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3 phase PWM is enough for this low power consumption platform Test Configuration CPU: AMD E-350 MB: GIGABYTE GA-E350N-USB3 DRAM: CORSAIR CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 VGA: AMD Radeon HD 6310 HD: CORSAIR Force SSD 60GB POWER: Antec HCG 400W Cooler: GIGABYTE built-in Cooler OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit Default Performance Test CPU 100 X 16 => 1600.2MHz DDR3 1333 CL6 6-6-18 1T GPU 500MHz Hyper PI 32M X2 => 40m 52.730s CPUMARK 99 => 127 Nuclearus Multi Core => 3122 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 3.27/1567 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 77537 CINEBENCH R11.5 CPU => 0.63 pts CPU(Single Core) => 0.32 pts PCMark Vantage => 3646 AMD E-350 spec is X2 1.6GHz and 1MB L2 cache. It’s no L3 Cache. CPU performance is similar to Intel Atom. Even though AMD launch later, at least this is a big step to enter HTPC and NetBook market Temperature (Room is 20℃) System Standby - 51~52 CPU Full Speed - 65~66 Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum 40nm is more advance than normal AMD 45nm CPU, however, the temperature is still not big different. E-350 full speed and standby temperature are almost same. This could be kind of strength. Power Consumption Test System Standby - 25W

These years, the Home PC becomes smaller and smaller. Formerly, Micro ATX was the mainstream of small form factor P. Now, you can see more and more ITX MB in the market and most users use it to build HTPC. HTPC full name is Home Theater Personal Computer and the advantage is smaller volume. Also users can have enough performance in multimedia applications. This is the main reason to make HTPC more popular. Two CPU companies are competing badly in Desktop PC. Intel owns Atom structure years and most been used in NetBook and AIO PC. It’s hard to find in retail channel. After then, some MB brands announced H55 or H61/H67 ITX products. They combine Intel CPU having very good performance. H55/H61/H67 are Intel mid-high end HTPC platform. AMD platform is hard to see in mainstream ITX segment. There are still some MB makers produce AMD ITX products, but the price is much higher. Recently, AMD launched latest Fusion structure to enhance own capability. It can use for HTPC and NoteBook. This time I would like to introduce AMD latest Fusion, GIGABYTE E350N-USB3. The packing size is similar to previous GIGABYTE H55N-USB3 ITX. They both use small package. Accessory Manual, Quick installation Guide, IO shield, driver CD and SATA cables. GA-E350N-USB3 Mini-ITX size is 17 x 17 cm Chipset is AMD Hudson-M1 FCH/AMD dual core E-350 processor/AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics Chip Backside The cooler is fixed by 4 screws. 1 X PCI-E X16 supports X4, It provides users to use chassis which supports the Low Profile VGA spec. 4 X Blue SATA, provided by Hudson-M1 FCH and supports SATA3 Realtek ALC892 supports 7.1 channel and High Definition Audio technology 2 X DIMM DDR3 support 1066/1333(OC) and DDR3 max capacity is 8GB Next is 24-PIN power connector Central is the black active cooler Below is the AMD APU, CPU integrates with GPU Chipset includes Hudson-M1 FCH and CPU AMD dual core E-350 processor IO D-SUB/DVI/HDMI 1 X PS2 KB/MS 4 X USB 2.0(Black) 2 X USB 3.0(Blue) 1 X RJ-45LAN 1 X S/PDIF Output USB 3.0 chip is NEC D720200AF1

