Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 Intel H61 Express Chipset Mini ITX DDR3 800 Intel - LGA 1155 Motherboard

by Gigabyte

• CPU: Socket 1155 Support Intel Core i7/Core i5 /Core i3/ Pentium/ Celeron series Processors
• Chipset: Intel H61 Express Chipset
• Memory: 2x DDR3-1333/1066/800 DIMMs, Dual Channel, non-ECC, Max Capacity up to 16GB
• Slots: 1x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot
• SATA: 2x SATA2 Ports; 1x eSATA2 Port

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 2.5 x 6.7 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B005SCYHV8
• Item model number: GA-H61N-USB3
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 30, 2011

Product Description

GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 Socket 1155/ Intel H61/ DDR3/ USB3.0/ A&GbE/ Mini-ITX Motherboard

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great for hackintosh project February 12, 2012

By Nfidel

Amazon Verified Purchase

This mb appears on lots of hackintosh component lists for people wanting to make a Mac Mini clone. I had very good results myself creating a system with an Intel i3 processor, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 64GB SSD, and an MI-008 mini-itx case. This is basically the build recommended in the latest Lifehacker hackintosh how-to and it works great.

I initially ran into problems using the Unibeast setup method probably because I was using the initial version of Lion 10.7 and it did not seem to work well with onboard graphics. I borrowed a cheap Sapphire vid card from another system and then everything installed without a hitch. Eventually I upgraded to Lion 10.7.3 and was able to remove the graphics card and go back to onboard.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for HTPC or office PC June 22, 2012

By Dougie Fresh VINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

I am using this motherboard for my office PC in a Realan E-i7 mini-ITX case. If you know Gigabyte you know this board. It's nice and cheap, works well right out of the box and is nice and stable so far. On the plus side, it has eSATA which I needed. I love that Gigabyte has figured out no one needs the power LED to blink in S3 sleep making this a good HTPC board. On the minus side, it only has 2 x SATA so if you need more than a ODD and HDD you're out of luck without an expansion card. The BIOS is not the new graphical BIOS. The CPU fan tends to speed up and slow down constantly which can get annoying at all but the lowest settings. There does not seem to be BIOS control for a chassis fan -- it just runs at full speed. Overall I am very pleased with this board. It was cheap, does the basic things I need and works.

Pros:
- eSATA
- Price
- Doesn't blink the LED in S3 sleep

Cons:
- Only 2 x SATA internal (all my case could hold anyway but good to know for larger cases)
- No graphical UEFI BIOS
- CPU fan control not intuitive

System:
- E-i7 black brushed aluminum mini-ITX HTPC / desktop PC case
- Sony BC-5600S slot-load slim BD-ROM
- Intel i3-2100 CPU
- Silverstone NT07-1156 low profile CPU cooler
- Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB motherboard
- 2 x 4GB Kingston DDR3-1333 low profile RAM
- Crucial m4 128GB SSD

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great board. May 16, 2012

By Dave

Amazon Verified Purchase

This MoBo is a great board for a Hackintosh build, particularly since almost everything works OOB. This board may not be the fastest (SATA2) or offer as much expansion (1 PCIe slot) as others, but has been reliable and adequate for my HTPC build.