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If you get your jollies from things like procuring motherboards months before compatible chips are released, then boy have we some good news for you! [ASUS](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Asus) is releasing three [PCI-Express 3.0](http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/19/pci-express-makes-the-3-0-leap-doubles-bandwidth-over-pcie-2-0/) enabled motherboards that are capable of handling Intel's souped-up [Ivy Bridge](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/intel-hypes-ivy-bridge-leaves-poor-old-sandy-in-its-wake/) chips when they debut next year. The company isn't in the business of giving its boards romantic names, so the three Z68-powered arrivals will be called P8Z68-Deluxe/GEN3, P8Z68-V Pro/GEN3 and P8Z68-V/GEN3. The whole lot will get two PCI-Express 3.0 slots, [LucidLogix Vertu](http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/lucidlogix-virtu-in-action-discrete-graphics-and-sandy-bridge-t/) graphics-switching and USB 3.0. They'll be available from October -- the Deluxe model will peel €230 ($310) from the rear of your pocket, while the V-pro commands a more modest €185 ($250) and the V an even lower €160 ($220). After the break, we've got a shot of the German spec list that those nice folks at *TechConnect* managed to snaffle. Go on, geek out -- we won't tell.
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