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Puget Systems Description The Intel S5520SCR, dubbed the Shady Cove platform, is a powerful workstation / server board incorporating world-class performance and reliability for graphic-intensive applications. Whether you are into video rendering, 3D modeling, CAD, CAM, industrial design, or other compute-intensive applications, this Intel board offers a massive memory capacity, two powerful PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, flexible SATA/SAS storage options, and USB 2.0 / IEEE1394a ports for sustained, high-throughput connectivity to external storage devices, cameras, or other high definition audio/visual peripherals.Note: The chipset on this motherboard runs hot, and needs a case side fan (as found on the Antec P193), and active front fan, or liquid cooling. If you are not using an Antec P193 chassis, please work with your Puget rep to ensure adequate cooling.
Puget Systems Professional Advice Jon Bach (President) Says: This motherboard is the cornerstone of our Genesis II post-production workstation. It is rock solid, and a great performer. The chipset does get pretty hot (see the large silver heatsink in the bottom left), so it is a good idea to cool it well. A chassis with a nearby front fan, or with a side panel fan, will do the trick. We can also liquid cool the chipset, if you are building a liquid cooled system.
Jeff Stubbers (Customer Service) Says: This Intel S5520SC motherboard supports both Intel Xeon Processor 5600 Series (Westmere), and Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series (Nehalem-EP) CPUs. Due to cooling considerations, I highly recommend using the Antec P193 case for adequate cooling with this motherboard. It's also important to note that you will need to choose at least a 1000W power supply to have the proper power connections needed for this motherboard.
Note: As this is a server motherboard, some desktop features are not present: standby/sleep functionality is not guaranteed, and this board does not support the "Hibernation" feature built into Windows. SATA ports do not support hot swap. Video card support is limited to cards under 300W max.
Manufacturer Description Model: Intel S5520SCRSpecifications:
Socket Dual 1366 CPU Compatibility Intel Xeon 5500 Series Form Factor EATX Chipset Manufacturer Intel Chipset 5520 / ICH10R Front Side Bus QuickPath Interconnect Network Connectivity Dual Gigabit Networking Network Controller Intel 82575EB Audio Controller 7.1 HD audio Cooling System Heatsink
Memory Support Type DDR3 Maximum Speed 1333 MHz Number of Slots 12 Maximum Size per Slot 8 GB Maximum Amount Supported 96 GB
External Connections USB 2.0 4 Firewire 1 Audio Out Surround Sound (7.1) Audio In Line-In/Microphone LAN (RJ45) 2
Internal Connections USB 2.0 2 (providing 4 ports) Firewire 1 SATA II 3.0Gbps 6
SATA Controllers SATA II 3.0Gbps Controller 1 6 port - Intel ICH10R
Expansion Slots Slot 1 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot 2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot 3 PCI Express x1 Slot 4 PCI Express x4 Slot 5 PCI
Additional Information SLI Compatible No Crossfire Compatible Yes RAID Support 0/1/10
Dimensions Height 305 mm (12.0 inches) Width 330 mm (13.0 inches)
Designed for world-class performance and flexible expandability for graphics-intensive applications, Intel® Workstation Board S5520SC supports up to two processors from the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, 12 highly scalable DDR3 memory DIMMs, multiple high-speed PCI Express* I/O (two PCIe* 2.0 x 16 slots), high-speed IEEE1394a port, and HD 7.1 channel audio. It is ideal for graphics-intensive applications including CAD, CAM, industrial and web design. Need more information? Email us your questions about the Intel S5520SC (Shady Cove) .
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Intel S5520SC (Shady Cove) Drivers LAN SATA System Management Chipset Intel RST Audio Intel S5520SC (Shady Cove) Manual Service Guide Technical Product Specification Intel S5520SC (Shady Cove) BIOS Intel S5520SC (Shady Cove) Utility
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