Appendix

Specifications

Processor

Processor type

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo (dual-core processor)

 

Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme (dual-core processor)

 

Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme (quad-core processor)

Cache

at least 1 MB

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

Type

800, and 667-MHz DDR2 unbuffered SDRAM; SLI memory

Memory connectors

four

Memory capacities

512 MB, 1 GB, or 2 GB non-ECC

Minimum memory

1 GB

Maximum memory

8 GB

 

NOTE: See "Addressing Memory Configurations" on page 91 to verify

 

the amount of memory available to the operating system.

 

 

Computer Information

 

 

 

Chipset

NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI

Northbridge

C55XE

Southbridge

MCP55PXE

DMA channels

five

Interrupt levels

24

BIOS chip (NVRAM)

4 Mb

NIC

integrated network interface capable of 10/100/1000

 

communication

 

 

Video

 

 

 

Type

PCI Express

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XPS 720, 720 specifications

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