Asus joins the PCIe arms race with their new P8Z68 DELUXE/Gen3 motherboard by adding the new PCIe 3.0 slots, which is capable of up to a 16GB/s transfer rate, but is still backward compatible with earlier PCIe implementations. The new board features two of these new 3.0 slots, which are SLI and CrossFireX ready. It has four Dual Channel DIMM slots, that will support up to 32GB of DDR3 memory modules. The Intel Socket LGA 1155 is compatible with the widely popular core i3, i5, and i7 processors, so you could pack alot of power into this trimmed down motherboard. Not to mention that it has Intel's newest Z68 chipset, so every expansion device will be running directly through the fastest end of any chipset, the northbridge!
A quick look at the ports you'll find on the motherboard.
PCI-SIG, the special interest group that oversees the PCIe standard, has already officially announced that the work on the PCIe 4.0 standard has already begun, but not to worry, as new as PCIe 3.0 is, it's going to be around for some time before the average consumer has to stress out over PCIe 4.0! In the U.S. the P8Z68 DELUXE/Gen3 looks to be priced around the $250 range. So It's definitely not a bad buy if Asus is your thing.
Written by: Collin Hadley
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