GA-H55N-USB3: Mini-ITX mobo with USB 3.0

[Guest]

Designed to run home theater PCs, this Gigabyte motherboard also features USB 3.0 ports.

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[tokenz]

Looks like it will be a capable htpc. I wonder about the graphics on it though. Will it do 1080p at a good bitrate through the graphics card on the processor?

 

[danada]

I like the Lian Li Spider in the background

 

[sublifer]

I'd love to see something like this around the $70 mark.

 

[Onus]

Very nice. I think I want to use a 45W AMD chip in an upcoming mini-ITX build, but this could be an interesting alternative.

 

[gwolfman]

No RAID, no thanks!

 

[crom]

It needs more PCI Express slots. If you want it to be a real HTPC it needs slots to put your TV tuner cards. I also wonder how the integrated Intel can handle Blu-Ray decoding.

 

[most_wanted]

it looks good, with numerous capacitors..and the price is acceptable as a product from gigabyte.
though $100 will be a much more favourable price of course

 

[traken]

This is going in my next computer, as long as the reviews are decent to it. The only other recent Intel mini-itx boards are from DFI and Zotac. The Zotac one is apparently plagued with bios problems, while the DFI one has some problems of its own. Hmmm

 

[liquidsnake718]

No onboard graphics, this will just use the processor h55 imbedded gpu, then forget this... i doubt that this will even run age of mythology

 

[johnb4467]

The i3 / i5 igp's are actually quite good for blu-ray playback. I have been eyeing them for a potential HTPC for a good while now, and with them, the cpu utilization is extremely low. Couple that with being able to output lossless HD-audio formats, and it's quite a great little board.
For gaming, this will not be enough GPU power. For htpc, which it was made for -- or even for a htpc / render station combo (which I'm looking into one for), this might be a perfect solution. The only thing I don't like is only having one pci-e port...but if you need more, then that's not what the mini-itx build is for; not a fault of its own, just not what you need.

As far as raid, well...there are esata solutions for that.

 

[gsacks]

[citation][nom]crom[/nom]It needs more PCI Express slots. If you want it to be a real HTPC it needs slots to put your TV tuner cards. I also wonder how the integrated Intel can handle Blu-Ray decoding.[/citation]

That is kind of a silly comment, since the mini-ITX form factor only supports one expansion slot. And a tuner is not essential for an HTPC. First, not everyone who has an HTPC uses it as a DVR, and second the HR-Homerun is an excellent HDTV tuner and work over your network. Does not require an PCIe slot.

 

[amdfangirl]

I wish I had it.

I'd gladly switch to Intel with a mobo this *gasp* awesome.

 

[Userremoved]

I saw this earlier this month on Linus Tech Tips (NCIX on YouTube) it works nicely it even overclocks.

 

[huron]

[citation][nom]tokenz[/nom]Looks like it will be a capable htpc. I wonder about the graphics on it though. Will it do 1080p at a good bitrate through the graphics card on the processor?[/citation]

From everything I've seen, full HD playback is not a problem. I believe I read the original articles at Anandtech...I'm looking at i3/ITX for another HTPC - seems very capable.

 

[huron]

[citation][nom]crom[/nom]It needs more PCI Express slots. If you want it to be a real HTPC it needs slots to put your TV tuner cards. I also wonder how the integrated Intel can handle Blu-Ray decoding.[/citation]

I think the ITX form factor is pretty limited in the number of slots it can have...for the small size, you have to make some sacrifices

 

[klockwerk]

HDMI is going away and will be replaced by ethernet connections. I think I'll wait for that.

 

[Guest]

I used mine with i7 860 and managed to get just 3.2ghz on it... but I only spend 10 mins by increasing the multiplier SPD... nothing else... I did not mess with other memory settings, TRAs, etc etc.. it is also cool at 36-40 degrees Cel. Anyone knows additional settings I can change?