Desktop motherboards

Intel® Desktop Boards
Intel Desktop Boards Better Together
Intel® Desktop Boards – The Better Choice: Intel Desktop Boards are built by Intel to the same high standards of quality and reliability that you know you can count on from Intel® processors. Intel Desktop Boards integrate trusted chipset and component technologies to ensure long-term system stability and customer satisfaction. You can rest easy knowing that both the processor and the motherboard in your PC are built and supported by Intel. And you can rest easier knowing that when Intel Desktop Boards and Intel processors are working together, they're working better for you.
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Intel®
Desktop Board
Intel® Express
Chipset
Socket Form Factor
Extreme Series
DX58SO2 Intel® X58 Express Chipset LGA1366 ATX
DX58SO Intel® X58 Express Chipset LGA1366 ATX
DX58OG Intel® X58 Express Chipset LGA1366 ATX
DP67BG Intel® P67 Express Chipset LGA1155 ATX
DP55KG Intel® P55 Express Chipset LGA1156 ATX
Media Series
DH61AG Intel® H61 Express Chipset LGA1155 Thin Mini-ITX
DZ68DB Intel® Z68 Express Chipset LGA1155 ATX
DH67VR Intel® H67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DP67BA Intel® P67 Express Chipset LGA1155 ATX
DP67DE Intel® P67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DH67BL Intel® H67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DH67GD Intel® H67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DH67CF Intel® H67 Express Chipset LGA1155 Mini-ITX
DH67CL Intel® H67 Express Chipset LGA1155 ATX
DH57DD Intel® H57 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
DH57JG Intel® H57 Express Chipset LGA1156 Mini-ITX
DH55TC Intel® H55 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
DH55HC Intel® H55 Express Chipset LGA1156 ATX
DP55WG Intel® P55 Express Chipset LGA1156 ATX
DP55WB Intel® P55 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
Executive Series
DQ67OW Intel® Q67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DQ67EP Intel® Q67 Express Chipset LGA1155 Mini-ITX
DQ67SW Intel® Q67 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DQ57TML Intel® Q57 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
DQ57TM Intel® Q57 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
DQ45EK Intel® Q45 Express Chipset LGA775 Mini-ITX
DQ45CB Intel® Q45 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DQ43AP Intel® Q43 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DB43LD Intel® B43 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
Classic Series
DH61BE Intel® H61 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DH61CR Intel® H61 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DH61DL Intel® H61 Express Chipset LGA1155 Mini-ITX
DH61WW Intel® H61 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DB65AL Intel® B65 Express Chipset LGA1155 MicroATX
DG41AN Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 Mini-ITX
DH55PJ Intel® H55 Express Chipset LGA1156 MicroATX
DG41TX Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DP43BF/DP43BFL Intel® P43 Express Chipset LGA775 ATX
DG43RK Intel® G43 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG41KR Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG43GT Intel® G43 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG41MJ Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 Mini-ITX
DG41TY Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG43NB Intel® G43 Express Chipset LGA775 ATX
DP43TF Intel® P43 Express Chipset LGA775 ATX
Essential Series
DG41WV Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG41CN Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
DG41BI Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
D510MO Intel® NM10 Express Chipset BGA Mini-ITX
D410PT Intel® NM10 Express Chipset BGA Mini-ITX
D945GSEJT Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset N/A Mini-ITX
DG41RQ Intel® G41 Express Chipset LGA775 MicroATX
Innovation Series
D525MW Intel® NM10 Express Chipset Mini-ITX/MicroATX
D425KT Intel® NM10 Express Chipset Mini-ITX/MicroATX

Desktop Chipsets
Get enhanced capabilities for audio, digital video and communications with Intel® chipset technologies for desktop PCs.
Performance desktop chipsets


Mainstream desktop chipsets



MSI P67S-C43 (B3)
Intel® P67 chipset based mainboard
• Military Class II Concept components: Top quality & stability
• OC Genie II: Auto OC to boost performance in 1 sec
• ClickBIOS: Easy-to-use UEFI BIOS interface
• THX TruStudio PRO: deliver the fullest audio experience
• Support USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s




MSI H57M-ED65

CPU

• Supports Intel® i3 / i5 / i7 based processors in LGA1156 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.


Chipset
Intel® H57 Chipset- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.




Main Memory


Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 1066/1333/1600*/2000*/2133* (OC) SDRAM, 16GB Max- Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size
- Supports Dual channel mode


Slots

• 2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slot
• 2 PCI Express gen2 x1 slots

On-Board IDE/SATA

One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron® 363.- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

SATAII controller integrated in Intel H55 chipset & JMicron® 363.- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by H55
- Supports one SATAII port by JMicron® 363
- Supports AHCI controller with AHCI / SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by H57.

MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC889
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec

LAN

• Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111DL.


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 2 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 4 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 7 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x OC Switch
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x Power button
- 1 x OC Genie button
- 1 x D-LED3 panel connector
- 2 Base clock control buttons
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Serial port connectors
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector
MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports


- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x Graphic Card port
- 1 x DVI port
- 1 x Display Port
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 1 Optical S/PDIF-out port
- 1 x eSATA port


BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 24.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) M-ATX Form Factor
Mounting
• 6 mounting holes.

Product Accessories

 

MSI G45M Digital
DrMOS
  • DrMOS has integrated Driver IC, Top-MOSFET, Bottom-MOSFET
    GreenPower
    GreenPower Technology is the Best efficient power saving solution for end-users.



    XpressCool
    DrMOS offers lower temperature when it is working.
    No More Noise!! No More High Speed Fan!!


    RapidBoost

    DrMOS delivers the high quality power transfer to
    bring the “Stable Overclocking Environment”.



