Intel® Desktop Board DG965SS

OVERVIEW

The Intel® Desktop Board DG965SS Classic Series is built in the uATX form factor, supporting a range of processors including the Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Pentium® D and the Intel® Pentium 4. This board can support up to 8 GB of dual channel DDR2 800/667/533 MHz SDRAM. It also offers up to two 1394a ports, Intel® High Definition Audio with support for 5.1 surround sound, Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network connection and ample USB connectors for all your computer paraphernalia.The Intel® Desktop Board DG965SS is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® G965 Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

Features and benefits
Form Factor
microATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 533 MHz system bus
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Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset
Intel® G965 Express Chipset
Audio
6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the SigmaTel* STAC9227 audio codec
Video
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3000 (Intel® GMA X3000) onboard graphics subsystem
I/O Control
Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2* ports
LAN Support
Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces
Ten USB 2.0 ports
Two IEEE-1394a interfaces: one back panel connector and one front-panel header
Four Serial ATA IDE interfaces
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support
One diskette drive interface
One serial port via header
One parallel port
Expansion Capabilities
One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card
One PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors
Microsoft Vista* Premium Ready
With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 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 Windows Aero* interface.