Zaključak

Foxconnova je A75M ploča jednostavnog dizajna, jednostavne konstrukcije i s ne prevelikom količinom opreme. Od naprednije, tj. novije tehnologije, donosi ono što je karakteristično za A75 FCH – USB3.0 i SATA III podršku. Sve ostalo je na ploči standardno i Foxconn se tu nije razmetao. Glavne karakteristike ploče su malene dimenzije i niska cijena. Ova će ploča sukladno tome najbolje odgovarati nedavno predstavljenim A4-3300 i A4-3500 procesorima, gdje će za malo novca pružiti solidne performanse nezahtjevnom korisniku. Idealan će to biti uredski stroj s niskom potrošnjom ali isto tako neće razočarati niti kao HTPC niže i srednje klase. Najveća je mana reklamiranje podrške za 1866MHz brzinu radne memorije, i ne dozvoljavanje promjene množitelja iste. Nadamo se da će Foxconn updateom BIOS-a ovo riješiti, jer se ovako gubi previše performansi. Sve u svemu, zbog ipak većinom pozitivnih karakteristika i niske najavljene cijene zaslužuje našu preporuku. Točna cijena joj za sada nije formirana, no trebala bi biti među najjeftinijim A75 pločama na tržištu.

Sapphireova Pure Platinum A75 ploča puca visoko. Jedina je to za sada njihova FM1 ploča, a namijenjena je najzahtjevnijim korisnicima. To se prvenstvano vidi po kvaliteti izrade i količini opreme – Bluetooth, USB3.0 bracket, eSATA, dvostruki BIOS, LED dijagnostika, tipke za paljenje i reset, MINI PCIe x1 utor i priprema za WLAN karticu, DisplayPort, overclocking sposobnosti i Dirt3 igra u bundleu kao šećer na kraju. Može li bolje? Mane su joj nemaštovit EFI/BIOS i problemi s overclockingom. Sapphire je obećao riješiti probleme koji su nas pratili s ovom pločom, a tada za cijenu od 100 – 110 € u Njemačkoj može zaslužiti i Editors Choice. Ovako i za sada dobiti će samo preporuku. Teško ćete naći opremljeniju i FM1 ploču s boljim bundleom od ove.

 

Conclusion

Foxconn A75M board has a simple design, simple construction and doesn’t bring a lot of extra features. Newer technologies are brought only by A75 FCH, and they are USB3.0 and SATA II support. Everything else is on this board is pretty standard. Its main characteristics are small dimensions and low suggested price. This board will best suit with recently introduced A8-3600 and A6-3500 APUs, where for a small amount of money it will provide solid performance to non-demanding users. Ideal usage for a machine would in an office where it will shine with low power consumption and a decent performance. Another use would be a low to mid-end HTPC. The biggest flaw is the advertised support for the 1866MHz memory speed, and at the same time its BIOS does not allow changes to the memory multiplier. We hope that some future BIOS update can solve this problem, because a lot of performance is wasted this way. At the end, we will give it our recommendation because of the low suggested price and overall positive characteristics – it should be among the cheapest A75 board on the market.

Sapphires Pure Platinum A75 board aims pretty high. It is their only FM1 board, and it’s aiming for the most demanding users. This can be seen from the build quality and the amount of equipment – you will find integrated Bluetooth, USB3.0 bracket, eSATA, dual BIOS, LED diagnostics, power and reset buttons, Mini PCIe x1 slot and preparation for the WLAN card, DisplayPort, overclocking capabilities and as a cherry on top comes bundled Dirt3 game. Can you wish for more? Unfortunately it is not without faults. First is an unimaginative EFI / BIOS and there is the problems with overclocking. Sapphire has promised to solve the problems we’ve had with this board, and when they do that it will get our Editors Choice award. Price is great also, you can grab it in German stores for around 100 – 110 €. For now, until the problems are solved it will get only a recommendation award from us. It will be hard to find such an equipped FM1 board.