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Intel D975XBX with Intel 955 processor Intro 1/5
Bluetooth 10 Jan 2006

Intel D975XBX mainboard

The chipset i975x

The Intel Desktop Board D975XX features the INtel 975X EXpress chipset. This chipset supports the latest Extreme Edition 955 processor. Not only that, it offers flexible PCIe x16 or 2x PCie x 8. CrossFire is also supported when 2 ATi X800/X850 or X1K series of cards are paired up using the latest Catalyst drivers.

The chipset also offers Integrated intel HD Audio enabling 7.1 surround sound and multiple channel support for voice applications such as online chat and VoIP. It also supports 4 ports of SATA II with NCQ in RAID 0,1,5 and 10.The AHCI provides native hot plug capability too.

The CPU

Intel's latest CPU, the Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 955 with Hyper-Threading Technoogy is the first dual core processor for the desktop PC with 1066 SB and 2MB of L2 cache per execution core. The Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 955 is also the first dual core processor that combines Intel Virtualization Technology, enabling platofmrs to run multiple operating systems and/or applications in independent partitions or environments, with Execute Disable Bit and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology.

The processor runs at a clock speed of 3.46GHz 1066FSB. It has 2 x2 MB L2 cache.

Specifications

IntelŪ Desktop Board D975XBX Features

Features Benefits
Form Factor ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor Support for IntelŪ PentiumŪ Processor Extreme Edition (in an LGA775 socket with a 800 MHz system bus)
Support for IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology† (in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus)
Support for IntelŪ PentiumŪ D Processor (in an LGA775 socket with a 800 MHz system bus)
Support for IntelŪ PentiumŪ 4 Processor supporting Hyper-Threading Technology† (in an LGA775 socket with a 800 MHz system bus)

Memory Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for 667 and 533 MHz DDR2 DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Support for ECC and non-ECC memory

Chipset IntelŪ 975X Express Chipset
I/O Control Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2* ports
Audio IntelŪ High Definition Audio subsystem
LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the IntelŪ 82573E/82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces Eight USB 2.0 ports
One serial port
One parallel port
Four Serial ATA interfaces with RAID support
One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
One diskette drive interface
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion Capabilities Two PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors)
One Primary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x16 or x8) bus add-in card connector
One Secondary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x8) bus add-in card connector
One PCI Express* x16 (electrical x4) bus add-in card connector

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