Compaq dc5850 - Microtower PC Technical Reference Guide

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System Overview
2.3 System Architecture
The systems covered in this guide feature an architecture based on an AMD processor and
chipset (Figure 2-2). All systems covered in this guide include the following key components:
■ AMD Phenom, Athlon, or Sempron processor.
■ AMD 780V chipset (includes RS780 north bridge and SB700 south bridge)
■ SCH5327 Super I/O (SIO) controller supporting PS/2 keyboard and mouse peripherals
■ AD1884A audio controller supporting line in, line out, microphone in, and headphones out
■ Broadcom BMC5754 GbE network interface controller
The AMD 780V chipset, consisting of the RS780C north bridge and the SB700 south bridge, is
designed to complement the latest AMD processors. The RS780 north bridge communicates with
the processor through a Hypertransport bus and with the SB700 south bridge component. The
integrated graphics controller of the RS780 north bridge can be upgraded through a PCI Express
(PCIe) x16 graphics slot. All systems include a serial ATA (SATA) hard drive in the standard
configuration.

Compaq dc5850 - Microtower PC Specifications

General

Memory	Up to 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Form Factor	Microtower
Audio	Integrated High Definition audio
Power Supply	300W
Processor	AMD Athlon X2, AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Storage	SATA 3.0 Gb/s Hard Drives
Graphics	Integrated ATI Radeon 3100 graphics
Optical Drive	DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW
Operating System	Windows Vista
Expansion Slots	1 PCI Express x16, 2 PCI Express x1
Network	Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
Ports	1 serial, 1 parallel, 1 VGA, 1 RJ-45, audio in/out