Review Motherboard AMD ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z: Versi Upgrade dengan Kemampuan Lebih

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Gatot Tri Yuwono

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Motherboard

March 21, 2013

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Beberapa waktu yang lalu, ASUS kembali merilis varian terbaru motherboard seri ROG (Republic Of Gamers) mereka untuk platform AMD AM3+, Crosshair V Formula-Z. Motherboard AMD kelas atas ini merupakan versi upgrade dari varian sebelumnya, Crosshair V Formula. Upgrade apa saja yang dilakukan oleh ASUS? Gambar di bawah ini tentu dapat menjelaskan dengan lebih mendetail.

Terlihat Crosshair Formula-Z memiliki beberapa perubahan seperti di sisi kecepatan memori, komponen VRM, konfigurasi slot ekspansi, jumlah port SATA, dan juga feature networking beserta audio. Meskipun begitu, penampilan Crosshair V Formula-Z tidak mengalami banyak perubahan. Lalu bagaimanakah dengan kemampuannya? Masihkah motherboard ini mewarisi berbagai keunggulan yang ada pada versi non-Z? Kita lihat saja ulasan lengkapnya berikut ini.

Chipset AMD 990FX/SB950

990fx block

Spesifikasi

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 990FX/SB950
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
System Bus
Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0
Multi-GPU Support
Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
Expansion Slots
3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16/x8/x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Storage
AMD SB950 controller :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
LAN
Intel®, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio
SupremeFX III built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
Audio Feature :
– SupremeFX Shielding™ Technology
– 1500 uF Audio Power Capacitor
– Gold-plated jacks
– Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
– DTS Ultra PC II
– DTS Connect
– Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
USB Ports
ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller :
6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board)
AMD SB950 controller :
12 x USB 2.0 port(s) (8 at back panel, black+white, 4 at mid-board)
Overclocking Features
ROG Connect :
– RC Diagram
– RC Remote
– RC Poster
– GPU TweakIt
Extreme Engine Digi+ II :
– 8 + 2 phase power design
– 2 -phase Memory power design
UEFI BIOS features :
– ROG BIOS Print
– GPU.DIMM Post
iROG
Extreme Tweaker
Overclocking Protection :
– COP EX (Component Overheat Protection – EX)
– ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Special Features
ASUS Power Design :
– ASUS EPU
TurboV
ASUS Exclusive Features :
– AI Suite II
– Ai Charger+
– USB 3.0 Boost
– Disk Unlocker
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
– ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY :
– ASUS O.C. Profile
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash 2
– ASUS MyLogo 3
ASUS Q-Design :
– ASUS Q-Shield
– ASUS Q-Code
– 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 6Gb/s
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
4 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect)
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
6 x Audio jack(s)
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es)
Internal I/O Ports
1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
1 x TPM connector(s)
8 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
2 x CPU Fan connector(s)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
3 x Optional Fan connector(s)
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 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x DirectKey Button(s)
1 x DRCT header(s)
8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
3 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
1 x EZ Plug connector(s) (4-pin Molex power connector)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Go Button(s)
1 x FastBoot switch(es)
BIOS
64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )