Features and benefits
Form factor MicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches)
Processor View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors.
At product launch, this desktop board supports:
Intel® Core™ i7-800 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Intel® Core™ i5–700 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
Memory Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR3 1333 /1066 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 16 GBπ of system memory
Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset
Audio Intel® High Definition Audio◊ subsystem in the following configuration:
8-channel (5.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with three analog audio outputs using the Realtek* ALC888 audio codec
LAN support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82578DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces Up to fourteen USB 2.0 ports
Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
One IEEE 1394a header
Expansion capabilities One PCI Express* 2.0 x 16 bus add-in card connector
Two PCI Express 2.0 x 1 connectors
One PCI Conventional bus connector