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Z68 does by itself not support anything related to switchable graphics. It just adds support for the integrated GPU, which is missing in P67. Neither technologies will be supported with P67, as Dark Shroud pointed out. Even with a Z68, H67 or Q67 board the power usage isn't necessarily the same...

I really doubt it. Unless someone gives proof otherwise I'm convinced it works. This is more of an Intel/Windows thing, not mobo configuration. If H67 keeps the GPU running when it has a monitor plugged in and Windows supports using two cards at once (which it does) you're good to go. I have a...

I can't find a source on this, but I'm pretty sure you can use IGP + discrete graphics on H67 already (and thus Z68 also), as long as there's a monitor hooked up to both. Maybe someone with a H67 board can do a quick test? Update: found source...

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4199/lucids-virtu-enables-simultaneous-integrateddiscrete-gpu-on-sandy-bridge-platforms It should work on both H67 and Z68 but only Z68 will give you overclocking as well. That said, Intel could just add a bios setting to leave the IGP on even with no monitor...

Yeah it's not exactly directly from Intel. I really doubt Z68 will get Ivy Bridge and not H67 and P67 though, most of the features are identical.

Apparently it does: http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/21765-ivy-bridge-22nm-works-with-h67-and-p67

P67 does not support integrated graphics. Also, Z68 will allow you to overclock while using integrated graphics, which is not possible on H67. With the proper software (Lucid) you will be able to use Quick Sync on the integrated GPU at the same time as you use a discrete GPU.

Thanks for taking time and answering this Christian. I'm slightly disappointed but not very surprised, the Q67 is a business chipset after all. I doubt we'll see a chipset with cpu overclocking and business features any time soon. The description in the first link I posted should probably be...

:\ I'll ask Intel to clarify. The spec page is either right or wrong and they need to correct it if it's wrong. Here's a page on intel.com that does not have the sentence about overclocking: http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/ec-q67/q67-overview.htm

Source? I found it very hard to dig up anything on this topic except that one line from Intel which is identical to the P67 description, which gave me hope. Might actually buy one to check, if it does Q67 is perfect for an overclocked work machine or a single gfx card gaming machine. (Haven't...

P67 and H67 also have only 8 pci express lanes, the rest are supplied by the cpu. Two of Intel's own Q67 boards have 16+4+1 pci express slots. My question still stands though, does it support overclocking on unlocked cpus. If so you basically have a H67 + P67 with management features.

I'm trying to figure out if Q67 supports overclocking on unlocked K-series Sandy Bridge, but the only mention of it I can find is this: http://www.intel.com/cd/products/services/emea/eng/chipsets/ec-q67/overview/468225.htm "Intel® Q67 Express Chipset also enables overclocking features of...

MSI GT680 or Clevo P150HM might be good Sandy Bridge alternatives. P150HM can be ordered with GTX485 which is pretty crazy in a 15inch. They also have 17" version, P170HM.

I'd be utterly shocked if the hardware encryption doesn't have the same throughput as the drive. This isn't particularly difficult to do. Hardware implementations can easily do a lot more than the limits of the sata 6gbps bus. See e.g. VIA PadLock which is something like 5 years old. SandForce...

As far as I understand it it isn't even remotely native PCI-E. It has four sandforce controllers which all have sata-interfaces, connected to a four port raid controller which has pci-x interface, which in turns connects to a pci-x to pci-express converter. It's basically something you could put...