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Old 06-09-2011, 10:36 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by roastpuff View Post
Z68 is better than P67 in the sense that it gives you the ability to use Intel's Quick Sync feature to encode/decode videos much faster than just using the CPU, and enables SSD caching which improves read times on the OS drive by using a small (<60GB) SSD as a cache for the mechanical HDD.

Pricing-wise I find the market is fairly similar between a P67 and a Z68. Thus, my choice goes to a Z68 board.

A few articles:

http://www.overclock.net/intel-mothe...67-vs-z68.html
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2157881
Regarding the SSD cacheing, do I have to be a comeputer guru to use it or is this just automatica setting/ plug and play type of thing? cuz I dont even know how to set up Raid for HDD
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