StreetFighter IV Benchmark 1280 X 720 => 47.49 FPS DEVIL MAY CRY4 1280 X 720 => 48.49/43.25/57.83/33.63 fps FINAL FANTASY XIV 1280 X 720 => 881 Using the H67H2-M BIOS overclocking GPU functions to achieve more than 34 times overclocking speed shows that the HD3000's overclocking capabilities are not to be underestimated. Generally speaking, overclocking to 1700 ~ 1800MHz is not too difficult. After overclocking, 3DMark Vantage has a nearly 50% performance improvement. In other areas, StreetFighter IV has gains of about 20%, and DEVIL MAY CRY4/FINAL FANTASY XIV, about 30%. For benchmark games such as 3DMark Vantage to have such great 3D performance, consumers should be more satisfied. The improvement in audio and video performance is a major feature of Sandy Bridge. Next, we tested Intel's new Quick Sync Video Technology, MediaEspresso to compare the built-in GPU and external VGA and the time required for video conversion of a DVD file called VTS_01_1.VOB with a size of 1023MB, 2500K into an MP4 file. Intel HD Graphics HD3000 Turn on Intel Quick Sync Video (better quality) 6 minutes 49 seconds msi N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Using nVIDIA CUDA technology 8 minutes 09 seconds For this file, Intel's Quick Sync Video was 1 minute 20 seconds faster than the nVIDIA CUDA. If you use an external VGA with CUDA and switch to Intel's built-in HD3000 H67, you get a time improvement of about 37% or more. If you are using external VGA, you cannot take advantage of the Intel Quick Sync Video technology. This is something you need to be aware of. In addition, with the two file conversion technologies, video performance is also something we care about. In the future, I will carefully note the differences. Video playback test With movies on hand that I've bought, I used Blu-ray versions of “Inception”. The copyright for the above video belongs entirely to the owner. With a Blu-ray movie, you have to use PowerDVD mode, and on a Windows desktop, it's not easy to do a video capture, so a direct capture screen is used as a reference here. The CPU utilization rate is approximately 13 ~ 20%, and with the HD resolution of 1920 X 1080, video playback is smooth. ECS H67H2-M Advantages 1. H67 is a more high-end product with attractive packaging materials and good accessories 2.15μ gold contacts, Realtek RTL8111E chip, USB 3.0/eSATA and other materials 3. BIOS overclocking with the GPU provides features that set Sandy Bridge's 3D performance at a higher standard 4. 2500K with satisfactory power consumption performance and overall performance also at a high level 5. Qooltech III for dual heat-pipe thermal module, built-in debug LED and POWER / Reset button Disadvantages 1. The recommended BIOS option is to turn on the DDR3 clock, allowing the user the freedom to choose 1066/1333 2. The surface area of the heat sink near the CPU is too large, and if you want to install a better cooling device, there may not be enough room. 3. Compared with other first-rate MB factories, in the future, expansion of retail channels and repair services by ECS will provide greater convenience to consumers, both areas they care about. Performance comparison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Materials comparison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Specifications comparison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Appearance comparison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Price to performance comparison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ The performance of the H67H2-M launched by ECS is very good in all respects. With the BIOS, if more DDR3 options can be added, that will be an improvement. Specifications and materials of the H67 compared with those of other MB manufacturers are fairly standard. The scalability enabled by the dual network features of Micro ATX, USB 3.0 and eSATA creates a high-end PC host. The price of US$149 is equivalent to NT$4,372. For these material standards, the high-end H67 is a bit pricey. Compared with other MB brands, the H67 is a bit expensive, yet the price to performance of the ECS H67H2-M is fairly good. The integrated Sandy Bridge chipset's great value in the future should be targeted at the H61, allowing more room for pricing. Regarding the Intel 6 series chipset bug incident, ECS on February 7 issued a statement on its website. The company halted shipments of the Sandy Bridge B2 version, and the company will unconditionally replace all sold goods with the B3. This policy and those of other top-line MB manufacturers is very sincere in the hope of keeping the design flaws of the P67/H67 to a minimum. The entrance of the Sandy Bridge architecture to the market has enabled the performance of Micro ATX MBs and multimedia to make very clear steps forward. The conversion efficiency of Intel's Quick Sync Video is especially impressive. For those consumers who prefer a small PC host this is a great benefit, but prior to the H61's market debut, the H67 is a higher priced option. This report shares specifications and descriptions of all aspects of the ECS H67H2-M's performance as reference for consumers. This review also post in my blog WIND3C Welcome 3C lovers to visit and advise. Thanks

Temperature performance (room temperature about 20 degrees) System Standby - 20 ~ 29 CPU full speed - 66~71 Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum For use of Intel's original copper base heat sink, I personally recommend that prior to installation users should add a coat of thermal grease to improve heat dissipation. The 2500K temperature shown by the motherboard's hardware monitoring by means of software as demonstrated by the data above was slightly in error and was not the actual temperature. It seems the temperature data is a bit high, and the actual air temperature near the heat dissipator didn't feel so hot. Perhaps the high temperature measurement was the result of the measurement software. Power Consumption Test System Standby - 29W CPU full speed - 111W With the C1E 32nm process, the energy-saving technology of the 4Cores 2500K takes power consumption to a staggeringly low level. At full speed, power consumption is also acceptable, and even if in the future VGA is used in the mid-range product line, the PSU may need 400 ~ 450W only. The H67H2-M platform with the H67 chipset lets consumers have a higher performance host PC or HTPC. The Sandy Bridge architecture is different from the previous generation LGA 1156 platform derived from the Core i3 ~ i7 CPUs with a full range of internal GPUs. Under the Intel HD Graphics line, there are the HD2000 and HD3000 series. For the high-end HD3000, currently only the 2405S/2500K/2600K of the HD3000 series are equipped with GPUs. The following test is for the i5-2500K together with the HD3000, ordinarily operating at 850MHz with the highest default clock of 1100MHz. In the first half of the BIOS portion, the 22-fold frequency is mentioned. Intel HD Graphics HD3000 Benchmark Default clock 1100MHz 3DMark Vantage => P1677 StreetFighter IV Benchmark 1280 X 720 => 40.42 FPS DEVIL MAY CRY4 1280 X 720 => 37.14/32.26/41.35/24.38 fps FINAL FANTASY XIV 1280 X 720 => 669 3D performance of the H67 platform is a huge improvement. Compared with the previous generation i3-540 H55, the 3D performance of 3DMark Vantage is four times better. With StreetFighter IV Benchmark, it's about twice as good. This built-in GPU is a great leap forward after the previous LGA 1156's built-in 3D performance caught up with rival AMD. This time, the multiple gains in the 3D performance of Intel's LGA 1155 Sandy Bridge platform times provide Intel a clear advantage to aggressively expand its share in the HTPC market. 1700MHz overclocking 3DMark Vantage => P2536

