Intel® i35P Express Chipset
• The Intel® i35P chipset delivers improved performance and capabilities for multimedia creation and enjoyment. With support for Intel® quad-core processors and Intel® Viiv™ processor technology∇, this desktop board merges the energy-efficient power of the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor with enhanced expandability, and consumer electronics integration.

The Intel® i35P chipset enables Intel's highest performance desktop platforms, with support for the latest Intel® dual-core processors, adding intelligence to help manage and prioritize multiple (quad) threads received from the processor.

In addition to multiple thread support, the Intel® i35P chipset enables key performance-optimized capabilities such as support for multiple 2x8 graphics cards, Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology (Intel® MPT), 8GB memory addressability to enable 64-bit computing, and ECC memory support.

1066/1333MHz System Bus
• Supports Intel® Core™2 Duo/Quad/Extreme processor(s) to deliver higher performance for games and applications.

64-bit Ready with Intel® EM64T
• Join the 64-bit computing era with Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology. 64-bit operating systems allow twice the amount of data access than 32-bit operating systems, thus enhancing system productivity and memory responsiveness. Additionally, Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology allows the processor to run in legacy mode to ensure that it remains fully compatible with today's existing 32-bit applications and operating systems.

For more information about Intel® EM64T please refer to http://www.intel.com/technology/64bitextensions/index.htm

Dual Channel DDR2-800 Memory Architecture
• Higher memory frequency leads to larger memory bandwidth and improved performance of demanding CPU intensive digital media applications.

Intel® PRO/1000 Gigabit LAN connectivity
• Dual Gigabit LAN provides simultaneous WAN and LAN connection at a blazing fast network connection speed of up to 1,000 Mbps for both network types.

Intel® Memory Pipeline Technology
• Enhanced memory pipelining that enables a higher utilization of each memory channel, accelerating data transfers between the processor and system memory, resulting in higher system performance.

IEEE 1394a Firewire Interface
• Connect your digital audio/video appliances such as digital video camcorders, storage peripherals, MP3 players and more. With new IEEE 1394b interface that features data transferring speed of up to 400Mbps.

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
• Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, can deliver up to 80% faster storage performance with PCs equipped with two hard drives using RAID 0 data striping. Using RAID 1 data mirroring can protect against a hard drive failure by mirroring all data among two hard drives. In addition RAID 5 offers the fault-tolerant capability to automatically back up your most important files, while also providing faster disk access and adding storage capacity.

PCI Express Interface
• 16 lanes of PCI Express in the Memory Controller Hub (MCH) capable of delivering greater than 3.5 times the performance over the traditional AGP 8X interface, supporting the latest graphics cards for demanding games and applications. 6 PCI x1 lanes in the I/O controller hub support a broad array of I/O cards and applications.

Intel® High Definition Audio (8-Channel - 7.1)
• Integrated audio support for new consumer electronic formats, increased audio quality, and multiple audio streaming capability for premium digital sound.