Zotac H55-ITX Review - The World's First mini-ITX H55 Motherboard
by Joshua Youngberg on February 28, 2010 12:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
Gaming Results
Dawn of War II
We are big fans of the Warhammer franchise, especially Dawn of War II. One of the latest RTS games in our library is also one of the more demanding titles on both the CPU and GPU. For this particular review we used a low resolution and low graphics detail.
Batman Arkham Asylum
For our next benchmark we use Batman’s built-in benchmarking utility. All graphics settings were set to low with a resolution of 1280x800.
Crysis
Crysis is still one of the most graphically demanding games on the market. For this benchmark we use the game’s GPU benchmarking utility. We set the resolution at 1280x800 and left the graphics detail on low.
In every gaming test ZOTAC’s H55 motherboard slightly out performed its P55 counterpart. nVidia’s aging 8200 graphics platform is simply no match for Intel's newest integrated option.
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mindless1 - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
The real question is why not. It's always amusing when some short-sighted person comes along and suggests a motherboard should be stripped of every possible feature that particular individual doesn't want to use, as if there is some gain in removing legacy features.More features mean a wider customer base, more sales, lower per unit cost.
MadMan007 - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
I think one PS/2 for keyboard is fine. It's not as if this board is lacking in USB ports. I'd say that by now most people use USB mice at least so no PS/2 mouse port shouldn't be a complaint.therealnickdanger - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
I still use an old AT-plug keyboard (with PS/2 adapter). It's made of metal and heavy plastic and weighs about 7 lbs and you can hear me typing on it from anywhere in the house.I love that thing.
JonnyDough - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
On the other hand if you got used to a softer quieter keyboard you could annoy people less and still love typing! :) Practice makes perfect. Old habits are tough to break, but sometimes worth the effort. i.e. smoking?vol7ron - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
I know it's a lot of work, but you guys have been making great strides with the Bench area. Is it possible to get gpu, memory, and motherboards on there too?Thanks,
vol7ron
Saosin - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
Does it undervolt and/or underclock? And if that's the case; What's the range and how small are the V steps?ScavengerLX - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
The base clock can be dropped down to 100MHz and Vcore can be reduced to .10V under the default voltage. Hope that helps.Joshua
hybrid2d4x4 - Monday, March 1, 2010 - link
Thanks for the info. -0.1V is pretty weak, but I guess it's better than nothing.jigglywiggly - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
Looks like a solid motherboard, too bad I have no use for a htpc.oc3an - Sunday, February 28, 2010 - link
On Page 4:"An abundance of on-board SATA ports are provided by the P55 chipset."
I'm pretty sure it's H55.
-Patrick