Test platform CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K MB: ECS H67H2-M DRAM: CORSAIR CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 VGA: Integrated Graphics HD: Intel X25-V 40GB RAID 0 POWER: CORSAIR CX430W Cooler: Intel original manufacturer cooler OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit CPU use of Core i5-2500K The product name is the Intel Core i5-2500K. The K series appeared in 2010, signifying that the clock function is unlocked at 3.3GHz, enabling a new generation of Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, with performance up to 3.70GHz. Entity 4 Cores but without Hyper-Threading technology and a total of up to 4 threads, referred to as 4C/4T 32nm process technology, power 95W, total of 6MB L3 Cache. The LGA 1155 is currently in the second rank of the high-end CPUs. Because the Sandy Bridge i3 series will be on the market after the end of February, at this point for testing we'll use the high-end 4Cores i5. Later, if I get my hands on an i3-2100, I will do detailed performance tests to understand the actual performance of the built-in GPU on the i5-2500K. Performance CPU 99.8 X 35 => 3293.4MHz Power on Turbo Boost, power on C1E DDR3 1064.4 CL7 7-7-20 1T Hyper PI 32M X4 => 11m 54.091s CPUMARK 99 => 568 Nuclearus Multi Core => 19330 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 20.81/9986 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 223913 CINEBENCH R11.5 CPU => 5.41 pts CPU(Single Core) => 1.47 pts PCMark Vantage => 15688 Windows experience index - CPU 7.5 The i5-2500K CPU together with the H67 had advantages and disadvantages compared with the P67 that was previously tested, but the differences were not many. The H67 and P67 chipsets were very similar in performance under default settings, and the performance was not bad. Compared with the previously reviewed i5-760, the new 2500K CPU had performance improvements of about 2 to 3 percent On one hand, with the same clock speed, the LGA 1155 had about 10% higher performance than the LGA 1156 With the i5-2500K at 3.3GHz added to the mix, the i5-760 running at 2.8GHz was the only factor behind differences in performance. This is provided to all netizens as a reference. DDR3 bandwidth comparison DDR3 1064.4 CL7 7-7-20 1T ADIA64 Memory Read - 14091 MB/s Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 14133 MB/s From the above bandwidth performance test of DDR3, we can see improvements on the problems of the older generation It is simply the built-in GPU of the CPU that lowers the bandwidth of the DDR3. This is a special characteristic of the LGA 1156 i3/i5 32nm CPU. The Sandy Bridge i5-2500K has the same built-in GPU but the DDR3 bandwidth allows excellent performance. Only working with DDR3 1064, it already operates at a bandwidth about 36 to 59% higher than the previous generation i3-540 DDR3 1333. We hope that in the future we will have the opportunity to share our experience with the i3-2100 operating with such a high bandwidth. The lack of BIOS options for DDR3 1333 is something of a drawback.

IO D-SUB/DVI/HDMI / Display Port clr CMOS button 4 X USB 2.0 (Red / Black) 2 X USB 3.0 (Blue) 1 X eSATA / USB 2.0 Sharing (red) 2 X RJ-45 Internet port 1 X S / PDIF Equipped with ECS Black Series typical Qooltech III dual heat-pipe thermal module design LGA 1155-pin layout With 15μ gold contact, commonly known as triple gold material BIOS screen M.I.B X, ECS overclocking technology This page has to adjust the voltage options. DDR3 1T/2T with the current CPU clock / DDR3 capacity / voltage status CPU Voltage +20 ~ 320mV DIMM -800 ~ +630 mV IMC Voltage +15 ~ +675 mV ICC overclocking options page CPU technology configuration page TurboBoost, C1E option can be selected for reduced power consumption DRAM timing information Intel integrated GPU overclocking options When overclocking, it is recommended to first set Graphics Current to Max When the clock is set to the Graphics Core Ratio Limit, default is 22 Each level of the clock is 50MHz, and in the figure 34 means 34 X 50 => 1700MHz IGD Memory has three options, namely 32/64/128MB For DVMT / FIXED Memory, there are three options, 128/256MB/Maximum Other CPU related technology options In addition to turning off C1E, Power Technology should also be shut down so that the CPU can be maintained at the default 3.3GHz operation. PC Health Status The H67 chipset does not provide a CPU multiplier or FSB overclocking options. Essentially for All In One PC use, so in this regard Intel has created more restrictions compared with the previous LGA 1156 generation. But the built-in GPU overclocking option is the special characteristic of the H67. The BIOS design of the ECS H67H2-M takes this into full account.

The latest generation in the Intel architecture is the LGA 1155, officially released in early January of this year. In the first wave of the 6 series chipsets were two chipsets, the P67 and the H67. The two have different market positions and based on the previous LGA 1156 nomenclature rules, the P stands for high-performance without VGA output. As is common with the ATX design of the H67, it is clear that it has a VGA output but no CPU overclocking capabilities and is therefore suitable for combination with the Micro ATX specification. From January to now -- the end of February -- windwithme has shared reviews of two types of P67 overclocking test-use CPUs, the more popular i7-2600K and the i5-2500K, as next-generation PC platforms for performance and overclocking. However, on January 31, Intel announced that there were bug issues in SATA2 devices under which prolonged use might result in degradation of HDD performance. At the same time, Intel announced the recall of the B2 chipset and as quickly as possible provided the new B3 version chipset in March to resolve this problem. This forced all MB/NB manufacturers to respond as quickly as possible, and nearly all the MB makers had to recall products or offer replacements to those who had already purchased the motherboards. In response to this news, I hope all consumers can understand more about the current status of the 6 series chipset Back on the main topic, at this time, I am sharing the first article on tests of the Intel H67 chipset with an Elitegroup-brand motherboard, the model H67H2-M. This is part of the Black Series, a high-end product line started more than a year ago. Elitegroup has been selling it on the web, in shopping malls and even on the OC market, hoping to gradually enter the consumer market and build their brand image. The H67H2-M packaging has bright reflective material, making this product eye-catching Accessories Included English user manual, a quick guide, IO panel, driver software on a CD and plastic protective covers for the IO interface SATA cables and eSATA connectors H67H2-M enclosure The mainly black PCB has a sticker listing the main features of the product the CPU and the DDR3 slots with 15μ gold contact that triple the antioxidant, heat resistant and scratch resistant properties of ordinary products. Micro ATX specifications, dimensions 244mm x 244mm H67H2-M products are the top of the H67 line in terms of materials, and in design are different from other entry-level H67 products Motherboard lower left 1 X PCI-E Gen 2.0 X16 2 X PCI-E X1 1 X PCI Realtek RTL8111E dual network chip with support for teaming Realtek ALC892 audio chip supporting 8-channel High Definition audio Etron USB 3.0 controller chip, at back two USB 3.0 IO expansion units Lower right of motherboard 3 X white SATA, H67 installed, SATA2 specifications 2 X grey SATA, H67 installed, SATA3 specifications can be used interchangeably and can support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and other specifications Power, Reset button, built-in Debug LED The heat sink designed in a flame shape. Below is the Intel H67 chipset single-chip design Top right of motherboard 4 X DIMM DDR3, supports 1066/1333, maximum DDR3 capacity of 32GB. Adjacent to the 24-PIN power input Motherboard upper left Place for installation of LGA 1155 CPU The H67H2-M uses 4 +1 +1 power input. Intel limits the H67 CPU to operate without overclocking as the 32nm process technology is up to the task.

