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1. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
RjL190365 May 12, 2011 10:57 AM (in response to Pedro_es)Pedro,
The integrated graphics can still degrade performance and stability, judging by the H67 chipset. Even with the integrated Intel graphics disabled the H67 boards apparently run their PCIe-x16 slots in x1 mode by default. That severely degrades MPE GPU performance. There is no published PPBM5 result yet from a Z68-based system.
For the hard drives, I'd recommend the 1TB F3's over its 500GB sibling: At current street prices, the 500GB drive is now almost the same price as the 1TB drive. That makes the 1TB version the better value in terms of capacity per dollar.
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2. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
Harm Millaard May 12, 2011 11:05 AM (in response to Pedro_es)Pedro,
IMO Gary is spot on. And he also mentions that if you need a dedicated raid controller and/or a dedicated I/O card, you will find a crippled motherboard to start with because of the shared and limited PCIe lanes. Nevertheless, the 2600K is a formidable CPU and a good budget solution for many that have no intention to expand their system beyond the basics.
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3. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
Pedro_es May 13, 2011 7:34 AM (in response to Pedro_es)Thanks for the answers. I think I'll wait a bit to see if somebody test this motherboard with Premiere. However in gaming benchmarks it seems that the discrete graphic is performing well with the z68 and h67 (http://www.anandtech.com/show/4330/asus-p8z68v-review/7), so what do you think that the problem is? (i have seen the h67 bad results in ppbm5).... PCIe-x16 slots in x1 mode by default means that you can change it?
Although €/GB ratio is better with samsung F3 1TB do you think that the performance will lower because of the 16MB cache of the 500GB model or it will be similar?
Harm, thanks for the info but as I don't expect to upgrade this computer it wont be a problem... I hope :-) however I want great stability.
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4. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
alexdejesus Jun 18, 2011 1:48 PM (in response to Pedro_es)While I'm waiting to hear results of Eric testing the Z68-V Pro, I am curious to know what the Z68 offers over the P67. After reading the review descriptions, the main difference I see is the onboard graphics (DVI/VGA and HDMI ports) on the back. WHat is their purpose if using a separate graphics card? Am I missing something?
I have the P8P67 Pro in my hands now, and going to pick up the i7 2600k processor. I would rather have this thing put together today, but waiting on those results.
Please don't take this as rushing your testing - just wondering what is worth the mere $30 difference in price
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5. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
Pedro_es Jun 19, 2011 2:07 PM (in response to alexdejesus)Main advantages of the Z68:
- QuickSync: for fast transcoding (with supported apps while using the integrated GPU)
- Smart Response Technology: SSD caching
For more information:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4329/intel-z68-chipset-smart-response-technology-ssd-caching -review
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6. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
RjL190365 Jun 19, 2011 7:20 PM (in response to Pedro_es)Pedro,
The reason for the bad MPE results in H67 motherboard-based systems is due to their being left at default video settings in the BIOS. In the default Auto mode, the IGP is enabled if made primary, which means that it has to switch back and forth between the IGP and the discrete GPU. Unfortunately, it takes too long for the chipset to perform such back-and-forth switching. The best setting to use with these H67 boards is "Always disable integrated graphics" when you put in a discrete graphics card on such a motherboard. Too bad most of those uses simply left it on the default "Auto".
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7. Re: Asus P8Z68-V Pro VS P8P67 Pro B3...stability and performance
Pedro_es Jun 20, 2011 3:39 PM (in response to RjL190365)Thanks for the answers. I bought my P8Z68 system 3 weeks ago. I have been busy therefore i haven't tested the integrated GPU and i haven't run the PPMB5 bech neither. At this moment (and not using the integrated graphics) the stability is perfect. The performance is very nice too, but I still need to run more benchmarks. If i do more testing i'll post the results here.




