The H81H3-AM is a functional, budget-oriented OEM board designed strictly for office and home theater PC (HTPC) use. While it offers decent reliability for the Aspire XC-605 chassis, it is severely limited by proprietary design choices, non-standard power connectors, and a lack of upgrade headroom.
| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | | µATX (24.4 cm × 20.8 cm) | | CPU Support | Intel Core i7/i5/i3, Pentium, Celeron (LGA1150) | | Chipset | Intel H81 Express | | Memory | 2 × DDR3 DIMM slots, max 16GB, 1333/1600 MHz (non-ECC) | | Expansion Slots | 1 × PCIe x16 (v2.0), 1 × PCIe x1, 1 × standard PCI | | Storage | 2 × SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s), 2 × SATA 2.0 (3 Gb/s) | | USB Ports (rear) | 2 × USB 3.0, 4 × USB 2.0 | | USB Headers (internal) | 2 × USB 2.0 (for front panel) | | Video Outputs | VGA, HDMI (varies by configuration) | | Audio | Realtek ALC662/ALC887 – 5.1 channel HD Audio | | LAN | Realtek RTL8111/8168 Gigabit Ethernet | | Rear I/O | PS/2 (K/B), VGA, HDMI, USB 3.0 (2), USB 2.0 (4), LAN, Audio jacks (3) | | Power Connectors | 24-pin ATX, 4-pin CPU (ATX12V) | Acer H81h3-am V1.0 Manual
The board officially supports: