Which SB motherboard with display port ?

[you2]

Ok - I'm looking for a motherboard with display port. I prefer 2 pci slots but i suppose one might do; I prefer full atx but micro might do; I prefer 7 sata ports but 5 might do. There will be no overclocking 'cept perhaps adding pc1600 memory which is technically overclocking.
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The reason for display port is so i can run high resolution monitor (27 or 30) from the motherboard.
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As far as I can tell (please correct me if I am mistaken) there are only 7 MB with display port:
Asrock Z68 Pro3-M ($114) micro; one pci slot; 5 sata
Gigabyte GA-Z68MX-UD2H-BS ($159); micro 7 sata NO pci (I must have at least 1)
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 ($169); full atx; 7 sata; 2 pci
AsRock z68 Extreme4 ($189); full atx 8 sata; 2pci
(the asrock uses alc892/bcm57781 while the gigabyte uses alc889; realtek 8111E
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GA-H67A-UD3H-B3 ($127): 3 pci slots 5 sata
Intel BOXDZ68DB ($133); 1 pci 5 sata
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3 more micro-atx boards
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I know intel has a micro z68 with display port for around $140 and 1 pci slot;
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Not sure if there are any options worth considering. Asus had a micro board for around $140 and gigabyte another micro h68 for $124
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It seems to me the best options are the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3; AsRock z68 Extreme4 ; GA-H67A-UD3H-B3; Asrock Z68 Pro3-M
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The first two are nice for the extra sata ports the last two are a bit less expensive (not sure it really matters if i use h67 or z68 here). The system will be on 24/7 so the asrock uses a bit less power but is the most expensive.
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Anything else I should consider (I know asrock usa warranty sucks but i've never had a mb fail after the first year); any comments about these mb; any significant candidate that I missed ?

 

[LucJoe]

Hmm... I just ordered a P8Z68-V Pro which has no displayport. I'm obviously planning to connect my monitor to the discrete video card but just in case, is there any reason why I can't use a dual link DVI to output 2560x1600? Why is there a need for displayport?

 

[DesiPower]

The 4 mobos that you listed are pretty much the only ones that meet you requirements. btw, again, why do you need displayport? connecting to a apple display or something? also what are you going to use the PCI sots for? you are limiting yourself too much with these two choices...

 

[you2]

Display port so I can use it with a 27 or 30 inch monitor (probably dell). It's the higher resolution.
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PCI; for a tv tuner I have.
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2nd slot is for an extra pci ethernet card I have. Those are pretty cheap so I suppose I could get a pcie-1 card here if needed.
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If I would reduce it to one pci slot would any of the alternative be better than the boards I already listed ?
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The 4 mobos that you listed are pretty much the only ones that meet you requirements. btw, again, why do you need displayport? connecting to a apple display or something? also what are you going to use the PCI sots for? you are limiting yourself too much with these two choices...

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The Intel DZ68DB has the display port that you are asking for and Newegg.com has it in stock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...21527&Tpk=dz68.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[you2]

An intel board is fine but is there one with 7 or 8 sata ports instead of 5 ?

The Intel DZ68DB has the display port that you are asking for and Newegg.com has it in stock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...21527&Tpk=dz68.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[Ratman6161]

Display port so I can use it with a 27 or 30 inch monitor (probably dell). It's the higher resolution.
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PCI; for a tv tuner I have.
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2nd slot is for an extra pci ethernet card I have. Those are pretty cheap so I suppose I could get a pcie-1 card here if needed.
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If I would reduce it to one pci slot would any of the alternative be better than the boards I already listed ?
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From the Dell Web Site:
Dell
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Usually Ships 1-2 Days
Manufacturer Part# 9XDG8
Dell Part# 224-9949
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz
Viewable Size: 30"
Signal Input: 2xHDMI, 2xDVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort

Still sure you need that display port?

 

[you2]

The issue is the motherboard side.

From the Dell Web Site:
Dell
Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Usually Ships 1-2 Days
Manufacturer Part# 9XDG8
Dell Part# 224-9949
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600 / 60 Hz
Viewable Size: 30"
Signal Input: 2xHDMI, 2xDVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort

Still sure you need that display port?

 

[RoyG]

From the Dell Web Site:
Signal Input: 2xHDMI, 2xDVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort

Still sure you need that display port?

I am in the same boat with OP, I ordered Asrock Z68 Pro3-M.

Yes Dell monitor has HDMI/DVI but the ports won't support higher resolution than 1920x1200. Display port should be able to.

 

[paperwastage]

dual-link DVI would support that high res, but you have to check the board. the port on the board might be dual link, but the output isn't

 

[Seggybop]

sandy bridge IGP doesn't support dual-link DVI; all of the motherboard DVI ports are single-link. this is why displayport is the only choice.

=/

 

[RoyG]

sandy bridge IGP doesn't support dual-link DVI; all of the motherboard DVI ports are single-link. this is why displayport is the only choice.

Are you sure the display ports on SB support 2560x1600 LCD monitors?

 

[Seggybop]

Are you sure the display ports on SB support 2560x1600 LCD monitors?

The ones on SB laptops do, so I'm assuming they haven't arbitrarily crippled the desktop variants for some reason. However, I can't I've personally seen it running 2560x off a Z68 board.

