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Intel 975XBX2KR Motherboard Product Details

Intel 975XBX2KR Motherboard
Based on the Intel® 975X Express Chipset, the 975XBX2KR Socket 775 motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® processor Extreme Edition, a 1066-MHz system bus, dual-channel DDR2 667 memory and multiple simultaneous PCI Express* x16 graphics cards. Premium features such as Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, 1394a, Intel® High Definition Audio with support for 7.1 surround sound and Intel® PRO 10/100/1000 LAN deliver a platform that can meet the needs of the most demanding applications, high-end games, and digital content creation.




A Closer Look

Socket
This motherboard features a Socket 775
design.

Chipset
The 975XBX2KR motherboard is based on the Intel 975X Northbridge chipset. It supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium 4 EE, Pentium D and Pentium 4 LGA775 Processors, with Hyper-Threading Technology and 800/1066MHz Front Side Bus support.

Memory Expansion
The 975XBX2KR provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install DDR 533/667/800MHz Memory.

PCI Express Support
The 975XBX2KR fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high-speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications.

IDE
The 975XBX2KR includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 133.
Audio
The 975XBX2KR comes with a Sigmatel STAC9274D audio codec which supports high quality 8-channel audio.

Serial ATA RAID Support
The 975XBX2KR supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. Doubles bus bandwidth which provides blazingly high disk performance, up to 3.0Gb/s, with Intel® Matrix Storage RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and 5 solutions.

Specifications

Motherboard Specifications
Processor Interface Socket 775
Form Factor ATX
Processors Supported Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
  Intel Pentium 4 LGA775
  Intel Pentium D
  Intel Pentium EE
  Intel Core 2 Duo
  Intel Core 2 Extreme
  Quad Core CPU Ready
Additional Technologies HyperThreading Technology
  Viiv Compatible
  Intel® Matrix Storage (RAID)
Front Side Bus 800MHz
  1066MHz
Chipset
Northbridge Intel 975X
Memory
Memory Supported 533MHz DDR2
  667MHz DDR2
  800MHz DDR2
Number of Pins 240-Pin
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB - 32bit
  8GB - 64bit
Number of Slots 4
Audio
Channels 8 Channels
Audio Chipset Sigmatel STAC9274D
LAN
LAN Type 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit
I/O Ports
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors 1
PS/2 Mouse Connectors 1
Serial Communication Ports 1
Parallel Ports 1
USB Ports (Total) 8
FireWire Ports 1
LAN Ports 1
Audio Out Jacks 1
IDE Headers 1
FDD Headers 1
Serial ATA Headers 8
ATX Power Connectors 1 24-Pin Connector
PC Power Connectors 1 - 8 Pin
Fan Connectors 4
S/PDIF Connectors 1 - Coaxial
  1 - Optical
Expansion Slots
PCI Slots 2
PCI Express X16 Slots 3
Dimensions
Length 12.000 in. (30.48 cm)
Width 9.600 in. (24.5 cm)

Customer Reviews

4.5 (63 customer reviews)

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Value
 4.4
Features
 4.4
Quality
 4.6
Performance
 4.5
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5.0
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Reviewer:
James
Date:
Dec 05, 2010

I love this board. It has all the bells and whistles of modern board yet it still has a printer port. Great Job Intel. I love a board that is fine-tuned for the future yet appreciates the past. There are some people with really good parallel printers, that don't want to, and shouldn't have to give them up. Keep up the good work!

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4.8
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 5.0
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Reviewer:
jerry
Date:
Jun 08, 2009
The best

I bought this MOBO back in early 2007 and so far it working like a champ. The only issue I have is that it needs more USB (LOL) and can do without the firewire crap. But in all its the best mobo I have purchased yet here.

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Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Jun 02, 2008

I liked a lot. I'm using with Intel Quad Core and Windows Vista Home Premium.

Overall
4.8
Value
 5.0
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 4.0
Quality
 5.0
Performance
 5.0
Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Apr 27, 2008

I replace each of the machines in our small business every 3 years. I may use the old case, but I've learned to always buy Intel mobos. The documentation is excellent and they always work as advertised. The full sized ATX Mobo actually fits and the documentation even includes an instruction book that give the exact address for updating the BIOS. I can't understand why anyone would buy a mobo that licenses Intel technology when they can buy the real thing.

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4.5
Value
 4.0
Features
 4.0
Quality
 5.0
Performance
 5.0
Reviewer:
Anonymous
Date:
Apr 21, 2008

Good board! Excellent instructions.. Second motherboard power input does not seem to be standard but the adapter works fine. No problem with installation (worked awesome first time.)

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  • Manufactured by: Intel
    Warranty provided by: Intel
    Limited Warranty: 36 months parts; 36 months labor
    Mfg Part No: BOXD975XBX2KR
    UPC No: 735858186162
    Box Size: ( Length: 12, Width: 4, Depth: 10 )
    Shipping Weight: 3.8500 pound(s)
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