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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DQ57TM. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
MicroATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
Processor Support
• Intel
®
Core™ i7, Intel
®
Core™ i5, Intel
®
Core™ i3, Intel
®
Pentium
processors, and Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor 3400 series in an LGA1156
package:
― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel
®
Graphics
Technology)
― External graphics interface controller
― Integrated memory controller
Chipset Intel
®
Q57 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
Q57 Express
Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
Memory Support
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets
• Support for DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
• Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using
2 Gb memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for ECC memory with Intel Xeon processor 3400 series
Graphics Support
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel Graphics
Technology:
― DVI-I
― DVI-D
― DisplayPort* interface
• Discrete graphics support for PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in graphics
card
Audio Intel
®
High Definition Audio:
• Realtek* ALC662-VC audio codec
• S/PDIF audio header
• DisplayPort* digital audio
Expansion
Capabilities
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector
• Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 add-in card connectors
• One PCI* bus connector
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