Gigabyte H55M-USB3 H55 Core i3 LGA1156 mATX Motherboard Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
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Gigabyte's come out in full force with H55 boards, and this is one of their highest end ones. It features (you guessed it) USB 3.0, which means that you can get 10x the data rate of a conventional USB 2.0 connection, which means much faster connections to your data and devices!
In this unboxing and first look, Linus Tech Tips showcases Gigabyte’s H55M-USB3, a microATX motherboard built around the H55 chipset with USB 3.0 support. The host walks through what’s in the box, highlighting the USB 3.0 feature as a standout selling point and noting the 3x USB power provision for hub setups, which allows multiple full-power devices without extra adapters. He walks through the included manuals and multilingual installation guide, and points out the IO shield, driver DVD, and the two SATA cables along with an IDE cable, explaining practical usage notes such as IDE drives still being common in some setups. The video then pivots to a hardware tour of the board: it has two PCI Express x16 slots (one is wired at 4x), several USB 2.0 headers, multiple SATA ports, and clear front-panel connections. Linus discusses the CPU socket, LGA 1156 compatibility for Core i3 and i5 processors, and the caveat that onboard graphics are not provided by the chipset, so a CPU with integrated graphics is required for video output unless using a compatible CPU. He also comments on power delivery areas, the 8-pin CPU power connector, and the overall value-oriented design, noting that while cooling for power circuitry would be nice, the board targets a balance of features and price. The segment concludes by detailing back-panel I/O options, including DVI, VGA, DisplayPort, HDMI, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, optical out, FireWire, eSATA, and Gigabit Ethernet, emphasizing the board’s flexibility for future expansions and multimedia capabilities.
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Questions answered
- What CPUs does the Gigabyte H55M-USB3 support and can it power onboard graphics?
- The board supports LGA 1156 CPUs including Core i3 and Core i5 processors with onboard graphics only available on CPUs that have built-in graphics; without a compatible CPU, onboard graphics won’t be usable because the chipset itself has no integrated graphics.
- Does the motherboard include USB 3.0 and how much power can USB ports supply?
- Yes, the motherboard includes USB 3.0, with 3x USB power available per port, allowing multiple full power USB devices to run from a hub without external adapters.