Company Formoza, undoubtedly, is more known as the manufacturer of computers, rather than system payments. Nevertheless, this division exists for a long time and gradually develops in a direction of more and more operative following to tendencies of the market (the release, a payment considered in the current review took place in half a year after the announcement of a chipset, but already following model which should become a payment on integrated chipset AMD 690G, it is planned to let out twice more quickly). And payments are used not only as a basis for several models of computers under the same mark, but also in small amounts act at retail, and in regions them to meet even easier, than in Moscow.
Production of this company is interesting also to that payments really are movie transcript the notebook developed and issued by the Russian enterprise, and for today this unique high-grade manufacture of system payments in Russia. Besides national pride in favour of production Formoza, under the application of representatives of the company, should speak and that circumstance, that payments are developed in view of features of the local market and inquiries of consumers. And if by default to such applications it is accepted concerns skeptically in case of with Formoza F550-ADES, it is necessary to recognize, that it is very similar to the truth!
In fact for a long time not a secret, that among the Russian users rather in honour inexpensive payments on discrete chipsets with enough of ports of expansion (especially PCI) and a necessary set of adjustments in BIOS for successful dispersal of the processor, including, and with a raising of a pressure of a feed. But we shall not hasten with conclusions and we shall look it has how much successfully turned out to realize such idea. Configuration of a movie transcript the notebook payment, without any indulgences « for the », it is possible to name exclusively successful, all sockets and crosspieces settle down along edges of a payment, access to the basic sockets convenient and after installation in the case. On a payment the brief description of functionality of crosspieces is resulted. Zeleno-jelto-oranjevaya the coloring looks elegantly and «firmenno» (the attention involves panel'ka under a battery which also were not too lazy to make of color plastic). Not as an example to many dear payments on the senior chipsets, despite of installation of two graphic ports, on a payment there was a place for PCI-slotov. From a habitual set of interfaces is absent only FireWire, however, ports USB — on the back panel and on additional rods (is more true, the rod promised in the expanded complete set if to trust the instruction, but in the movie transcript the notebook complete set of delivery of our payment such accessory was absent) will serve as quite good indemnification. If, certainly, you any more have not got any videocamera with FireWire-interfeysom (perhaps, a unique version of periphery for which USB is less popular).
Active cooling of a chipset is provided vy'sokooborotny'm with the fan developing up to 50 rev/min (and frequency of rotation is not displayed in a window of monitoring BIOS, and the fan constantly works on the maximal frequency). The unsightly cooler as it is easy to guess, is referensnoy model NVIDIA and, obviously, is applied on a chipset under the symbolical price, but on payments there is exclusively seldom, and, probably, before us and at all a unique case, considering a small choice of payments on a chipset nForce 5 as a whole. But Formoza, unlike the Taiwan colleagues, has decided to not invent own design, and to take advantage of a ready variant. And, it is necessary to note, has acted adequately movie transcript the notebook enough - noise from such cooler is not allocated on the general background, under condition of a complete set of a payment with the processor with the box fan and installations in the standard case without special shifts by way of decrease in noise from the fan in a power unit, etc. But razgonny'y the potential of a payment has appeared heating of a chipset — stably low is rather good for the class, and, and even in the compact cheap case to worry about stability it is not necessary.
Has pleased also a voltage stabilizer of a feed of the processor with prevalence of the polymeric condensers rather seldom meeting on payments of average and lowest classes, — four-channel pulse, condensers in capacity 15 mkF and — on 3 mkF are applied on field transistors on the channel. Have amused marks of condensers, the movie transcript the notebook payment can be a management on production of manufacturers of " the second echelon », we meet here components both Sam Young, and SACON, both Capsun, and Evercon. Apparently, Formoza has gone the by, for larger manufacturers of system payments unprofitable, — purchases concerning cheap condensers and their subsequent application, proceeding from actual parameters of the acted party, the blessing the entrance control of components is declared as especially strong component of production. It is not excluded, that, thus, really, it is possible to reach not smaller reliability, than applying elite components "blindly" as and at brands of the first size unsuccessful parties and the defective copies come across.
All components are established accurately, solder is put exactly, any potekov and inflows, say, execution of a payment inspires trust, and, considering a three-year guarantee, it is logical to assume, that on components to the detriment of reliability did not save. From absent elements — the second network adapter and still pair sockets SATA hint at possible use of the same printed-circuit-board for installation of chipsets of family nForce 570, but whether such version will be let out, we for certain do not movie transcript the notebook know (as was already spoken, in the nearest plans release of model on integrated chipset AMD 690G). The size of a payment — 305? 2 mm (full-size ATX), fastening to the case screws, all corners are reliably fixed.
