Intel Essential D945GCL Desktop Motherboard - 945GC Express Chipset - Socket 437 - 1 x Retail Pack

Mini ITX - 1 x Processor Support - 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM Maximum RAM - Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/100 ATA-6 - Onboard Video - MPN: BOXD945GCLF See Product Details

Product Details of Intel Essential D945GCL Desktop Motherboard - 945GC Express Chipset - Socket 437 - 1 x Retail Pack

Description

The Essential D945GCL Desktop Board is designed to support Internet-centric computing delivering incredible capabilities for the new flexible Mini-ITX form factor. Featuring the integrated 45nm Intel Atom processor and the Intel 945GC Express Chipset, this board is an energy-efficient solution for home users as well as for unique vertical market needs. Designed with Intel's leading edge 45nm Hi-k metal gate processor, this board delivers incredible opportunities to communicate, listen, watch, play, and learn via Internet connectivity.

Quick Glance

Supported Processor: Atom

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, VGA Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes, PS/2 Port Yes

System Board Style: Mini ITX

Processor Socket: Socket 437

System Chipset: Intel 945GC Express

Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM

Summary

Product Title: Intel Essential D945GCL Desktop Motherboard - 945GC Express Chipset - Socket 437 - 1 x Retail Pack

Manufacturer: Intel

Power Score: 4.0 | 5 Reviews

CPU + Northbridge Support

Supported Processor: Atom

Processor Socket: Socket 437

System Chipset: Intel 945GC Express

Maximum Number of Processors: 1

Bus Speed: 533 MHz

Memory Support

Number of Memory Slots: 1

Max System Memory: 2 GB

Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM

Connectors

Interface Connection: Parallel Port Yes, Serial Port Yes, Audio Line In Yes, Audio Line Out Yes, Microphone Port Yes, VGA Yes, Network (RJ-45) Yes, PS/2 Port Yes

On-Board Headers: Onboard Audio Header Yes

Number of IDE Headers: 1

Number of Serial ATA Headers / Ports: 2

Number of Fan Connectors: 1

Number of PCI Slots: 1

Additional Features

Controller Type: Floppy Controller, Serial ATA/300, Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)

Video Bus: PCI Express x16

On Board Video Chipset: Intel GMA950

Network Interfaces Included: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) Yes, Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Audio Codec: Realtek ALC662

Supported Audio Channels: 2.1 Channels

Physical Specifications

System Board Style: Mini ITX

Width: 6.75 in

Depth: 6.75 in

Warranty

Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited

More Info

URL: Manufacturer Link

Additional Specifications

Frequency Band: BIOS: Intel BIOS Support for SMBIOS Intel Rapid BIOS Boot Intel Express BIOS Update

Internal Interfaces: 1 x Chassis Intrusion Switch

Packing: Box

Processor Technology: Hyper-Threading Technology

Green Compliance: Yes

64-bit Processing: Yes

IDE Controller: Yes

Floppy Controller: Yes

SATA Controller: Yes

Onboard Video: Yes

Number of Total Expansion Slots: 1

Network (RJ-45): Yes

Audio Line In: Yes

Audio Line Out: Yes

Serial Port: Yes

Parallel Port: Yes

Microphone Port: Yes

Total Number of USB Ports: 4

Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 4

PS/2 Port: Yes

Number of PS/2 Ports: 2

Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 1

Onboard LEDs Header: Yes

Onboard Audio Header: Yes

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Reviews on Intel Essential D945GCL Desktop Motherboard - 945GC Express Chipset - Socket 437 - 1 x Retail Pack

  • 4
  By member: gmitch64 - Sep 2, 2008

Good low power system base

Strengths: mini-itx board, low power draw, quiet

Weakness: noisy fan, slower CPU speed, has issues with Linux

First, this is combo is NOT designed as powerful desktop replacement. If you want to do some web surfing, a little Word Processing, and watch some DVDs, it works great. I put a 1GB stick of RAM in, loaded Vista, and got a Vista Experience of 3.1, so not too shoddy. I'm actually running this board as my firewall, using Linux, and had some issues getting even the boot CDs to load from various...

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  • 4
  By member: gigantopithecus - Jun 27, 2008

Intel's cutting edge low power CPU & one of their...

Strengths: Intel Atom CPU

Weakness: Old chipset

I picked this up as a replacement for an aging Via mini-itx carputer & I'm not disappointed at all. Performance is significantly better with slightly less overall system powerdraw. It is important to note in considering the Atom cpu that it is not meant as a desktop replacement processor - clock for clock the Atom doesn't keep up with a Pentium M or even Socket A era Athlon XP cpus. But for...

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  • 3
  By member: alasam - Sep 24, 2008

Nice compact board

Strengths: All-in-one

Weakness: Everything is basic

This is the first mini-itx board I owned. It is nice to have everything built-in, but that is where it stops. This board will not be able to upgrade much. With only one pci slot, its use is limited.

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  • 4.5
  legitreviews.com - Sep 8, 2009

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  testseek.com - Oct 31, 2008

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