantage to usb3 being addon is the driver isn't initialized til you get into windows so you need to use usb2 to boot from if you need to.

 

[KelvinTy]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-z68-express-smart-response-technology-ssd-caching,2938.html
The diagram shows it all...

 

[mmost]

You guys made my day! Thanks a lot. This is a great forum.
If they both perform same for discrete graphics, I will be going with Z68. Thanks a lot again.

 

[mmost]

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