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Using Discrete Video Card - P67 vs Z68

P67 now vs Z68 in May(ish)

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Was about to do a Sandy Bridge build when the recall hit. Postponed build till after boards with revised P67s became available (which is starting to happen.)

My build will have a discrete video card. I will never likely use the built in graphics functionality for display. I current have no transcoding needs, but who know what would happen in the future.

Also, I'll have a SSD boot drive. I don't think the SSD caching feature of the Z68 will do anything for me.

The question is, buy a P67 board, or wait for the Z68 boards to hit the market
 
If Z68 is like X58, motherboards will cost a lot more, and will mostly make sense for very high-end SLI / Crossfire builds.

Are you planning on a system with SLI GTX 590s or Crossfire 6990s?
 
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AFAIK, there's nothing about the Z68 that's any different in regard to how it would handle multiple graphics cards.
 
SSD caching marries a conventional hard drive to a relatively small solid-state drive (SSD), with the most frequently-accessed data automatically placed on the SSD for fast access while the two drives appear to users simply as a single drive. The functionality serves to bring users much of the speed benefit of SSDs but with the storage capacity and lower cost of traditional hard drives.
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Sounds pretty cool.
 
BBMW said:
Was about to do a Sandy Bridge build when the recall hit. Postponed build till after boards with revised P67s became available (which is starting to happen.)

My build will have a discrete video card. I will never likely use the built in graphics functionality for display. I current have no transcoding needs, but who know what would happen in the future.

Also, I'll have a SSD boot drive. I don't think the SSD caching feature of the Z68 will do anything for me.

The question is, buy a P67 board, or wait for the Z68 boards to hit the market
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You basically just listed all the z68 advantages and said they don't apply to you. P67 seems the way to go then. The only question would be for 22nm chips. Rumors are that some 6-series boards will work with IB but we have no idea if true or which it will be.

Based on your requirements, why wait?
 
I'm in pretty much same situation...

Want new rig, to replace our current gaming comp in the house. This is strictly for gaming for my son and me. I will OC, and it is possible I'd get a second Sapphire 5870 with the new MB, CPU, and memory. Everything else will go into the new system, including the case I hope. (if everything fits)

So, do I go P67 now, or wait 'til Z68?
 
Does anyone have an idea of the pricing difference between Z68 and p67? Quicksync and ssd caching sound cool but imo not worth more than $20 for.
 
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