Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG

Designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, the Intel® Desktop Board DP55KG delivers incredible performance. Enjoy great over-clocking hardware and software while boasting new features like Bluetooth* technology. Support for ATI Crossfire* and NVIDIA SLI* technology rounds off the platform with amazing graphics performance.

Features and benefits

Form factor	ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor	View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors. At product launch, this desktop board supports: Intel® Core™ i7-800 processor series in an LGA1156 socket Intel® Core™ i5-700 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Memory	Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR3 1600+1/1333/1066 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 16 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset	Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Audio	Intel® High Definition Audio◊ subsystem in the following configuration: 10-channel (7.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two optical S/PDIF digital audio for input and output using the Realtek * ALC889 audio codec
Video	Nvidia SLI* and ATI CrossFire* technology support enables two graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
LAN support	Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
Peripheral interfaces	Thirteen USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 1 onboard, 2 internal headers) Eight Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports including 2 eSATA ports Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header) Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers) Integrated Bluetooth Technology Module
Expansion capabilities	One primary PCI Express* 2.0 x16 bus add-in card connector One PCI Express* 2.0 x8 bus add-in card connector, bifurcated from the primary PCI Express 2.0 x16 One PCI Express* 2.0 x4 connector Two PCI Express* 2.0 x1 connectors Two PCI Conventional bus connectors

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Processors	Intel® Core™ i7 processors Intel® Core™ i5 processors
Chipset	Intel® P55 Express Chipset