Intel DQ57TM - Desktop Board Features

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1 Desktop Board Features
This chapter briefly describes the features of Intel
®
Desktop Board DQ57TML. Table 1
summarizes the major features of the Desktop Board.
Table 1. Feature Summary
Form Factor
MicroATX (243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches] x 243.84 millimeters
[9.60 inches])
Processor Support
• Intel
®
Core™ i7, Intel
®
Core™ i5, Intel
®
Core™ i3, Intel
®
Pentium
processors, and Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor 3400 series in an LGA1156
package:
― Integrated graphics processing (processors with Intel
®
Graphics
Technology)
― External graphics interface controller
― Integrated memory controller
Chipset Intel
®
Q57 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
®
Q57 Express
Platform Controller Hub (PCH)
Memory Support
• Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
sockets
• Support for DDR3 1333 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
• Support for 1 Gb and 2 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 16 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using
2 Gb memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for ECC memory with Intel Xeon processor 3400 series
Graphics Support
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel Graphics
Technology:
― DVI-D
― VGA
• Discrete graphics support for a PCI Express* 2.0 x16 add-in
graphics card
Audio Intel
®
High Definition Audio, featuring the Realtek* ALC662-VC audio
codec with:
• 6-channel (5.1) audio via back panel connectors
• Front panel audio header that supports Intel High Definition Audio
and AC ’97 Audio
• S/PDIF out header
• Internal mono speaker header
Expansion
Capabilities
• One PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in card connector
• Two PCI Express 1.1 x1 add-in card connectors
• One PCI* bus connector
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