Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2

Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2
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If you've got the POWER…the SPEED…the PERFORMANCE on your team, then you've got the WINNING EDGE. With the Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2, supporting the Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme processor, your desktop PC will become the ultimate weapon. You will scream through the latest games, level after level. Add the world's best gaming processor and the D975XBX2 to your game strategy - a combination so BAD that it's GOOD. The Intel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® 975X Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.Click to EnlargeView Available ConfigurationsGet Windows* Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) InformationView Industry SpecificationsView Regulatory Compliance InformationIntel® Desktop Board D975XBX2 FeaturesFeaturesBenefitsForm FactorATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])ProcessorSupport for Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system busSupport for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system busSupport for an Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system busSupport for an Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology† (in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus)Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system busSupport for an Intel Intel® Pentium® 4 processor supporting Hyper-Threading Technology† (in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus)View all supported processorsMemoryFour 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) socketsSupport for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMsSupport for up to 8 GB of system memorySupport for ECC and non-ECC memoryChipsetIntel® 975X Express ChipsetAudioIntel® High Definition Audio subsystem in one of the following configurations:8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two S/PDIF digital audio outputs (coaxial and optical) using the Sigmatel* 9274D audio codec6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem with three analog audio outputs using the Sigmatel 9227 audio codecATI* CrossFire* Multi-GPU Platform SupportATI CrossFire technology enables two ATI graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual qualityI/O ControlLegacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2* portsLAN SupportGigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82573E/82573L Gigabit Ethernet ControllerPeripheral InterfacesEight USB 2.0 portsFour Serial ATA interfaces with RAID support (four additional interfaces available with optional discrete RAID controller)One parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 supportOne diskette drive interfaceOne serial portOne parallel portPS/2* keyboard and mouse portsExpansion CapabilitiesTwo PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors)One Primary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x16 or x8) bus add-in card connectorOne Secondary PCI Express* x16 (electrical x8) bus add-in card connectorOne PCI Express* x16 (electrical x4) bus add-in card connectorMicrosoft Vista* Premium ReadyWith a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Windows Aero* interface.Related ProductsProcessorsIntel® Core™2 Extreme processorIntel® Core™2 Duo processorIntel® Pentium® Processor Extreme EditionIntel® Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading Technology†Intel® Pentium® D processorIntel® Pentium® 4 Processor supporting Hyper-Threading Technology†ChipsetsIntel® 975X Express ChipsetAdaptersIntel® 600SM PCI Phone Adapter† Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology) requires a computer system with an Intel® Processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software you use. See www.intel.com/products/ht/hyperthreading_more.htm for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.

Intel Processor Latest Model

Intel® Core™ Duo Processor

Depending on the type of system and the chassis characteristics, new system and component designs may be required to provide adequate cooling for the processor. The goal of this document is to provide an understanding of these thermal characteristics and discuss guidelines for meeting the thermal requirements imposed on single processor systems using the Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad-Core processor QX6700? and Intel® Core™2 Quad procoessor Q6000?.

The concepts given in this document are applicable to any system form factor. Specific examples used will be the Intel enabled reference solution for ATX/uATX systems. See the applicable BTX form factor reference documents to design a thermal solution for that form factor.


Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
All Intel® Core™2 Quad processors feature:
Intel® Quad-core Technology
Intel® Virtualization Technology±
Intel® Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Intel® Execute Disable Bit°
Intel® 64-bit?

Desktop processor specifications
Processor Number? Cache Clock Speed Front Side Bus
65 nm
Q6600 8 MB L2 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz

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± Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations. Intel Virtualization Technology-enabled BIOS and VMM applications are currently in development.
° Enabling Execute Disable Bit functionality requires a PC with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Execute Disable Bit functionality.
? 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.

? Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/products/processor_number/ for details.


Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor
Support Components



Alternate support components

Heatsinks for processors with 05A


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The following suppliers have developed cooling solutions for the Intel® Core™2 Quad Desktop Processor-based system designs. These were independently tested by an Intel-enabled, third-party test house. These suppliers may produce both compliant and non-compliant solutions in addition to what is listed below. Please regularly consult this page for updated information on heatsink vendor status.
Note: End-users are responsible for the verification of the component offerings with the supplier. OEM and System Integrators are responsible for thermal, mechanical, and environmental validation of these solutions.

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Supplier Part des-cription Part number Contact Phone Email
Akasa*
www.
akasa.com.tw ATX AK-955 Yiyen Chen
(APAC)

Adrian Young
(UK)


Rafael Ming Hu
(Brazil) 886-2-29996289

44-20-8578-0055

55-11-3277-4040 yiyen@akasa.com.tw


ayoung@akasa.co.uk



rafael@akasa.com.br
Thermaltake*
www.
thermaltake.com ATX CL-P0189 David Huang
(NA)

Vic Chan
(APAC)


Allen Hu
(China)


Peter Pan
(Netherlands)

Kido Kaku
(Japan) 626-968-9189

886-2-26626501
ext 213

86-10-82883159
ext 20

31-10-409-0150
81-3-5837-8787
ext 316 davidh@thermaltake.com


vic@thermaltake.com.tw



allen.hu@thermaltake.com.cn



peterpan@thermaltake.com


kaku@thermaltake.com

AMD Processor Latest Model

AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Processor and AMD Quad FX Platform Product Brief


The AMD Quad FX Platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture powered by AMD Athlon 64 FX processors is the world’s ultimate PC platform for megatasking enthusiasts

AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Processor and AMD Quad FX Platform Overview
Featuring AMD’s most advanced processor technology, AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processors are designed specifically for PC enthusiasts. AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processors enable enthusiasts to immerse themselves in their digital world. They can play games at a level previously only reserved for the world of simulations, create and manipulate digital media like a pro, and explore the possibilities of megatasking – running multiple demanding applications at once. The AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processor brings the next generation of digital media and games to life.

