“A Simply Gorgeous Experience” ECS H57 and H55 Motherboard Series for Home Entertainment

Taipei, Taiwan, January 7, 2010 – Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading motherboard, graphics card, desktop system and notebook manufacturer, today announced ECS H57 and H55 series of motherboards with versatile technologies and features meeting next generation of HTPC.

Both ECS H57 and H55 supports the latest Intel® Core™ i5 and Core™ i3 processors with Intel® HD Graphics technology brings higher performance than previous generation. The ECS H57 and H55 motherboard family also optimize Windows 7 experience and enhance the integrated graphics capability for more stunning video quality and mainstream gaming performance than ever. Along with ECS H57 and H55 motherboard series, ECS also reveals her leading friendly designs as follows.

ECS G.P.S (Graphics Processor Sensor) technology detects Intel® HD Graphics by a simple plug-and-play, and distinguish the right types of Intel® LGA 1156 socket processor for your platform.

ECS Qooltech™ III technology comes with twin-heat-pipe cooling solution, which provides a stable working environment when system is on.

ECS 15 μ Gold Contact technology which offers 3 times extra protection to secure the motherboard stabilities and durability
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ECS M.I.B II, an friendly overclocking utility for performance enthusiasts.

ECS Easy Button, Easy Clear and Easy Debug designs offer an easy way to enjoy boosting system performance without pain.

Various motherboard form factors
ECS H57 and H55 motherboards come with several options of motherboards sizes. There are ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX platforms. Users may easily build a small form factor HTPC in the living room, or, use ECS Black Series for a powerful platform. More detailed features of ECS H57 and H55 comes in the following table.




Black Series
H57H-M H55H-M2 H55H-CM H55H-M H55H-I
Form Factor Micro-ATX Micro-ATX Micro-ATX Micro-ATX Mini-ITX
Chipset Intel® H57 Express
chipset Intel® H55 Express chipset Intel® H55 Express chipset Intel® H55 Express chipset Intel® H55 Express chipset
Supported CPU Intel® Core™ Processor in the LGA1156 package Intel ®Core™ Processors with Intel® HD Graphics
Memory 4x DIMM DDR3
Dual channel 4 x DIMM DDR3
Dual channel 4 x DIMM DDR3
Dual channel 2 x DIMM DDR3
Dual channel 2 x DIMM DDR3
Dual channel
Audio 7.1+2 channel HD Audio Codec
S/PDIF optical out 7.1 channel
S/PDIF optical out 5.1 channel 5.1 channel 7.1+2 channel HD Audio Codec
S/PDIF optical out
Supported Storage 1x eSATA; 6x SATA 1x eSATA; 5x SATA 6x SATA 6x SATA 1x eSATA; 4x SATA
LAN 2*Gigabit LAN
with Teaming 2*Gigabit LAN
with Teaming 1*Gigabit LAN
(Intel LAN chip) 1*Gigabit LAN 1*Gigabit LAN
Rear Display VGA + HDMI + DVI VGA + DVI VGA + HDMI VGA + DVI VGA + HDMI + DVI
Quick Access eJIFFY eJIFFY eJIFFY eJIFFY eJIFFY
ECS Unique Design *ECS Qooltech™ III
*ECS G.P.S
*ECS I.P.S
*ECS Easy Debug
*ECS Easy Button
*ECS Easy Clear *ECS G.P.S
*ECS I.P.S
*ECS Easy Debug
*ECS Easy Button
*ECS Easy Clear 　 　 　


About ECS
The Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has been a pioneer in designing and manufacturing computer motherboards since 1987. Today, ECS also designs and manufactures desktop PCs, notebooks, servers, motherboards, video cards, wireless solutions and handheld devices for global market. ECS also has ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and QC080000 certified manufacturing facilities in China. For more information, please visit ECS at www.ecs.com.tw.