APS
  • APS is Active Phase Switching, that is complete function to Control Power Demand With Switcing Dynamically, it’s for CPU, Memory and Chipset PWM.

    Benefits:Saving Power under Variable Loading.
    Power Usage More Efficiency.
 
Complete Digital Output Interface
  • Intel X4500HD iGPU
    Benefits:HD Playback
    HD Color Control
    Enhanced 3D Gaming Performance

    HDMI / DVI / D-sub / Firewire / e-SATA2 / 7.1 Channel with SPDIF output
    .
 

Features

DrMOS
APS (Active Phase Switching)
All Solid Capacitors
• Longer lifespan than electrolytic capacitors
• Endurable to operation under higher frequency & temperature
• Avoid exploding capacitors to cause mainboards failure
HTPC Ready
• Supports 1080 Full-HD multimedia playback
• A perfect connection to HD visual effects
• Better casual gaming experience with DirectX 10 support
Green Power Design
• With Multi-phase PWM IC, which lead to better power converting, reducing noise and expand the lifespan and stability.
Dual Core Center
• Key components status hardware monitor.
• Monitor the CPU status.
• Optimize System status define.
• Auto speed up with system loading change.
MSI Advanced Live Update Online
The MSI Live Update online is designed to automatically download and update the BIOS and driver when there’s a new version online. It helps reduce the risk of getting the wrong file and minimize the trouble of searching the files from MSI website.
live_update_3 standard
Live Update 3 is a single utility software that automatically checks BIOS, driver and utility updates and installs for you , which can save your time for searching and lower the risk while updating.

Specifications


CPU

• Supports Intel® Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale in the LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® next generation 45nm multi-core processors
• Supports FSB  800/1066/1333/1600* MHz.
• Support VRD 11.1 standard.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® G45 Chipset- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333/1600* MHz.

• Intel® ICH10/ICH10R Chipset - Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD. (ICH10R)
- Integrated AHCI controller.

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 667/800/1066* SDRAM, 16GB Max

Slots
• One PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant).
• One PCI Express x1 slot. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Two 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.



On-Board IDE/SATA
One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in JMicron® 368.- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

SATAII controller integrated in ICH10/ICH10R/JMicron® 362 chipset- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10/ICH10R
- Supports one eSATA port by JMicron® 362
- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD by ICH10R.
MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spce


LAN
• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111C.


IEEE1394 / FireWire


• Chipset integrated by JMicron® 381
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps


Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU x1/ System x1 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 6 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- Clear CMOS Jumper
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port
- 1 x TPM module connector
MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.


Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse (auto detection)
- 1 x 5 in 1 audio jack
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out jack
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports

- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 1 x E-SATA port
- 1 x Graphic Card port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port

- 1 x IEEE1394 port

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 24.4cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) mATX Form Factor
Mounting
• 8 mounting holes.


Product Accessories

 

 Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2

 


Intel is breaking down the barriers when it comes to the performance and bandwidth that gamers, digital media creators, and ultimate multi-taskers need most. The Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2 provides breakaway performance in production and editing, as well as digital media rendering and real-time audio/video preview capabilities. The massive data throughput and support for the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition runs more applications simultaneously, with less wait time. SuperSpeed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, triple channel DDR3 memory and full support for ATI CrossfireX* and NVIDIA SLI* technology are just a few of the many features supported on this board.

Product information

Features and configurations

Form factor ATX
AA# ( Altered Assembly) G10925-XXX
BIOS ID string SOX5820J.86A
Processor At product launch, this Intel® Desktop Board DX58SO2 supports:

Memory
  • Six 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
  • Support for DDR3 1600+ /1333 /1066 MHz DIMMs
  • Support for up to 48 GBπ1 of system memory
Chipset
Audio Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)π2 subsystem in the following configuration:

  • 10-channel (7.1 + 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem with six analog audio outputs w/optical S/PDIF out port
LAN support Dual Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using two Intel® Gigabit Ethernet Controllers
Peripheral interfaces
  • Two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports
  • Twelve USB 2.0 ports
  • Two Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
  • Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, Two eSATA ext. port
  • Two IEEE 1394a ports/headers (1 external/1 header)
  • Consumer Infrared receiver and emitter
Expansion capabilities
  • Three PCI Express* bus add-in card connectors
  • Two PCI Express 2.0 x 1 connectors
  • One PCI Conventional* bus connector

 

 

Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT

 

Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT offers both legacy and premium features to get your fingers typing and your feet tapping. This microATX board features Intel® High Definition Audio◊2 with 7.1 surround sound, integrated 10/100/1000 Mb/s network connection, and expansion capabilities to enrich users' multimedia experience. This board also features dual independent display via HDMI and DVI-I – increasing versatility.
Intel® Desktop Board DG43GT supports Intel® Core™2 Quad and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors and is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified.

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:
Memory
  • Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
  • Support for DDR2 800 MHz, or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
  • Support for up to 16 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset Intel® G43 Express Chipset
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 one optical S/PDIF digital audio output using the Realtek ALC888S* audio codec
Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500 integrated graphics subsystem
I/O control Legacy I/O controller for serial header, parallel header, and PS/2* ports
LAN support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82567V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces
  • Twelve USB 2.0 ports
  • One serial port header
  • Four Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports
  • Two IEEE 1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
  • One parallel ATA IDE port with UDMA 33,66,100 support
  • PS/2 port: Supports keyboard or mouse
Expansion capabilities
  • One PCI Express* 2.0x16 bus add-in card connector
  • Two PCI Express x1 connectors
  • One PCI Conventional* bus connector