Youtube Inception 1080P - CPU => 15~19% Final Fantasy 13 1080P - CPU => 13~20% The copyright reserved of each vedio belongs to its original company. Battery Duration 4Cell battery, Battery Eater Pro (turn on wifi and bluetooth) Full Speed - 1:11:02 Idle - 4:40:28 HP ProBook 5320m Performance ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Components ★★★★★★★★★☆ Specification ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Outlook ★★★★★★★★★☆ C/P Value ★★★★★★★★☆☆ This review also post in my blog WIND3C Welcome 3C lovers to visit and advise. Thanks

CPU full speed - 67~74℃ Using high performance MLC SSD-CORSAIR F60 to test Size is 2.5” and ID is F60. The highest performance is 285/275 MB/s. Random 4K writing performance can reach 50000 IOPS which improve the 4K writing issue in past SSD. ATTO DISK Benchmark over 64k benchmark result is max read 249.4 Mb/s and write 232.9 MB/s CrystalDiskMark 4K QD32 Read - 139.7 MB/s Write - 46.74 MB/s EVEREST File Benchmark over 1024k benchmark result also above 250 MB/s. AS SSD Benchmark Seq Read - 194.91 MB/s Write - 45.36 MB/s 4K-64Thrd Read - 101.97 MB/s Write - 48.73 MB/s 3D is the latest Intel technology that CPU built-in GPU 3DMARK2006 - 1690 StreetFighter IV Benchmark 800 X 600 => 22.20FPS Vedio BD Inception/DVD Taiwanese Puppet Show DVD 720 X 480 CPU => 5~8% 1440 X 1080 CPU => 20~27%

4 Cell battery => 1712g HP ProBook 5320m uses Intel latest Calpella structure. CPU is Intel Core i3-350M. The clock is 133 X 16 => 2.26GHz, L3 3MB, dual core and supports HT technology. The chipset is HM57. Comparing to GM45, I believe the performance will be much better. Performance test OS is Windows7 Ultimate 64Bit Hardware info in Device Manager Windows7 system performance CPU performance test Super PI 32M => 27m 04.587s CPUMARK99 => 351 Nuclearus Multi Core => 8849 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 8.32/3992 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 120274 CINEBENCH 11.5 OpenGL 1.25fps CPU (Single Core) 0.76pts MP Ratio 2.47x PCMark Vantage => 8018 DRAM performance DDR3 4GB X 1 (1 SODIMM) => 1064.2 CL7 7-7-20 1T ADIA64 Memory Read - 7306MB/s Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 6530MB/s CPU Temperature Standby - 42~44℃

HP ProBook 5320m 32.8 X 22.10 X 2.35 cm 13.3” matte monitor, the resolution is 1366X768. The open degree is 140. Integrated 2 MP webcam with fixed-focused lens. Left side SD\1 X USB 2.0\1 X Mic in&Line out\2 X USB 2.0\anti-thief lock Left side Power in\thermal holes\DisplayPort\RJ45 LAN\D-SUB Full-sized spill-resistant keyboard with HP DuraKeys

Monster Hunter Frontier => 13678 Unigine Heaven Benchmark => 50.7 FPS Temperature (Room Temp. is around 18℃) System Idle - 24 FurMark GPU Full Speed - 69 Power Consumption System Idle - 90W GPU Full Speed - 179W msi N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II Performance ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Components ★★★★★★★★★☆ Specification ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Outlook ★★★★★★★★★☆ C/P Value ★★★★★★★★☆☆ windwithme next Review - HP ProBook 5320m NoteBook Thanks This review is also post in my blog.WIND3C Welcome all of you to come and comment.

Unigine Heaven Benchmark => 47.8 FPS Temperature (Room Temp. is around 18℃) System Idle - 24 FurMark GPU Full Speed - 65 Power Consumption System Idle - 88W GPU Full Speed - 320W msi Afterburner OC 960/2400 3DMark Vantage => P25777 3DMark 11 => P5023 FINAL FANTASY XIV 1920 X 1080 => 4850 StreetFighter IV Benchmark 1920 X 1080 => 326.98 FPS BIOHAZARD 5 Benchmark 1920 X 1080 => 153.3 fps

CPU Core Voltage 0.800~1.800V DRAM Voltage 1.108~2.464V GTX560 Ti GPU 880/2100 Default Performance CPU 100 X 50 => 5007.1MHz Disable Turbo Boost、C1E, Enable Internal PLL Voltage Override DDR3 1869.6 CL9 10-9-24 1T 3DMark Vantage => P23602 3DMark 11 => P4645 LOST PLANET 2 DX11 1920 X 1080 TEST B - 50.3 fps FINAL FANTASY XIV 1920 X 1080 => 4535 StreetFighter IV Benchmark 1920 X 1080 => 302.66 FPS BIOHAZARD 5 Benchmark 1920 X 1080 => 142.2 fps Monster Hunter Frontier => 12538

