EVGA w555 is based on chipset Intel 5520 and two auxiliary chips nForce 200 SLI, which increase the quantity of supported PCI express lines and simultaneously ensure support to SLI technology. This motherboard has the form factor CEB (12 " x 10.5 "), whereas standard ATX implies the sizes 12 " X 9.6 ". Consequently, for the installation of this motherboard a capacious case will be required.
For each of two processor LGA 1366 come six memory slots , and it will only depend on the built-in memory controller.
Seven slots PCI express x16 cannot simultaneously work at the full speed : if all seven slots are occupied, then six of them work in the regime PCI express x8, and the seventh - in the regime PCI express x16. EVGA w555 also has six ports SATA-300 and two ports SATA-600.
EVGA w555 can work with two processors core i7. The processors xeon LGA 1366 for two-processor systems has the second QPI channel . The processor's xeon for single systems and processors core i7 do not have second QPI channel . Associates assert that chipset Intel 5520 can feel the role of switchboard between the processors. Theoretically the chipset can do this . A similar replacement decreases the operating speed of two processors, but allows to save on the processor's price : xeon for two-processor systems is considerably more expensive. EVGA is not the only producer, who prepares the announcement a similar motherboard .
The six-core processors gulftown will obtain two channels QPI. This will allow them to work in the two-processor systems. Related Products :
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