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Review: 3-way i955x motherboard shootout

by Tarinder Sandhu on 16 September 2005, 00:00

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Intel D955XBK specs.

Intel D955XBK
CPU Support All LGA775 processors (including dual-core models)
Northbridge Intel i955X
Memory Support 4 slots, DDR-II only. Supports DDR2-533MHz and DDR2-667MHz at 200MHz FSB. 8GB max, dual-channel
AGP None
PEG x16 from i955X, x4 from i955X (x16 connector) - no current SLI support but supposed CrossFire support
Southbridge Intel ICH7R
Audio 8-channel high-definition feed from ICH7R to Sigmatel CODEC - Dolby Master Studio certification
Audio Connectivity 5 ports on I/O section. Optical and coaxial outputs
PCI 3x 32-bit 33MHz PCI 2.1 slots
PCI Express 1 x1 slot
IDE 1 ATA100 compliant port from ICH7R
External IDE None
SATA 4 ports from ICH7R (SATA2)
SATA RAID RAID0, 1 and 0+1 from ICH7R (Intel Matrix Storage Technology)
Additional SATA/RAID Silicon Image Sil3114 PCI controller. Supports 4 ports, RAID0 and RAID1
Networking Single Gigabit Ethernet Controller. Intel PC82573V PCIe 10/100/1000 ASIC
USB 8 USB 2.0 ports from ICH7R. 4x I/O USB 2.0 and 4x onboard headers
FireWire 3 ports from Texas Instruments TSB82AA2/TSB81BA3 3-port controller, (includes a single 1394b port)
I/O PS/2, Parallel, Serial, RCA/optical S/PDIF-out, RJ45, 4x USB 2.0, 1x 1394a, sound outputs
Form Factor 305mm x 245mm, ATX
Expected price Ā£130
Additional features Front-mounted module