What is the Best Micro ATX Motherboard with HDMI?

Find out what is the Best Micro ATX Motherboard with HDMI output, and what are the best PC solutions in which you can use a Micro ATX Motherboard with HDMI output

A review of the two best Micro ATX Motherboards with HDMI output

What is the Best Micro ATX motherboard with HDMI? To answer that question, read this review of the two most powerful Micro ATX Motherboard with HDMI output support. HDMI (or High-Definition Multimedia Interface) enables you to watch High Definition Video on your TV. If you want to build a computer system that has a small case and has HDMI output then the only obvious choice is buying a Micro ATX motherboard with HDMI output. You can connect your TV on it and watch all of your movies or play games on a big screen TV. The Micro ATX form factor is smaller then ATX which makes it ideal for HTPC (or Home Theater PC). To get top performance from your system you should buy a Micro ATX motherboard that supports the most powerful Intel i7 processors. The two most powerful Micro ATX motherboards with HDMI output and support for Intel i7 processors are the GIGABYTE GA-H57M and MSI H57M-ED65.

First up is the GIGABYTE GA-H57M. Here is an overview of some of its specifications:

• CPU: Socket 1156 Support Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3 series processors
• Chipset: Intel H57 Express Chipset
• Memory: 4x 240pin DDR3-2200+/1800/1600/1333/1066/800 DIMMs, Non-ECC, Dual Channel, Up to 16GB
• Slots: 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot(Support for ATI CrossFireX technology); 2x PCI Slots
• IDE/SATA: 1x ATA-133 Channel; 5x SATA2 Ports , 1x eSATA2 Port, Support RAID 0/1/5/10; 2x SATA2 by SATA2 chip, Support RAID 0/1/JBOD
• Audio: Realtek ALC889 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
• LAN: Realtek RTL8111D Gigabit Ethernet Controller
• Ports: 10x USB 2.0 Ports (4 rear, 6 by headers); 2x USB3.0 Ports; 1x eSATA2 Port; 2x IEEE1394a Ports(1 at rear, 1 by header); 1x PS/2 Ports; 1x optical S/PDIF-out Port; 1x DisplayPort; 1x HDMI Port; 1x DVI Port; 1x VGA Port; 1x RJ45 LAN Port; Audio I/O Jacks
• Power Connector: 1x 24pin main power; 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• Form Factor: Micro ATX, 24.4 x 24.4 cm

Here are the MSI H57M-ED65 specifications:

• CPU: Socket 1156 Support Intel Core i7/ i5/ i3 Series Processor, QPI up to 6.4GT/s
• Chipset: Intel H57
• Memory: 4x 240pin DDR3-2133(OC)/ 2000/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DIMMs, Unbuffered, Dual Channel, Up to 16GB
• Slots: 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot(Support ATI CrossFire Technology); 2x PCI-Express x1 Slots
• IDE/SATA: 1x ATA-133 Channel; 7x SATA2 Ports; 1x eSATA
• Video: Built-in Graphics Controller
• Audio: Realtek ALC889 8-channel HD Audio Codec
• LAN: Realtek 8111DL Gigabit LAN Controller
• Ports: 8x USB 2.0 Ports (4 rear, 4 by header); 2x PS/2 Ports; 1x VGA Port; 1x DVI; 1x Display Port; 1x HDMI Port; 1x RJ45 LAN Port; Audio I/O jacks
• Power Connector: 1x 24pin main power connector, 1x 4pin CPU power connector
• Form Factor: Micro ATX, 24.5 x 24.5 cm

The two motherboards are almost identical. To make a choice read on to the next page.

ARM Expects to Power Half of all Tablet PCs in 2011

Intel's Atom architecture has pretty much become ubiquitous with netbooks, and with tablets shaping up to be the next biggest fad in mobile computing, you can bet the Santa Clara chip maker will look to duplicate its success. Standing in Intel's way, however, is ARM.

ARM has no intention of letting Intel dominate the tablet PC sector the way it has netbooks, and according to Bob Morris, ARM's director of Mobile Computing, ARM processors will wiggle their way into 50 percent of global tablet PCs by 2011.

That works out to a lot of tablets. By Morris' estimation, global tablet PC shipments will total 4 million units by the end of 2010, and then balloon to 21 million units in 2011. Morris also said that Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Sharp have already adopted ARM-based processors for their smartbooks and tablets.

Intel Announces Itanium 9300 Processor for Mission-Critical Computing

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Intel this week officially introduced its new Itanium 9300 processor series, which you may recognize by its codename, Tukwila. According to Intel, the 9300 series chips more than double the performance of its predecessor, while also boosting both scalability and reliability.

"Intel is committed to delivering a new era of mission-critical computing, and we are delighted 80 percent of Global 100 companies have chosen Itanium-based servers for their most demanding workloads,"said Kirk Skaugen, vice president Intel Architecture Groupand general manager Data Center Group. "Intel is continuing to drive the economics of Moore's Law into mission-critical computing with today's Itanium 9300 processor announcement, more than doubling performance for our customers once again."

Intel added that OEM systems based on the Itanium 9300-series will be binary-compatible with existing software, giving customers a big performance boost without needing any additional software optimizations.

Prices for the new chips range from $946 to $3,838 in quantities of 1,000.

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