We look at ASUS' new H57-based motherboard.
We've had the P55 Express chipset for quite some time now, which mates with the LGA1156 socket and the corresponding processor, but the time has come for it to be replaced.
The latest CPU launch from Intel brought around a 32nm process shrink in the form of Westmere; and a new H57 Express chipset was also launched to be paired with the mainstream processor, Clarkdale.
Clarkdale, and the H57, is unique due to a built-in graphics processing core; something that the H57 is compatible with, allowing up to two external displays without a discrete graphics core.
While this isn't exciting news in terms of performance, it does give us a new motherboard from ASUS to play with - the P7H57D-V Evo.
It's an interesting board that includes all the high-end features you'd be after in a board, though at a price of roughly $285 it's not a cheap choice.
Head into the gallery of pictures to see more of this board, and check out our full opinion in an upcoming Issue of Atomic.
Issue: 133 | February, 2012