WEBVTT 00:00:00.640 --> 00:00:08.559 So today we'll be doing a quick unboxing of the ASUS P7H57D-V 00:00:06.319 --> 00:00:14.080 EVO. Now that may be a slightly confusing um model number to most, but I 00:00:11.920 --> 00:00:21.359 can explain it. P7 is the latest generation of Intel processor, so it 00:00:17.119 --> 00:00:24.080 denotes socket 1156. H57 is the chipset. 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:29.119 D means that it includes both true USB 3.0 and true SATA 6 GB per second. I 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:34.320 don't know what the V means and I don't know what the EVO means, but I was pretty close. Okay, so it's Windows 7 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:41.040 ready. As I mentioned before, it includes support for LG 1156. That means 00:00:37.120 --> 00:00:42.960 Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7. But you 00:00:41.040 --> 00:00:49.120 should also note that on the Core i3 and the Core i5 dual cores, you also have 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:51.200 support for the onboard video included 00:00:49.120 --> 00:00:56.079 with those processors. That feature won't work with Core i5 quad cores or 00:00:53.760 --> 00:00:59.600 with Core i7s. So, let's go around to the back and see what ASUS has to say 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:04.400 for themselves with this board. You've got SLI and Crossfire X support, which 00:01:02.719 --> 00:01:08.799 seems at first like kind of a weird thing for an H series chipset, which is 00:01:06.479 --> 00:01:13.360 a value series chipset, but this board is quite feature complete. And really, 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:17.439 it gives ASUS a way to release a powerful board with lots of features 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:21.040 that includes support for onboard video as well as hybrid video should you 00:01:19.360 --> 00:01:24.560 require it. So, let's have a look at the accessories that are included. The first 00:01:22.479 --> 00:01:29.680 thing we find is an IO shield. This is their premium looking IO shield with the 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:35.600 the fluffy back um silvery thing on the back and a black um 00:01:33.119 --> 00:01:41.680 Okay, moving on. Then we have an ESATA and USB 2.0 PCI back plate. Next we have 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:45.920 an IDE cable should you require it. Maybe you have an old DVD drive that 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:51.520 uses one. Then we have an SLI bridge. It's flexible. 00:01:48.799 --> 00:01:54.479 Then we have their Q connector. So, this makes life a little bit easier for you 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:59.920 if you're using an older case that doesn't have the uh the USB connectors 00:01:57.520 --> 00:02:04.880 in a in a block. And it also makes your life a little bit easier for installing 00:02:01.360 --> 00:02:06.960 the front switches. Okay. Then we have 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:10.479 four SATA cables, two right angle and two straight. They're black cables, 00:02:08.959 --> 00:02:14.319 which I always like to see. It makes your build look just a little bit nicer 00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:18.080 if you don't have like bright red or like bright yellow cables included. 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:23.200 Okay. Okay. Then we've got a users guide which includes a support DVD as well as 00:02:20.959 --> 00:02:27.599 an ASUS sticker. Don't use this DVD. Download the latest drivers and 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:33.440 utilities off the ASUS website. All right, let's get the midplate. 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:36.959 ASUS's big thing for the last couple years has been green packaging. They 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:40.640 don't use any foam in their packaging. It's uh you know, see piece of cardboard 00:02:39.360 --> 00:02:44.400 on the back of the motherboard instead of foam. It hasn't affected the 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:49.200 reliability of the boards. So, it's uh it's a great great step that they've 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:51.040 made. All right. So, like most LGA1 1156 00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:55.440 boards, and by that I mean all, there is an LGA1 1156 socket right in the middle. 00:02:54.319 --> 00:03:02.080 So, that's where you're going to have your support for Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7. Up at the top of the board, not 00:02:59.840 --> 00:03:05.360 quite in its ideal location, but it should still be quite easy to do cable 00:03:03.760 --> 00:03:10.159 management up to here. You've got your 8 pin CPU connector. So, that's one 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:14.239 indicator that this is not a low-end board is that you do have an 8 pin CPU 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:17.519 connector rather than a 4 pin. It's designed to deliver quite a lot of power 00:03:15.920 --> 00:03:21.200 to the CPU. It'd be quite comfortable overclocking a Core i7 on this 00:03:19.200 --> 00:03:27.840 particular board. Moving along to the right, we have ASUS's uh trademark dual 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:29.360 channel DDR3 with their easy install uh 