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Gigabyte confirms P67 production not cancelled(Updated)

Well, AFAIK there's nothing P67 does that Z68 cannot, so why not simplify the product stack?
 
Certainly glad I didn't jump on P67 now. Though not really shocking. Other manufactuers will probably do the same and will announce it, or just do it... quietly.

This makes me wonder if that SATA fiasco was really a simple engineering mistake. I'd speculate P67 was just an early build pushed just to get SB out on schedule and Z68 is the finalized version.
 
I was about to put my p67 system together, maybe I should wait a few more weeks and see what shakes out. Stupid computers.
 
Ok so:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z68-express-lucidlogix-virtu-ssd-caching,2888.html

The Z68 chipset enables integrated graphics and processor-based overclocking. So, you can conceivably drop in a Core i5-2500K and hook a display up to its HD Graphics 3000 output. But why would you want to do that? No self-respecting enthusiast is going to revel in a 4.5 GHz Core i5 that tops out at 1680x1050 in a basic game like World of Warcraft.

That’s where Virtu comes into play. You add a discrete card, connect to the HD Graphics-enabled outputs on a Z68-based motherboard, and Lucidlogix’s software facilitates the best of Quick Sync and today’s fastest GPUs. It’s a marriage of P67 and H67, with simultaneous 3D and transcoding acceleration.
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Ohhhhhhhhhh. *nods*

What?

Is this basically telling me it's sort of like crossfiring my independent GPU with the integrated graphics ... thing? Or with the CPU?
 
Dashel said:
Ok so:

Is this basically telling me it's sort of like crossfiring my independent GPU with the integrated graphics ... thing? Or with the CPU?
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It's like crossfiring your independent GPU with the on-die graphics core of the processor.
 
P67 shouldn't even exist in the first place. Intel should have made H67 and Z68 in the first place when SB was launched.
 
Z68 gives you the ability to overclock your on board gpu.....big fricking deal.....who the hell uses on board gpu's for gaming anyway.
 
zod96 said:
Z68 gives you the ability to overclock your on board gpu.....big fricking deal.....who the hell uses on board gpu's for gaming anyway.
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No, Z68 allows you to USE the onboard GPU while still overclocking your CPU

Right now you can choose CPU OC (P67) or integrated graphics (H67) but not both
 
Seems like its been confirmed now by Gigabyte to be false,

http://gigabytedaily.blogspot.com


The industry reports about GIGABYTE cancelling all P67 projects and moving 100% to next gen Intel 6 series chipset models are misleading and unfounded. GIGABYTE will continue producing P67 chipset motherboards until the end of 2011, and the H67 models are expected to be available well into 2012. However, it is true that GIGABYTE is aggressively preparing a full range of motherboards based on next gen Intel 6 series chipsets for the enthusiast, power user and mainstream market segments. These models will boast all the rich features available from Intel’s latest chipset and CPU offerings together with some exciting new GIGABYTE proprietary technologies.

We appreciate the excitement and enthusiasm regarding GIGABYTE’s next generation 6 series chipset motherboards, and look forward to a quick ramp in the weeks and months to come.
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Btw gixxer I just read your post so thanks for same info which you beat me too 😉.

I updated the thread title to reflect the latest info.
 
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Who cares? Right now, because of P67, I've got a dead piece of silicon on my CPU. Z68 is simply a more mature chipset. So what if most enthusiasts aren't going to use the onboard GPU? If I have a graphics problem and don't have a back up card, why shouldn't I be able to use the onboard graphics to do standard tasks?
 
I read else where (can't find source now) that Gigabyte is phasing out P67 for UD4 and above. So the product stack will be p67-ud3, with ud4 and above being Z68. No idea if there will be Z68-UD3s.
 
Hogan773 said:
No, Z68 allows you to USE the onboard GPU while still overclocking your CPU

Right now you can choose CPU OC (P67) or integrated graphics (H67) but not both
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Actually it allows you to do everything. You can both use the onboard GPU while OCing the CPU and allows OCing of the onboard GPU. I believe OCing the onboard will speed up the Quicksync, but I could be wrong there.
 
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