Intel P35 motherboard

The Intel® Desktop Board DP35DP Media Series in the ATX form factor delivers improved performance and capabilities for multimedia creation and enjoyment. With support for Intel® quad-core processors and Intel® Viiv™ processor technologyΔ, this desktop board merges the energy-efficient power of the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor with enhanced expandability, and consumer electronics integration.

The Intel Desktop Board DP35DP is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium Ready.


Intel P45 motherboard



Desktop PC platforms based on the Intel® P45 Express Chipset, combined with either the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor or Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, drive performance and state-of-the-art technology to mainstream and performance platforms. The Intel® P45 Express Chipset supports the latest 45nm Intel® Core™2 processor family at 1333MHz FSB, dual-channel DDR3, Intel® Extreme Memory Profiles (Intel® XMP), dual PCI Express* 2.0 graphics and Intel® Extreme Tuning.


These are the main features of the above motherboard :
The P35 manages a graphic port PCI Express x16, and the other x4 standard, 1.1; it is not advisable for existing equipment.
The P45 manages 1 port PCI Express x16 or 2-port PCI Express x8 the standard 2.0, permitting a limited x8 CrossFire;
The X38 and X48 manage 1 or 2-port PCI Express x16 to the standard 2.0; CrossFire they allow unrestricted;
The X48 manages more the FSB to 400 MHz, while 3 others did manage to maximize the FSB to 333 MHz (without overclocking).
They manage all types 2 RAM, DDR2 or DDR3, feasibility depends on the manufacturer of the motherboard.