Is mATX Z68: Gigabyte's GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 worth buying?

**Sanju!Ekta** · 08-10-2011

Newly I am interested by buying Gigabyte's GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 for myself. I generally tried for the-Z68ME-D2H for something like $35 less but did not so before acquiring I would give anything to take prescription from you specialists. Is mATX Z68: Gigabyte's GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 worth getting?

**Miguel Reyes** · 08-10-2011

The lesser board does have the same x16/x1/x16(x8 electrical)/x16(x4 electrical) layout as the-UD2H, but the third opening has SATA connectors under it, confronting upwards. The-UD2H has them confronting sideways on the far right side of the sheet, so they won't meddle with a second movie card. The-D2H in addition just has a 4 bind CPU connector, the-UD2H has 8 bind. The-UD2H catalogues SLI/CF uphold, while the-D2H just demonstrates Crossfire.

**Himalayan** · 08-10-2011

There are alternate minor distinctions like number of sound and SATA ports, but those are of lesser concern, anyhow to me. The SATA ports may matter to some who should be utilizing the newfangled SSD cache plan. The-D2H has a couple of 6 GB/s ports, while the-UD2H combines an additional match running on a Marvell controller. There's an ASRock micro ATX Z68 good to go simultaneously, but it emphasizes a x16/x1/x1/PCI opening layout. Probably OK for a HTPC with a specific card but not what I was searching for.

**Battista** · 08-10-2011

I ran with the-UD2H. I think its decently evaluated at $160 for a honestly offer stuffed Z68 in the mATX arrange. It won't be here until at a certain time following week, on top of a 2500k and some memory to match. I'll redesign with a small-assessment when it goes in, granted that pIce cream Sandwich will be lost, unless someone with a picture clicker in the centermost CT region has enough investment in mATX to stop by and take some photographs.

**Ramona19** · 08-10-2011

This will be interesting. I was keeping out for Z68, then afterward was ready to catch the P8P67-M Pro for $127 transported, so about $30 less. I'll be inquisitive to see how the Gigabyte 1155 mATX barricades stack for overclocking, forasmuch as they didn't discharge a P67 one.

**Gimbya** · 08-10-2011

I'm as of now having a bitch of a time getting SLI to prepare, the essential card is staying at x16 and the second card is stayed at x4. There's no SLI choice in Nvidia control board. I've attempted several kinds of BIOS settings and tricked with about four diverse driver forms. Gigabyte declares it may be the SLI Bridge and is sending me a new one, we'll see if that service.

**Cain** · 08-10-2011

I think the situation is which pcie x16 space you hold your second vid card connected to. I know a significant number of locales states the pcie x16 is (x16, x8, x4) but in all actuality it is (x16, x4, x8). (you are able to affirm this in the manual, and depending on if you look nearly above the pcie x16 openings, it declares what the speeds are) So you need to connect to your second motion picture card into the bottom/last pcie x16 space-which, unfortunately, presents your present defense unusable.

**Arun K** · 08-10-2011

I hold this same sheet and I adore it! I was determined to catch a full ATX z68 board but I got smoking sizzling bargain at Microcenter ($180 for a Core i5 2500k, $65 for the board). The just thing is that overclocking isn't as exact or comparable to alternate loads up, but I am able to run at 4.6 @ 1.32V stable.

**raghini** · 08-10-2011

I got the Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3 micro ATX motherboard just to root out that to crossfire/sli you should put the cards in the top most and lowest part most pcie spaces. Well the board has 4 spaces and fits in 4 space computer cases but the movie cards in present times are practically all twofold opening. IE you require a 5 extension space least case to run this board with a few film cards.