This review is from: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module) (Accessory)
Excellent board. I use this with my gaming rig and play all newest games like bf3, love all the features this board has. The expansion slots are perfectly set up as newer gpu’s take up 2 spots and you usaully cant use a x1 slot or something but theres always at least one of each slot type showing even if you have 2 big gpu’s. I have an i7 2600k and gtx 570 set up with this board and both run fine, i have overclocked the cpu to 4.5ghz and its so easy with the bios on this board. The look of the board inside the case looks very nice especially the heatsinks. Definitely recommend this board its, i dont see what more you could possibly want!
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This review is from: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module) (Accessory)
I’ve been building systems around MSI, GigaByte, Abit and Asus motherboards for close to 20 years – and this board is the best I’ve used yet. Great quality components used throughout, excellent cooling and power regulation features included to assist anyone interested in overclocking. The stand-out feature for me is Asus’s excellent EFI BIOS implementation – which actually makes the config of the BIOS settings a real point and click pleasure that no longer looks like you’re back in the MSDOS era!
Tonnes of SATA connectivity (8 internal, if memory serves me correctly + 1 external eSata) provide a good basis for a very expandable workstation pc – whilst internal Bluetooth also offers some interesting functionality not often seen in mainstream motherboards (works fine with my iPhone 4 and Nokia work phone for handsfree calling and wireless music streaming).
The board seems very stable And ASUS have already released an enhanced BIOS supporting additional CPUs – not bad for such a recent board.
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This review is from: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Motherboard (Socket 1155, ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, HDMI, Bluetooth Module) (Accessory)
Just to be clear, I’m no expert on motherboards – this was my first build.
Pros Came well-packaged Clear instruction manual Laden with ports – 10 USB ports (including the module for the additional 2 USB 3.0s), hdmi, VGA etc. etc. Ivy bridge compatible Onboard Bluetooth Quite an attractive board, if that’s important to you All those blue heatsinks ensure it runs cool Excellent mouse driven graphical bios. Comes with some useful utilities, e.g. Asus Fan Xpert, which allows you to control fan speed profiles etc. So far, it has been stable. Easy, one-click overclocking…
Cons …although t’interweb suggests that this leads to overly-high voltages, so you’re better off doing the settings manually Not cheap, though it may now come down in price with the release of Z77. Bluetooth has a range of about 1.5 feet, which is really poor. A quick Google shows this is a known issue. The PCB is a bit flimsy. Careful how hard you push that RAM in… The port panel thingy that you fit into the back of the case seems to be made of tinfoil The drivers page on the Asus website was a confusing mess, and one of the most up-to-date drivers refused to install on the board. The one on the bundled disk works fine though.
Overall, it’s a decent board, but it’s a pity that Asus haven’t ironed out the flaws by now
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Brilliant,
Excellent board. I use this with my gaming rig and play all newest games like bf3, love all the features this board has. The expansion slots are perfectly set up as newer gpu’s take up 2 spots and you usaully cant use a x1 slot or something but theres always at least one of each slot type showing even if you have 2 big gpu’s. I have an i7 2600k and gtx 570 set up with this board and both run fine, i have overclocked the cpu to 4.5ghz and its so easy with the bios on this board. The look of the board inside the case looks very nice especially the heatsinks. Definitely recommend this board its, i dont see what more you could possibly want!
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|Great Motherboard for Sandybridge CPUs,
I’ve been building systems around MSI, GigaByte, Abit and Asus motherboards for close to 20 years – and this board is the best I’ve used yet. Great quality components used throughout, excellent cooling and power regulation features included to assist anyone interested in overclocking. The stand-out feature for me is Asus’s excellent EFI BIOS implementation – which actually makes the config of the BIOS settings a real point and click pleasure that no longer looks like you’re back in the MSDOS era!
Tonnes of SATA connectivity (8 internal, if memory serves me correctly + 1 external eSata) provide a good basis for a very expandable workstation pc – whilst internal Bluetooth also offers some interesting functionality not often seen in mainstream motherboards (works fine with my iPhone 4 and Nokia work phone for handsfree calling and wireless music streaming).
The board seems very stable And ASUS have already released an enhanced BIOS supporting additional CPUs – not bad for such a recent board.
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|Decent mid/high end board, with a couple of quality niggles,
Just to be clear, I’m no expert on motherboards – this was my first build.
Pros
Came well-packaged
Clear instruction manual
Laden with ports – 10 USB ports (including the module for the additional 2 USB 3.0s), hdmi, VGA etc. etc.
Ivy bridge compatible
Onboard Bluetooth
Quite an attractive board, if that’s important to you
All those blue heatsinks ensure it runs cool
Excellent mouse driven graphical bios.
Comes with some useful utilities, e.g. Asus Fan Xpert, which allows you to control fan speed profiles etc.
So far, it has been stable.
Easy, one-click overclocking…
Cons
…although t’interweb suggests that this leads to overly-high voltages, so you’re better off doing the settings manually
Not cheap, though it may now come down in price with the release of Z77.
Bluetooth has a range of about 1.5 feet, which is really poor. A quick Google shows this is a known issue.
The PCB is a bit flimsy. Careful how hard you push that RAM in…
The port panel thingy that you fit into the back of the case seems to be made of tinfoil
The drivers page on the Asus website was a confusing mess, and one of the most up-to-date drivers refused to install on the board. The one on the bundled disk works fine though.
Overall, it’s a decent board, but it’s a pity that Asus haven’t ironed out the flaws by now
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