Gigabyte Z68 boards...

[jcniest5]

Okay, I saw these two returns at the local MC. Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 and GA-Z68XP-UD3.

Which one is better in term of features and more OCable?

 

[Puppies04]

The biggest difference I can see between them is one is black and one is blue.

 

[alfa147x]

Tons different... Kinda:

Here are the differences:
UD3 has 10 rear usb ports (2 3.0 ports included) ;
UD3H has 6 rear usb ports (2 3.0 ports included)

UD3 has rear HDMI port ;
UD3H has rear HDMI, DVI, & D-Sub port

UD3 has 8 SATA connectors (4 3.0 connectors included) ;
UD3H has 6 SATA connectors (4 3.0 connectors included) UD3 has onboard M-SATA connector UD3 is the blue pcb design ;

UD3H is the sexy black pcb design UD3 is $10 cheaper

http://www.overclock.net/t/1107706/gigabyte-z68xp-ud3-vs-z68x-ud3h-onboard-features-or-l-ks

 

[gpse]

I have the
GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
it's an awesome motherboard, I highly suggest it!

 

[Bad ConNecTioN]

In all honesty, if you are going with a discrete graphics solution, get the UD3 as the rear i/0 isn't clogged up with video outputs you may never use.
Both will overclock roughly the same, with overclocks around 4.5Ghz being easy enough to achieve.
Expect excessive Vdroop and Vdrop with these boards, manageable, but still annoying. My UD3 has my 2500k at 4.5Ghz without much fuss. I did modify the VRM cooling a bit, adding heat sinks to the exposed parts and increasing the spring tension on the existing sink via shims. These parts get rather hot in my WC build...so I felt it necessary. Whether its made a difference...it hasn't, I doubt I would have experienced overheating otherwise, but it gives me peace of mind.