CPU/Mobo P8Z68-V PRO v Maximus IV GENE-Z v Maximus IV Extreme

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sumonpathak

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well...guys...first let me make it clear THIS is NOT an WHAT TO BUY thread hence not posting in the buying help forum....

now to the point...

i "may" get an new mobo for my Intel setup..any one of the these three...

P8Z68-V PRO

Maximus IV GENE-Z

Maximus IV Extreme

so which one should i get to justify my spending?

now......1..2...3...fight:P
 
No one can help you unless you tell us what exactly you're looking for and what features you need.
Also, mentioning the other components would help.
 
am looking for a mobo which gives me stability under extreme conditions...this is not an rig suggestion thread hence other components can be left out...

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i was hoping someone like funky or appo was here:(
 
maximus IV extreme... the gene-z is the smaller version of the IV extreme. The p67 chipset is more suited for max oc'ing than the z68.
 
IT is down to your budget and requirement.

ROG series has been traditionally aimed at higher segment. The previous iterations of ROG had significant advantages over non ROG boards when it comes to overclocking stability. I am not so sure about P67 offerings at this stage.

I would skip P67 at this point in time if budget is not an issue. Z68 has all the advantages of P67 + H67 combined and none of their disadvantages. If you are considering these boards that you have mentioned, you have enough budget to skip P67.

I personally have P8Z68 Deluxe and its rock stable. Easy to overclock with K series CPUs.

P8Z68-V Pro is cousin of deluxe version. You can buy deluxe if you dont need the on board display connectors and prefer the other extras like other I/O ports on backplate and dual LAN.

Otherwise both are almost identical in terms of performance and stability. Deluxe has little more features, little better cooling than V-Pro.

Unless you want mATX board, skip Gene-Z. Too much cost premium for what it offers.

Maximus IV Extreme-Z (not to be confused with Maximus IV Extreme) on the other hand is whole different story, its expensive but does give you that little bit extra with NF200 chip and better power delivery components + more USB 3 ports on backplate. If you want absolute best, get Maximus IV Extreme-Z. You will have to fork out some serious $$$ for that.

Otherwise get P8Z68-V pro or P8Z68 Deluxe.

None of these boards will have any issues running SB chip close to 4.5-5Ghz range 24x7.

If you are really into extreme overclocking or competitive overclocking or interested in looks got for Maximus IV Extreme-Z.

mrcool63 said:
maximus IV extreme... the gene-z is the smaller version of the IV extreme. The p67 chipset is more suited for max oc'ing than the z68.
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That is not true at all. Z68 does not restrict you in any way when it comes to overclocking. Its as good if not better as P67 when it comes to overclocking. Dont let the presence of virtu fool you into thinking this is like H67 and only for those who want to use integrated display of SB cpus.
 
Shripad said:
IT is down to your budget and requirement.

ROG series has been traditionally aimed at higher segment. The previous iterations of ROG had significant advantages over non ROG boards when it comes to overclocking stability. I am not so sure about P67 offerings at this stage.

I would skip P67 at this point in time if budget is not an issue. Z68 has all the advantages of P67 + H67 combined and none of their disadvantages. If you are considering these boards that you have mentioned, you have enough budget to skip P67.

I personally have P8Z68 Deluxe and its rock stable. Easy to overclock with K series CPUs.

P8Z68-V Pro is cousin of deluxe version. You can buy deluxe if you dont need the on board display connectors and prefer the other extras like other I/O ports on backplate and dual LAN.

Otherwise both are almost identical in terms of performance and stability. Deluxe has little more features, little better cooling than V-Pro.

Unless you want mATX board, skip Gene-Z. Too much cost premium for what it offers.

Maximus IV Extreme-Z (not to be confused with Maximus IV Extreme) on the other hand is whole different story, its expensive but does give you that little bit extra with NF200 chip and better power delivery components + more USB 3 ports on backplate. If you want absolute best, get Maximus IV Extreme-Z. You will have to fork out some serious $$$ for that.

Otherwise get P8Z68-V pro or P8Z68 Deluxe.

None of these boards will have any issues running SB chip close to 4.5-5Ghz range 24x7.

