Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX

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The Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX in the ATX form factor is built to support a range of processors including the Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Pentium® D and the Intel® Pentium® 4. This board can support up to 8 GB of dual channel DDR2 667 / 533 MHz SDRAM. It also offers Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) with support for 5.1 surround sound, Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 Network Connection and ample USB connectors for all your computer paraphernalia.

The Intel® Desktop Board DQ963FX is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready. The Intel® Q963 Express Chipset fully supports the visually stunning Windows Aero* user interface with amazing transition effects and realistic animations.

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Features and benefits

Form Factor	ATX (11.60 inches by 9.60 inches [294.64 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor	Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 533 MHz system bus View all supported processors
Memory	Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR2 667 and DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 8 GBΣ of system memory
Chipset	Intel® Q963 Express Chipset
Audio	6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the SigmaTel* STAC9227 audio codec
Video	Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 (Intel® GMA 3000) onboard graphics subsystem
I/O Control	Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2* ports
LAN Support	Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces	Ten USB 2.0 ports Four Serial ATA IDE interfaces One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support One diskette drive interface One serial port via header One parallel port
Expansion Capabilities	Three PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors Three PCI Conventional* bus connectors
Microsoft Vista* Premium Ready	With 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 products

Processors	Intel® Core™2 Duo processor Intel® Pentium® D processor Intel® Pentium® 4 processor Intel® Celeron® D processor
Chipsets	Intel® Q963 Express Chipset