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1 Product Description
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 Feature Summary
Table 2 summarizes the major features of the board.
Table 2. Feature Summary
Form Factor
ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
• Intel
Core™ i7, Intel
Core™ i5, and Intel
Core™ i3 processors with up to
95 W TDP in an LGA1155 socket:
― Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics interfaces (one operates in x8 mode
when second slot is populated)
― Two DDR3 memory channels
Memory
•
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
• Support for DDR3 +1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz DIMMs
• Support for 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb memory technology
• Support for up to 32 GB of system memory with four DIMMs using 4 Gb
memory technology
• Support for non-ECC memory
• Support for 1.35 V low and 1.25 V ultra low voltage JEDEC memory
• Support for XMP memory
Chipset
Intel
Z68 Express Chipset consisting of the Intel
Z68 Platform Controller
Hub (PCH)
Audio
• 8-channel (7.1 + 2) Intel High Definition Audio via the Realtek ALC892 audio
codec including:
― Front panel audio header with support for Intel HD Audio and AC ’97 Audio
― Five analog audio jacks on the back panel
― Onboard S/PDIF out header and back panel optical S/PDIF out connector
8-channel (7.1) Intel HD Audio via the HDMI and Display port interfaces
Graphics
• Integrated graphics support for processors with Intel HD Graphics:
― High Definition Multimedia Interface* (HDMI*)
― DVI-I
― DisplayPort*
• Discrete graphics support for PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in graphics card
Legacy I/O Control Nuvoton* legacy I/O controller for Consumer Infrared (CIR)
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