Intel Desktop Board Dg45fc (boxdg45fc) Motherboard

Intel makes your CPU; why not have them make your motherboard as well? The BOXDG45FC is an LGA775 board supporting Core 2 Duo Pentium dual-core and Celeron D processors. You can add up to 4GB of DDR2 800 memory to support the operating system. The mini ITX form factor makes it a great choice for HTPCs. The motherboard is designed to support the advanced features that today's power users are looking for. It has an 8 channel audio system with an optical SPDIF port and 5 analog audio ports that support Intel High Definition Audio. It also has 6xUSB 1xFireWire and a Gigabit Ethernet port. The GMA x4500 processor has both DVI and HDMI outputs. File sizes are getting larger especially for audio and video so we need more secure ways to manage our data. There are 6xSATA ports including 1 eSATA so you can hook up plenty of drives. Since you have plenty of available connectors you can use one drive for the OS and software and have extra drives for data. Or you can set up a RAID 0 1 5 or 10 array.CP

Built in the mini-ITX form factor, Intel Desktop Board DG45FC is a small but powerful desktop board with integrated HDMI display output and hardware accelerated decode during high-definition playback. With support of Intel Core 2 Duo processors and up to 1333 FSB, you can expect a lot from this tiny desktop board! Intel Desktop Board DG45FC supports Dolby Home Theater and is Microsoft Windows Vista Premium WHQL certified.