Test: MSI P45 Platinum

Konklusion

MSI P45 Platinum er et godt bundkort, ingen tvivl om det. Det er godt designet og lækkert at arbejde med. Ydelsen er også rigtig god, men det virker som om, at bundkortet ikke helt er færdigt, det er altså ikke nogen mester i kunsten at overclocke. Men jeg gætter på, at der hurtigt kommer en ny BIOS, som løser det. Hvis det sker, vil bundkortet her være ægte high-end - MSI plejer jo at kunne lave bundkort, som kan overclocke virkelig godt. 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Intel P45 chipsettet er en god opdatering af P35 - men nogen revolution er det ikke.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Der mangler ikke noget i tilbehøret, men der er heller ingen overraskelser. Rimelig gennemsnitligt. 

Design/Layout - 5
Der er ikke meget at sige til noget, som er så perfekt. MSI P45 Platinum ser rigtig godt ud, og layoutet fungerer virkelig godt i praksis. 5 kokkehuer.

Software/BIOS - 4
Software er der ikke meget af, men det er godt - her er det kvalitet over kvalitet. BIOS er nem at finde ud af, fordi alt det spændende er samlet i Cell menuen. Man kan ændre meget i RAM'enes timings, og oven i købet kan man gå ind og se på, hvilke timings RAM'ene er beregnet til at køre med. Det er rigtig godt. Nu skrev jeg godt nok, at bundkortet trænger til en ny BIOS, men det kan ikke ses i BIOS selv - det kommer i næste punkt.

Ydelse - 3
Kortet yder, som det skal, men overclocker ikke så godt, som man kunne have håbet. 489MHz FSB er ikke ligefrem sølle, men en del mindre end konkurrenterne. Det skal altså løses med en ny BIOS, før bundkortet her bliver et hit.

Pris - 3
MSI P45 Platinum står til ca. 1200 kroner, så det er ikke noget billigt bundkort. Men hvis ellers det bliver bedre til at overclocke, er det faktisk en udmærket pris for et high-end bundkort. Jeg vælger at tro på, at ydelsen bliver bedre, og så er det et godt køb.  

 UK summary

MSI P45 Platinum is a good motherboard, no doubt about that. It is very well designed and a pleasure to work with. It's performance is also good, but it's like it's not completely done - it certainly is no master of overclocking. But I think this will be solved soon with a new BIOS. If that happens, this motherboard will be real high-end - we know that MSI can make good overclocking motherboards. 

Innovation/Technology - 4
The Intel P45 chipset is a nice update for P35 - but it's no revolution.

Bundle/Accessories - 3
The bundle has no disppointments, but no surprises either. Fairly average.

Design/Layout - 5
You can't say much about a perfect thing. The board looks nice, and the layout is working great in real life. Maximum points.

Software/BIOS - 4
There isn't much software, but it works very well - this is quality above quantity. The BIOS is easy to figure out, because all the exciting things are gathered in the Cell Menu. You can alter much in the RAM-timings, and you can even see, which timings the RAM are supposed to run - very nice. I did write that the motherboard could do with a new BIOS, but that's not something you can see in the BIOS itself - this comes now:

Performance - 3
The board performs as it should, but overclocks less than we had hoped. 489MHz FSB isn't exactly bad, but quite a bit less than the competition. This has to be solved for this motherboard to be a hit.

Price - 3
The MSI P45 Platinum costs around 1200 Danish Kroner, which is not cheap. But if the overclocking becomes better, it's actually a nice price for an high-end motherboard. I trust that it will be solved, and then the price is a good deal.

Test: MSI P45 Platinum

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	4
Ydelse	3
Pris	3
Samlet	73%