System Configuration CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K MB: msi P67A-GD65 DRAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 PK1 VGA: msi N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II HD: CORSAIR CSSD-F40GB2 Raid 0 POWER: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER GOLDEN 550W Cooler: Mega Shadow Deluxe Edition OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit msi P67A-GD65 Sharing windwithme BIOS fine tune setup msi UEFI BIOS Intel i5-2500K OC 5GHz CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR3 1600 CL9 OC 1866 CL9

msi N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II NVIDIA GTX560 Ti Core/Memory 822/1000 msi N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 880/2100 2 X DVI 1 X HDMI GTX 560 Ti GPU 40nm GF114 SAMSUNG K4G10325FE - HC04 1GB GDDR5

CPU Full Speed - 55~63 Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum Under OC condition, it increases 6~7℃ in idle mode and 23~24℃ in full speed mode. I think the result is acceptable. If you install inside chassis, it will increase 5~8℃ more. Power Consumption System Idle - 85W CPU Full Speed - 179W The power consumption increases around 20/78W. It’s very good result as well. Sandy Bridge power consumption is much lower than other socket platform. For power saving demand users, it’s a good choice. Using this high performance and clock platform with GTX 560 Ti, you just need one 500W PSU. I use MediaEspresso to compare the video converting time. DVD File VTS_01_1.VOB, capacity is 1023MB. 2500K convert to MP4 file. CPU default mode – 6’ 55” CPU OC to 4.8GHz – 5’06” Comparing default mode and OC to 4.8GHz, you can save 1’49”, around 36%. Using P67, I cannot use latest Quick Sync Video to test the performance. I will test it with H67 platform. However, you can refer to the CPU clock to consider the performance improvement. 3D performance is using NVIDIA latest mid-high VGA, GIGABYTE GTX560 Ti SO. The product ID is N560SO-1GI, 1GB DDR5, and SO means Super OC. The original default clock is OC to GPU/DDR5 1GHz/4580MHz. 3DMark Vantage => P26244 FINAL FANTASY XIV 1920 X 1080 => 4939 LOST PLANET 2 DX11 1920 X 1200 TEST B - 52.7 fps DEVIL MAY CRY4 1920 X 1200 => 251.46/202.39/277.46/184.05 fps Comparing to previous GTX460, NVIDIA GTX560 Ti performance is much higher. Another reason is this model is OC version, the clock is higher than NVIDIA official GTX560 reference card. The 3D performance is much higher. Finally, I enable the Internal PLL Voltage Override CPU 100 X 54 => 5400MHz 1.600V Hyper PI 32M X1 => 6m 36.818s CPUMARK 99 => 833 GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD3R Good 1.It’s mainstream P67 product for GIGABYTE. The price is only higher than P67A-UD3. 2.New matte black PCB and new design make product be more elegant. 3.2oz PCB, All Japanese made solid caps and rich applications. 4.Rich BIOS items, wide voltage range and good CPU OC capability. 5.Built-in 2 SATAIII and 8 USB. Weak 1. It doesn’t support NVIDIA SLI 2.CPU voltage only can display correct in own software. Some software cannot display the correct value. 3.1/31 news showed 6 series chipset has some potential issue with SATA2 devices. I hope Intel can solve this issue soon. Performance ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Components ★★★★★★★★☆☆ Specification ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ Outlook ★★★★★★★★☆☆ C/P Value ★★★★★★★★★☆ Since Sandy Bridge is 32nm, the Intel 4Cores CPU power consumption and temperature are much lower. For OC capability, comparing to 45nm i5-760, you can find running 4.2GHz stable one easily. Per new i5-2500K, if you have good cooler, it also can achieve 4.8~5.0GHz to run long term. According to manufacturing improvement, you can see the big performance gap between Sandy Bridge platform and pervious. Intel middle-high end C/P platform transfers from i5-760 with P55 MB to LGA 1155 i5-2500K with entry P67 MB. The CPU/MB price is only higher than last generation a little. Of course, LGA 1156 still has some advantages. It’s cheaper and CPU OC range is higher. If you have less budget or doesn’t want to buy Sandy Bridge K sku CPU, you also can consider LGA 1156. Currently, Intel has 4 different sockets which includes old LGA 775 and extreme position LGA 1366, last mainstream LGA 1156 and new mainstream LGA 1155. It’s very complicated for users. I predict LGA 1155 will move to mid-low market in the future. LGA 1155 will take over the mid-high market few months later after SATA2 BUG issue. You can collect more price information and performance review before purchasing. Windwithme finish this review between Chinese New Year holiday. I wish you all have good fortune in Rabbit year. In new coming year, there are more and more high C/P value hardware. Thanks for reading this mainstream LGA 1155 review. This review is also post in my blog.WIND3C Welcome all of you to come and comment.

