* Intel® Desktop Board DP45SG

Welcome to the extreme performance platform brought to you by Intel® Desktop Board DP45SG, supporting the Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor with up to 1333 FSB. Built in the full size ATX, this board comes with dual PCI Express* (PCIe) 2.0 x16 graphics connectors, DDR-3 1333 support and overclocking capabilities. Intel® Desktop Board DP45SG will take your gaming experience to a higher level.Intel Desktop Board DP45SG supports Dolby Home Theater* and is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified.Product informationProduct brief View available configurationsView supported processorsLatest BIOS and driver updatesFeatures and benefitsForm factor ATX (11.60 inches by 9.60 inches [294.64 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])Processor View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors.At product launch, this desktop board supports:Support for an Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor in an LGA775 socketSupport for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socketSupport for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socketSupport for an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socketSupport for an Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socketSupport for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 sequence in an LGA775 socketMemory Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) socketsSupport for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz DIMMsSupport for up to 8 GBΣ of system memoryChipset Intel® P45 Express ChipsetAudio Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one optical S/PDIF digital audio output using the IDT 92HD73E audio codecVideo Dual PCI Express* (PCIe) 2.0x16 slots with ATI Crossfire* technology supportFull support of Next Generation ATI CrossfireLAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567LF Gigabit Ethernet ControllerPeripheral Interfaces Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports (6 back ports and 6 via headers)Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 1 eSATA back port with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 supportTwo IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)One serial port via headerExpansion Capabilities Three PCI bus add-in card connectorsRelated productsProcessors Intel® Core™2 Extreme processorIntel® Core™2 Quad processorIntel® Core™2 Duo processorIntel® Pentium® Dual-Core processorIntel® Celeron® Dual-Core processorIntel® Celeron® processor 400 sequenceChipsets Intel® P45 Express ChipsetΣ System resources and hardware (such as PCI and PCI Express*) require physical memory address locations that can reduce available addressable system memory. This could result in a reduction of as much as 1GB or more of physical addressable memory being available to the operating system and applications, depending on the system configuration and operating system.