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The DG33FBC was originally released in 2007 and uses older memory and CPUs than current motherboards. It is a ATX formfactor motherboard measuring 11.60 inches by 9.60 inches and supports the following:
- CPU: LGA775 CPU socket set supporting the Core™2 Quad, Core™2 Duo, Dual-Core, Celeron processors.
- Memory: Four DDR2 banks supporting 667 and 800 Mhz (Max 8Gb RAM with Max 2Gb each slot)
In addition it has the following on-board components:
- Intel Graphics 3100 onboard graphics with VGA port
- 6-channel (5.1) audio subsystem using the Realtek* ALC888 audio codec
- 12 USB 2.0 ports
- Four Serial ATA interfaces
- One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support
- One diskette drive interface
- One IEEE 1394a port
- PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
- One serial port header
- Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) 82566DC LAN
Expansion Slots on the Board
- Three PCI Conventional bus connectors
- Three PCI Express x1 bus add-in card connector
- One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector
A TigerDirect Review initially lead me to the board as I was looking into older Home PC Motherboards. The review from users supported this product as it has 4 stars with Newegg. Customers and the specifications were great for a lower end product. While neither carries it currently several refurbishers have it for sale including this one which includes a Dual Core CPU. A great deal for a low end system at $60. I would not recommend this board for a gaming system, but for a home PC being used for most applications and internet browsing, a definite plus for the cost.
References:
Newegg.com. <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121100>.
Intel® <http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/dsktpboards/dg33fb>.
TigerDirect.<http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3042178>.
Intel.<http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/history/historic-timeline.html>.
Wikipedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel>.]]>