Introduction
Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard
Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on its revenue. The company is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors that can be found in most personal computers today.
Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Integrated Electronics Corporation (though a common misconception is that "Intel" is from the word intelligence) and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors, and other devices related to communications and computing.
Founded by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove. Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability, originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, Intel's successful "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it and its Pentium processor household names.
Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until the early 1980s. While Intel created the first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became their primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the PC industry.
In today’s review I will be taking a look at the Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard, with the first glance over the board, it is obvious that Intel have added some nice touches and BIOS refinements plus unique features to this board, the DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard gets a few new features such as BIOS recovery button and integrated Bluetooth, so Let's take a Look around this board and see what it has to offer the user.
Specifications
Form Factor:
ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]
Processor:
Intel Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/ Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Memory:
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets arranged in two channels
Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz
Support for up to 16 GB of system memory
Chipset:
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Graphics:
Support for multiple PCI Express* 2.0 graphics cards
Audio:
Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel audio subsystem, featuring: Intel® High Definition (Intel® HD) Audio interface Realtek* ALC889 codec
HD Audio front panel header
Onboard 4-pin S/PDIF out connector
Back panel S/PDIF out and in optical connectors
Expansion Capabilities:
One PCI Express 2.0 x16 port
One PCI Express 2.0 x8 port
One PCI Express 2.0 x4 port
Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 ports
Two PCI* bus connectors
Legacy I/O Support Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
LAN support:
Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
Peripheral Interfaces:
Up to 13 USB 2.0 ports:
Eight ports routed to eight back panel USB connectors
Four ports routed to two onboard USB headers
One port routed to an onboard vertical USB connector
Up to two IEEE 1394a ports:
One port routed to the back panel
One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header
Eight Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s):
Six channels via the PCH
Two channels via Marvell chip
Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller
The DP55KG Motherboard comes packaged in a jet black box with a dark blue skull face on it, the words Extreme board inside. The back of the box contains the features that come with this board.
Front, inside and rear cover of the packaging that houses the Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard.
Once the box is opened, there is an envelope that contains the literature about the board together with drivers and a few basic items.
The Intel Extreme Series DP55KG 'Kingsberg' motherboard is the best motherboard that Intel have on offer at the moment with regards the P55 Express chipset, in Today’s extreme world of video editing, digital photography and gaming demand, The DP55KG supports the latest processors, with Intel’s cutting-edge technology that delivers even greater performance and power efficiency over the old socket 775 could ever hope to achieve.
The first thing we notice is the colour scheme that has been used it is bright blue and black with nice sized aluminium heatsink's which cover the FETs.
Intel have included four DIMM Slots two black and two blue which can accommodate up to 16GB allowing DDR3-2000 (OC) memory to be installed, the memory controller is on the CPU, meaning that the Core i5 CPU will natively support DDR3-1333MHz memory, but the board will support much higher clocks when overclocked.
To find out more about the tuning guide take a look at this link from Intel.
The ATX power connector of which is in the upper right hand corner and left hand top corner of the board allows for easy cable routing and improved airflow to the CPU and rest of the motherboard's components.
Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard
Intel Corporation is the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on its revenue. The company is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors that can be found in most personal computers today.
Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Integrated Electronics Corporation (though a common misconception is that "Intel" is from the word intelligence) and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors, and other devices related to communications and computing.
Founded by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove. Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability, originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, Intel's successful "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it and its Pentium processor household names.
Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until the early 1980s. While Intel created the first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became their primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the PC industry.
In today’s review I will be taking a look at the Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard, with the first glance over the board, it is obvious that Intel have added some nice touches and BIOS refinements plus unique features to this board, the DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard gets a few new features such as BIOS recovery button and integrated Bluetooth, so Let's take a Look around this board and see what it has to offer the user.
Specifications
Form Factor:
ATX (304.80 millimeters [12.00 inches] x 243.84 millimeters [9.60 inches]
Processor:
Intel Socket 1156 Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/ Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Memory:
Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets arranged in two channels
Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, and DDR3 1066 MHz
Support for up to 16 GB of system memory
Chipset:
Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Graphics:
Support for multiple PCI Express* 2.0 graphics cards
Audio:
Independent multi-streaming 8-channel (7.1) audio and 2-channel audio subsystem, featuring: Intel® High Definition (Intel® HD) Audio interface Realtek* ALC889 codec
HD Audio front panel header
Onboard 4-pin S/PDIF out connector
Back panel S/PDIF out and in optical connectors
Expansion Capabilities:
One PCI Express 2.0 x16 port
One PCI Express 2.0 x8 port
One PCI Express 2.0 x4 port
Two PCI Express 2.0 x1 ports
Two PCI* bus connectors
Legacy I/O Support Legacy I/O Controller that provides Consumer Infrared (CIR) support
LAN support:
Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
Peripheral Interfaces:
Up to 13 USB 2.0 ports:
Eight ports routed to eight back panel USB connectors
Four ports routed to two onboard USB headers
One port routed to an onboard vertical USB connector
Up to two IEEE 1394a ports:
One port routed to the back panel
One port routed to an IEEE 1394a header
Eight Serial ATA (SATA) channels (3.0 Gb/s):
Six channels via the PCH
Two channels via Marvell chip
Two external SATA (eSATA) channels via a discrete controller
The DP55KG Motherboard comes packaged in a jet black box with a dark blue skull face on it, the words Extreme board inside. The back of the box contains the features that come with this board.
Front, inside and rear cover of the packaging that houses the Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Motherboard.
Once the box is opened, there is an envelope that contains the literature about the board together with drivers and a few basic items.
The Intel Extreme Series DP55KG 'Kingsberg' motherboard is the best motherboard that Intel have on offer at the moment with regards the P55 Express chipset, in Today’s extreme world of video editing, digital photography and gaming demand, The DP55KG supports the latest processors, with Intel’s cutting-edge technology that delivers even greater performance and power efficiency over the old socket 775 could ever hope to achieve.
The first thing we notice is the colour scheme that has been used it is bright blue and black with nice sized aluminium heatsink's which cover the FETs.
Intel have included four DIMM Slots two black and two blue which can accommodate up to 16GB allowing DDR3-2000 (OC) memory to be installed, the memory controller is on the CPU, meaning that the Core i5 CPU will natively support DDR3-1333MHz memory, but the board will support much higher clocks when overclocked.
To find out more about the tuning guide take a look at this link from Intel.
The ATX power connector of which is in the upper right hand corner and left hand top corner of the board allows for easy cable routing and improved airflow to the CPU and rest of the motherboard's components.
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