Digital media is no problem on the Intel Desktop Board DP55WG, designed for the new Intel Core i7 processor in the LGA1156 socket. Extra over-clocking hardware like the post code LED and Back-to-BIOS switch will help you to reach new levels of over-clocking performance never before seen on a media series board. The new S/PDIF input and output ports and support for ATI Crossfire and NVIDIA SLI technology gives you the best audio and video options available.

Features:

* Intel Turbo Boost Technology
* Dolby Home Theater (Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Virtual Speaker, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Headphones)
* Windows Vista Premium WHQL certified
* Consumer Infrared receiver and emitter (Vista MCE compliant)
* Back to BIOS switch

Specifications:

* Form factor: ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
* Processor:
- Intel Core i7-800 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
- Intel Core i5-700 processor series in an LGA1156 socket
* Chipset: Intel P55 Express Chipset
* Memory:
- Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
- Support for DDR3 1600+/1333/1066 MHz DIMMs
- Support for up to 16 GB of system memory
* Expansion capabilities:
- One primary PCI Express 2.0 x 16 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 x 1 connectors
- Two PCI Conventional bus connectors
* LAN support: Intel PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection (82578DC)
* 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
* Peripheral Interfaces:
- Fourteen USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 6-front headers)
- Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
- Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
- Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)