Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7-B3

GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3: Z68 Chipset With Smart Response

Back in January, Intel released their P67 Express Chipset, which provided users with a great solution to build systems with powerful discreet graphics and Intel's 2nd Generation Core architecture Sandy Bridge processors. The chipset also supported simple overclocking for high-end users. Due to the simplicity of overclocking, users on air cooling could easily reach speeds of up to 4.8 - 5 GHz. On the other hand Intel also released another very well known H67 Express Chipset. This category of motherboards were designed to use the processors built in integrated HD graphics to enhance video performance with systems running just integrated graphics. However, The H67 Express Chipset did not provide overclocking support for the CPU. Today, Intel is releasing the new Z68 Express Chipset, which combines the power of the H67 and P67 chipsets into one compact solution. There are two forms of Z68 based motherboards. One provides users with powerful dedicated graphics solutions with the support of the NF200 chip while also taking advantage of Intel's new Smart Response SSD Caching technology. The other has display connectors on the rear of the motherboard, providing full support for the integrated graphics while having full CPU overclocking potential, and SSD caching called Smart Response.