GIGABYTE E350N-USB3 Fusion Benched, Overclocked and Examined

jmke · 7th February 2011, 13:26

I'm going to be honest here when I say that I wasn't on the Fusion bandwagon from the start. I liked the idea behind it, but I wasn't sure if we would actually ever see it eventuate, or at least eventuate to a product that we would want to own. Fusion is here, though, and it's time to decide if this is something that's going to line AMDs pockets with money, or will be a good idea that hasn't been executed well. Our first look at Fusion is going to come in the form of a retail board which will be hitting shelves soon.

The GIGABYTE E350N-USB3 is as you might've guessed a Fusion board based on the E Series of Fusion APU from AMD. They tell us that this is the "Value & Essential" series. We're going to get into all of that in just a few moments, though, as we take a look at the motherboard to see what's on offer. What we'll first do is check out the package that GIGABYTE has got going on. Once that's done we'll have a closer look at the board itself, the features it offers and get a bit more technical with what Fusion is and what AMD wants it to do.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/38...ned/index.html

jmke · 7th February 2011, 13:31

50W under load, complete system, that can play games, provide HD quality playback... HDMI out sound/video, silent, small... wow.

7th February 2011, 13:26	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	GIGABYTE E350N-USB3 Fusion Benched, Overclocked and Examined I'm going to be honest here when I say that I wasn't on the Fusion bandwagon from the start. I liked the idea behind it, but I wasn't sure if we would actually ever see it eventuate, or at least eventuate to a product that we would want to own. Fusion is here, though, and it's time to decide if this is something that's going to line AMDs pockets with money, or will be a good idea that hasn't been executed well. Our first look at Fusion is going to come in the form of a retail board which will be hitting shelves soon. The GIGABYTE E350N-USB3 is as you might've guessed a Fusion board based on the E Series of Fusion APU from AMD. They tell us that this is the "Value & Essential" series. We're going to get into all of that in just a few moments, though, as we take a look at the motherboard to see what's on offer. What we'll first do is check out the package that GIGABYTE has got going on. Once that's done we'll have a closer look at the board itself, the features it offers and get a bit more technical with what Fusion is and what AMD wants it to do. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/38...ned/index.html __________________

7th February 2011, 13:31	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	50W under load, complete system, that can play games, provide HD quality playback... HDMI out sound/video, silent, small... wow. __________________