Review Asus P8H67-M: Performa tinggi dan Hemat Energi!

Bukan rahasia lagi kalau seri prosesor Sandy Bridge dari Intel adalah pilihan menarik untuk pengguna yang menginginkan kinerja tinggi dan performa graphics card on-board yang mumpuni. Satu hal yang perlu diingat, graphics card “on-CPU” milik Sandy Bridge hanya bisa berfungsi jika prosesor tersebut dipasangkan pada motherboard dengan chipset H67.

Saat ini terdapat banyak pilihan motherboard H67 untuk Sandy Bridge. Salah satunya datang dari Asus, yaitu P8H67-M. Dengan form factor micro-ATX, motherboard ini adalah versi lebih kecil dari P8H67, saudaranya yang mengadopsi faktor bentuk ATX. Apa saja yang ditawarkannya untuk Anda?

Spesifikasi

CPU	Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/Core™ i3 Processor/ Support Intel® 32nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 *The Turbo Boost Thchnology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset	Intel® H67(B3) Express Chipset
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * According to Intel® SPEC, the Max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with DIMMs of 8GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are available on the market. * The XMP support (MAX 1333MHz) is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs and the package of DRAM. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. * Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 [blue] (at x16 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 [black] (at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1, x2 and x4 devices) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
VGA	Multi-VGA output support: HDMI, RGB port Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536@75Hz Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB
Multi-GPU Support	Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage	Intel® H67(B3) Express Chipset 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) 4 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue) Intel Rapid Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 VIA VT6415 PATA controller 1 xUltraDMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices
LAN	Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller
Audio	Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming and Front Panel Jack-Retasking – Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O * Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output
USB	Intel® H67(B3) Express Chipset – 14 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features	ASUS TurboV EVO – GPU Boost (without switch) – Auto Tuning* (adopt Fast Mode) – TurboV ASUS Power Design – 4+2 Phase Power Design ASUS Exclusive Features – MemOK! – AI Suite II – ASUS EFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface ASUS Protect 3.0 Technology – ASUS EPU – Anti-Surge Protection – Low EMI Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution – ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-sink solution – ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Design – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM
Overclocking Features	Precision Tweaker 2 – vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 190-step – iGPU: Adjustable iGPU voltage at 254-step – iGPU: Adjustable iGPU voltage at 190-step – vCCIO: Adjustable I/O voltage at 190-step – vDRAM Bus: Adjustable Memory voltage at 190-step – vPCH: Adjustable Chipset voltage at 190-step – vCPU_PLL: Adjustable CPU & PCH PLL voltage from 1.8V to 1.9V SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) – BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 0.1MHz increment Overclocking Protection – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port 1 x D-Sub 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN(RJ45) port(s) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 3 x Audio Jacks
Internal I/O Connectors	4 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector(s) support additional 8 USB ports 1 x MemOK! Button 1 x IDE connector 1 x TPM connector 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s (gray) 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s (blue) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin) 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4-pin) 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x COM port connector 1 x System Panel 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
BIOS	32 Mb Flash ROM , EFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Accessories	User’s manual 1 x I/O Shield 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s cables
Support Disc	Drivers Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Form Factor	uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 9.2 inch ( 24.5 cm x 23.4 cm )

Kemasan dan Paket Penjualan

Kemasan Asus P8H67-M terlihat mirip dengan kotak kemasan yang digunakan produk Asus lainnya, dalam hal ini motherboard dengan chipset H67 dan P67 yang ditujukan sebagai platform untuk prosesor Sandy Bridge yang menggunakan desain serupa. Nama motherboard terpampang jelas di bagian depan, sementara bagian belakang kotak ini memuat beberapa penjelasan singkat seputar feature yang didukung oleh motherboard di dalamnya.

Selain unit motherboard, di dalam kemasan, Anda akan menemui beberapa aksesoris tambahan, yaitu sebuah buku manual, quick start guide, driver disc, backpanel, kabel SATA, dan IDE masing-masing sebanyak satu buah. Memang tidak banyak, tapi semua hal yang paling penting sudah tercakup.