EVGA H55 motherboard main features are:

• Socket: 1156.
• Chipset: Intel H55 Express.
• Super I/O: Fintek F71889F
• Clock Generator: ICS 9LPRS139AKLF
• Parallel ATA: One port controlled by a JMicron JMB363 chip.
• Serial ATA: Eight, six SATA-300 ports controlled by the chipset and two SATA-300 ports controlled by the same JMicron JMB363 chip (these two ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and JBOD).
• External SATA: None.
• USB: 12 USB 2.0 ports (eight soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard). The motherboard comes with an I/O bracket containing two USB ports.
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): Two ports, one soldered on the motherboard rear panel and one available through a header on the motherboard, controlled by a Texas Instruments TSB43AB22A chip. The motherboard comes with an I/O bracket containing one FireWire port.
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC889 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 kHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 104 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 108 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs).
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Marvell 88E8057 controller, connected to the system through a PCI Express x1 lane.
• Buzzer: Yes.
• Power supply required: EPS12V.
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (one working at x16 and the second one working at x4) and three standard PCI slots.
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to 16 GB up to DDR3-1333/PC3-10600).
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU fan and five three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans.
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One.
• Programs included: Motherboard drivers and utilities.
• Extra features: POST diagnostics display, holes for socket 775 CPU coolers, external clear CMOS button.
• More Information: http://www.evga.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 160.00.

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