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It's hard to get excited about a motherboard unless you're into all the little geeky details. Well this one has some nice details to geek out over. An Intel board that runs (naturally!) their Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Duo processors (along with Pentium EE and Pentium), it sports many of the features you'd like to have in a powerful motherboard.
Like the ability to support up to eight SATA 3 Gb/sec drives and use four of them in Raid configurations (0/1/0+1/5), or three PCI Express x16 slots (one electrically for either x16 or x8 boards, one electrically is for x8 boards, and one electrically is for x4 boards), the ability to work with up to eight GB of DDR2 800 RAM, four rear USB 2.0 ports, a 10/100/1000 Mbit LAN connection, a rear Firewire connection, 8 channel audio with five ports, two S/PDIF output ports (one optical, one coaxial), a Com port, 2 PS/2 ports, a line printer port, plus on-board connectors to allow you to add another four USB 2.0 ports and a Firewire port.
You get a parallel ATA controller to control two devices, and enough cables to get you started: 1 PATA/IDE cable, 1 floppy disk cable, 2 "latching" SATA cables (no more hard drive glitches because you sneezed too hard!), a 24 pin power supply connector, a rear panel shield for your I/O; with Crossfire and Hyperthreading support and a 1066/800 MHz front side buss, this is a solid board that should meet your requirements.
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Wow
- Pros: Built about 30 custom PCs now. This board has excellent physical tolerances - no 'fudging' the edge of the motherboard to get holes to line up, it drops in. Performance is great. BIOS setup is pretty well laid out - though I don't overclock so I can't speak to that. Excellent documentation and quick reference card.
- Cons: None
- Other Thoughts: I've used quite a few other brands of motherboards. This is my first Intel one and I'm impressed. Oh yeah, if you know what you're doing, get the OEM version rather than the retail. According to the pictures the only difference is a fair bit of money and a round IDE cable rather than a flat one.
Great board, Stable, Fast
- Pros: Out of the box, was able to overclock my E6600 from 2.4 to 3ghz without temps even rising 5 degrees! Ram selection important for this board, as you can really push the speed and voltages VERY high - make sure your ram can keep up. Only issue is the dang intel splash screen and difficult to reach cmos clear (ends up almost under your video card). A great board.
- Cons: Some bios options are unclear (what the heck does 'advanced debug' in the maintenance mode do? cant find anything about it anywhere. Cmos jumper in bad spot.
- Other Thoughts: A great board for easy, stable overclocking.
| Model | BLKD975XBX2KR |
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 775 |
| CPU Type | Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB | 1066/800MHz |
| North Bridge | Intel 975X |
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Very Good :)
- Pros: WORKS well!!!
- Cons: NONE
- Other Thoughts: It came in the UPS box???? I guess Intel run out of boxes lol
- Pros: None to speak of.
- Cons: Arrived DOA.
- Other Thoughts: Computer turns on, but with no video. Swap a few parts out, see that everything works fine so I'm now returning the mobo. Trying something different this time.
- Pros: This is my second one of these and it was just as good a decision as it was last year. Recommend this board for "power users"... Intel's newer chipset boards are beginning to look more sexy than this... but I wanted to know what I was getting this time around. Last year at this time, this was the top-of-the-line board, from what I can remember...
