ASRock Unveils H55 Chipset Series Motherboards

     

January. 7^th, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan – ASRock Inc. the leading motherboard manufacturer today proudly announce the great launch of new motherboard series based on the Intel^® H55 chipset. As you might know, the much-anticipated Intel^® H55 chipset is renowned for the embedded graphics technology as well as HD media performance. As the industry’s leader, ASRock is keen on providing the most demanding skills to users. The newly ASRock Intel^® H55 platform motherboards support Intel^® Core i7, Core i5, Corei3 processors, are not only embedded the awesome graphics capability, but also allow users to take advantage of ASRock user-friendly overclocking tools. Let’s read on the following pages for the fresh introduction of the latest OC technology named Turbo 50 which can increase the system performance up to 50% effortlessly.

Nothing catches users’ attention more than the latest Intel^® H55 chipset, and we are assured that you will be impressed by the uniqueness and specialty of ASRock H55 Series Motherboards! ASRock H55 series motherboards come with 4 models – H55M Pro, H55M, H55DE3 and H55 Pro.

H55M Pro, a mATX board featuring with the unique ASRock DuraCap featuring 100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors which can last 2.5 times longer lifespan. The CPU is powered by 4+1 power phase design. For memory aspect, it comes with the world’s fastest Dual Channel DDR3 2600+ (OC), non-ECC, un-buffered memory, 4 DIMM slots, Max. capacity up to 16GB. Supporting 2 PCIE 2.0 x 16 slots which are compatible of running ATI™ CrossFireX™ and Quad CrossFireX™, alongside with 1 PCIE x1 slot, 1 PCI slot, Gigabit Ethernet and 5 SATA2 ports. The rear panel includes connectors for 7.1 ch HD audio, IEEE 1394 port and powered eSATA/USB connector. Particularly, H55M Pro motherboard is equipped with novelty multi-VGA outputs: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI. Please note that Intel^® processor with integrated graphics is required to utilize these ports. By adopting the Intel^® latest Core i5 / i3 processor, ASRock H55M Pro motherboard is able to support Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.3a (Compliant HDMI monitor is required).

To talk about the software, ASRock H55 series motherboards feature all ASRock exclusive function, such as C.C.O., OC DNA, OC Tuner, Intelligent Energy Saver, Instant Boot, Instant Flash, Good Night LED and ASRock Software Suite. Additionally, ASRock H55 series motherboards match the green computing concept as well and have achieved European EuP standard.

In order to satisfy the increasing demand for easy overclocking, we’re going to share a fantastic OC technology to you – Turbo 50. The function name itself – Turbo 50 literally tells you what it is capable of. Simply click the Turbo 50 button in BIOS, the system performance will boost up to 50% increase by automatically overclocking CPU, Memory, GPU frequency and all related voltage settings!

Note: The overclocking performance depends on the system configuration you adopt. We do not guarantee the overclocking performance.

In addition to Turbo 50, EZ OC is another user-friendly tool for your easy overclocking as well. Just simply click the EZ OC function in BIOS, you can independently select the CPU, Memory or GPU targeted frequency, then EZ OC will ideally fine tune all the related voltage settings for you.

ASRock H55M Pro + Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB = Ultimate Audio Solution!

In all ASRock H55 series motherboard packages, we’ve bundled the ASRock exclusive software suite includes Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi™ MB trial solution. The Sound Blaster X-Fi technology not only supports EAX4.0 which greatly improves the gaming sound experience but also supports X-Fi Extreme Fidelty which can restore the compressed file details and expanding the music to surround sound. The Creative X-Fi software main features include the following:

X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity is the new audio standard from Creative that makes your music and movies sound way better than before. X-Fi technology breathes life into songs, restoring the detail and expanding the music to surround sound. X-Fi consists of two key technologies: X-Fi CMSS-3D and X-Fi Crystalizer.

X-Fi CMSS-3D technology expands your stereo MP3s and digital movies into surround sound over multi-channel speakers, stereo speakers or even headphones. Voices are centered in front of you and ambient sounds are moved all around you.

X-Fi Crystalizer technology restores the detail and vibrance to your compressed music and movies. All the highs and lows are intelligently enhanced, ensuring you'll hear everything in crystal clear clarity.

EAX^® ADVANCED HD 4.0 is a collection of powerful, innovative audio technologies designed by Creative's world-class team of audio professionals. The sophisticated environment effects of EAX provide a greater sense of realism to the whole gaming experience. Additional audio cues provided by EAX also give gamers a competitive advantage in multiplayer games. It is therefore no surprise that EAX has been widely acknowledged as the premier choice for interactive 3D audio for games.

Creative ALchemy is a powerful tool that restores the audio for a DirectSound3D game running on Windows^® Vista to its former glory - in full surround sound with hardware accelerated audio mixing, sampling rate conversion and EAX effects.

Here is the specification comparison for ASRock H55 series motherboards:

ASRock Leading H55 series motherboards
H55M Pro mATX Form Factor	H55M mATX Form Factor	H55DE3 ATX Form Factor	H55 Pro ATX Form Factor
- Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950 processors	- Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950 processors	- Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950 processors	- Intel® Core i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950 processors
- ASRock DuraCap (2.5 longer life time)	- Solid Capacitor for CPU power	- Solid Capacitor for CPU power	- ASRock DuraCap (2.5 longer life time)
- EuP Ready (Less than 1Watt in off mode)	- EuP Ready (Less than 1Watt in off mode)	- EuP Ready (Less than 1Watt in off mode)	- EuP Ready (Less than 1Watt in off mode)
- 4 x DDR3 2600+(OC), 2 PCIE 2.0 x 16 slots	- 2 x DDR3 2600+(OC), 2 PCIE 2.0 x 16 slots	- 4 x DDR3 2600+(OC), 2 PCIE 2.0 x 16 slots	- 4 x DDR3 2600+(OC), 2 PCIE 2.0 x 16 slots
- ATI™ CrossFireX™, Quad CrossFireX™	- ATI™ CrossFireX™, Quad CrossFireX™	- ATI™ CrossFireX™, Quad CrossFireX™	- ATI™ CrossFireX™, Quad CrossFireX™
- Multi VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI (Require a processor with Intel® HD Graphics)	- Multi VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI (Require a processor with Intel® HD Graphics)	- Multi VGA Output : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI (Require a processor with Intel® HD Graphics)	- 7.1 CH HD Audio, supports Premium Blu-ray Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio	- 1 x Powered eSATAII/USB connector
- 1 x Power eSATAII/USB connector	- 2 x Power eSATAII/USB connectors	- 2 x Powered eSATAII/USB connectors	- 2 x IEEE 1394 ports
- 2 x IEEE 1394 ports	- C.C.O. (Combo Cooler Option)	- C.C.O. (Combo Cooler Option)	- C.C.O. Combo Cooler Option
- C.C.O. (Combo Cooler Option)	- Supports ASRock latest OC technology - Turbo 50	- Supports ASRock latest OC technology - Turbo 50	- Smart Switch Design : Power / Reset / Clear CMOS Switch with LED, Dr. Debug
- Supports ASRock latest OC technology - Turbo 50	- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial	- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial	- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Trial