ECS Elitegroup P55H-AK Black Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Supports new unlocked Intel Core processors.
Comparatively inexpensive in its class.
ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA 3-way SLI.

Cons:

No FireWire port.
Overclocking in BIOS could be better.

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Last revision on January 31, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Supports new unlocked Intel Core processors
Comparatively inexpensive in its class
ATI CrossFireX and NVIDIA 3-way SLI
USB 3.0
SATA 3.0
Dual Gigabit LAN
Well-thought layout
Good performer
Supports all socket 1156 processors
Supports dual channel
PLX PEX8608 Switch adds 32 PCIe lanes
Four SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ports
Four SATA 6Gb/s ports
Triple SLI / CrossFire support
210MHz BCLK

Reviewers Didn't Like

No FireWire port
Overclocking in BIOS could be better
High price for a P55 Motherboard
Triple VGA setup may possibly limit case options

Expert reviews and ratings

The P55H-AK does everything right; it offers competitive performance, is multi-GPU ready and is laid out well....

By ITP.net on January 04, 2011

The ECS Elitegroup P55H-AK motherboard does deliver on most every feature you can’t readily get on lesser platforms. Full speed SLI or CrossfireX performance via three NVidia or ATI video cards is just one of many. The integrated PLX PCIe chip...

By FutureLooks on December 29, 2010

Expert Review Intel P55 Express is the mainstream chipset supporting the Intel Core i7 and Core i5 processors with the LGA 1156 socket and almost every manufacturer has motherboards based on this chipset charged at a premium. Elitegroup Computer...

By TechTree on November 17, 2010

In this section I am going to write a brief five point summary on the following categories; Performance, Appearance, Construction, Functionality and Value. These views are my own and help me to give the ECS P55H-AK Motherboard a rating out of 10, a...

By Benchmark Reviews on October 17, 2010

With this latest Black Series motherboard, ECS has shown that it is deserving of a spot among the top brands. Be it the features or its performance, the ECS P55H-AK was definitely competitive with its rivals. In fact, against many of the mainstream...

By HardwareZone.com on October 01, 2010

Feature filled and overclocking galore at an acceptable price. There’s been a lot of mainstream tech this week at the Tbreak HQ. Earlier we reviewed the mid-level enthusiast motherboard from Gigabyte, the X58A-UD3R, and today we’ll be...

By Tbreak.com on August 26, 2010

The P55H-AK motherboard has just about everything you could possible want, or need, in a P55 based board. From the tri-fire SLI/CF to the multiple USB 3.0, SATA 3 and eSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports. The addition of the NVIDIA NF200 switch along with the...

By Overclockers Club on November 07, 2010

The Black Series for ECS have traditionally been very impressive value-oriented boards, offering consumers some great bang for their buck. And further, ECS has made great strides in the past coule of years in enthusiast circles and getting some very...

By Pureoverclock on October 24, 2010

The P55H-AK motherboard is a huge step-up from their previously launched motherboards; the cooling on the VRMs, NVIDIA NF2100 and P55 chipset is improved and has an interesting artwork on top of the heatsinks. A very interesting and useful addition is...

By MadShrimps on September 03, 2010

With an MSRP of $299, the ECS P55H-AK Black sits near the top of the price list for socket 1156 motherboards, and for good reason. This board packs more features than any other socket 1156 board and includes one feature (eSATA 6G) that no other...

By Icrontic on August 30, 2010

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