Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Price same as inferior H67 chipset.
Virtu GPUswitching support.
Decent layout.

Cons:

No SLI support.
Oldstyle BIOS.

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Last revision on September 17, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Price same as inferior H67 chipset
Virtu GPUswitching support
Decent layout
MSATA port

Expert reviews and ratings

100

An mSATA port could be useful for some, but if you own an SSD there are better boards out there...

By Expert Reviews on March 05, 2012

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By HEXUS.net on February 28, 2012

At the beginning we asked if it was possible to produce a great performing motherboard for such a low price. Often when we see 'value' motherboards they are lacking so many bits and bobs that it's almost a false economy as you're losing...

By Overclock3D on October 26, 2011

We’re slightly flabbergasted by the Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3. It hits a surprising price point for a decent Z68-based motherboard, and in doing so makes one of the key features of the Z68 chipset (Smart Response) actually relevant. This is great news,...

By Bit-tech.net on October 11, 2011

Kitguru often focuses on the ultra high end hardware, but today we are building a system around the Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Z68 motherboard, a new product which aims to deliver the best price point possible. At a shade under £85 we wanted to test this...

By Kitguru.net on September 28, 2011

The Z68 platform has seen a lot of love from Gigabyte since it came about, and the Z68AP-D3 has to be one of the cheapest Z68 boards we've ever seen. But does that also mean it's one of the weakest? Since the farce that accompanied the launch...

By TechRadar on September 18, 2011

With X79 arriving onto the scene, the high-end market has been filled and is something that only the insanely rich can afford. Z68 can still be expensive too, when we look at the likes of the G1 Sniper 2 board which is pricey, but does offer a lot of...

By eTeknix on December 07, 2011

We’ve experienced the full force of what Z68 is truly capable of from a variety of flagships up and to this point but we haven’t really considered that lower end of the market until today. GIGABYTE’s Z68AP-D3 is the talk of the town at...

By Vortez on October 14, 2011