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Publisher's description of Intel DG35EC Motherboard

The Intel® Desktop Board DG35EC Classic Series has been optimized to deliver new levels of performance and reliability for home and business users.

The Intel Desktop Board DG35EC has built-in microATX form factor supporting a range of processors including the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, Intel® Core™2 Quad processor, Intel® Pentium® processor, Intel® Celeron® processor and Celeron® processor 400 series (up to 95W TDP). This board can support up to 8GB of dual channel DDR2 800/667 SDRAM memory. It also offers Intel® HD Video experience, Intel® High Definition Audio with support for 5.1 surround sound, integrated 10/100/1000 Network connection and ample USB connectors for all your computer peripherals. This Intel desktop board also offers IEEE 1394a, a new feature that contributes to a great digital entertainment experience.

The Intel Desktop Board DG35EC is Microsoft Windows Vista Premium ready. The Intel® 3 Series Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Microsoft Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

Features and benefits

Form factor: MicroATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])

Processor
At product launch, this desktop board supports:
* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor (95 W TDP) in an LGA775 socket with an 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with an 1333 or 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® processor in an LGA775 socket with 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® or Intel® Celeron® 400 sequence processor in an LGA775 socket with 800 MHz system bus

Memory
* Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 800 or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory

Chipset: Intel® G35 Express Chipset
Audio: 6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the Realtek ALC888S audio codec
Video: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3500 on board graphics subsystem
LAN Support: Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Peripheral interfaces
* Ten USB 2.0 ports
* Two IEEE-1394a interfaces (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* One serial port header
* Four Serial ATA IDE interfaces
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
* One diskette drive interface
* PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion capabilities
* One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector
* Two PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
* One PCI Conventional bus connector