If you are visually impaired and are having difficulty navigating this site, please call our Customer Support line via our toll free number (800) 390-1119.
Newegg.com - A great place to buy computers, computer parts, electronics, software, accessories, and DVDs online. With great prices, fast shipping, and top-rated customer service - once you know, you Newegg.
If you are reading this message, Please click this link to reload this page.(Do not use your browser's "Refresh" button). Please email us if you're running the latest version of your browser and you still see this message.
Beyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current.
Use this link for full details.
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 incorporates Intel's brand-new H55 chipset, offering a valuable and affordable motherboard.
As a Micro ATX motherboard, the Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 supports the latest Intel i3/i5/i7 based processors in an LGA1156 package. With Intel H55 chipset, this board provides full support for Intel's 32nm Clarkdale CPUs with an integrated HD GPU. It also provides full supports for Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM up to 16GB running at 2200+MHz (OC). With PCI-E x16 graphics interface, upgrading 3D performance will never be a problem. The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 also supports the newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5Gbps.
Discover the advanced features brought to you by Gigabyte such as AutoGreen technology and Patented DualBIOS technology.
Pros: Lots of features and they all seem to work. Shipped with A2 bios and both USB3 and Dolby worked. I reflashed bios to A5 easily and everything still worked fine. Onboard sound is amazing. Using this board with a i5 661 and it's fast and quiet. This is a 'no drama' board and that's important to me.
Cons: Onboard Intel video is merely adequate. Only one onboard fan header.
Other Thoughts: I bought this combo for a general pupose rig so I'm not interested in overclocking and I don't need it to be a graphics powerhouse. It uses less then half the the power my current i7/Radeon 5850 rig does however and that is what I'm looking for.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Did you?
Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Great MB, atrocious support
Reviewed By: Dan on 2/1/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: Tons of features, stable, well laid out, high build quality, perfect for an HTPC.
Lack of blinking power LED in standby (S3) mode (was weird at first, but I now realize it's great when you have it in the living room)
Cons: Gigabyte support (see below)
Blinking power LED when Dynamic Energy Saver is turned on, an easy (but not obvious) toggle in the DES2 software though.
Only 1 system fan header, easily fixed with a 3 pin splitter however.
Other Thoughts: I originally purchased a GA-H55M-SH2 for my new HTPC build but soon realized that eSATA, Firewire and USB3 were features I wanted.
Checked out this board on Gigabyte's website and noticed that it had a ATX 12v 4+4 plug instead of the standar 4 pin 12v.
In reading through the online PDF for the board it mentions that a 4+4 connector is recommended by the manufacture for Intel Extreme Edition processors using over 130 Watts, so I figured I should be be ok with a single 4 pin for my low power Core i3 (73W) build.
Just to be sure I contact Gigabyte support asking if since I was running integrated graphics and a lower end Core i3 if I would need the full 4+4 12v plug or if the 4 ping would be sufficient, and if the board needed all 8 pins was there a molex to 4 pin option. The response I got was "This board has a ATX 12v 4+4 connector"
Suffice to say I took a gamble and bought this board, just the 4 pin 12v works perfectly fine with my build, overclocking might be a different s
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Did you?
Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
thumbs up
Reviewed By: greenman on 3/15/2010
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: thumbs up! it's much enough for home theather.
Cons: more cables included would be appreciated..
Other Thoughts: USB3.0 function is really cool
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Did you?
Pros: HDMI and DisplayPort ,2 PCIe 2.0 and 2 PCI, 4 DIMM slots supporting up to a total of 16GB of DDR3, USB3.0 x2.....a great feature packed micro ATX board.
it's perfectly match the card riser locations of my current low-profile case
Cons: how about giving a fancy color box?
Did you find this review helpful?
Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
feature-rich mobo!
Reviewed By: RockBing on 7/14/2010
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: A super sweet mATX has a great design, a robust and easy-to-use BIOS, less than $100, Excellent feature-wise for an inexpensive board with support for USB 3.0, CrossfireX , DDR3-2200 memory even including four display connectors. it's simply what I want a smaller PC!
