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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Kali ini, kami disuguhkan persembahan dari Gigabyte dalam bentuk Gigabyte E350N-USB3. Namanya mengingatkan kami pada salah satu produk Gigabyte yang pernah kami review yaitu Gigabyte H55N-USB3. Walau begitu, sebenarnya kedua produk tersebut tidak memiliki banyak kesamaan selain dari segi USB 3.0 dan form factor Mini-ITX.

Gigabyte E350N-USB3 ini mengusung teknologi AMD Brazos, sebuah platform yang menggabungkan kombinasi antara prosesor yang hemat daya dan sebuah graphic card yang bertenaga. Tujuan AMD mengeluarkan Brazos adalah agar dapat bersaing dengan kombinasi Intel dan NVIDIA yang hadir dalam bentuk ION. Platform ini juga hadir dalam bentuk mobile yang pernah kami review di Acer Aspire 4253. Nah, kali ini kami akan menguji platform desktop yang tentunya diwakili oleh Gigabyte E35N-USB3.

Spesifikasi

CPU

1. Built in with an AMD E-350 Dual-Core processor
2. Built in with an AMD Radeon HD 6310 (DirectX 11) graphics core

Chipset

1. AMD Hudson-M1 FCH

Memory

1. 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.

1. Single channel memory architecture
2. Support for DDR3 1333(OC)/1066 MHz memory modules

Onboard GraphicsIntegrated in the APU:

1. 1 x D-Sub port
2. 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. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200

Audio

1. Realtek ALC892 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
4. Support for Dolby Home Theater
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. 1 x Realtek 8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4
   (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

Storage Interface

FCH:

1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices

USB FCH:

1. 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:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x CPU fan header
5. 1 x system fan header
6. 1 x front panel header
7. 1 x front panel audio header
8. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
9. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
10. 1 x debug card header

1. 1 x chassis instrusion header
2. 1 x power LED header
3. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
2. 1 x D-Sub port
3. 1 x DVI-D port
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller

1. ITE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection

BIOS

1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

1. Support for @BIOS
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
4. Support for Download Center
5. Support for Xpress Install
6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
7. Support for EasyTune

Bundle Software

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

1. Mini-ITX; 17.0cm x 17.0cm