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:33.840 system here. So, that means that you've only got a clip on the top side, and all 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:38.239 you do is slide the module in from the one side and then clip it in from the 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:44.560 top. Very nice to see. Here we've got our 24 pin connector as well as ASUS's 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:48.239 memo button. So that makes sure that no matter what modules you install in here, 00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:53.280 you press that button, it'll run them at a safe setting that makes it so you can 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:57.519 post and then adjust according to what you require. Okay, moving down the 00:03:55.360 --> 00:04:01.680 board, we've got the chipset covered by a quite ineffective looking heat sink, 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:06.799 but that should tell you a little bit about the chipset here. The H57 chipset 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:10.640 is not really doing a whole lot. It doesn't get very hot. So, ASUS is able 00:04:08.720 --> 00:04:14.400 to make more of a fashion statement with their heat sink rather than have it 00:04:12.239 --> 00:04:19.759 actually worry about it cooling a really hot chip. Next, we have our IDE 00:04:17.280 --> 00:04:25.759 connector, which is there. And then we have the six SATA 2 ports that are going 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:27.040 to be run off the H57 chipset. Down 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:32.479 along the bottom of the board, we have our front panel connectors as well as a 00:04:29.440 --> 00:04:34.320 couple, oh, by a couple, I mean four USB 00:04:32.479 --> 00:04:38.720 2.0 front headers. All of these blue ones are for USB 2.0. And then down at 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:42.560 the very bottom here, we have our SATA 6 GB per second connectors. Personally, I 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:49.199 would have liked to see these up where the IDE connector was rather than down 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:50.960 there, but um I guess that's life. Okay, 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:55.680 then we have oh, FireWire support. That's nice. We have a FireWire port 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:59.440 right here. And then our front audio is right there. So that is where all the 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:03.440 ports are. Now let's have a look at the PCI slot layout. Cameraman's racing 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:10.639 ahead of me here. PCI slot layout is down here. There you go. Okay. So we 00:05:06.080 --> 00:05:12.960 have two PCIe 1X, two PCI, three PCIe 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:18.400 1X, pardon me. And then you have two PCIe 16X slots. But you can clearly see 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:23.280 here the pins only go up to here. So this one runs at 16x electrical and this 00:05:20.960 --> 00:05:27.759 one runs at 8x electrical. Now, that doesn't actually have any real world 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:30.880 impact on Crossfire configuration, so don't worry about that. But if you're 00:05:29.600 --> 00:05:35.360 running a single graphics card, you're going to want to throw it in here just 00:05:32.720 --> 00:05:39.680 because. All right, here they're using their Fortress of Solitude style uh 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:42.960 MOSFET coolers here. I really like these. I think they're very stylish 00:05:41.520 --> 00:05:46.880 looking and they do a reasonably good job of cooling. These are held down by 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:51.039 push pins. And so, we can have a look at the top one there as well. Very cool. 00:05:49.440 --> 00:05:54.479 ASUS has really figured out color schemes on their boards in the last 00:05:52.560 --> 00:06:00.479 couple years. I mean, that's uh it used to be like, you know, the cardboard 00:05:56.960 --> 00:06:02.320 yellow orangey brown PCBs and just 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:09.440 random looking. Now everything's sort of like an icy sort of theme look. 00:06:06.400 --> 00:06:13.600 Moving on. Next, we have USB 2.0 ports. 00:06:09.440 --> 00:06:16.800 1 2 3 4. That is all. Not a whole lot in 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:20.000 terms of USB 2.0 ports. One PS2, one 00:06:16.800 --> 00:06:22.800 optical audio out. We have HDMI, DVI and 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:30.240 VGA out. Then we have FireWire and ESATA, 1 GB Ethernet, and 7.1 audio. Did 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:34.560 I mention USB 3.0? So, you've actually got a total of six USB ports, and two of 00:06:32.560 --> 00:06:39.600 them are USB 3.0. Now, with so many cases having four front USB ports, I can 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:44.800 see why ASUS opted to include more internal headers rather than including 00:06:42.639 --> 00:06:47.840 more ports on the back of the board. So, that seems like a pretty smart move. 00:06:46.400 --> 00:06:53.440 Thank you for checking out my unboxing of the P7H57D-V 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:53.440 Evo.