System monitoring (Fintek F71882FG, according to BIOS Setup): the Pressure of a processor kernel, memory, a chipset, +5, + In, + In Standby and a battery;
Temperature of the processor (the built in gauge of the processor) and payments (the built in gauge of a payment);
CPU Smart Fan a mode of automatic control frequency of rotation of the processor fan, stipulates an opportunity to set two temperature thresholds, corresponding minimal and maximal frequency of rotation, in the set range turns vary smoothly, automatic adjustment is supported only for fans with 4-kontaktny'mi sockets.
Ports, konnektory' and sockets on a surface of a movie transcript the notebook payment the Processor socket (Socket AM2, it is declared support of all processors AMD Athlon 64/X2/FX/Sempron, let out for the given socket);
sockets under DDR SDRAM DIMM (up to GB DDR2-400/533/667/800, a two-channel operating mode);
slota PCIEx for videoaccelerators (always work in a mode x + x1, in the second port it is possible to establish a videocard for the organization of a multimonitor configuration);
Sockets of a feed: standard ATX 2. ( contacts), 8-kontaktny'y EPS12V for a feed of the processor (it is possible to connect 4-kontaktny'y ATX12V), 4-kontaktny'y "peripheral" for an additional feed of videocards in slotah PCI Express (practical necessity for its use is not present, obviously, is unsoldered for compatibility, on a case of possible release of payments on chipsets with support SLI, using the same design)
socket IDE (Parallel ATA) on devices movie transcript the notebook ATA1 chipsetny'y;
(Serial ATA II) on devices SATA300, chipsetny'e, disks connected to them it is possible to unite sockets SATA-II in RAID-massiv levels 0, and 0+1;
sockets for connection planok on additional ports USB
The block of sockets for connection of analog inputs and outputs of a sound on the forward panel of a computer
sockets for connection of fans, with an opportunity of the control of quantity of turns, from them for processor (four-contact) are accessible intellectual management of frequency of rotation from BIOS.
The back panel of a payment (from left to right, on blocks) under the reference a kind of a payment in 3/ from the back panel Sockets PS/ for connection of the mouse and the keyboard;
The complete set of delivery Packing: the small box sustained in firm green tones, universal for different models, number of model is specified on a sticker;
Cables: SATA, ATA movie transcript the notebook and a loop for connection of the disk drive
Obviously, development of own utilities or even a complete set programs of foreign development what any of manufacturers known to us does not manage practically, in this case is ignored. And in the rest the complete set minimalistichny'y. On the other hand, if everyone do as it is accepted, why even to one manufacturer to not act differently? And if it also will somehow be reflected in the price attention of those who does not see sense to overpay for the expanded complete set of delivery, provided.
The integrated controllers Sound, on the basis of chipsetnoy HDA-podderjki and codec Realtek ALC883, with an opportunity of connection of audiosystems 7.1, sockets for connection face-to-face audiovhodov/vy'hodov (and the stereooutput in this case reproduces a separate stream from the core multichannel), sockets S/PDIF-In/Out and CD-In;
Network: Gigabit Ethernet with support 10/100/10 Mbit/s on the basis of chipsetnoy supports with own high-speed interface and PHY-kontrollera Marvell 88E1116.
We have estimated quality of the integrated sound decision in a mode of bats, kGc by means of the test program and a sound card:
Non-uniformity ACHH (from Hz up to movie transcript the notebook kGc), dB: +0.20,-0. Well Noise level, dB :-85. Well dynamic range, dB : 84. Well harmonious distortions, %: 3.2 it is very bad Intermodulyacionny'e distortions + noise, %: 3.9 Interosculation of channels, dB is bad:-89. Perfectly Intermodulation on kGc, %: 3.8 it is bad the General estimation: Sredne . And with realization of the integrated audiosupport again it was not set. Why again? Because from habitual level HD Audio of codecs we have found out the previous deviation on a payment, also with a chipset nForce 550. However, we shall risk to assume, that a chipset here nevertheless there is nothing, as character of deviations in both cases different (greater distortions at Formoza F550-ADES against «zashumlennosti» at Biostar TForce550). However a conclusion in both cases identical: To count on an analog output of the integrated audio it is not desirable, is better to use digital (the blessing it movie transcript the notebook is regularly established on the back panel), or to use an external sound card.
Data of system monitoring are displayed firm technologies and features during passage of initial testing (POST)
Adjustments By means of crosspieces and switches the Crosspiece for clearing CMOS Crosspiece USB Power On Management of function of inclusion of a computer on a signal with USB-ustroystv, connected to the sockets deduced by means of planok Crosspiece USB/Keyboard Power On Management by function of inclusion of a computer on a signal with PS/2-klaviatury' and the mouse and USB-ustroystv, connected to sockets on the back panel From BIOS, based on Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG the Opportunity of switching-off of specific functions of the processor + K Cool n Quiet
Adjustments taymingov memories + 1T/2T Memory Timing, CAS Latency, RAS to CAS Delay, Row Precharge Time, Min RAS Active Time the Choice of frequency of work of memory + Auto, 400, 533, 667, 8 MHz (the multiplier concerning frequency HTT) Adjustment of work of trunk HT + the Multiplier (1x 5x with the whole step is really set) and word length: or bats the Opportunity of the task of frequency for peripheral trunks - Manual distribution of interruptions on slotam + movie transcript the notebook Change of frequency FSB + 2 4 MHz with step of MHz Change of factor of multiplication of the processor + from x5, with the whole step Change of a pressure of a kernel of the processor + 0,5 1,5 with step 0,0 In and separately change in a range of-14, % of +29, % with variable step Change of a pressure of memory + 1, 2, In with step 0, In Change of a pressure of trunk HT + 1, In, 1, In Change of a pressure of a chipset + 1, 1, In with step 0, In Was used version BIOS 1. from 8.12.06, as last reliznaya, accessible on an official site. Listed opportunities BIOS are accessible in the specified insertion, working capacity of non-standard adjustments was not checked.
The choice of adjustments for dispersal, at first sight, looks modest enough, but actually, there is all necessary for extraction of juices from the processor which has got to you, and the long list additional movie transcript the notebook taymingov and exotic opportunities of adjustment of frequency of peripheral trunks and other the majority of users in practice all the same does not use Dispersal For an estimation of opportunities of a payment and it BIOS, we disperse our test processor up to the maximal frequency at which stable working capacity is kept. Thus opportunities supported by a payment, including increase of a pressure of a processor kernel and, if necessary, correction of multipliers and frequencies for system and peripheral trunks (but if, for example, decrease in frequency Hyper-Transport does not improve conditions of dispersal, there is a multiplier by default) are used all. For operative memory the frequency equal regular for used modules steals up (correction mnojitelya) if the manufacturer does not declare any means for improvement of dispersal of memory, otherwise investigates also their efficiency. For an estimation of stability of the dispersed system it is loaded Windows XP and within minutes the test of productivity built in by archiver movie transcript the notebook WinRAR (menu Tools — Benchmark and hardware test) is banished. It is necessary to note, that as razgonny'y the potential in the certain degree is the individual characteristic of a concrete copy of a payment, the problem to define razgonny'y potential to within megagerca is not put. The practical purpose — to find out, whether dispersal of the processor with rather good razgonny'm in potential on fault of a payment will be limited, and also to estimate its behaviour in supernumerary modes, including opportunities on automatic restoration of correct frequency after lag at «pererazgone» and other.
Clock frequency, MHz Frequency FSB, MHz the Pressure of a feed of a kernel (according to system monitoring BIOS), In Frequency (multiplier) of trunk HT, MHz Athlon X 40 + (2, GHz) 28 2 1, 8 (x3)
Razgonny'y the potential has appeared at a level dear «overklokerskih» models though, it is necessary to note, that the pressure of a kernel should be lifted hardly more usual, and multiplier HT to lower up to x3. But for the class — it is excellent.
For comparison the payment on the same chipset has been taken. Test Biostar TForce5 Formoza F550-ADES Arhivirovanie movie transcript the notebook in 7-Zip, min:sek 6: 6: Coding MPEG (DivX), min:sek 4: 4: Unreal Tournament 20 (Low@6 480), fps 59, 60, Unreal Tournament 20 (High@10 768), fps 56, 57, Doom (Low@6 480), fps 128, 137, Doom (High@10 768), fps 127, 135, Productivity Formoza F550-ADES has appeared at a reference level, and, more truly, even a little bit above.
Conclusion the Payment has made rather pleasant impression as a whole, and is excellent updating of a segment of models of an initial level on discrete chipsets. Especially it is necessary to note presence of the second graphic port, that besides an opportunity to organize a multimonitor configuration, creates sensation, that developers have tried to squeeze out all opportunities of the chipset entrusted by it (used all lines PCI Express on a maximum). It also should is positive affect an estimation of a payment consumers. As well as in case of with model Biostar, we do not begin to reproach strongly a payment for an error in movie transcript the notebook realization of the integrated audio (though it, undoubtedly, a minus) as such payments are focused on the users, preferring to make a configuration independently with minimal use of the integrated opportunities.
Other discussions in conference: Comments? Amendments? Additions?
