MSI MS-7246 975X Platinum Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0/Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID

MSI MS-7246 975X Platinum Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard

Unleash the awesome potential of today's breathtaking duo core processors with MSI's dynamic Model 975X Socket 775 motherboard. Specially designed for the world's most powerful CPUs, the MSI 9756X works perfectly with Intel Core2 Extreme, Core2 Duo, Pentium 4 (Prescott, P4EE), and Pentium D, Pentium XE/Celeron D processors at FSB 533/800/1066 MHz. Based on Intel's groundbreaking 975X chipset, this high-end ATX mobo supports Dual channel DDR2 533/667/800 memory interface up to 8GB, as well as dual PCI Express 16X with either 1x16 or 2x8 operation. The MSI 975X also supports EIST and Hyper-Threading technologies, 8 USB 2.0 ports, 4 SATA II ports and RAID (0,1, 0+1), ATA133, IEEE1394, 8-channel audio and Intel Gb LAN. This cutting-edge board also supports a host of exclusive MSI innovations including, MSI Dual CoreCell, MSI Dual CoreCenter, DigiCell and DOT.

	Socket This motherboard features a Socket 775 design. The Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) style socket makes it easy to install and upgrade your processor.
	Chipset The 975X Platinum motherboard is based on the Intel 975X Northbridge chipset and the Intel ICH7R Southbridge chipset. It supports Intel Pentium 4, Pentium EE, Pentium Xe, Pentium D, and Celeron D Processors, with Hyper-Threading Technology and 800/1066MHz Front Side Bus support.
	Memory Expansion The 975X Platinum provides 4 DIMM sockets using Dual Channel 240-pin DDR2 with a total capacity of up to 4GB. You can install DDR2 400/533/667MHz Memory.
	IEEE 1394a interface IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other PC portable devices.
	PCI Express Support The 975X Platinum 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 975X Platinum includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 133.
	Audio The 975X Platinum comes with a Realtek ALC883 audio codec which supports high quality 8-channel audio.
	Serial ATA RAID Support The 975X Platinum 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 RAID 0,1, and MATRIX solutions
	Gigabit LAN The on-board LAN controller is a highly integrated GbLAN controller. It is enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems.