Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

5
Average:

5
Bad:

1

Pros:

Small size.
Quiet operations.
Smooth HD playback.

Cons:

Expected more than two USB 3.0 ports given the name.
E350 processor provides netbook level performance.

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Last revision on January 21, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Small size
Quiet operations
Smooth HD playback
Near AllInOne Solution
Low Power
MiniITX Form Factor
Onboard 6000 Series Video
4 SATA
Single PCI Express expansion
Can Be Overclocked
Both USB3 and SATA 6 Gb/s
Plays 1080p video wihtout any problems
HD-audio bitstream support

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expected more than two USB 3.0 ports given the name
E350 processor provides netbook level performance
CPU is holding system back
120Mhz Limit to Overclocking
Heatsink needs a fan unless case has good ventilation

Expert reviews and ratings

and FVDon’t let the test results fool you, even at 1/3 of the performance of its big brother the A8. The E350N-USB3 is still more than capable of playing HD content and that’s what it’s truly made to do. The Mini ITX form factor, all...

By LanOC Reviews on November 09, 2011

AMD’s latest Brazos Platform has proven popular over recent months, with many users adopting a secondary low powered system for general, light duties or as the foundation of a high definition media center. Today we are looking at the Gigabyte...

By Kitguru.net on May 22, 2011

So we're looking at a whole new swathe of AMD processors for desktops, notebooks and netbooks (not to mention nettops, tablets, all-in-ones etc), but the one that's really tickling our creative fancy at the moment are these E-Series 350 boards....

By APC Magazine on May 10, 2011

We were initially disappointed with AMD's new Fusion CPU, the E-350. Despite that, its low-power CPU-GPU chip, otherwise known as Zacate, does have something to offer in certain small form factor and portable computing niches. Enter, therefore, the...

By TechRadar on May 04, 2011

Now I have reviewed a couple of Micro/Mini-ATX motherboards over the past couple of months, but nothing says discrete like Gigabyte’s 6.7″ x 6.7″ GA-E350N motherboard. Based on the recently released AMD Brazos chip, the GA-E350N comes...

By Tbreak.com on March 21, 2011

we feel that this little guy will be a good choice if you intend to build SFF Boxes for your home entertainment or for simple desktop work. Although it is capable of DX11 game play, you would have noticed that the lower resolution we used to test...

By OCWorkBench on March 08, 2011

100

There are two parts in concluding this review. First we must consider AMD Fusion since that is the main reason for creating this product and second how do we rate Gigabyte in their solution to the E-350 problem. In a word, Bravo.Clearly the E-350...

By Ninjalane on March 02, 2011

A niche product, but AMD's Fusion and a solid feature set make for an impressive board at a decent price...

By PC Pro on March 01, 2011

Gigabyte has taken the encouraging step of using AMD's newest technology and brought it to bear on the desktop. The Brazos platform encompasses a low-power CPU and DX11-capable integrated graphics on one chip, brought together under the firm's...

By HEXUS.net on February 28, 2011

So was the AMD Fusion APU worth waiting for? As a replacement for the Intel Atom/ION platform, the E-350 APU certainly works well, though we did expect the CPU part to perform a bit better than just 20% faster than the aging Atom N330. In some ways...

By Bjorn3D on February 25, 2011

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