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8 Consumer infrared receiver and
transmitter: Supports receiving,
learning, and emitting capabilities,
controls up to two additional CE
devices with your PC, and eliminates
the need for a USB CIR dongle.
9 Exclusive voltage regulator thermal
solutions: Provides reliable and silent
cooling for extreme performance tuning.
10 Six-phase improved voltage regulator:
The addition of the CHiL* processor
voltage regulator allows for improved
power and voltage delivery to reach
even better performance while running
games and media applications.
11 Bluetooth*: Adds the ability to connect
to Bluetooth-enabled devices such as
an audio headset, keyboard, or mouse
for reduced cable computing.
12 Post code decoder: Allows for display
of post codes for debug along with the
included post code quick reference card
displaying critical areas to help trouble-
shoot performance-increase roadblocks.
13 Back-to-BIOS switch: New feature
allows easy system recovery with all the
BIOS settings kept intact after pushing
the performance envelope too far.
14 One IEEE 1394a port with one
additional port via internal header;
eight Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports with
four additional ports via two internal
headers and one onboard port via
one internal header: Provides for the
most exible connectivity options for
front and back panels.
9.6” (24.38 cm)
11.6” (29.46 cm)
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Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG Extreme Series
Features and Benets
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1 Support for the Intel® Core™ i7 and
Intel® Core™ i5 processors in the
LGA1156 package: Features Intel®
Turbo Boost Technology
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and Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology
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for
exceptional performance and scalability,
and 8 MB Shared Intel® Smart Cache,
enabling dynamic and efcient
allocation of cache.
2 Intel® P55 Express Chipset:
Revolutionary new single chip increases
routing space for additional onboard
features and lowers power consumption.
3 Dual-Channel DDR3 1600+
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/ 1333 /
1066 MHz memory support: Four
DIMM slots support up to 16 GB
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mem-
ory connected directly to the processor
via the Integrated Memory Controller.
4 One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 slot:
Graphics with the ability to scale
to dual x8 graphics supporting ATI*
CrossFireX* and NVIDIA* SLI*.
5 One PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot, two
PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, and two PCI
expansion slots: Flexibility to support
PCI Express and legacy PCI devices.
6 Eight SATA 3.0 GB/s ports, with two
additional eSATA ports: Allows for a
large addition of external mass storage
using either single hard drives or SATA
enclosures supporting port replication.
7 Intel® Matrix Storage Technology:
RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 for higher
performance data access and/or
data protection.
15 Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network
Connection: Uses a new low-power
design and can meet Energy Star* 5.0
specications.
16 Dolby* Home Theater with
10-Channel Intel® High Denition
Audio
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(7.1) and S/PDIF In and Out:
Enables high-quality integrated audio
that rivals the performance of high-end
discrete solutions.
17 Lead-free: Meets all worldwide
regulatory requirements for lead-free
manufacturing.
18 ATX (9.6” x 11.6”) Form Factor:
ATX board supports more fully featured
tower designs.