ASRock H55DE3 motherboard main features are:

• Socket: 1156.
• Chipset: Intel H55 Express.
• Super I/O: Winbond W83667HG
• Clock Generator: 9LPRS142AGLF
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Two SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset.
• External SATA: Two eSATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset, sharing connectors with two USB 2.0 ports.
• USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports, six soldered on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard.
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None.
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a VIA VT1718S codec (no technical specs are provided by the manufacturer). On-board optical SPDIF output.
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111DL controller, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane.
• Buzzer: No.
• Power supply required: EPS12V.
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (one always working at x16, the second one working at x4), two PCI Express x1 slots and two standard PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR3-2600/PC3-20800).
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU fan and two three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans.
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One.
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities, CyberLink software (Power2Go 6.1 LE OEM, MediaShow 4.1 SE OEM, PowerDVD 8.0 DTS trial, Power Director 8.0 trial, PowerBackup 2.5 trial) and Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB trial.
• Extra features: On serial port and one infrared port available through headers.
• More Information: http://www.asrock.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 94.99

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.