Intel BLKDX79TO manual Desktop Board Features, Feature Summary

1 Desktop Board Features

This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel® Desktop Board DX79TO. Table 1 summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.

Table 1. Feature Summary

Form Factor	ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
	[9.60 inches])
Processor	Support for Intel® Core™ i7 and Intel® Xeon® processors in the
	LGA2011 package with:
	•	Two PCI Express* 3.0 x16 graphics interfaces (x16 electrical)
	•	Quad-channel memory interface
Main Memory	Eight 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
	sockets arranged in four channels with support for the following:
	•	DDR3 2400 MHz, DDR3 2133 MHz, DDR3 1866 MHz, DDR3
		1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
	• ECC and non-ECC memory
	•	1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology
	•	XMP memory
	•	1.35 V low voltage memory (JEDEC standard)
	•	Up to 64 GB of system memory using 4 Gb memory technology
	•	Manual memory overclocking (voltage, clock, and ratio)
Chipset	Intel® X79 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel® X79 Platform
	Controller Hub (PCH)
Graphics	Support for multiple PCI Express* graphics cards including linked cards
	using Nvidia* SLI* technology and AMD* CrossFire X* technology
Audio	•	Independent multi-streaming 6-channel (5.1) audio and 2-channel
		audio subsystem, featuring:
		― Intel® High Definition Audio interface
		― RealTek* ALC892 codec
	•	HD Audio front panel header
Expansion	•	Two PCI Express 3.0 x16 connectors
Capabilities	•	Three PCI Express 2.0 x1 connectors
	•	One PCI* bus connector
Legacy I/O Support	Nuvoton* Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR)
	support
		continued

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