Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC883 (HDA) |
Back panel I/O ports
| Parallel ports quantity |
1 |
| Serial ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports |
1 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| eSATA ports quantity |
1 |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| Number of SATA connectors |
6 |
| Number of IEEE1394 connectors |
1 |
| CD/AUX audio in |
Y |
| Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connector |
1 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
Memory
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
8 GB |
Expansion slots
| Expansion slots |
1 x PCIe x16\n1 x PCIe x4\n1 x PCIe x1\n3 x PCI |
Additionally
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
P9657AA-8EKRS2H S775 Intel P965+ICH8R
Based on the Intel® P965 Express Chipset, this motherboard supports Intel® Core™2 Quad and Core™2 Duo processors with FSB up to 1066MHz. With onboard HD Audio, RAID, Gigabit LAN and FoxOne™ overclocking and system monitoring technology, this motherboard is a proven and stable mainstream performance solution.
Supports latest Intel® Core™2 Quad and Core™2 Duo processors up to 1066MHz FSB
Multimedia enthusiasts, prepare to enthuse. Bring quad-core performance to your desktop with the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor. It's the ideal engine for highly threaded entertainment applications and highly productive multitasking.
With advancements in memory performance, responsiveness, power efficiency and data protection, the Intel® P965 Express Chipset allows your PC to be the center of home computing, communication, and entertainment.
Dual-channel DDR2 800/667MHz memory, 8GB. Max.
Enjoy a faster, smoother, more productive computing experience with capacity for up to 8GB of DDR2 memory!
1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x4 expansion slots for installing discrete graphics solutions
7.1 Channel HD Audio
8 channels of High Definition Surround sound turn your PC into a true multi-media centre; enjoy movies, music and games greater audio quality. Intel HD Audio delivers multiple audio channels in your PC so you can listen to two different streams simultaneously in two seperate rooms.
Windows Vista™ Premium Certified
Microsoft Windows Vista™ is designed to dramatically improve the computing experience of every kind of PC user—from people at home who use their PCs for simple web browsing, to business people who must organize and act on large volumes of data, to scientists who routinely perform complex mathematical analysis.
- Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, Core™ 2 Duo, Pentium EE, Pentium D, Pentium 4, Celeron D processors , Socket T (LGA775).
- 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz (FSB).
- Dual Channel DDR2 800 / 667 x 4 DIMMs, Max 8GB.
- 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x4, 1 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI.
- IDE x1, Serial ATAII x 7 with RAID 0, 1, 5, 0+1, JBOD.
- 7.1 channel Audio, Realtek (HDA).
- GbE LAN (Marvell).
- 10 USB 2.0 ports.
