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When considering a motherboard for building a gaming pc, it is P67 vs Z68. These are the gaming chipsets to go with. P67 was introduced at the start of the year, while z68 was introduced this summer. Z68 takes the very best of p67 and h67 to form the 'ultimate ' enthusiast motherboard.
Now, a pc gaming fan would naturally lean towards the P67, as the P67 motherboards are required for overclocking the k series sandy bridge processors. With the i5-2500k being the best CPU for gaming on the market currently, it is obvious that one would go with a P67 chipset motherboard.
The H67 motherboard can't be utilised for overclocking, so it is typically overlooked. H67 does have on board video, while the P67 does not, which lends it to budget or media Computers. A good combo for a budget system is an H67 motherboard mixed with an i3-2100 cpu.
The Z68 motherboard takes the fan power of the P67 and adds the use capacities of the H67. So you can overclock and it has an on board video card. Now, the majority of folks would think that if they're getting a discrete video card (a card you install in the system, like a nVidia or an AMD video card) then they don't need on board video. Most of the time this is correct but that leads us into the first of the main variations in the challenge of Z68 vs P67.
The Z68 chipset includes a 3rd party programme called Virtu - this programme utilizes both the on board video and the discrete video card, transferring different video processes to the on board video if the on board video is better at that type of process. Video trans-coding is one of the primary processes that use this. The benefits being faster processing and lower power usage. This is thanks to the fact that the discrete video cards are geared more towards 3d video processing than trans-coding activities.
The second of the two main elements of Z68 is SSD caching. This is something which neither P67 nor H67 had. SSD caching is the power to use a small sized SSD as a cache for programs. This has similarities to RAM. Rather than loading programs off a slow drive, the ssd caching will first load the programs to the SSD so they can be more quickly accessed by the RAM.
To summarise the P67 vs Z68 debate: P67 is perfect for fan pc game-players who (naturally) have a good discrete video card. Z68 is also wonderful for P.C gameplayers, but mostly for those who want some SSD capabilities at a smaller price - if you already have an SSD, then there is no advantage to going with the Z68 over the P67.
Now, a pc gaming fan would naturally lean towards the P67, as the P67 motherboards are required for overclocking the k series sandy bridge processors. With the i5-2500k being the best CPU for gaming on the market currently, it is obvious that one would go with a P67 chipset motherboard.
The H67 motherboard can't be utilised for overclocking, so it is typically overlooked. H67 does have on board video, while the P67 does not, which lends it to budget or media Computers. A good combo for a budget system is an H67 motherboard mixed with an i3-2100 cpu.
The Z68 motherboard takes the fan power of the P67 and adds the use capacities of the H67. So you can overclock and it has an on board video card. Now, the majority of folks would think that if they're getting a discrete video card (a card you install in the system, like a nVidia or an AMD video card) then they don't need on board video. Most of the time this is correct but that leads us into the first of the main variations in the challenge of Z68 vs P67.
The Z68 chipset includes a 3rd party programme called Virtu - this programme utilizes both the on board video and the discrete video card, transferring different video processes to the on board video if the on board video is better at that type of process. Video trans-coding is one of the primary processes that use this. The benefits being faster processing and lower power usage. This is thanks to the fact that the discrete video cards are geared more towards 3d video processing than trans-coding activities.
The second of the two main elements of Z68 is SSD caching. This is something which neither P67 nor H67 had. SSD caching is the power to use a small sized SSD as a cache for programs. This has similarities to RAM. Rather than loading programs off a slow drive, the ssd caching will first load the programs to the SSD so they can be more quickly accessed by the RAM.
To summarise the P67 vs Z68 debate: P67 is perfect for fan pc game-players who (naturally) have a good discrete video card. Z68 is also wonderful for P.C gameplayers, but mostly for those who want some SSD capabilities at a smaller price - if you already have an SSD, then there is no advantage to going with the Z68 over the P67.
About the Author:
Joseph Robertson has been building computers for 10 years and for a lot of that time has been helping others discover the best ways to build a gaming pc. Check out his blog for more information on the P67 vs Z68 debate.
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