Pros:
- Good performance.
- Compact; stable; DVI, VGA, and HDMI outputs; supports integrated video on the newest Core i3 and i5 chips; inexpensive
Cons:
Let’s take a look at one of the two motherboards released by Intel based on the H55 chipset for Core i3 and Core i5 processors with integrated video. Intel Desktop Board DH55TC Technical Product Specification Graphics Subsystem The board supports system graphics through either Intel Graphics Technology or a PCI Express 2.0 x16 add-in graphics card. 1.7.1 Integrated Graphics ® The board supports integrated graphics through the Intel Flexible Display Interface (FDI) for processors with Intel.
- Lacks any useful software.
- No parallel ATA connector for legacy drives; current video drivers max out at 1,920x1,200; 7.1-channel sound requires HDMI or an add-on back-panel S/PDIF connector
Editors Liked
- Good performance
- Compact; stable; DVI, VGA, and HDMI outputs; supports integrated video on the newest Core i3 and i5 chips; inexpensive
Compatible Components (from 302 PCs). Popular components in PC builds with the Intel DH55TC Motherboard.
Editors Didn't Like
- Lacks any useful software
- No parallel ATA connector for legacy drives; current video drivers max out at 1,920x1,200; 7.1-channel sound requires HDMI or an add-on back-panel S/PDIF connector
Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag Mideast on 70The Intel Desktop Board DH55TC is an Intel H55 Express Chipset based desktop product in uATX form factor. It offers premium features such as the support of dual-channel DDR3-1333MHz memory with four slots up to 16GB, Intel High Definition Audio with...
By Expert Reviews onDh55tc Motherboard Supported Ram Ddr4
60Intel's DH55TC is a very capable LGA1156 microATX motherboard, but there are cheaper alternatives....
By Techgage on 95' that's longer than 20 words, I'll explain my likes and dislikes here. First up is ASUS' P7H55D-M EVO, a board that costs a bit more than typical mATX offerings, but has a good reason to. I've spent many hours with this board in...
By HardwareHeaven on 90Core i5-661 and H55/H57It is hard not to be impressed by Intel’s latest CPU/GPU and Chipset launch. They have taken the already very impressive Core range of processors, created a high performing dual core model and added to it an integrated...
By ComputerPowerUser on 70There’s not a thing wrong with the DH55TC, and it’s rather inexpensive to boot, but its most important role seems to be supporting all the technologies built into the CPU rather than boasting its...
By Computer Shopper on 80Paired with the newest Core i3 and i5 CPUs, Intel's DH55TC is a compact MicroATX motherboard that makes an excellent foundation for a Blu-ray-equipped home-theater PC....
By X-bit Labs onIntel DH55TC is an extremely limited and simplified mainboard. It has a rather unsuccessful PCB design and its functionality is limited to that of the Intel H55 Express, which is one of the most primitive chipsets today. The mainboard BIOS offers very...
By The Tech Report onSometimes it's difficult to determine the best option in a round-up of like products. Not today. Our favorites easily separate themselves from the rest of the pack, but before singling them out, let's take a moment to address the boards that...
By IT-Review onFor about three months now, we have been talking about the next step in Intel's tick-tock strategy of introducing products. All of the new i series CPUs were made using Nehalem architecture, so the new 32 nm CPUs represent only a die shrink, in...
By ExtremeTech onOne of the first desktop motherboards to use Intel's new 5 Series Chipset, the Desktop Board DH55TC (which was codenamed 'Tom Cove'), available for about $100 (street), demonstrates both the promise and the current limitations of Intel's latest...
By Motherboards.org onRealizing that the majority of computer users use their computer for other tasks than playing Dirt 2 or Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Intel's new Clarkdale CPU accomplishes two tasks. Full support of Blu-ray playback and encoding by the on-CPU...
By ComputerBase onDoch bevor wir zur Kaufempfehlung kommen, wollen wir noch ein paar Worte zur Sinnhaftigkeit eines Mainboards im µATX-Format verlieren. Wie die Benchmarks im Vergleich zum letzten Test der P55-Boards zeigen, liegen die Leistungswerte der kompakten...
By 59Hardware onIntel joue la simplicité avec cette carte, on ne retrouve pas les mêmes logiciels que sur la DP55KG que nous avions testée précédemment. Le seul logiciel livré avec la carte est l'Intel Desktop Utilities qui vous...
Intel Desktop Board Dh55tc
By ComputerBase onVier Kandidaten. Ein Chipsatz. Kein klarer Sieger. So kompliziert kann einfach sein.Doch bevor wir zur Kaufempfehlung kommen, wollen wir noch ein paar Worte zur Sinnhaftigkeit eines Mainboards im µATX-Format verlieren. Wie die Benchmarks im...