ASUS Sabertooth Z77: Board Tangguh untuk Pekerjaan Berat

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Bhisma Sidarto

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Motherboard

May 12, 2012

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Banyak pengguna yang mencari board tangguh untuk diajak bekerja berat dengan melihat kemampuan overclock. Dengan menghadirkan Sabertooth Z77, ASUS menawarkan sebuah board Z77 yang tangguh untuk khusus kebutuhan tersebut. Bagaimana kemampuan board unik ini?

Setelah sebelumnya kami lakukan preview, sekarang kami suguhkan hasil pengujian lengkap pada board yang cukup unik ini. Keunikan Sabertooth Z77 ini terletak pada pangsa yang dituju. Board ini ditujukan untuk Anda yang menginginkan board paling tangguh. Pekerja kreatif yang membutuhkan performa tertinggi dari PC-nya secara konstan merupakan salah satu contoh paling pas untuk board jenis ini. Penggunanya bahkan tidak perlu pusing-pusing lagi memikirkan sistem pendinginan yang tepat, atau khawatir dengan kestabilan board ini saat diajak bekerja dengan beban tinggi dalam waktu lama.

Board ini dimasukkan ASUS ke dalam jajaran TUF (The Ultimate Force) yang terkenal sebagai kelas motherboard yang “tangguh”. Ini adalah versi yang menggunakan chipset z77 pertama untuk kelas TUF. Sebagaimana pendahulunya, seri ini juga diharapkan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan workstation kelas mainstream.

Chipset Z77

Spesifikasi

CPU	Intel® Socket 1155 for 3^rd/2^nd Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU Supports Intel® 32 nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
Chipset	Intel® Z77
Memory	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Graphic	Integrated Graphics Processor Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort ports – Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz – Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 1696 MB Supports Intel® HD Graphics, InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Supports LucidLogix® Virtu™ MVP Technology *¹
Expansion Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) ² 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) ³ 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Storage	Intel® Z77 chipset : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), brown 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel® Smart Connect Technology ⁴ ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :* *⁵ 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
LAN	Intel® 82579V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio	Realtek® ALC892 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 – Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection – Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports	Intel® Z77 chipset : ⁶ 4 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) ASMedia® ASM1042 controller :* ⁶ 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue) Intel® Z77 chipset :* 10 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)
Special Features	TUF ENGINE! Power Design : – 8 +4 +2 Digital Phase Power Design – TUF Components (Choke, Cap. & MOSFET; certified by military-standard) – ASUS DIGI+ Power Control Utility Ultimate COOL! Thermal Solution : – TUF Thermal Armor – TUF Thermal Radar Safe & Stable! Guardian Angel : – Dust Defender ASUS Exclusive Features : – USB BIOS Flashback – MemOK! – AI Suite II – USB Charger+ – Anti-Surge – ESD Guards – ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface – Network iControl – USB 3.0 Boost ASUS EZ DIY : – ASUS O.C. Profile – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 – ASUS MyLogo 2 – Multi-language BIOS ASUS Q-Design : – ASUS Q-Shield – ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) – ASUS Q-Slot – ASUS Q-DIMM – ASUS Q-Connector
Back I/O Ports	1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 4 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
Internal I/O Ports	1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) (19-pin, moss green) 3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4 -pin) 4 x Optional Fan connector(s) (4 -pin) 2 x Assistant Fan connector(s) (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 Clear CMOS jumper(s)
Accessories	User’s manual Accessory Guide ASUS Q-Shield 2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s) 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x SLI bridge(s) 1 x Q-connector(s) (2 in 1) 2 x Accessory Fan(s) ( 35 mm ) 1 x TUF Certification card(s) 1 x TUF 5 Year Warranty manual(s) (by region) 1 x TUF Inside sticker(s) 1 x Accessory Package(s): – 1 x 40mm I/O Cover fan lid(s) – 3 x PCIe x16 slot dust cover(s) – 2 x DRAM slot dust cover(s) – 3 x PCIe x1 slot dust cover(s) – 2 x Short fan screw(s) – 4 x Long fan screw(s) – 1 x Adhesive Sponge(s) for 35mm Fan
BIOS	64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
Support Disc	Drivers Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Form Factor	ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Note	1: LucidLogix Virtu MVP supports Windows 7 operating systems. 2: PCIe 3.0 speed is supported by Intel® 3rd generation Core™ processors. 3: The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 2.0 x1_1 slot, PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot and PCIe 2.0 x1_3 slot. The PCIe 2.0 x16 slot default setting is in x1 mode. 4: Supports on Intel® Core™ processor family with Windows 7 operating systems. 5: These SATA ports are for data hard drivers only. ATAPI devices are not supported. 6-1: Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost UASP Mode. 6-2: The USB 3.0 ports only support Windows® 7 or later versions. 7: Due to Intel® chipset limitation, P8Z77, P8H77 and P8B75 series motherboards do not support Windows® Vista operating system.

Platform Pengujian

Prosesor: Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z77
Graphic Card : NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti
Memory: 2 Keping dari KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX
Hard Drive: Kingston HyperX SSD 120 GB
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series™ Gold AX850 — 80 PLUS® Gold Certified Fully-Modular Power Supply
Cooling : Corsair Hydro Series™ H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Monitor: Philips 221E
Input: Genius (keyboard dan mouse)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1