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8 consumer infrared receive r and
transmitter: Suppor ts receiving,
learning, and emitting c apabilities,
controls up to two additional CE
devices with your PC, and eliminates
the need for a USB CIR dongle.
9 exclusive voltage regulator thermal
solutions: Provides reliable and silent
cooling for extreme perfor mance tuning.
10 Six-phase improved volt age regulator:
The addition of the CHiL* processor
voltage regulator allows for improved
power and voltage delivery to reach
even better performance while running
games and media applications .
11 bluetooth*: Adds the abilit y to connect
to Bluetooth-enabled devices su ch as
an audio headset, keyboard, or mo use
for reduced cable computing .
12 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 trou ble-
shoot performance-increase roadblocks.
13 back-to-bioS switch: New feature
allows easy system recovery with all the
BIOS settings kept intact after pushing
the performance envelope too f ar.
14 one ieee 1394a port with one
additional port via int ernal header;
eight Hi-Speed uSb 2.0 ports with
four additional ports via two internal
headers and one onboar d port via
one internal header: Provid es for the
most exible connectivit y options for
front and back panels.
9.6” (24.38 cm)
11.6” (29.46 cm)
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Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG Extreme Series Features and Benets
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1 Support for the intel® cor e™ i7 and
intel® core™ i5 processors in th e
LGA1156 package: Features In tel®
Turbo Boost Technology3 and Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology4 for
exceptional performance and sc alability,
and 8 MB Shared Intel® Smart Cach e,
enabling dynamic and efcien t
allocation of cache.
2 intel® P55 express chipset:
Revolutionary new single chip increases
routing space for additional o nboard
features and lowers power consumpti on.
3 dual-channel ddr3 1600+1 / 1333 /
1066 MHz memory support: Four
DIMM slots support up to 16 GB5 mem-
ory connected directly to the processor
via the Integrated Memory Controller.
4 one Pci express* 2.0 x16 slot:
Graphics with the ability to scale
to dual x8 graphics supporting ATI*
CrossFireX* and NVIDIA* SLI*.
5 one Pci express 2.0 x4 slot, two
Pci express 2.0 x1 slots, and two Pci
expansion slots: Flexibility to support
PCI Express and legacy PCI dev ices.
6 eight SAtA 3.0 Gb/s ports, with two
additional eSAtA ports: Allows for a
large addition of external mass storage
using either single hard drives or SATA
enclosures supporting port replication.
7 intel® Matrix Storage technology:
RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 for higher
performance data access and /or
data protection.
15 intel® Pro 10/100/1000 Network
connection: Uses a new low-power
design and can meet Energy Star* 5.0
specications.
16 dolby* Home theater wi th
10-Channel Intel® High Denition
Audio6 (7.1) and S/Pdif in and out:
Enables high-quality integrated audio
that rivals the performance of high-end
discrete solutions.
17 Lead-free: Meets al l worldwide
regulatory requirements for l ead-free
manufacturing.
18 AtX (9.6” x 11.6”) form factor:
ATX board supports more fully featured
tower designs.