If you are really into extreme overclocking or competitive overclocking or interested in looks got for Maximus IV Extreme-Z.
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thanks...its somewhat clear now...i was a bit confused regarding the power phases in ASUS's lineup...

i took the ud4 earlier but clearly its no where near capable of what i want to do with my chip now...

seems like i will go for the Extreme Z....

thanks shripad...
 
i quote overclockers.com for further reference

I'm in the process of reviewing a Z68 board and comparing against P67, the end result is that across the board the P67 is 0.1% to 3% faster on benchmarks.

Here's the really short version: Z68 adds the ability to use the iGPU (on some boards, not all!), TouchBios (bleh), the ability to use a small SSD as cache for your mechanical drive, and lots of marketing.

If you don't need/want the iGPU and/or SSD Cache Thingie, I'd stick with whatever is cheaper for the features you do want.
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The p67 is for oc'ing completely unlike the z68 which has multiple purposes.. the gene-z is a smaller version of extreme-z but still for oc'ing maximus extreme is better than gene-z
 
mrcool63 said:
i quote overclockers.com for further reference

The p67 is for oc'ing completely unlike the z68 which has multiple purposes.. the gene-z is a smaller version of extreme-z but still for oc'ing maximus extreme is better than gene-z
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Again, there is no difference mentioned in the overclocking ability of both chipsets in ir quote. That much performance difference can be just due to simple margin on error or little differences like driver versions or services running in background.

P67 has zero technical advantage over z68. Only difference will be price.

Boards like P8z68 deluxe don't even have display headers on motherboard. (though it does support Virtu and use of integrated gfx for decoding purpose, but no display connector like other z68 boards) Its purely enthusiast level board.
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i agree with shri but still as you can see the p67 mobos have been used to achieve max clocks of 6+ rather than z68. that should prove something right?
 
Extreme conditions??? What are you looking for Sumon? Your chip is about 57x...or so correct me if I am wrong...

You should not have any issue with any of the boards mentioned, or even the P67 ones are good enough...

I forgot which board you are using as of now, but as far as I remember it was sufficient...

(Checked UD4 humm where are you having issues at what speed,,,what are the temps...are those in check...UD4 is a good enough board too...)

P8P67 deluxe has the onboard diagnostic, and all other features mentioned and is a great board....

How far is the UD4 taking you for 100% stability?
 
Infected said:
Extreme conditions??? What are you looking for Sumon? Your chip is about 57x...or so correct me if I am wrong...

You should not have any issue with any of the boards mentioned, or even the P67 ones are good enough...

I forgot which board you are using as of now, but as far as I remember it was sufficient...

(Checked UD4 humm where are you having issues at what speed,,,what are the temps...are those in check...UD4 is a good enough board too...)

P8P67 deluxe has the onboard diagnostic, and all other features mentioned and is a great board....

How far is the UD4 taking you for 100% stability?
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last i got was 5.1G with an hyper 212 +...but the vcore Variation is crazy in this board..
 
sumonpathak said:
last i got was 5.1G with an hyper 212 +...but the vcore Variation is crazy in this board..
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What do you mean by vcore variation??? if you are talking about vdroop then there are almost 10 levels to control it. Level 1 to Level 10. Level 6 & 7 are enough to control any kind of vdroop.
 
i have faced an peculiar situation with that board...if i can recreate it again then i will show you...
 
mrcool63 said:
i agree with shri but still as you can see the p67 mobos have been used to achieve max clocks of 6+ rather than z68. that should prove something right?
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Yes, thats mainly because there is no need to jump to Z68 from P67 if you dont plan to use the extra features of Z68.
Both are about same when it comes to everything else. So you wont see overclockers who have already on P67 jumping to Z68. The ROG series and sniper series boards have just started to circulate in the market. Give it time and you will see results with these boards as well.
I can bench my CPU at 5.4Ghz + on air with P8Z68 Dlx. (My current chip is 54x capable ).

I havent used Gigabyte SB boards, so cant comment on those.
 
sniper series is way overpriced. ROG is good. maximus 4 is a part of ROG. if he got 5.1 on hyper 212. then i have to try on u12p se2:)
 
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