ASUS Sabertooth 990FX @ PureOC
“Sporting a tough military theme and construction that’s designed to withstand some serious overclocking, the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX comes with great features and an attractive price tag. So we put it on dry ice to see just how high it can go.”
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD vs ASUS P8Z68-V Pro @ TBreak
“Between the ASUS P8Z68-V Pro and the Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD I would choose the latter only if I don’t plan on getting a bigger SSD for my system, otherwise the ASUS board seems to be perfectly capable in all capacities. Still, the overall raw performance of the Gigabyte is unmistakable, so for those who want the absolute best, the Z68XP-UD3-iSSD is the motherboard to get.”
ASUS P8P67 Deluxe @ X-Bit Labs
“This is the top-of-the-line solution in Asus’ Intel P67 Express based family. Only this one model features the full set of functions: deluxe accessories bundle, enhanced processor voltage regulator, integrated Bluetooth module, eSATA and Power eSATA ports, USB 3.0 on the back panel with an option to be connected to the front panel, IEEE1394 (FireWire) and two Gigabit network controllers.”
ASUS Sabertooth P67 @ Hardware Secrets
“Even though the Intel Z68 chipset is out there, motherboards based on the Intel P67 continue to be attractive options for systems based on Intel socket 1155 CPUs. In fact, according to ASUS, the sales of P67-based motherboards are still outperforming those of Z68-based products. The Sabertooth P67 is a top mid-range (or entry high-end, depending on your point of view) motherboard that focuses on quality. Let’s see what is so special about this model.”
ASRock Z68 Pro3 @ OCInside
“All in all the ASRock Z68 Pro3 offers thus a very inexpensive solution with Z68 chipset, which does not only ensure low cost with high performance at the date of acquisition. Thanks to low current consumption and support of Lucid Virtu technology it also offers during the operation low cost by low power consumption.”
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme P67 @ Pro Clockers
“ASUS have sent us several P67 based motherboards over the past few months, none of which are as sought after by the enthusiasts as the Maximus IV Extreme. Being part of the Republic of Gamer product line you know that you will not only will get every last feature supported by the chipset, but then some as well. ASUS have always put an extra effort in to giving the consumer what they want in a motherboard. Sometimes, the consumer gets even more than what they were after, all thanks to ASUS going that extra mile.”
ASUS RoG Maximus IV Gene-Z @ Hardware Heaven
“The latest to market with a board which is a little different to the norm is ASUS with their Maximus IV Gene-Z and today we will be putting this SLI and Crossfire compatible M-ATX enthusiast board through its paces in a selection of real world and synthetic tests to find out if it can match an ATX alternative from one of ASUS key competitors.”
Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi @ OC3D
“So let’s step away from all that hyperbole and schizophrenia and just look at the Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi for what it actually is, and that’s a very capable ITX board with a raft of the latest technologies and some reasonable overclocking capabilities. So don’t expect it to be all things to all men but rather a good ITX board and under those circumstances it’s reasonable value at about £130 and therefore worthy of our OC3D Bronze award.”
Gigabyte G1.Sniper @ APH Networks
“The highest raw overclock I was able to obtain with my Intel Core i7-930 was marginally over 4.00 GHz (4.01GHz to be exact, if you are really that picky) with the base clock set to 191MHz, and the multiplier set at 21x. To test these settings in a good controlled condition, I have disabled Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost on my processor.”
Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 @ Anandtech
“The Z68 based motherboards are very similar to the P67 equivalent but they have had a few extra features added. They include Virtu and SSD caching as well as allowing you to take advantage of the GPU built into your Sandy Bridge processor. Is it worth switching from P67 to Z68 for a few extra features? Well, after what I have seen, no, not really.”