SandyBridge Motherboards Guide for the Masses

[Chickensoup23]

I don't get why Gigabyte didn't use EUFI & the new features on their boards. I think right there is the difference between buying from Asus, MSI or Gigabyte, especially for "noob" users who like easy access and easy OC.

[Saithes]

Z68 ignored because there's no enthusiast boards on there at the moment that are worth purchasing. The ones out right now have reported issues.

The Sabertooth is enthusiast because of the responsive temperature system. This would be useless to anyone but someone who is actually going to push they're system to the point where that could become worthwhile information.

What reported issues? =P So far the P67's have more reported issues than Z68's lol


Intel P67 'Sandy Bridge' Motherboard List

Muuuuch better list :P

I don't get why Gigabyte didn't use EUFI & the new features on their boards. I think right there is the difference between buying from Asus, MSI or Gigabyte, especially for "noob" users who like easy access and easy OC.

Gigabyte can't put UEFI on their P67's because of the limited ROM storage on the board. The Z68's are capable of it, but have yet to receive it. The original variant of their dual bios on the P67's limited the capability as well.

[Fuzzykins]

What reported issues? =P So far the P67's have more reported issues than Z68's lol


Intel P67 'Sandy Bridge' Motherboard List

Muuuuch better list :P




Gigabyte can't put UEFI on their P67's because of the limited ROM storage on the board. The Z68's are capable of it, but have yet to receive it. The original variant of their dual bios on the P67's limited the capability as well.

List isn't organized. :<

[Saithes]

List isn't organized. :<

What..? Read again... Its organized by Vendor from High end

[Xuvial]

Intel P67 'Sandy Bridge' Motherboard List

Muuuuch better list :P

Why is Sabertooth at the bottom of the Asus list o_O

[Saithes]

Why is Sabertooth at the bottom of the Asus list o_O

Probably because its not considered high end, but not low end. More of just a utility board compared to others.

[Drunkenvalley]

Does that include vat, taxes, etc?

[BicycleMafioso]

omg newegg is so overpriced, i can get any of these board for 10-25% less at directcanada.com

OMG, Newegg is so underpriced, I can't get any of those boards that aren't at least 30% more expensive in Sweden.

[Cows For Life]

OMG, Newegg is so underpriced, I can't get any of those boards that aren't at least 30% more expensive in Sweden.

Disingenuous snip aside, Newegg is presumably a direct competitor to that other store.

[Becvar]

One board you didn't mention is pretty much the least expensive board out there capable of running 2 PCIe cards at x16, and is certified for SLi, CrossFire, 3-way SLI, 4-way CrossFireX and Quad Quadro cards: The ASUS WS Revolution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-714-_-Product

In fact, looking at the list Saithes linked, it is the ONLY board under $330 (by a whopping $70) that has (2) PCIe x16. I considered this mandatory since I was going SLI with 2 GTX560 Ti's.

[Thefishtank]

One board you didn't mention is pretty much the least expensive board out there capable of running 2 PCIe cards at x16, and is certified for SLi, CrossFire, 3-way SLI, 4-way CrossFireX and Quad Quadro cards: The ASUS WS Revolution.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-714-_-Product

In fact, looking at the list Saithes linked, it is the ONLY board under $330 (by a whopping $70) that has (2) PCIe x16. I considered this mandatory since I was going SLI with 2 GTX560 Ti's.

if only i thought about the crossfire support of 16x/16x when i bought my p8p67 that only runs 16x/4x

[Xuvial]

In fact, looking at the list Saithes linked, it is the ONLY board under $330 (by a whopping $70) that has (2) PCIe x16. I considered this mandatory since I was going SLI with 2 GTX560 Ti's.

Wat o_O
A GTX560 doesn't need a 16x lane to max out it's bandwidth...even an 8x lane is more than enough. Realistically you only need a 16x lane to run dual-GPU cards like 590, 6990 or top-end single-GPU cards like 580/6970.

That being said, it's good to finally see a P67 board that can run two lanes @ 16x....up till now, only the top-end enthusiast X58 boards supported 16x/16x. I'm sure a lot of people who are into folding will be wanting this for their GTX590 SLI or HD6990 Crossfire setups because running those cards at 8x completely murders their performance.

[Saithes]

Wat o_O
A GTX560 doesn't need a 16x lane to max out it's bandwidth...even an 8x lane is more than enough. Realistically you only need a 16x lane to run dual-GPU cards like 590, 6990 or top-end single-GPU cards like 580/6970.

That being said, it's good to finally see a P67 board that can run two lanes @ 16x....up till now, only the top-end enthusiast X58 boards supported 16x/16x. I'm sure a lot of people who are into folding will be wanting this for their GTX590 SLI or HD6990 Crossfire setups because running those cards at 8x completely murders their performance.

The Maximus IV Extreme has been capable of this for awhile lol.. The CPU itself can't support more than 22 PCI-E lanes so manufacturers had to add an nForce 200 bridge chip or a LucidLogix bridge chip to extend the data lanes.

[Xuvial]

The Maximus IV Extreme has been capable of this for awhile lol.. The CPU itself can't support more than 22 PCI-E lanes so manufacturers had to add an nForce 200 bridge chip or a LucidLogix bridge chip to extend the data lanes.

Where does it say that though? In the Newegg description it specifically says dual @ 8x/8x.

[Saithes]

Where does it say that though? In the Newegg description it specifically says dual @ 8x/8x.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Int...specifications

4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8 or x8, x16, x16)

It has two x16/x16 on the 3rd and 4th PCI-E slots from the nForce 200 chip.

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There's also Gigabyte's UD7-B3 mobo.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...px?pid=3761#sp

[sarym13]

How come this was not mentioned?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-708-_-Product

Just curious cause i bought a prebuilt with this installed in it (Yeah i know =p i suck)

[Xuvial]

How come this was not mentioned?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-708-_-Product

Just curious cause i bought a prebuilt with this installed in it (Yeah i know =p i suck)

Details:
- mATX boards were ignored. This was due to the fact that they're the same board, with missing material and details, and make the list more cluttered. If you like/want a board, look for the mATX version if it exists, and if you are interested.

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