ASUS H81M-A Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASUS H81M-A include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel H81 Express
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT5538D
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: two SATA-300 and two SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (no RAID support)
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: eight USB 2.0 ports, four on the motherboard real panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: two USB 3.0 ports, on the motherboard rear panel, controlled by the chipset
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: controlled by the CPU; VGA, DVI-D and HDMI connectors
• Audio: produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC887 codec (7.1 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 97 dB SNR for the outputs, and 90 dB SNR for the inputs)
• On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111G chip
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: ATX12V
• Slots: one PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot, two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
• Memory: two DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1600, 16 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: one four-pin connector for the CPU cooler and one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan
• Extra features: none
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.asus.com/
• Average price in the U.S.*: USD 58.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this review.