ATX Form Factor

Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG Extreme Series

Performance tuning for greate r

control

An Intel-designed BIOS1 presets c lock
values for quick performan ce tuning, along
with great manual controls. The six-pha se
voltage regulators with sturd y thermal
solutions and CHiL* Advanced Digital
Voltage Regulator Control deliver high -
speed phase control for lower, efcient,
and balanced temperature. An o nboard
post code decoder LED cycles thr ough post
codes while booting. The third -generation
watchdog timer recovers from crashe s
by restoring previous safe values. If t he
watchdog timer fails, the easy-to-acce ss
Back-to-BIOS switch lets you get to main-
tenance mode without having to ope n the
system chassis.

Surviving never looked this good

The Intel Desktop Board DP55KG is built
with the new Intel® P55 Express Chipset ,
supporting the Intel® Core™ i7 and I ntel®
Core™ i5 processors in the LGA1156 pack-
age. The revolutionary two -chip layout
enables lower power consumption an d
more advanced performan ce tuning1 for
a smoother, more realistic experience.
Intel® Extreme Memory Pro les (Intel® XMP)
is a performance-packed exp ansion of the
standard DDR3 memory spe cication,
hitting speeds of 1600 MHz1 or faster.
Eight SATA and two eSATA ports deliver
greater exibility. Build your system qu ickly
with 90-degree rotated SATA ports and
easy-to-locate, aligned front-pan el headers
at the edge of the board. An integr ated
Bluetooth* module onboard conne cts
to peripherals.

Loaded with the features extre me

gamers want

When it comes to serious gaming, t he
Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG is packed
with features to exceed any power user’s
expectations. With incred ible support for
up to eight threads of raw processing power,
dual-channel DDR3 memory, and exible
support for ATI* CrossreX* technology and
NVIDIA* SLI* technology, the Intel Desktop
Board DP55KG brings the best weapons
to any application or game. The exible
graphics also make this board ideal for the
backbone of an entry workst ation system.
Today’s extreme gaming, digital photography,
and video editing demand brea kthrough
technology. The Intel Desktop Board DP55KG
supports the latest process ors, and Intel’s
cutting-edge techno logy delivers even
greater performance and powe r efciency.
Product brief
intel® desktop board dP55KG
extreme Series