Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB

The Intel® Desktop Board DZ68DB is an Intel® Z68 Express Chipset-based desktop product in ATX form factor. Intel® Smart Response Technology supported by the Intel® Z68 Express Chipset combines the performance benefits of a solid-state drive with the storage capacity of a traditional HDD in a single drive volume. The Intel Desktop Board DZ68DB also supports Intel® HD Graphics with the LucidLogix* Virtu* GPU Virtualization software which combines best-in-class media processing features of the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family with the 3D gaming performance of graphics add-in cards. Other premium features include SATA 6 Gb/s, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports for highest speed connections to USB peripherals, and Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) with 7.1 surround audio with multi-streaming capability.

Product Information

Features and Configurations
Form factor	ATX
AA# (Altered Assembly)	G27985-xxx
BIOS ID string	DBZ6810H.86A with Intel Fast Boot Technology
Processor	At product launch, this Intel^® Desktop Board DZ68DB supports: Intel® Core™ i7 processor series in an LGA1155 socket Intel® Core™ i5 processor series in an LGA1155 socket Intel® Core™ i3 processor series in an LGA1155 socket View all compatible Intel^® processor numbers
Memory	Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets Support for DDR3 1333 /1066 MHz DIMMs Support for up to 32 GBς1 of system memory
Chipset	Intel^® Z68 Express Chipset supporting Intel^® Smart Response Technology Watch the how to implement video here Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10
Graphics	DVI-I, DisplayPort, and HDMI
Audio	Intel^® High Definition Audio (Intel^® HD Audio) subsystem in the following configuration: 10-channel (7.1+ 2 independent multi-streaming) audio subsystem using the Realtek ALC892* audio codec Five analog audio ports and one optical S/PDIF out port Internal S/PDIF header and front panel audio header
LAN support	Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel^® 82579V Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces	Two Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s, three SATA 3.0 Gb/s, and one External SATA (eSATA) 3.0 Gb/s ports Two USB 3.0 ports Ten USB 2.0 ports, six back panel ports, and eight additional ports via four internal headers
Expansion capabilities	One PCI Express* 2.0 x 16 discrete graphics card connector Two PCI Express 2.0 x 1 connectors Three Conventional PCI bus connectors

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Intel Smart Response Technology and Intel SSDs: an Overview
Learn how Intel® SSD 311 Series and Intel® Z68 Chipset together drastically improve system responsiveness. (1:34)
Intel® HD Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics is built into the processor, enabling adaptive performance.
Intel® HD Graphics Overview
Animation: Introducing 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® HD Graphics. (1:30)
Visibly Smarter Graphics from the 2nd Gen Intel® Core™ Processor
Video shows exceptional graphics on the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor with HD built-ins. (1:57)