DDR3, I use USA CORSAIR latest CORSAIR VENGEANCE series, CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 PK1 The packing shows it supports Core i7 platform and capacity is 2 X 4GB. The clock is DDR3 1600 and parameter is CL9 9-9-24 1.50V. Intel recommend Core I platform DDR3 voltage should be 1.650V. However, this VENGEANCE official spec only needs 1.50V. It’s really helpful for power saving and OC voltage. The outlook is different as normal CORSAIR design. VENGEANCE uses new heatsink. All black design makes delicate be better. CPU 3392.2MHz DDR3 1596.4 CL8 9-8-25 1T 1.500V ADIA64 Memory Read - 18119 MB/s Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 20874 MB/s MaXXMEM Memory-Copy - 18956 MB/s I tried 2 D2 version Core i5-2500K and the built-in Memory Controller quality are different. One of them can achieve 100/2133, but the other one only can run at 100/1866. This is very important for OC DDR3. It’s not only DRAM quality but also CPU. CPU 4801.7MHz DDR3 1867.4 CL8 10-9-24 1T 1.600V ADIA64 Memory Read - 21811 MB/s Sandra Memory Bandwidth - 23934 MB/s MaXXMEM Memory-Copy - 24605 MB/s Another advantage of Sandy Bridge platform is DRAM performance improvement. The dual channel is much better than LGA 1156 bandwidth and even close to LGA 1366 tri-channel. During test, VENGEANCE quality is good. I can set CL8 at DDR3 1600 and also can run DDR3 1866 CL8 by rising voltage. Pulling from 1600 to 1866 and rising CPU clock, ADIA64/MaXXMEM bandwidth performance is increasing around 20 to 30%. OC Performance CPU 100 X 48 => 4801.7MHz 1.360V Disable Turbo Boost, C1E and Internal PLL Voltage Override DDR3 1867.4 CL9 10-8-24 1T 1.660V Hyper PI 32M X4 => 8m 16.377s CPUMARK 99 => 741 Nuclearus Multi Core => 26687 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 29.64/14226 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 407352 CINEBENCH R11.5 CPU => 7.55 pts CPU(Single Core) => 1.93 pts Windows Experience Index - CPU 7.7 Windows Experience Index is still 7.7. I hope this built-in benchmark can be more detail for performance difference. In most software, under 2500K OC to 4.8GHz condition, the performance increases 30~40% compare to default mode. I would like to test CPU OC under 1.4V. It can run long term and no need to pull high clock or voltage. So, I disable Internal PLL Voltage Override here and don’t test 5GHz which is over 1.4V. Temperature (Room Temp. is around 16℃) System Idle - 23~33

2500K temperature is lower, even 2600K use high end cooler, because I lower the voltage and no Hyper-Threading. Under full speed, the temperature is still under 40℃. Intel 4 Cores CPU uses 32nm manufacturing is another reason. Power Consumption System Idle - 65W CPU Full Speed - 101W Through Power Angel test, the power consumption watt is very good. As 32nm manufacturing, Sandy Bridge 2500K with GTX 560 Ti power consumption is much lower. Comparing to LGA 1156 platform, it’s lower than i7-870 with ATI 5830 idle/full speed at least 70~100W. Sharing windwithme BIOS fine tune setup Boot Screen Main BIOS Tuning Menu, called M.I.T. Clock Setup Page CPU Clock/Frequency, DDR3 Multiplier 2500K in default mode setup has 37, 36, 35 and 34. Turbo Boost 2.0 technology has more detail CPU boosting mode. Internal PLL Voltage Override is new item in F7a BIOS. It can enhance CPU stability at 5GHz. It’s limited for D2 version Sandy Bridge CPU and you need to pull CPU voltage to very high level. Memory Setup Page The items have 800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 and 2133. Advanced DDR3 Parameters Setup Page Setup below is for DDR3 1866 CL8 10-9-24 1T Voltage Page Load-Line Calibration Auto/Disabled/Enabled CPU Vcore 0.750~1.700V QPI/Vtt Voltage 0.08~1.700V PCH Core 0.840~1.940V CPU PLL 1.520~2.520V DRAM Voltage 0.900~2.600V PC Health Status Sandy Bridge structure doesn’t need to adjust too many BIOS items. However, the users need to pay more to buy K sku CPU, 2500K/2600K, to wide OC range. The other non-K sku only can OC to 105~108MHz. LGA 1155 structure segment is more clear but more limitation for OC.

GIGABYTE heat sink is also new designed. The matte material makes the quality be better. CPU socket sides are 8 phases CPU PWM and the same design heat sink. System Configuration CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K MB: GIGABYTE P67A-UD3R DRAM: CORSAIR VENGEANCE CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 PK1 VGA: GIGABYTE GTX560 SOC HD: CORSAIR CSSD-F40GB2 Raid 0 POWER: be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER GOLDEN 550W Cooler: Mega Shadow Deluxe Edition OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit Default Performance CPU 100.1 X 35 => 3502.7MHz Enable Turbo Boost, Enable C1E, Voltage drops to 1.050V. (Default is 1.220V) DDR3 1596.4 CL8 9-8-24 1T 1.500V Sandy Bridge CPU structure is different with previous Core i7. The clock is 100MHz. Some P67 MB work at 99.8MHz in default mode. It’s a little bit lower than spec. Hyper PI 32M X4 => 10m 41.660s CPUMARK 99 => 522 Nuclearus Multi Core => 19095 Fritz Chess Benchmark => 21.28/10215 CrystalMark 2004R3 => 315229 CINEBENCH R11.5 CPU => 5.42 pts CPU(Single Core) => 1.38 pts Windows Experience Index - CPU 7.7 Comparing to my previous review, i7-2600K, 2 CPUs performance difference is only Hyper-Threading and 3.3/3.4GHz clock. Hyper PI 32M, 2500K is much faster. It dues to 2600K is 4C8T, and the software needs to operate 8 Hyper PI 32M. However, dues to support Hyper-Threading, 2600K in most benchmark software have higher score. For single core test, 2500K, 3.3GHz, is still lose a little bit. However, 2500K default performance can run most applications already. Temperature (Room Temp. is around 16℃) System Idle - 17~26 CPU Full Speed - 31~40 Intel Burn Test v2.4，Stress Level Maximum

