Review Gigabyte E350N-USB3: Potensi Besar dalam Kemasan Mini

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Bhisma Sidarto

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Motherboard

March 4, 2011

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Konsumsi Daya

Konsumsi daya antara kedua pilihan frekuensi terlihat berbeda sedikit. Secara keseluruhan, konsumsi daya motherboard ini terbilang rendah.

Kesimpulan

Awalnya, sewaktu kedatangan motherboard ini, kami cukup kecewa. Motherboard ini seakan tidak mencerminkan motheboard produk Gigabyte yang selalu mencerminkan kekokohan dalam penampilannya. Kesan ini diperkuat dengan pilihan kipas pendingin yang tergolong kecil dan terlihat tidak dapat mendinginkan motherboard ini dengan baik. Sepertinya Gigabyte menganaktirikan produknya yang satu ini. Namun, ternyata asumsi kami terbukti salah besar.

Sebuah kejutan kami temukan ketika kami memasuki BIOS dari board ini. BIOS ini tidak seperti BIOS yang diperuntukkan bagi motherboard Mini-ITX. Pilihan-pilihan yang tersedia sangat lengkap. Dengan pilihan-pilihan yang tersedia, Gigabyte mampu memaksimalkan platform AMD Brazos ini.

Setelah melihat performa motheboard ini dalam melalui berbagai benchmark, kami mendapatkan satu kesimpulan. Motheboard ini masih bisa dimaksimalkan. Walau dalam tes game kinerjanya di prosesor sangat bottleneck, namun kinerjanya di aplikasi lain terlihat masih bisa bersaing, terutama jika menghadapi platform Atom dan ION.

Kelebihan

BIOS menyajikan pilihan yang cukup lengkap.

Kekurangan

Kipas yang digunakan untuk mendinginkan heatsink kurang memadai.
Kinerja pada game terhambat oleh kinerja prosesor.

PGigabyte E350N-USB3
Distributor Indonesia: PT.Nusantara Jaya Teknologi
Telepon: (021) 6018218
Harga: US$165

CPU	Built in with an AMD E-350 Dual-Core processor Built in with an AMD Radeon HD 6310 (DirectX 11) graphics core
Chipset	AMD Hudson-M1 FCH
Memory	2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. Single channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333(OC)/1066 MHz memory modules
Onboard Graphics	Integrated in the APU: 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connector by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 * For configuring screen resolution, please refer the user manual- Chapter 1 Hardware Installation of Back Panel Connectors section.
Audio	Realtek ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN	1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots	1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
Storage Interface	FCH: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices * SATA3 2x performance are maximum theoretical values. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
USB	FCH: Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Renasas D720200 chip: Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel * USB 3.0 10x performance is a maximum theoretical value. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x debug card header * This port is mainly used by repair technicians for debugging and problem diagnosis. 1 x chassis instrusion header 1 x power LED header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper
Back Panel Connectors	1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
I/O Controller	ITE IT8720 chip
H/W Monitoring	System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection
BIOS	2 x 16 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features	Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for On/Off Charge Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System	Support for Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Form Factor	Mini-ITX; 17.0cm x 17.0cm