H55 mobo recommendation?

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by poor dude, Mar 21, 2010.

  1. poor dude

    poor dude MDL Junior Member

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    Can someone recommend a H55-based motherboard that's easy to mod for Win7 and inexpensive? The brands I can purchase easily where I am are Intel, Gigabyte, ASRock, and Asus. Gigabyte H55M-UD2H looks pretty tempting for the price/features. At the same price I can get the Intel DH55TC or the ASRock H55M. The Asus P7H55-M PRO is more expensive but it has radiators over the voltage regulators; dunno if these are worth $20 extra. The GA-H55M-USB3 gives me USB 3.0 at the same price.
     
  2. iamanoob

    iamanoob MDL Senior Member

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    get any that has SLIC 2.1 in their BIOS .. that is Key..
    i would recommend researching to see which companies are offering it with their M/Bs ..
    that way you don't have to do any "modding" ..
     
  3. pkaji123

    pkaji123 MDL Addicted

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    I Have a Question how is this H55 M/b differ from other,i am currently planning to upgrade to a new M/B from Intel D945GCNL,could you please suggest a Good M/B with cost around 75$ or below...
    is h55 cheaper?
     
  4. poor dude

    poor dude MDL Junior Member

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    #5 poor dude, Mar 21, 2010
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  5. SparrowUnit

    SparrowUnit MDL Novice

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    If BIOS mods will be taken into consideration then I'd pick the ff. They would be harder to pick off by WAT.

    Asus P7H55M-Pro with Asus SLIC.

    MSI H55-GD65 with Acer or MSI SLIC

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    Intel DH55TC with Dell SLIC.

    The MSI H55-GD65 has a dummy SLIC which is replaced by the real one by the Award automated tool. You can use the new iIntel tool to insert a Dell SLIC into the board's BIOS.
     
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    poor dude MDL Junior Member

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