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Biostar TH55B HD LGA1156 motherboard review

Verdict:

A great-value microATX LGA1156 motherboard that's good for both low-cost PCs and media centre systems alike.

Review Date: 22 Mar 2010

Price when reviewed: £68

Supplier: http://www.cclonline.com

Reviewed By: Alan Lu

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Basic Specifications

Part Code TH55B HD
Review Date 22 Mar 2010
Rating ***** stars out of 5
Processor socket LGA1156
Form factor microATX
Size 244x244mm
Processor support Core i3, Core i5, Core i7
Processor external bus 133MHz (2.0GB/s Direct Media Interface)
Chipset north bridge Intel H55
Chipset south bridge Intel H55
Passively-cooled north bridge yes
Integrated graphics Yes
Supported memory type DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1800/2000
Maximum memory speed PC3-16000
Memory slots 4
Maximum memory 16GB
Dual-channel support yes

Internal Ports

Power connectors 1x 24-pin ATX, 1x 4-pin ATX
PCI-E x16 slots 1
Dual graphics architecture none
PCI-E x4 slots 0
PCI-E x1 slots 1
PCI slots 2
Fan headers 2
Floppy ports 0
IDE ports 1
Serial ATA ports 6
RAID chipset (max disks) none

Features

Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Sound (ports) Realtek ALC662 (3x analogue out, S/PDIF header)
USB2 ports / headers 4/3
Firewire ports / headers 0/0
Legacy ports 1x PS/2, parallel header, serial header
Other ports HDMI, DVI, VGA
Cables included 3x SATA, 1x Molex to SATA power
Brackets included none
Software included none

Setup and Overclocking

Voltage adjustment CPU/RAM/Chipset
CPU clock max adjustment 800MHz

Buying Information

Price £68
Supplier http://www.cclonline.com
Details www.biostar.com.tw
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