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Intel® 945GT Express Chipset
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Intel® 945GT Express Chipset
The Intel® 945GT Express Chipset, combined with the Intel® Core™ Duo processor, delivers innovative features and new benefits for both home and business at low power consumption. These features provide enhanced manageability, security and responsiveness to meet evolving business needs.

The Intel 945GT Express Chipset offers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as PCI Express*, Serial ATA*, and Hi-Speed USB* 2.0, and the enhanced Gen 3.5 integrated graphics controller.
Premium Ready for Microsoft Windows Vista*
Platforms based on the Intel® 945GT Express chipset, when configured with memory devices of adequate amount and speed, meet all current requirements for the Windows Vista* Premium OS system logo.
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Intel® 945GT Express Chipset Features
Features Benefits
Supports Intel® Core™2 Processor with Viiv™ Technology∇ Get ready for a new kind of consumer entertainment PC that will change the way you enjoy entertainment at home. With a system based on the Intel 945GT Express Chipset*, control the music, movies, games, and photos you want to enjoy both from your personal entertainment collections and endless entertainment options from a wide range of Intel® Core™2 processor with Viiv™ technology verified service providers delivered right to your living room.
667/533 MHz System Bus Supports Intel® Core™ Duo processor in the 478-pin Micro FCPGA and 479-ball Micro FCPGA packages, with scalability for future processor innovations.
PCI Express* The PCI Express x16 graphics delivers greater than 3.5 times the bandwidth over the traditional AGP 8X interface and supports the latest high-performance graphics cards. The PCI Express x1 I/O ports offer up to 3.5 times the bandwidth over traditional PCI architecture, delivering faster access to peripheral devices and networking. Integrated audio support for new consumer electronic formats, increased audio quality, and multiple audio streaming capability for premium digital sound.
Gen 3.5 Integrated Graphics Delivers richer visual color and picture clarity without the need for additional graphics cards. Also supports TV Out, LVDS, CRT and SDVO for increased flexibility, allowing users to maximize the Digital Entertainment experience.
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)1 Integrated audio support enables premium home theater sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking. The Dolby* PC Entertainment Experience is available exclusively on systems with Intel High Definition Audio.
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology2 Provides quicker access to digital photo, video/data files with RAID 0 and data protection against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 1.
Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gbps High speed storage improves transfer rate for improved data access
Dual-Channel DDR2 Memory Support Delivers up to 10.7 GB/s of bandwidth and 4 GB memory addressability for faster system responsiveness and support of 64-bit computing.
Intel® Flex Memory Technology Facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode.
Related Products
Processors
Intel® Core™ Duo processor
Packaging Information
Product Package
Intel® Core™ Duo processor 478-pin Micro FCPGA and 479-ball Micro FCPGA packages

∇ Home networking capability and Intel® Viiv™ technology-based usage models will require additional hardware devices, software or services. Functionality of Intel® Viiv™ technology verified devices will vary; check product details for desired features. System and component performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific hardware and software configurations. See www.intel.com/products/viiv/ for more information.

1 Intel® High Definition Audio requires a system with an Intel® Express Chipset and a motherboard with an appropriate codec and the necessary drivers installed. System sound quality will vary depending on the codec, drivers and speakers.

2 Intel® Matrix Storage Technology requires a motherboard with the Intel® 82801GR (ICH7R) or Intel 82801GHM (ICH7M-DH) I/O Controller Hub System. The system must also have the RAID controller in the BIOS enabled and the Intel Matrix Storage Technology software driver installed. Please consult your system vendor for more information.
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