Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2 Extreme Series

Features and Benefits

1 Support for the Intel® Core™ i7

processor Extreme Edition in the

LGA1366 package: Supports both

four-core and six-core processors. Fea-

tures Intel® Turbo Boost Technology4

and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology5

for exceptional performance and scal-

ability, and 12 MB shared Intel® Smart

Cache, enabling dynamic and efficient

allocation of cache.

2 Intel® X58 Express Chipset with

ICH10R: Features Intel® QuickPath

Interconnect (Intel® QPI) to the

processor for 25.6 GB/s maximum

peak bandwidth.

3 Six DIMM connectors: Designed to

support overclocked1 DDR3 1600+6 /

1333 / 1066 MHz memory, delivering

up to 48 GB/s7 memory bandwidth.

4 Two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports,

two IEEE 1394a ports (one external

port and one port via internal

header), and 12 USB 2.0 ports (six

back ports and six ports via three

internal headers): Provides for the

most flexible back panel connectivity

options.

7Two SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports, six SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, and two eSATA back ports: Support for up to ten ports with external SATA capability and the ability to disable individual ports via the Intel® Matrix Storage driver stack.

8Intel® Matrix Storage Technology:

Performance and reliability with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10, and new Intel® Rapid Recover Technology.

9Ten-channel Intel® High Definition

Audio8 (7.1): Enables high-quality integrated audio that rivals the perfor- mance of high-end discrete solutions.

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Dual Intel® Gigabit Ethernet LAN:

 

Features onboard 10/100/1000 Mb/s

 

Ethernet LAN connectivity.

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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.

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Back-to-BIOS switch: Allows easy

 

access to the BIOS for easy overclocking1

 

and recovery.

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11.6” (29.46cm)

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Three PCI Express* 2.0 x16

 

connectors: Improved graphics

 

bandwidth and support for certified

 

triple-card ATI* CrossFireX* and

 

NVIDIA* SLI*.

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PCI Express and PCI connectors:

 

Flexibility to support PCI Express and

 

legacy PCI devices.

13 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

troubleshoot performance-increase

roadblocks.

14 Exclusive voltage regulator thermal

solutions: Provides reliable and

silent cooling for extreme performance

tuning1.

15Solid-state capacitors and exclusive Maximum ePower processor voltage regulation design: Maximizes stability and power for advanced performance tuning.

16Tweaker switches: Speed bump, power, and reset switches for over- clocking1 on the go, quick reset, and power on.

17ATX Form Factor: ATX board supports more fully featured tower designs.

18Lead-free: Meets all worldwide regulatory requirements for lead-free manufacturing.

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