Intel DH55TC

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Good performance.
Compact; stable; DVI, VGA, and HDMI outputs; supports integrated video on the newest Core i3 and i5 chips; inexpensive

Cons:

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

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Last revision on August 16, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Good performance
Compact; stable; DVI, VGA, and HDMI outputs; supports integrated video on the newest Core i3 and i5 chips; inexpensive

Reviewers 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

The 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 PCMag Mideast on June 10, 2010

Intel's DH55TC is a very capable LGA1156 microATX motherboard, but there are cheaper alternatives....

By Expert Reviews on April 07, 2010

" 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 Techgage on February 01, 2010

Core 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 HardwareHeaven on January 04, 2010

There’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 ComputerPowerUser on January 01, 2010

Paired 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 Computer Shopper on January 01, 2010

Intel 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 X-bit Labs on April 22, 2010

Sometimes 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 The Tech Report on April 04, 2010

For 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 IT-Review on January 10, 2010

One 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 ExtremeTech on January 04, 2010

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