| Form
factor |
ATX
(12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters
by 243.84 millimeters]) |
| Processor |
- Support
for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core2 Quad
processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600,
1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
- Support
for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core2 Extreme
processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600,
1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
- Support
for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core2 Duo
processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1333
or 1066 MHz system bus
- Support
for an Intel® Pentium® processor
in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system
bus
-
View all supported processors
|
| Memory |
- Four
240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module
(DIMM) sockets
- Support
for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066
MHz, or DDR3 800 MHz DIMMs
- Support
for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory
|
| Chipset |
-
Intel® X48 Express Chipset
|
| Audio |
Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in
the following configuration:
- 8-channel
(7.1) Dolby Home Theater* Audio subsystem
with five analog audio outputs and two S/PDIF
digital audio outputs (coaxial and optical)
using the Sigmatel* 9274D audio codec
|
| ATI
CrossFire* multi-GPU platform support |
- ATI
CrossFire technology enables two ATI* graphics
cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming
performance and visual quality
- Full
support of next-generation ATI CrossFire*
|
| I/O
control |
I/O
controller for Consumer IR |
| LAN
support |
Gigabit
(10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using
the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller |
| Peripheral
interfaces |
- Twelve
USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 2 internal
headers)
- Six
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 2 eSATA
port with RAID support supplied by a Marvell*
controller
- Two
IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal
header)
- Consumer
IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
- One
Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33,
ATA-66/100 support (2 devices supported)
|
| Expansion
capabilities |
- Two
PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors
(SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus
add-in card connectors)
- One
primary PCI Express* 2.0 x16 (electrical
x16) bus add-in card connector
- One
secondary PCI Express 2.0 x16 (electrical
x16) bus add-in card connector
- One
PCI Express* 1.0a x16 (electrical x4) bus
add-in card connector
|
| Microsoft
Windows Vista* Premium ready |
With
a PC built with Intel® Core2 Duo or Intel®
Core2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop
Board, you can experience a more responsive
and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows
Vista* including a new visual sophistication
of the Microsoft Windows Aero* interface. |
