Review ASUS M5A97 Evo: Motherboard Kelas Mainstream dengan Fitur Berlimpah

Beberapa waktu lalu, kami telah menghadirkan sedikit preview dari produk motherboard ASUS M5A97 Evo. Kini, saatnya kami hadirkan review mendalam dari perangkat tersebut! Sebagai generasi penerus chipset AMD seri 8, chipset 970 ini memiliki beberapa tambahan fitur dibanding seri sebelumnya. Salah satu yang paling menonjol adalah kemampuannya untuk mendukung processor AMD dengan socket AM3+. Selain itu AMD juga menambahkan dukungan memory DDR3 1866 secara native.

Bagaimana performa dari motherboard baru ASUS yang menggunakan chipset AMD 970 ini? Mari kita lihat bersama!

Spesifikasi

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CPU	AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU Supports CPU up to 8 cores Supports CPU up to 140 W AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Chipset	AMD 970/SB950
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1800/1600/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. * Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
System Bus	Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
Multi-GPU Support	Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI
Storage	AMD SB950 controller : 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 JMicron® JMB362 controller : 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red
LAN	Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio	Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC – Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : – Absolute Pitch 192kHz/ 24-bit True BD Lossless Sound – DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC – ASUS Noise Filter – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
IEEE 1394	VIA® 6308P controller 2 x IEEE 1394a port(s) (1 at mid-board, 1 at back panel)
USB Ports	ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller : 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) AMD SB950 controller : 14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+red, 6 at mid-board)
Overclocking Features	Overclocking Protection : – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features	ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM : ASUS TPU : – Auto Tuning – TurboV – TPU switch ASUS EPU : – EPU – EPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design : – Industry leading Digital 6 +2 Phase Power Design – ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility ASUS Exclusive Features : – MemOK! – AI Suite II – Ai Charger+ – Front Panel USB 3.0 Support – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : – Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution – ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 2 – Multi-language BIOS ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O Ports	1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x COM port(s) connector(s) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin, 1 x 3 -pin) 1 x Power Fan connector(s) (1 x 3 -pin) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! button(s) 1 x TPU switch(es) 1 x EPU switch(es) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
Accessories	User’s manual I/O Shield 3 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1)
BIOS	32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2
Manageability	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Support Disc	Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

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Kemasan dan Paket Penjualan

Kemasan penjualan ASUS ini masih sama dengan seri-seri sebelumnya. Di dalamnya, Anda akan menemukan sebuah motherboard dengan aksesori pelengkap. Fitur-fitur utama pada motherboard ini dijabarkan cukup lengkap pada bagian belakang kemasan.

Sebagai salah satu cara untuk menekan harga, perlengkapan yang disertakan ASUS tergolong standar apa adanya. Anda akan mendapatkan sebuah manual book, 3 buah kabel SATA, I/O Backplate, CD Driver, stiker ASUS, dan Q-Connector yang merupakan sebuah solusi ASUS untuk memudahkan penggunanya dalam memasang kabel-kabel front panel ke motherboard ini.