In early January 2011, Intel announced new generation platform, LGA 1155 CPU socket. It’s called Sandy Bridge, also named as 2nd generation Intel Core Processor. There are three key differences with old structure. First, the CPU clock changes from 133MHz to 100MHz. Second, under CPU non-OC mode, memory can support up to DDR3 2133. Furthermore, Sandy Bridge CPU all built in new generation GPU. The GPU can work with Intel H6X chipset. This review just finished on 30 Jan. Intel announced the design error press on 31 Jan. There are many data and threads in internet. The brief is Intel 6 series chipset in some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. If you already bought, some MB brands recommended you can install at 2 P67 SATA3 ports first. If you need more than 2 HDD/SSD/DVD-ROM devices, you need to buy the P67/H67 boards which support extra non-P67 SATA ports to avoid the installation difficulty. Besides, for internet news, Intel new 6 series chipset will fulfill market demand by end of April. If you consider to buy LGA 1155 platform now, you better to check all MB makers return policy carefully. For the users who have purchased, you can swap the boards with MB makers from April. GIGABYTE has 2 official announcements immediately. The users can swap the complete new products after new B3 stepping P67 chipset boards produced. However, after I read 3 major brands announcements, I do suggest you to check the detail carefully. EX: Swap for complete new products, refurbished, or repaired? Only swap boards or complete packing? Can return for cash? The details above are the users really caring about, no matter you have bought or not. Due to Chinese New Year holiday, many users will purchase their new computers. You can consider LGA1156 or LGA1366. If you don’t worry about the swap, you still can go for Sandy Bridge or consider AMD platforms. The buying suggestions are my personal opinions. I just hope the Intel Chipset issue can be solved by good communication between MB makers, distributors and dealers. The users can have better warranty and save some Intel products image. Now, in the market you can see 5 CPU models, 2600K/2600、2500K/2500、2400 and 2300. Last time, windwithme has introduced 2600K performance and OC guide. This time, I choose the other hot selling one, the cheaper Core i5-2500K. The product ID is Intel Core i5-2500K. K sku is started from middle 2010 which means unlock clock version. The clock is 3.3GHz and supports latest Turbo Boost 2.0 to achieve 3.70GHz. It’s physical 4 Cores and doesn’t support Hyper-Threading. It can execute 4 threads and called 4C/4T. It’s 32nm manufacturing, the power consumption is 95W, L3 Cache is 6MB and it’s 2nd highest CPU in LGA115. Intel always has clear distinguished. 4 Cores CPU uses copper bottom version and the bottom has some solid state thermal paste. I would recommend you to add some more thermal paste to enhance the ability. Left side is the back of 2500K D2 Revision. MB is GIGABYTE P67A-UD3R. You can find the serious change from your first sight of the product outlook. PCB, DRAM and PCI slots are all black. Also GIGABYTE uses special matte black PCB. It enhances the looking. GIGABYTE also has lower spec one, P67A-UD3 and the PCB is original blue. If you want black PCB, the most entry model is P67A-UD3R. Now the UD3R price is around 5500NTD, 190USD. Lower Left Corner 2 X PCI-E 2.0 X16 supports 2-Way CrossFireX and bandwidth is X16+X4. 3 X PCI-E X1 2 X PCI Realtek RTL8111E LAN Chip Realtek ALC892 Audio Chip supports 7.1 channel and Dolby Home Theater surrounding technology. Lower Right Corner 2 X White SATAIII provided by P67 chipset supports SATA3 4 X Black SATAII, provided by P67 chipset supports SATA2 You can use mix mode and it supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Upper Right Corner 4 X DIMM DDR3 supports 1066/1333/1600/1866/2133. DDR3 supports max capacity at 32GB. It supports XMP (Extreme Memory Profile) memory and next is 24-PIN power connector. Upper Left Corner UD3R is 8 phases PWM. For 32nm CPU, this design is enough. The extra 2 phases PWM is for CPU VTT. The upper left is 8Pin power connector. IO 8 X USB 2.0(Black) 2 X USB 3.0(Blue) 1 X 1394 1 X RJ-45 LAN 1 X S/PDIF Coaxial/Fiber output

Idle The voltage is 12.17~12.18V which is different with board meterage 12.3V OCCT Full Speed The voltage is 12.14V which is lower than idle condition around 0.03~0.04V You can see no matter idle or OC, 5V is raising 0.1V There is no 5V dropping 2.26% status in OCCT software. 12V wave is only 0.03~0.04V. Even though it’s bigger than default, it’s still only 0.33% wave. These 2 factors are much lower than mainboard meterage. CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750W Conclusion Good 1.Professional Series new packing and accessories are very good quality 2.CORSAIR provides 7 years warranty 3.Modulized design for better flexibility. The inner capacitors are Japanese made and solid caps. 4.80Plus Gold Certificate and the energy efficiency is 90.80% 5.5V is no dropping in meter test and 12V is only falling 1%. The voltage wave is very small. 6.It supports Hybrid Silent Fan Control technology which fanless below 20% output. Weak 1.Suggesting they can add 6 X PCI-E 6+2 Pin 2.80Plus Gold Certificate and good components make the price be too high Performance ★★★★★★★★★☆ Components ★★★★★★★★★★ Specification ★★★★★★★★★☆ Outlook ★★★★★★★★☆☆ C/P Value ★★★★★★★★☆☆ I used to review Seasonic X-SERIES 750W which is good components and performance Gold product. You can see CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX750W should be ODM by Seasonic. Before, Seasonic ODM PSU has better components than own brand one. AX750W inner layout is very different with X-SERIES 750W. I think it should be the revised upgrade version. There are some special parts within my test. First is the fanless mode in Idle condition. The PSU body temperature is also low. During CPU/VGA full speed running, fan rpm is controlled by output rate. I don’t hear any obvious noise. PSU body temperature is always below 40 degree C. It’s good control for noise and temperature. CORSAIR AX750W price is around 170USD. The key concerns of buying PSU are components, 80Plus Level, price, warranty and brand awareness. AX750W is high end components level. I think 80Plus level doesn’t equal to components. For the price, many non-modulized or lower components grade PSU price will be much lower. I hope this review can be reference for the users who want to own a Gold Certificate and high end components PSU. windwithme will introduce more Gold Certificate PSU in near future. Thanks. This article is also in my blog WIND 3C. Any comments are always welcome

