Best motherboard....

[atin gamer]

Hello,
which is the best motherboard Z68 between "Gigabyte’s Z68XP-UD3" or "Asus Maximus 4 Gene Z" ?

 

[danraies]

I would say the Gigabyte unless you need a mico-ATX board or an ROG board. They're both quality boards but the Gigabyte board has a few more features just because it's full-sized ATX. To me the Gene-z is a specialized board for those who want overclocking and SLI/CF in a micro-ATX form factor. For other users I think it's a little overpriced.

If you're willing to spend a little more, the ASRock Extreme4 Gen3 is a good choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264

If you want to spend a little less the ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 and the Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 are good choices:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128502

All the boards I've referenced (including the two you mentioned) will have similar performance for gaming applications. The price differences correspond to changes in features.

I should warn you that the ASRock boards only have a 2 year warranty.

 

[inzone]

When buying any motherboard the thing you want to look for is how many x16 slots does it have incase you ever want to use multiple video cards , then you want to look for what features they have and how are they for overclocking. When it comes to overclocking all boards are not created equal. You want to be able to make a lot of different adjustments and not all MB do that. One company that is known for overclocking is Asus and thier Rog MB series are the best for OCing.

ASUS P8Z68-V LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$169.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131729

This is the same price as the Asus Maximus but is not a micro atx board so if you were wanting a full atx board you could look at this one.
However if you are ok with the limited amount of slots in the Maximus then that is an inexpensive way to get the Rog features that Asus offers and depending on what you are doing with your computer this would be a good choice.
It would have helped us more if you would of listed the components that you have and the main purpose of this computer , for example if you are not into overclocking then you could get the other Asus board in this post or the Gigabyte one. When you asked the question which one is the best it makes it hard if there is no other information.