Thread: H55 motherboards Intel?

Good news for PC enthusiasts for use Media Center, Intel will come out of motherboards featuring the chipset H55, the DH55TC and DH55HC.Format for Micro ATX and ATX first to the second, they have the particularity of using H55, an avatar of P55 for processors integrate an IGP, future Clarkdale.

DVI, HDMI and VGA

Interestingly, the motherboards are equipped with standard connectors (USB 2.0, PCI-Express, SATA, eSATA, etc..) But also novelty, VGA, HDMI and DVI. Indeed, the chipset is capable of using the IGP in the next CPU in Intel's 32 nm (which is a derivative of the current GMA X4500) and performance should be equivalent to those of other market IGP (GeForce 9400M and Radeon HD 4200). Good news for HD fans, CPUs incorporates two HD decompression engines, which will decode two streams simultaneously in 1080p. Another advantage, in 7.1 LPCM and bitstream HD audio formats is also possible in HDMI (compatible with 1.3). The cards should be worth about $ 100 (ATX) and about 120 to $ 130 (ATX version).

Finally, note that the connector used for the CPU will be the LGA 1156 and the cards will therefore be compatible with current Lynnfield (Core i5 and i7) in addition to future Clarkdale (Core i3 and i5). Obviously, in the first case the video outputs are disabled due to lack of graphics engine.