Armed with an entire battery of Super Technology features, the Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H motherboard is wicked fast and seriously reliable. Based on the Intel P965 Express chipset and supporting all of Intel's Dual Core processors, This board is even Quad Core ready and optimized for future development. It features smart overclocking tools like SuperSpeed and SuperStep, letting you overclock your system direct from within Windows.
SuperBoot stores settings and accelerates bootups, SuperBIOS-Protect comes in very handy as a BIOS protection utility, and SuperRecovery provides reliable provides data recovery and protection. This is a unique and versatile board that can be a little of eveything to everyone lookng for a great value. Its DDR2 800 dual channel memory system architecture (8 GB max capacity), PCI-E graphic card slot, five expansion slots (1 x PCI-E x4 + 1 x PCI-E x1 + 3 x PCI), and six ATA connectors (4 x Internal SATA 3Gb/s + 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s + 1 x PATA), make it an ideal base for a mid-range dual core gaming rig.
Armed with an entire battery of Super Technology features, the Foxconn P9657AA-8KS2H motherboard is wicked fast and seriously reliable. Based on the Intel P965 Express chipset and supporting all of Intel's Dual Core processors, This board is even Quad Core ready and optimized for future development. It features smart overclocking tools like SuperSpeed and SuperStep, letting you overclock your system direct from within Windows.
SuperBoot stores settings and accelerates bootups, SuperBIOS-Protect comes in very handy as a BIOS protection utility, and SuperRecovery provides reliable provides data recovery and protection. This is a unique and versatile board that can be a little of eveything to everyone lookng for a great value. Its DDR2 800 dual channel memory system architecture (8 GB max capacity), PCI-E graphic card slot, five expansion slots (1 x PCI-E x4 + 1 x PCI-E x1 + 3 x PCI), and six ATA connectors (4 x Internal SATA 3Gb/s + 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s + 1 x PATA), make it an ideal base for a mid-range dual core gaming rig.
Intel P965+ICH8 ChipsetThe Intel P965 Express Chipset incorporates Intel Fast Memory Access technology to significantly increase overall system performance by optimizing available bandwidth and reducing memory access latency. Up to dual-channel DDR2 800 memory is supported by the P965 chipset to provide 12.8 GB/s peak memory bandwidth for greater platform performance and memory flexibility. The ICH8 also features SATA 3Gb/s, High-Speed USB 2.0 and HD Audio support.
Intel Core 2 Processor SupportThis motherboard supports the next-generation LGA 775 Intel Core 2 processors, including the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme. With brand-new Intel Core microarchitecture, the Intel Core 2 processors are considered some of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.
PCI Express x16 Graphics InterfaceThe latest PCI Express x16 graphics interface delivers over 3.5 times the bandwidth of AGP 8X to support the latest high-performance graphics cards.
Gigabit Ethernet ConnectivityThe P9657AA-8KS2H 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.
SATA on the GoThe P9657AA-8KS2H supports next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s-based hard drives. The external SATA port located on the back I/O panel provides easy setup and hot-plug functions so you can backup photos, videos and other multimedia content on external devices with ease.