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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.

Product information

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:
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
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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 Product and Performance Data 

Σ 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.

◊ Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) requires a system with an appropriate Intel® chipset and a motherboard with an appropriate codec and the necessary drivers installed. System sound quality will vary depending on actual implementation, controller, codec, drivers, and speakers. For more information about Intel® HD Audio, refer to www.intel.com/design/chipsets/hdaudio.htm.

1 DDR3 1600 or higher memory support on this motherboard requires compatible XMP enabled memory or advanced knowledge of BIOS and memory tuning; individual results may vary.