Cons: none yet
Other Thoughts: Love this board! Great Job, Gigabyte.
Did you find this review helpful?
Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Unstable, crashes with even the slightest of tweaks
Reviewed By: on 7/2/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Cheap, lots of features. Would be 5 stars if it were for the major 'Cons' below.
Cons: I've had this board for almost 5 months now, at first I simply running stock. I would occasionally get a memory_management BSOD but running a battery of tests (prime95 for 8hrs followed by memtest for 4hrs) showed no issues. I dismissed it as a random bug in Windows7 that would crop up from time to time.
Then I noticed even the most minor changes in settings would trigger the bios recovery. For example I have to run my memory at 1333mhz, if I enable the XMP profile to have the memory run at 1600mhz it crashes and resets the previous setting of 1333mhz. Even leaving everything default but changing base clk from Auto to manual, but not changing the speed itself triggers a crash and bios recovery. I tried all bios revisions up to F7.
Other Thoughts: I bought the board based off Hardocp's Gold award it received. I would like nothing more then to give this board another shot and review that board but Gigabyte doesn't do cross-shipping and I can't wait 2 weeks as this is my business computer.
Did you find this review helpful?
Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Model
Brand
GIGABYTE
Model
GA-H55M-USB3
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1156
CPU Type
Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium (LGA1156)
Chipsets
North Bridge
Intel H55
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3 2200*/1800/1600/1333/1066/800 * To reach DDR3 2200 MHz and above, you are required to use with Intel Core i7/Core i5 CPU without HD Graphics and install a discrete graphics card. When using Intel Core i5/Core i3/ Pentium CPU with HD Graphics, the maximum memory speed supported is 1666 MHz
Maximum Memory Supported
16GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 2.0 x16
1
PCI Express x1
1
PCI Slots
2
Storage Devices
PATA
1 x ATA133 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s
7
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
None
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC889
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Realtek 8111D
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1
Video Ports
D-Sub + DVI + Display Port
HDMI
1 x HDMI
USB 1.1/2.0
4 x USB 2.0
USB 3.0
2 x USB 3.0
IEEE 1394
1 x IEEE 1394a
eSATA
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s
S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB
6 x USB 2.0
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394
1 x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor
Micro ATX
Power Pin
24 Pin
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 incorporates Intel's brand-new H55 chipset, offering a valuable and affordable motherboard.
As a Micro ATX motherboard, the Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 supports the latest Intel i3/i5/i7 based processors in an LGA1156 package. With Intel H55 chipset, this board provides full support for Intel's 32nm Clarkdale CPUs with an integrated HD GPU. It also provides full supports for Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM up to 16GB running at 2200+MHz (OC). With PCI-E x16 graphics interface, upgrading 3D performance will never be a problem. The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 also supports the newest NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 with superfast transfer rates of up to 5Gbps.
Discover the advanced features brought to you by Gigabyte such as AutoGreen technology and Patented DualBIOS technology.
Highlights
Intel Flexible Display Interface Intel H55 chipset supports both Core i7 and Core i5 CPU without an integrated GPU and the latest Intel 32nm Clarkdale Core i3 and Core i5 CPU with an HD GPU so you can enjoy smooth HD movies without an independent graphics card.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Technology The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 USB 3.0 Adapter equips the revolutionary SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to deliver up to 5Gbps bandwidth which is 10x faster than USB 2.0 and boosts data transfer rate between a PC and USB device.
DDR3 2200+ Support Four 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 16GB of non-ECC DDR3 memory at speeds of over 2200MHz, ensuring ample capacity for any application.
Gigabyte Patented DualBIOS Gigabyte patented DualBIOS technology protects the BIOS from virus attacks. With its innovative backup BIOS design, this platform provides twice the security thus assuring the PC's stability.
Ultra Durable 3 Technology The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 features revolutionary Ultra Durable 3 technology with a 2oz copper PCB design to help reduce system temperature and dramatically enhance performance.
Advanced Display Interfaces The Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3 features the next generation HDMI and DisplayPort to deliver unprecedented digital video.
Reviewed By: culthuu on 2/21/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