OCCT Full Speed The voltage is 12.17V which is lower than idle condition around 0.01~0.02V 5V is rising to higher voltage in full speed condition. 12V only has 0.01~0.02V small wave. This meterage is much lower than mainboard measurement. OC System Setup CPU 180 X 23 => 4140MHz DARM DDR3 1800 CL7 8-7-20 1T Enter to OS Desktop - 186~190W Run OCCT Power Supply Test Items i7-950 OC to 4.14GHz, 4 physical cores and 4 HT cores full load plus GTX460 - 596~636W。 Power Angel shows this X58 OC mode max power consumption is 636W According to 80Plus website, there are only 20, 50 and 100% transfer efficiency. I decide to use transfer efficiency at 100% and it’s about 88.11% After transferring, 110V 636W is around 560W real output. OCCT Test Result CPU Voltage Variation Disable Intel C1E in default mode. CPU clock and voltage both rise to highest. 3.3V The highest is 3.33V and mostly it’s between 3.28~3.3V during test. The voltage wave is around 1.50% 5V Mostly it’s between 4.87~4.76V. The voltage wave is around 2.26%. 12V The highest is 12.3V and the mostly is between 12.18~12.24V. The voltage wave is 0.96%. 3V and 5V voltage wave is around 1.5% and 2.26%. Even 12V is only 1.05%. You can see this PSU in high load condition is still working excellent. 3V and 5V voltage wave is around 1.50 and 2.26%. The wave range is higher than default mode. However, it’s still much lower than acceptable 5% tolerance. 12V is even lower. It’s just only 0.96%. You can see this PSU in 75% high load condition is still working excellent. Using More Accurate Meter Idle 5V testing result is 5.05V which is higher than board meterage 4.87V. OCCT Full Speed The voltage is 5.06V which is lower than idle condition around 0.1V

OCCT V3.1.0 POWER SUPPLY Mode Enter to OS desktop - 153~156W Run OCCT Power Supply Test Items i7-950 default is 3.07GHz. 4 physical cores and 4 HT cores full load plus GTX460 - 392~418W。 Power Angel shows this X58 default mode max power consumption is 418W According to 80Plus website, output 50% transfer efficiency is around 90.80% After transferring, 110V 418W is around 380W real output. OCCT Test Result CPU Voltage Variation Disable Intel C1E in default mode. CPU clock and voltage both rise to highest. 3.3V The highest is 3.34V and mostly it’s between 3.31~3.33V during test. The voltage wave is around 0.90% 5V Mostly it’s between 4.84~4.89V. The voltage wave is around 1.02%. 12V The highest is 12.37V and the mostly is 12.24V. The voltage wave is 1.05%. 3V and 5V voltage wave is around 0.9~1.02%. It’s very good condition. Even 12V is only 1.05%. You can see this PSU in high load condition is still working excellent. Using More Accurate Meter Idle 5V testing result is 5.03~5.05V which is higher than board meterage 4.89V. OCCT Full Speed The voltage is 5.06V which is higher than idle condition. Idle 12V testing result is 12.18~12.19V which is some different with board meterage 12.37V

Modulized cable connectors. It can be better if it’s with clearly indicate. Even MB 24/8 Pin cable is also moduliozed. It’s very rare design. I remember there is only X-SERIES 750W using this. Take a look inside.(PS：Please don’t do it by yourself, due to it will be out of warranty.) The fan is SANYODENKI 9S1212F404. 12cm dual balls bearing with temperature controller. A bird’s eye view Internal heatsink is black The capacitors are solid and Japanese made to enhance AX750W stability and durability. Double faced PCB design I guess CORSAIR AX750W and my previous review, Seasonic X-SERIES 750W, should be from same design team. Many designs and components are similar. However, after checking the detail, the PCB design is some different. CORSAIR PCB and heatsink are black and heatsink is bigger. Also PCB some layout is changed. AX750W could be X-SERIES 750W revised version. I use MB GIGABYTE X58A-UD3R; due to X58 is the most high end Intel platform. It supports On/Off Charge, USB 3.0/SATA3, Cloud OC and 2oz copper PCB. The platform is X58A-UD3R with Intel Core i7-950. The main reason is LGA1366 is the most power consumption platform so far. It’s very suitable for PSU loading test. System Configuration CPU: Intel Core i7-950 MB: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R DRAM: CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 VGA: GIGABYTE GTX460 OC HD: Intel X25-V 40GB RAID 0 POWER: CORSAIR Gold AX750W Cooler: Mega Shadow Deluxe Edition OS: Windows7 Ultimate 64bit The test below is under default setup and OC CPU to 4140MHz to compare PSU output status in middle and high power consumption modes. Default Setup CPU 133.2 X 24 => 3197.7MHz DARM DDR3 1865.2 CL7 8-7-20 1T