AMD Athlon 64 FX processors power the next innovation for the enthusiast PC platform: The AMD Quad FX platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect Architecture. The Revolutionary AMD Quad FX platform is the first dual-socket, multi-core PC platform designed to take advantage of the latest enhancements in Windows Vista™ Ultimate and for megatasking PC enthusiasts and power-users who run the most demanding tasks simultaneously. The AMD Quad FX platform with Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture is ready for the most demanding multi-threaded digital content creation software and for the next wave of incredibly demanding multi-threaded games.

DSDC Architecture is AMD’s exclusive high-bandwidth interconnect for two AMD Athlon 64 FX processors. The AMD Quad FX platform featuring two AMD Athlon™ 64 FX dual-core processors with DSDC Architecture for megatasking can double your digital media application performance over two core platforms. Adding another processor doubles the cores, doubles available memory bandwidth—up to 25.6GB/s, and doubles the amount of high-speed on-die cache.

With the AMD Quad FX platform you are ready for the multi-core, multi-threaded future. The AMD Quad FX Platform is designed to offer a seamless upgrade path from dual-core processors to quad-core processors when they are available in 2007. This offers an advanced four core platform today and a planned eight core platform in the future.

Feature Overview
Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture powers the ultimate platform for the megatasking enthusiast

* DSDC Architecture is AMD’s exclusive high-bandwidth interconnect for two multi-core processors
* Designed to perform with multi-threaded software
* Integrated memory controller designed to reduce memory access latencies
* Runs today’s 32- and 64-bit software with leading-edge performance

HyperTransport™ technology

* Helps provide increased overall system performance with up to a 2000MHz system bus

AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™)

* Chip-based virtualization technology that helps virtualization software run more efficiently and securely

Enhanced Virus Protection*

* Helps protect against certain viruses, worms, and other malicious attacks

Redefine Performance
Performance is not just a question of running one application at jaw-dropping speed. It is about a computing experience that lets you run multiple processor intensive and multithreaded applications responsively at top speed. Megatasking is that experience. Megatasking is about playing the latest life-like game while instant messaging, creating, editing or enjoying your favorite digital media.

Megatasking is about keeping your creative flow moving and bringing your ideas to life with high-definition video editing, content creation, digital imagery, and audio mixing. You can work on multiple pieces of your project simultaneously and don’t have to stop creating while waiting for a filter to apply.

Megatasking is about running a dedicated game server on your PC while playing the game on the same PC, while voice chatting, while playing your own soundtrack and still being able to alt-tab to other basic apps like your e-mail, IM, or browser without a hitch.

Megatasking is about streaming HD quality video to media extenders through out your home and still being able to play or create on the same PC with robust performance.

Megatasking is the future reality of PC performance. Explore the possibilities.

Your processor should not just be adequate—it should exceed your demands. AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processors enable performance tuning, so you can discover the true potential of your personal computer. Break the speed limit; it’s YOUR processor!

A fast processor is one thing, but a fast computer system is another. HyperTransport™ technology featured on AMD Athlon™ 64 FX processors is key. With 2000MHz bi-directional HyperTransport™ technology on each processor, you have fast, low-latency connections in your computer system. With free flowing data, you can feel confident your applications can operate at their maximum potential.

Purchase With Confidence
Founded in 1969, AMD has shipped more than 300 million PC processors worldwide. Customers can depend on AMD and the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor for compatibility and reliability. AMD processors undergo extensive testing to ensure compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, as well as Linux and other PC operating systems. AMD works collaboratively with Microsoft and other partners to achieve compatibility and reliability of AMD processors and to expand the capability of software and hardware products leveraging AMD64 technology. AMD conducts rigorous research, development, and validation to help ensure the continued integrity and performance of its products.

AMD Athlon™ 64 FX Processor
Key Architectural Features










AMD64 technology enables leading-edge software performance and new experiences & capabilities. Specifically, AMD64 technology:

* Provides high performance levels without any changes to existing 32-bit applications
* Allows both high-performance 32-bit and 64-bit computing, offering end users an easy, compelling and affordable means to take advantage of tomorrow's emerging applications
* Additional 64-bit internal registers for computing performance
* Addressability beyond 4GB for new capabilities
* Enhanced Virus Protection*

HyperTransport™ technology

* HyperTransport™ technology with a 2000MHz bidirectional double data clock rate provides a fast and low latency connection in your computer system. With free flowing data, you can feel confident your applications can operate at their maximum potential

The Integrated double data rate (DDR and DDR2) memory controller designed to reduce memory latency.

* Designed for performance by directly connecting the processor to the memory
* Supports industry-standard, widely-available DDR memory modules for high-performance systems
* Features ECC protection that enables increased system reliability, helping to ensure your systems run smoothly

High-Performance, On-Die Cache

* The AMD Athlon 64 FX processor features a large high-performance on-die cache memory. The 2304KB (128KB L1 + 1024KB L2 per core) of total usable cache is designed to improve instruction throughput

AMD Digital Media XPress™ support for SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and MMX instructions

* With the addition of SSE3 instructions to existing 3DNow!™ Professional technology, the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor is compatible with the largest installed base of multimedia-enhanced software. Software specifically tuned for this suite of instructions can give me smooth, rich, lifelike images, precise digital audio and an enriched Web experience

* Enhanced Virus Protection can be enabled by certain operating systems, including the current versions of Microsoft® Windows®, Linux®, Solaris™, and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system release, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Consult your OS documentation for information on enabling EVP. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to include third-party antivirus software as part of their security strategy.

© 2006 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, 3DNow!, AMD Digital Media Xpress, Cool'n'Quiet, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.