Intel DG43GT Motherboard w/ Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 Processor w/ Fan Bundle

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Intel DG45ID Motherboard I just finished building my second computer using this motherboard. The first was an HTPC, and my experience with the build was so good when I got ready to build a desktop, I said, why not? It went together smoothly and started up flawlessly. My only 'less than best' rating is for features. It doesn't have much room for expansion, and the lack of an ATA interface (it's all SATA) is a little bit of a downer, but for what I needed it was fine. The on-board video with HDMI is great. With a dual boot I have XP for word processing, bookkeeping, a little CAD and this and that (it's smokin') and Vista Ultimate 64-bit for playing Blu-Ray and such. I highly recommend it.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardI was llokin for a board that had HDMI &DVI capabilities.This was the answer,installed easily booted up no problems.Remove the old board,R&R'd E8400 & and all systems were GO.

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Intel DG45ID Motherboardprice and quality of this product is great. intel boards are my boards of choice. documentation is great. install is a breeze. the price is always worth it.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardI chose this board to construct my Windows Media Center PC mainly because of the onboard connections. All 'flavors' are represented here. I especially love the S/PDIF connector for audio. Easy to snap together, well supported by Intel online (BIOS update was easiest I've ever experienced). Overall, I'm pleased. The only shortcoming I have and probably I'm asking too much is that if you install a PCI Express x16 board, it wipes out the onboard HDMI connector. I'm having challenges with an extended 2 monitor display and at the same time my LED TV. Any suggestions?

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardI had to use a DVI to VGA for my flat screen TV becuase the HDMI output looked terrible and I could not adjust the size.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardYou get a lot for the price but it does not work I had to return it because the raid did not work at all. The HDMI did not work at all I tried it for 6 hours straight before I gave up the HDMI. I finally returned because I need Raid and no version of windows would work on this thing and on top of that the temperature of the CPU was in the 60C at all time even when idle.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardProduct is above & beyond my expectations

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardIf you're using this in a home theater with video routed through an AVR, be wary. Even with the most recent drivers / firmware the performance through an AVR or any repeater is not acceptable as when you change sources to the HTPC, the HDMI will not always sync and you must reboot with the HTPC selected as the source.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardThis was bought to replace a Gateway POS motherboard. I had to install OS twice. It was my fault that I didn't check but will not run on all Core 2 Quad CPU's and of course the one I had wasn't supported so I had to get another. But the system has been running great.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardThis is the most frustrating board I have ever installed. I have decided to convert my PC into a HTPC and this board is perfect for the price and features: HDMI Out, Optical Out, IR/Remote Hookups & Onboard video. However it was the most difficult board I've ever installed. It took me 2 OS installs and 2 days before I had a stabalized system. I found through googling that a lot of experience pc builders had the same problems: mostly BIOS and driver interference. At a glance this is a great board, but once you dig deeper it has some flaws. It will not let you use the onboard video with a graphics card. I was hoping to use two DVI monitors with my card then hook up the HDMI to my 1080i 32'' LCD TV, but the graphics are crap. So basically if you're using multi-screen you need an after market card. Onboard is only good for one screen. If you purchase this good luck! Once you figure it all out though, it's not a bad system. However I wish I would have bought something else.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardThe Best Motherboard I have seen for the price and works very well with ATi Radion HD4870 IceQ4 + Turbo from HIS that is the Graphics Card I ordered with my own build and it is the best PC I have ever had and will always build my own system from now on!

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardBoard has all the key features and I cannot wait to use it!!! Unfortunately board failed to startup despite having working power supply and other components functioning fine- ZERO for QUALITY! Intel customer service was helpful but in the end the superior TigerDirect cusomter service led to a quick RMA transaction- I await my replacement board and will comment again.

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Intel DG45ID MotherboardPay attention to the details. This MB is as advertised: ''No Legacy Support''. RAID software comes on a floppy disk. Floppy Disk and ATA/IDE CD/DVD drives are not supported. No mouse or keyboard plug-ins. No VGA connection. It does have DVI video and USB support.