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The Asus P7H55D-M EVO is compatible with Intel processors with the LGA 1156/Socket H socket.
It has , 16 GB DDR3 maximum RAM and conforms to the UTX form factor standard.
 | CPU Socket | 1 | | Graphics Card Interface | 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU Compatible Make | 1 | | SLI Support | 1 graphics cards | ||
| CPU Chipset | 1 | | Crossfire Support | 1 graphics cards | ||
| Form Factor | 1 | | Onboard GPU | yes | ||
| Max RAM | 1 | | PCI Slots | 1 | ||
| RAM Slots | 1 | | SATA 1.0 | 1 | ||
| Memory Channels | 1 | | SATA 2.0 | 1 | ||
| Compatible RAM Speeds | 1 | | SATA 3.0 | 0 | ||
| USB 2.0 Internal Slots | 1 | | RAID Support | yes | ||
| USB 2.0 Rear | 1 | | Internal I/O | 1 | ||
| USB 3.0 Rear | 1 | | Back Panel I/O | 1 |
The Asus P7H55D-M EVO uses the Intel LGA 1156/Socket H CPU socket. Any compatible Intel CPU will have the same socket entry. It uses the DDR3 memory type, with maximum speeds of up to 2133 MHz, and 4 DDR3 slots allowing for a maximum total of 16 GB RAM.
The UTX, or uATX form factor is analagous to the Micro-ATX form factor. The UTX Asus P7H55D-M EVO should fit into all ATX cases, but its smaller size allows you to downsize your system build as a whole. Its size comes at the cost of features, so there are likely to be far fewer connections and expansion options available than in a larger motherboard.
The Asus P7H55D-M EVO has 6 SATA 2.0 hard drive slots. These allow for data speeds of up to 3GB/s. SATA 2.0 is a very common standard, and despite the emergence of SATA 3.0 - whose potential is difficult to reach currently - SATA 2.0 remains a viable option.
The Asus P7H55D-M EVO supports onboard graphics. This allows for integrated graphics when paired with a compatible CPU that supports them. Integrated graphics are a cheap alternative to using a graphics card, but should be avoided when frequently using modern applications or games that require intense graphical processing. There are 1 PCIe x16 slots on this motherboard. This means it is perfectly capable of accommodating the latest graphics cards, although it is important to try and use a graphics card with the same graphics card interface of VGA, as anything below will not reach the motherboard's potential, and anything above will have its performance slashed to the bandwidth maximum of the Asus P7H55D-M EVO's VGA. The Asus P7H55D-M EVO does not support multiple graphics cards via Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire.
The Asus P7H55D-M EVO has 10 USB 2.0 slots and 2 USB 3.0 slots. USB 3.0 slots are theoretically capable of data transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbit/s, which is over 10 times faster than the USB 2.0 top speed of 480 Mbit/s. Although USB 2.0 slots alone currently serve as well as ever, an upgrade would better future-proof your system as more USB 3.0 compatible peripherals emerge. USB 3.0 is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0, which means you do not even have to use the newer slot functionality if you do not wish to.