 

[Infrnl]

I would say one of these:
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 ($169); full atx; 7 sata; 2 pci
AsRock z68 Extreme4 ($189); full atx 8 sata; 2pci
(the asrock uses alc892/bcm57781 while the gigabyte uses alc889; realtek 8111E
either one should do you fine

I do not know all the differences; just go with the one that appeals most to you
ASRock only has 1 yr warranty, keep in mind

 

[you2]

Hum. Sounds like you just took a couple of boards from my top post with my notes and selected them; can you expand on why these two and not the others ?

I would say one of these:
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 ($169); full atx; 7 sata; 2 pci
AsRock z68 Extreme4 ($189); full atx 8 sata; 2pci
(the asrock uses alc892/bcm57781 while the gigabyte uses alc889; realtek 8111E
either one should do you fine

I do not know all the differences; just go with the one that appeals most to you
ASRock only has 1 yr warranty, keep in mind

 

[Infrnl]

Hum. Sounds like you just took a couple of boards from my top post with my notes and selected them; can you expand on why these two and not the others ?

I did cut and past from your list. This is because you listed the only available boards that fit your criteria from what i read. So out of the boards you have listed; those are the 2 that I believe would be good to go with. Both are great companies with good support. They both have many options, overclock well and will work for what you need.
I suggested to pick the one that appeals to you best. In the end the decision is yours and what fits your needs. As far as I see it with SB; no matter what you choose; you will not lose. As far as I know; all SB boards do well, and all will have their issues.
If you could do without display port; it would open things up more, but you specifically stated you wanted a board with display port.

This probably does not help much, but of the list; those are the 2 I would put at the top of the list to choose from.

 

[soundasleep]

I'm looking for something similar. Or I should say, I'm looking to REPLACE my GA-H67A-UD3H-B3 which is really a piece of cr*p. I started getting the "boot cycling" problem that many others are getting (see this thread). It seems to be happening with P67, Z68 and H67 boards by Gigabyte. And now it's turning into other MB-related issues (drives not showing up in BIOS, etc).

Have you chosen anything yet? If not, I'd say stay away from Giga for SB.

 

[you2]

I went with the asrock extreme4. Newegg sent me a $20 off coupon so I bit the bullet. I'll install it this weekend.

The one thing nice about the asrock is the mb has an error indicator (led display); not sure about the gigabyte but the msi has no indicator per sey and folks have problems with boot loop on that board (mostly due to incompatible memory).
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I suspect it is a bios behavior so any board using the same brand bios is likely to have the same behavior in the same situation. The msi (p67-gd65) is not a bad board; it just doesn't help you if things go wrong. I had no issues with the p67-gd65 build and machine has been 100% stable.
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Anyways I'll post an update on the asrock if I build it this weekend as planned.

 

[you2]

Well on first boot everything went smoothly. Still need to burn it in (to test ram et all) so I'll do that tonight but the build went very quickly. On the surface this board seems higher quality than the msi p67-g65 by quite a bit. Hard to quantify but when I did the p67 build a couple of months ago I remember being annoyed by little details. I don't want to emphasis this too much because the p67-g65 has been 100% stable and I can't really do a fair analysis of actual quality of components et all butt he attention to details on the asrock are better (layout, features, documentation, ...)
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[Patrese]

Well on first boot everything went smoothly. Still need to burn it in (to test ram et all) so I'll do that tonight but the build went very quickly. On the surface this board seems higher quality than the msi p67-g65 by quite a bit. Hard to quantify but when I did the p67 build a couple of months ago I remember being annoyed by little details. I don't want to emphasis this too much because the p67-g65 has been 100% stable and I can't really do a fair analysis of actual quality of components et all butt he attention to details on the asrock are better (layout, features, documentation, ...)
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I don't think you're gonna regret your purchase, really. I'm having a great experience with my Z68 Extreme 4 so far... and I entirely agree with you on the "attention to details" part, the packaging and accesories are really neat. The UEFI manual could be better, on the other hand.

 

[you2]

Yea I'm struggling with a few of the bios option like hd play/on and deep sx (no clue what these options are setting and the manual is very weak hwere - "deep sx - enable or disable deep sx option). Gee but do I want it enabled or disabled ?

 

[Shmee]

is there a reason that you cant use an AMD card to add a display port? this would allow you to choose any motherboard you wanted without the requirement of DP, only need a PCIE slot.

 

[you2]

Well this system will run 24x7 and I don't need 3d acceleration so spending a little more on the mb means I don't have to spend extra and a video card; larger psu; and it should run cooler.

is there a reason that you cant use an AMD card to add a display port? this would allow you to choose any motherboard you wanted without the requirement of DP, only need a PCIE slot.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Had to add my two cents here, especially because I pontificated about this in a comparison of the ASUS P8Z68 . . .[] motherboards.

The ASUS P8Z68-V and P8Z68-V-Pro boards both have display ports for the iGPU. And yes -- I discovered that they are "dual-link." But also, I believe they have an HDMI port.

If you don't socket a dGPU PCI-E card, the BIOS will automatically see the absence thereof and default to the iGPU and display ports at the rear I/O-plate. Otherwise, it will see the PCI-E board and instead default to the dGPU.

And I'd made that comparison because we were initially confused at how the ASUS P8Z68-Deluxe board -- the third model in the line -- does not have its own display ports, but has the top price-tag in the model-line. I demystified that, by adding value for "extra stuff" and subtracting the value you might expect for the display ports.

Just splitting hairs, and pushing my luck at potential for being a pest . . .