Manufacturer: N/A Price: $ 105/110 US Author: Steve Date: 03/11/2010

[ Asus P7H55-M Pro – Features ]

There are certain features that can be found on all H55 motherboards as they are provided by the chipset. Such features include 6 SATA 3Gb/s ports, Gigabit LAN, HD Audio, USB 2.0 as well as a number of display ports which connect to Clarkdale processors. Typically these display ports include HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort. While all Intel H55 motherboards do support Gigabit LAN and HD Audio, their implementation will vary. Asus has gone with the Realtek RTL8112L controller in order to provide Gigabit LAN support and this is a controller they generally feature on their cheaper low-end motherboards. Providing the 8-Channel HD Audio support is another Realtek chip, this time the ALC889 has been used, which supports 16/20/24-bit SPDIF input and output with up to 192kHz sample rate. This is one of the more impressive Realtek HD Codecs and it is an excellent addition to the P7H55-M Pro. Asus has included another third-party controller, though this is a far less exciting addition. The JMicron JMB368 has been included, which is a single port PATA controller that uses a single PCI Express lane. This feature does allow the P7H55-M Pro to support older PATA drives, though it is not a feature that we feel is necessary to provide on modern motherboards. That said, being an affordable low-end product, this feature could potential save some consumers a small amount of money. Other than these three controllers, Asus has not done anything to make the P7H55-M Pro more feature rich than your typical Intel H55 motherboard. They have provided the ability to utilize all twelve USB 2.0 ports, though out of the box it is only possible to use half of these ports, meaning that additional USB headers must be purchased to use the other six.

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Rizz	Posted on: 03/11/2010 10:58 PM Nice review. I have noticed that Gigabyte generally undercuts Asus and since they both sell products with similar features and performance I often go with Gigabyte.

ProX	Posted on: 03/12/2010 02:01 AM Gigabyte is starting to overtake Asus in shipments and this is probably because they are offering slightly better deals!

Oldie

Posted on: 04/15/2010 08:55 PM Nice boards but I prefer Gigabyte myself. Asus boards tend to be a bit pricey for my liking.

Cheddar

Posted on: 08/01/2010 03:13 PM Hello Gigabyte employees?

ProX	Posted on: 08/04/2010 04:51 AM @ Cheddar - So because a few guys commented that they agree that the Gigabyte board is better we are now employees of the company... Meh