Asus PRIME H510M-K (90MB17N0-M0EAY0)
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An affordable and compact microATX motherboard based on the 2021 entry-level Intel H510 chipset. Equipped with LGA1200 processor socket. It is focused on the use as part of the configurations of multifunctional office and universal household PCs. Able to become a high-quality basis for an inexpensive gaming or multimedia entertainment system. It is positioned as a product of the base price category of 2021.
Fully compatible with any 2/4/6/8/10-core 10th and 11th generation Intel Core 9/i7/i5/i3/PentiumGold/Celeron CPUs (Comet Lake and Rocket Lake cores, 14nm). The Asus PRIME H510M-K motherboard received a high-quality digital 8-phase (6 + 2) power subsystem, which ensures flawlessly stable operation of the system under long-term and intensive multi-threaded loads. Based on this board, you can build an inexpensive home workstation for processing digital content (perform editing, converting and correcting ultra-detailed photos, rendering photorealistic visualizations, processing 4K video content). It is capable of working with two modules of DDR4 RAM with a total volume of up to 64 GB. There is one high-speed M.2 port for connecting an NVMe SSD drive and four connectors for SATA3 devices. Fast processing of network traffic with minimal delays is provided by the GbE LAN controller Intel I219-V.
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Classic motherboard with a focus on stability and reliability
In the PRIME series, the Taiwanese brand Asus produces low-cost components for the mass market with an emphasis on high quality materials and workmanship. Often they anticipate the requirements that put forward to simple office models. For example, the hero of this review Asus PRIME H510M-K is equipped with a strong 8-phase power subsystem, which is typical for gaming and working "motherboards" of the middle class. At the same time, it lacks the gloss of Asus TUF and Asus ROG Strix motherboards. In particular, PRIME H510M-K cannot boast of complex backlighting, ubiquitous circuit cooling, or support for AMD Crossfire technology.
Board for entry-level and mid-level computers
The Asus PRIME H510M-K is designed to build mid-range PCs based on Core i3/i5 processors without significant manual overclocking. The layout of the board allows you to choose on its basis a variety of hardware configurations for different needs. It is capable of working with a pair of DDR4 RAM modules in dual-channel mode at a maximum frequency of 3200 MHz. To install drives, there is one high-speed M.2 port and four connectors for classic devices with a SATA3 connector. There is only one video card slot. Gigabit LAN controller Intel I219-V is responsible for processing network traffic.
no flaws
Given the official price tag just under $80, the Asus PRIME H510M-K is pretty hard to criticize. Belonging to the micro-ATX format allows you to install it in a compact Cube Case case. HDMI and VGA outputs make it easy to connect the board to a processor with an integrated video core. The built-in power subsystem responds adequately to automatic frequency changes. Support for XMP technology simplifies overclocking of RAM. At the same time, Asus PRIME H510M-K does not have any hidden or, on the contrary, pronounced shortcomings. So, what more could you want from a mid-range motherboard?
