We found a CPU load of 6.2% with a Core 2 Quad Q9550s (2.83 GHz) and 8.85% on a Core 2 Quad Q8200s (2.33 GHz). Intel says the chipset assists the CPU in decoding Full HD H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 video, which it does well. HD audio and a Gigabit network interface are mandatory today and included as well.

Six PCIe lanes and six SATA/300 ports with AHCI and NCQ support, as well as 12 USB 2.0 ports, provide excellent connectivity. The G45 with ICH10 supports RAID 0, 1, and 0+1, and RAID 5 if the ICH10R is used. The last of these requires the motherboard to specifically support these models, as the power consumption exceeds the typical thermal envelopes of 65-95 W, reaching up to 130 W. This includes the recent Celeron E1000 Dual Cores, Pentium Dual Core E2000 and up, the Core 2 Duo E4000-E8000, and all Core 2 Quad processors up to the Extreme Edition. Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows* 7/8/8.All Socket 775 processors based on the Core 2 architecture are supported. Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows* 7/8 64-bit Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows* 7/8/8.1 32-bit Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows 7* 64-bit Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Windows 7* 32-bit Graphics Drivers for Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows* 7/8.1/10 Intel Graphics Driver for Windows* 7/8.1/10 Intel does not warrant or assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information, text, graphics, links or other items within the Software. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS' WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Intel does not intend to offer updates to mitigate any security vulnerability in this Software, whether currently known or discovered in the future. Intel Customer Service Agents no longer respond to telephone, chat, community support forum, or email inquiries for self-service products.Īs this Software relates to “End of Life” products, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

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