Introduction
Now that Intel's H55/H57 chipsets with integrated graphics have been released, they and the dual-core Clarkdale processors are probably being marketed as the mainstream choice for users who are not into things like video encoding or 3D rendering. While our recent shootout of H55 motherboards
showed that some models come with surprisingly high-end features, those looking to get a more complete set of features like multi-GPU support or RAID should look at the previous mainstream candidate for Intel's Core i7/i5 processors, the P55 Express chipset, where such features would be the norm rather than exceptions.
Unfortunately, a decent Intel P55 motherboard can set you back by at least US$120. That's the lower end though, as many boards are easily more costly than that. The budget shopper however will find some choices, albeit from smaller brands like ASRock and ECS. Now you can add to that list, Jetway's Kuroshio BI-700, which goes for around US$116 and has the basic P55 features, as our specs table below shows:
Jetway's P55 appears to be your vanilla version of the chipset, with six SATA ports (RAID), dual PCIe 2.0 x16 slots and four DDR3-1333 memory slots.
|
Jetway Kuroshio BI-700 Specifications
| CPU Support |
- Intel Lynnfield Core i7/i5 using LGA1156 package
|
| Chipset |
- Intel P55 Express Chipset
|
| Memory |
- Supports 4 DIMM DDR3 SDRAM
- Supports up to 16GB memory size (max 4GB per DIMM)
- 1333/1066MHz dual channel
DDR3 memory
architecture
|
| Storage |
- Intel P55 Express
- 6 x SATA
3.0Gbps ports
- Intel Matrix
Storage Technology
- Support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 5 and RAID 10
- JMicron JMB368 PCIe to PATA controller
- 1 x IDE connector supporting up to two ATA-133 IDE
devices
|
| Audio |
- Realtek ALC883
- 8-channel HD Audio CODEC
- Optical and coaxial S/PDIF (rear panel)
|
| Networking |
- Intel 82578DC Gigabit LAN controller
|
| IEEE 1394 (FireWire) |
|
| Rear I/O |
- 8 x USB 2.0
ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN
port
- 1 x optical S/PDIF output connector
- 1 x coaxial S/PDIF output connector
- 1
x PS/2
keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 mouse port
- 6 x Audio jacks
|
| Internal Connectors |
- 1 x Ultra ATA
IDE connector
- 6 x SATA
connectors
- 3 x USB 2.0 headers (Up to 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x S/PDIF output header
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x parallel port header
- 1 x IrDA connector
- 1 x floppy connector
- 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
- 1 x 8-pin 12V power connector
- 3 x fan connectors
- 3D Audio switch
|
| Expansion Slots |
- 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (1 x16 or 2 x8)
- 2 x PCIe x1
slots
- 2 x
PCI slots
|
| Special Features |
- CPU Smart Fan
- CPU Vcore 7-Shift
- 3D Audio
|
| PCB |
- ATX Form
Factor, 30.5 x 24.4cm
|
|
| Terms Of Service
|
