Review Motherboard Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H: Kelas Mainstream yang Penuh Fitur

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Bhisma Sidarto

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Motherboard

April 11, 2011

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Setelah menyajikan preview Gigabyte H67MA-UD2H beberapa waktu yang lalu, sekarang, saatnya kami menyuguhkan review wakil dari Gigabyte di kelas chipset H67 ini. Intel H67 merupakan chipset mainstream yang telah mendukung penggunaan prosesor Intel terbaru yaitu Sandy Bridge. Gigabyte sendiri terkenal dengan motherboard-motherboard-nya yang tangguh dan kaya feature. Apa yang terjadi ketika kedua elemen tersebut digabungkan dalam sebuah motherboard?

Spesifikasi

CPU	Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset	Intel^® H67 Express Chipset
Memory	4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 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. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.)
Onboard Graphics	Integrated in the Chipset: 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 connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 1 x DisplayPort (To use the onboard DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D, and D-Sub ports, you must install an Intel CPU with integrated graphics.)
Audio	Realtek ALC889 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 RTL8111E chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots	1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
Multi-Graphics Technology	Support for ATI CrossFireX™ * The PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode when ATI CrossFireX™ is enabled.
Storage Interface	Chipset: 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6 Gb/s devices 3 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4) supporting up to 3 SATA 3 Gb/s devices 1 x eSATA 3 Gb/s connector on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3 Gb/s device Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6 Gb/s and SATA 3 Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
USB	Chipset: Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 10 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Renesas D720200 chip: Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel.
Internal I/O Connectors	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12 V power connector 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 3 x SATA 3 Gb/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 5 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port 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 DisplayPort 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 eSATA 3Gb/s connector 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 IT8728 chip
H/W Monitoring	System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System/Power fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU/System/Power fan fail warning CPU/System fan speed control *Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
BIOS	2 x 32 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 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 Support for Smart 6™ Support for Auto Green Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Cloud OC Support for Q-Share
Bundle Software	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System	Support for Microsoft^® Windows^® 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor	Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm

Kemasan dan Paket Penjualan

Kemasan H67MA-UD2H sendiri terlihat seperti tipikal kemasan motherboard dari Gigabyte lainnya. Bagian depan kemasan motherboard ini lebih banyak dihiasi logo Intel yang menandakan bahwa motherboard ini merupakan motherboard untuk Sandy Bridge.

Di bagian belakang kemasan ini terlihat berbagai macam feature yang menjadi unggulan produk Gigabyte ini. Beberapa di antaranya merupakan feature yang telah familiar di telinga para pengguna motherboard Gigabyte, antara lain On/Off Charge dan Ultra Durable 3.

Perlengkapan yang menyertai motherboard cukup untuk memenuhi kebutuhan seorang pengguna awam. Kelas motherboard H67 memang diperuntukkan bagi para pengguna awam yang ingin mencicipi rasanya menggunakan prosesor Intel Sandy Bridge.