eVGA Z68 vs Gigabyte Z68X vs AsRock Z68

[reeper250]

Which of these boards would be better for overclocking, watercooling, gaming, etc?

I will be using 8GB of RAM with an i7 2600k

Gigabyte Z68X UD7 - $363

eVGA Z68 FTW - $329

ASRock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 - $319

ASRock Z68 Fatal1ty Professional Gen3 - $269

eVGA Z68 SLI - $249

I have included pictures!

 

[S_I_N]

I love my Gigabyte but mines the UD4 Z68 flava

 

[Shift87]

Your in the right price bracket, why no options for the Asus Maximus IV? Would be my choice as I am an Asus fan. I've had bad experiences in the past with ASRock (even the one I'm using now) so I tend to avoid them.

For Water cooling if your talking about the board its self fairly certain on the Asus has any options could be wrong.

Gaming they are all pretty much the same though if your running a CF/SLI setup the UD7 has the advantage of 2 PCI-E lanes at x16

Never touched an EVGA board so I cant comment on them but like the Asus they are E-ATX so make sure they would fit in your case.

 

[reeper250]

why no options for the Asus Maximus IV?

It was around $460, and I couldn't justify the price...

 

[SieB]

There is no need to make another thread when you have already made one asking the same question, just bump your old one.

http://forum.overclock3d.net/index....s-green-vs-blue/page__pid__445556#entry445556

 

[S_I_N]

There is no need to make another thread when you have already made one asking the same question, just bump your old one.

http://forum.overclo...556#entry445556

agreed and please stop shouting at us we respond better to normal voice (referring to ur constant use of LARGE FONTS ) were not blind if we dont reply straight away consider we may have other things going on.

 

[reeper250]

Sorry

How do I delete a new post?

 

[S_I_N]

Sorry

How do I delete a new post?

you cant a mod has to do it pm them the one ya want deleted

 

[Matt_58]

damn you EVGA and your FTW board!! i was all set to get the UD7 and you come up with this.. i want it!!!

 

[reeper250]

damn you EVGA and your FTW board!! i was all set to get the UD7 and you come up with this.. i want it!!!

Yeah, it's a pretty sexy board!

 

[StreekG]

I am a Gigabyte person, always bought their products, always will. I've never experienced other companies gear to be honest.

Gigabyte stuff has always worked good for me, always aesthetically pleasing, good features etc.

As far as OC ability, i wouldn't know which of those is the better though.

 

[BlackHawk691]

I'm running a Gigabyte board, Z68X-UD4 though, not the UD7. I still love the board. I haven't had any problems with it. Quality seems good as well. Their board definitely isn't the prettiest to look at though, if your only going for looks. I'd try and stay away from ASRock. I had problems with them when I did a build for a friend who really wanted one of their boards. It could have just been a bad experience for me, but I wont buy them anymore

 

[reeper250]

I have heard about problems with AsRock board as well. So, should I get the Gigabyte UD7 or the eVGA FTW? Also, can they both support the new Ivy Bridge?

 

[reeper250]

agreed and please stop shouting at us we respond better to normal voice (referring to ur constant use of LARGE FONTS ) were not blind if we dont reply straight away consider we may have other things going on.

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