The Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB delivers new levels of performance and enhanced multimedia enjoyment in the ATX form factor supporting Intel® Core™2 Quad and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors.

The board also offers exciting premium features such as Intel® HD Video, Intel® High Definition Audio, integrated 10/100/1000 Network connection, ample USB ports and IEEE 1394a for consumers to enjoy a great digital entertainment experience.

The Intel Desktop Board DG43NB is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready and the Intel® 4 Series Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.
Features and benefits
Form factor ATX (11.60 inches by 9.60 inches [294.64 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

View supported processors for the most current list of compatible processors.

At product launch, this desktop board supports:

* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket
* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 sequence in an LGA775 socket

Memory

* Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 800 or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 4 GBS of system memory

Chipset

* Intel® G43 Express Chipset

Audio

Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* 6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC888VC audio codec

Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 on board graphics subsystem
I/O control Legacy I/O controller for serial header, and PS/2* ports
LAN support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567V Boazman Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces

* Up to 12 USB 2.0 ports
* Six Serial ATA IDE interfaces
* Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* One serial port via header
* One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
* PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion capabilities

* One PCI Express* 2.0 x16 bus add-in card connector
* Three PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
* Three PCI Conventional* bus connectors

Related products
Processors

* Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
* Intel® Pentium® processor
* Intel® Celeron® processor
* Intel® Celeron® processor 400 sequence

Chipsets

* Intel® G43 Express Chip set.

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