Foxconn AHD1S-K Motherboard Review: With AMD Zacate Processor and In Affordable Price

Posted by on August 2, 2011. Computer Stuff, Motherboard - No Comments

AMD Zacate present as a system solution for HTPC (Home Theatre Personnal Computer) users. By using E-350-based motherboards, AMD promises a fairly satisfactory performance associated with office and entertainment. Foxconn AHD1S-K, E-350 comes with passive cooling solution on this platform. the mini-ITX motherboard AHD1S- K. The device use popular 40- nm APU zacate e-350 from AMD, passive cooling system with the application of massive aluminum radiators and,
according to the plans of producer, it must ideally approach the creation of HTPC system.
Mini-ITX motherboard is supplied with dual core chip AMD e-350 with 1,6 GHz clock frequency , graphic system radeon HD 6310, two slots DIMM for DDR3 1066 memory (maximum 8 Gb), two SATA 3.0 Gbit/s ports, slot PCI-Express 2.0 x16, six ports USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet- adapter, 5.1- channel sound , and also VGA, DVI and HDMI.

Specifications:
Model : AHD1S-K
Combo Type : Motherboard/CPU Combo
Bundle CPU : AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core)
With Cooler : Yes
Chipset : AMD Hudson D1
Memory : Dual channel DDR3 1066 x 2 DIMMs, Max 8 GB
Channel Supported : Dual Channel
Expansion Slots : 1x PCIe 2.0 x 16 slot Serial ATA (SATA) /
RAID : 2 x Serial SATAII
Onboard Video
Chipset : AMD Radeon HD 6310 graphics
Audio : 5.1 channel HD audio
LAN : g/b/e LAN standards
Max LAN Speed : 10/100/1000Mbps
IEEE1394 : Not available
Back Panel I / O Ports: 1x PS / 2 keyboard port.
1 xVGA port
1 x DVI Port + D-Sub
1 x HDMI
6 x USB 2.0 ports.
1 x RJ45 LAN jack.
1 x audio jack supports 3 jacks.
Internal I / O
Connectors : 1 x ATX 24-Pin power connector.
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector.
1 x 4-pin CPU FAN conn
1 x 4-pin FAN system conn
1 x Front pannel header
1 x Front Audio header
1 xTPM header
1 x IR / CIR header
1 x S / PDIF out header.
1 x Speaker header
2 x Serial ATA connectors.
2 x USB 2.0 headers
1 x Intrusion Alarm header
1 x COM header
BIOS Features : 8Mb flash EEPROM w / LAN boot PnP, ACPI, WFM, DMI 2.0
Support CD : Drivers, Adobe Reader, SuperUtilities, Norton Internet Security Standards
Manageability : USB2.0, DMI 2.5
Form Factor : Mini-ITX form factor 6.7 x 6.7 inch – 4 layers PCB
Price range : USD 130

Ports that are available includes:
* 1 x P / S 2 keyboard
* 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
* 1 x DVI-D port
* 1 x HDMI port
* 1 x RJ-45 port (LAN)
* 3 X audio jacks

Unlike its competitors, Foxconn doesn’t provide USB 3.0 ports and optical audio connections. Perhaps for final price range is the main reason why those parts don’t exist.

Outstanding audio and USB 2.0 headers are located in a fairly quiet position so you can easily adjust it. Cable management becomes very important considering the use of passive cooling on the motherboard, the airflow inside the casing becomes more important.

The position of the SATA connectors are between HSF and the memory slots, due to the limited space available on this board. Plus the SATA ports are only two available, definitely out of numbers compared to other competitors who provides minimum four ports.

Additional power connectors are used by this motherboard is the 4 pin power connector. This indicates that quite low power needed by the motherboard.

APU Cooling and handed over to a pair of quite large chipset heatsink, its because the motherboard using passive cooling.

Testing Platform:
Processor : AMD E-350
Motherboard : Foxconn AHD1S-K
Memory : Kingston KHX1600c9D3B1K2/4GX
Hard Drive : Kingston SSDNow V +100 64 GB
Power Supply : 230 Watt
Monitor : Philips 221E
Input : Genius (keyboard and mouse)
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Driver : AMD Catalyst 2.11

Temperature
During test runs, the temperature inside the casing and also the temperature of the heatsink that cools the APU around 29-32 degrees Celsius, the temperature reached full load APU reach 51 degrees Celsius. Quite impressive for a motherboard with a passive heatsink
and aided only by an intake fan.

Conclusion
The Foxconn impresses thanks to a broad range of on-board connectors.
The passive cooling means that two n connectors are free from both four-pin with PWM. Foxconn performance definitely can compete with the other competitor even with unique passive cooling solution. Foxconn’s decision to use passive cooling is quite fenomenal. Foxconn is one of
the few brands to choose purely passive cooling for AMD’s E350.
Powered by performing adequately represent the E-350 class, this motherboard is ideal for an HTPC, especially for those users who doesn’t like the high level of noise from processor cooling fan. With no USB 3.0 or mini PCIe slot, no eSATA and only two SATA 3Gb/s ports,
the AHD1S-K takes simplicity to extremes. Last but not least, an important feature of Foxconn AHD1S-K is the silent cooling system. On the processor and chipset Hudson D1 there is a small aluminum radiator. Cost-modern architecture chip allows the system to operate at full capacity without the use of intrusive coolers.

Pros:
* Low noise.
* Affordable price.
* Good cooling system
* Decent features
* Very small
* Relatively speedy

Cons:
* No USB 3.0.
* SATA is only available pair.

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