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Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 or ASRock Z68 Extreme4 GEN 3

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Hi,

Wich one of Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 and ASRock Z68 Extreme4 GEN 3 should I choose, and why?

This is the diffrences as I see it :

Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3
Intel NIC
> No idea if this matters
Bluetooth
> No need
har 12+4 digital VRM
> No idea if this matters
DTS surround
> Nice
ASMedia USB 3.0 controller
2 year warrenty

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 GEN 3
har floppy drive connector
> will not be used
Has PLX chip
> No idea if this matters
Supports THX TruStudio
> Nice
Induvidual Power for the graphiccard
> No idea if this matters
Etron USB 3.0 controller
> Seems to have some problem but it could be fixed with drivers
1 year warrenty

Its about the same price.

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The biger is the VRM you can overclock the CPU at higher frequency and more stable.Buy the Asus.

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