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ntel's also been a little more playful lately, and have upgraded the on-board graphics capabilities of the DG45ID as well. Intel's updated GMA X4500HD graphics now supports high-definition video acceleration, as well as better 2D and 3D graphics support and an HDMI output capable of carrying video and audio.
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The Intel DG45ID is
equipped with one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot for a discrete graphics card, a
32-bit PCI and pair of x1 PCI Express slots for peripherals. Only solid
state aluminum capacitors are used.
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Six 3.0Gb/s SATA II
ports are tucked into the corner of the motherboard, beside three USB
headers, one firewire and the motherboard's front panel header. The six
SATA II ports are powered by Intel's ICH10R southbridge, and support RAID
0, 1 5 and 10. An eSATA bracket can be plugged into one of these jacks.
The Intel ICH10R is hidden behind a small passive heatsink.
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The Intel DG45ID
motherboard supports up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, at speeds of
667/800/1066MHz. The memory capacity with 64-bit versions of Windows is
8GB.
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The DG45ID can run
its FSB at 800/1066/1333 FSB, with support for most of Intel's socket 775
processor line.
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Like most
motherboard manufacturers, Intel has opted to use passive heatsinks on the
DG45ID. It's best to pair this motherboard with some form of active CPU
cooling or a system fan in order to keep the northbridge and southbridge
cool.
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The DG45ID can
support both DVI and HDMI output. DVI has a maximum resolution of
2560x1600, while HDMI can output at up to 1920x1080 resolution while
carrying audio output.
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Let's take a quick look at the BIOS and then it's
off to the benches!
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