- Cons: Installing XP can be a bit of a PITA, but it's worth it. Google and intel.com are your friends
| Model |
| Brand |
Intel |
| Model |
BLKD975XBX2KR |
| Supported CPU |
| CPU Socket Type |
LGA 775 |
| CPU Type |
Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB |
1066/800MHz |
| Supported CPU Technologies |
Hyper-Threading Technology |
| Chipsets |
| North Bridge |
Intel 975X |
| South Bridge |
Intel ICH7R |
| Memory |
| Number of Memory Slots |
4×240pin |
| Memory Standard |
DDR2 800 |
| Maximum Memory Supported |
8GB |
| Channel Supported |
Dual Channel |
| Expansion Slots |
| PCI Express x16 |
3 (1 electrical x16 or x8, 1 electrical x8, 1 electrical x4) |
| PCI Slots |
2 |
| Storage Devices |
| PATA |
1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max |
| SATA 3Gb/s |
8 |
| Onboard Video |
| Onboard Video Chipset |
None |
| Onboard Audio |
| Audio Chipset |
SigmaTel STAC9271D |
| Audio Channels |
8 Channels |
| Onboard LAN |
| LAN Chipset |
Intel 82573E |
| Max LAN Speed |
10/100/1000Mbps |
| Rear Panel Ports |
| PS/2 |
2 |
| COM |
1 |
| LPT |
1 |
| USB 1.1/2.0 |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| IEEE 1394 |
1 x IEEE 1394a |
| S/PDIF Out |
1 x Optical, 1 x Coaxial |
| Audio Ports |
5 Ports |
| Onboard USB |
| Onboard USB |
4 x USB 2.0 |
| Onboard 1394 |
| Onboard 1394 |
1x 1394a |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
ATX |
| Dimensions |
12.0" x 9.6" |
| Windows Vista |
Certified for Windows Vista |
| Power Pin |
24 Pin |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
BLKD975XBX2KR
Driver Disk
User Manual
Rear I/O Panel Shield
IDE/PATA Cable
FDD Cable
2 x SATA Cable
4-pin to 8-pin Power Cable |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
Introduction
It's hard to get excited about a motherboard unless you're into all the little geeky details. Well this one has some nice details to geek out over. An Intel board that runs (naturally!) their Core 2 Extreme and Core 2 Duo processors (along with Pentium EE and Pentium), it sports many of the features you'd like to have in a powerful motherboard.
Like the ability to support up to eight SATA 3 Gb/sec drives and use four of them in Raid configurations (0/1/0+1/5), or three PCI Express x16 slots (one electrically for either x16 or x8 boards, one electrically is for x8 boards, and one electrically is for x4 boards), the ability to work with up to eight GB of DDR2 800 RAM, four rear USB 2.0 ports, a 10/100/1000 Mbit LAN connection, a rear Firewire connection, 8 channel audio with five ports, two S/PDIF output ports (one optical, one coaxial), a Com port, 2 PS/2 ports, a line printer port, plus on-board connectors to allow you to add another four USB 2.0 ports and a Firewire port.
You get a parallel ATA controller to control two devices, and enough cables to get you started: 1 PATA/IDE cable, 1 floppy disk cable, 2 "latching" SATA cables (no more hard drive glitches because you sneezed too hard!), a 24 pin power supply connector, a rear panel shield for your I/O; with Crossfire and Hyperthreading support and a 1066/800 MHz front side buss, this is a solid board that should meet your requirements.
Highlights
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Cutting-edge Intel 975X+ICH7R Chipset Combination
Supporting Intel's latest dual-core processors, the Intel 975X Express Chipset represents the pinnacle of Intel's desktop performance platforms. The 975X also features advanced 2x8 graphics card support, Intel Memory Pipeline Technology (MPT) and up to 8GB memory with ECC support. The ICH7R provides HD Audio support and SATA 3Gb/s ports with Intel Matrix Storage Technology support.
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Intel Core 2 Processor Support
This motherboard supports the next-generation LGA 775 Intel Core 2 processors, including the Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, and Core 2 Extreme. With new Intel Core microarchitecture technology, the Intel Core 2 processors are considered some of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
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ATI CrossFire Multi-GPU Technology Support
The Intel BLKD975XBX2KR incorporates full support for ATI CrossFire technology – its two PCI Express x16 slots can be configured to dual x8 mode for ATI CrossFire mode, with simple paddle-less mode switching.
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Serial ATA with RAID
The revolutionary Serial ATA interface provides scalable performance for storage devices. SATA technology enables easy-to-install, high-performance and low-power hard drives. Eight SATA ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 for better performance and enhanced data security.
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Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity
The Intel BLKD975XBX2KR features a fast Gigabit network interface for high-speed LAN connections at up to 1000Mb/s data transfer rates with advanced security features to ward off malicious attacks. Gigabit LAN is ideal for supercharged seamless streaming of Internet audio and video content.
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Quick Specs
| CPU Socket Type | LGA 775 |
| CPU Type | Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Extreme / Core 2 Duo |
| FSB | 1066/800MHz |
| North Bridge | Intel 975X |
| South Bridge | Intel ICH7R |
| Memory Standard | DDR2 800 |
| PCI Express x16 | 3 |
| SATA 3Gb/s | 8 |
| Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000Mbps |
| IEEE 1394 | 1 x IEEE 1394a |
| Onboard USB | 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
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Reviewed By: Dan on 1/4/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
