Test: Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H

Konklusion

Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM er et udmærket bundkort. Den indbyggede grafik er nok det bedste, der er lavet endnu, og med SidePort Memory er der givet lidt ekstra ydelse. Desværre har jeg haft nogle problemer med onboard grafik, men det vil forhåbentlig løse sig med en nyere BIOS og måske nyere drivere fra AMD. Men alt i alt er det et fint bundkort til en lille PC.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
AMD 780G er et fremragende chipset - som sædvanlig, chipset er noget af det som AMD virkelig har haft styr på, siden de overtog ATI. Der er kommet nyere chipset siden 780G, men det er stadig virkelig godt. Og ideen med at give den indbyggede grafik 128MB DDR3 RAM er rigtig fin.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Nu antager jeg selvfølgelig, at den manglende bagplade er en fejl. Men hvis det er den eneste, er bundlen stadig virkelig sølle. Hvis bundkortet skal tage sig selv seriøst, skal der i hvert fald også være en manual af papir.

Design/Layout - 5
Både design og layout er perfekt - bundkortet er flot, uden bommerter, og det fungerer fint i praksis. Det er sjældent at se så vellykket et micro-ATX bundkort.

Software/BIOS - 3
Den medfølgende software er udmærket, men ikke nogen revolution. BIOS er rimelig let at finde ud af, og med masser af muligheder - men benchmark-problemerne tyder på, at der mangler en opdatering her.

Ydelse - 4
Bundkortet yder fint, og den indbyggede grafik er til topkarakter. Overclocking er lidt sølle, i forhold til hvad BIOS lægger op til - men måske kan dette bundkort med en senere BIOS blive et monster i miniformat.

Pris - 3
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM koster i skrivende stund knap 700 kroner ifølge edbpriser.dk. Det er ikke dyrt, men alligevel er det mange penge i forhold til mange andre 780G bundkort, hvoraf nogle koster under 500 kroner. Med denne model får man godt nok SidePort Memory, men det er ikke nok til at forsvare en merpris på et par hundrede. Jeg ville hellere købe en anden model, fx Gigabyte's egen tilsvarende uden SidePort.

Test: Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	3
Ydelse	4
Pris	3
Samlet	70%

UK summary

Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM is a fine motherboard. The onboard graphics is probably the best one made yet, and the SidePort Memory can give an extra boost of performance. Unfortunately, I have had som difficulties with the graphics, but this will hopefully be solved with a newer BIOS and possibly new drivers from AMD All in all, this is a great motherboard for a small PC.

Innovation/Technology - 4
The AMD 780G is an excellent chipset - as usual, the chipset is one of those things AMD has been really good at since it took over ATI. Newer chipsets have arrived since 780G, but it's still very good. And it was a nice idea to give the onboard graphics 128MB of DDR3 RAM.

Bundle/Accessories - 2
Assuming that the missing back plate is a mistake, the bundle is still very weak. If this motherboard wants to be taken seriously, it should at least have a paper manual.

Design/Layout - 5
Both design and layout are good. The motherboard is nice to look at, it has no flaws and it is nice to work with. It is rare to see such a well designed motherboard for micro-ATX.

Software/BIOS - 3
The bundled software works fine, but it's no revolution. The BIOS is fairly easy to navigate through, and it has lots of options. But I had trouble with benchmarking the onboard graphics, and this might mean that a BIOS update is needed.

Performance - 4
The motherboard performs well and the onboard graphics is destroying the competition. Overclocking is a bit weak, compared to what the BIOS promises - but perhaps with a later BIOS, this motherboard could become a small monster.

Price - 3
The Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM cost around 700 Danish Kroner, which is not expensive, but still a lot of money compared to other motherboards with AMD 780G chipset - some of them costing less than 500 Kroner. True, you get SidePort Memory with this board, but it's nok enough to justify the high price. I would rather buy another model, like Gigabyte's own 780G model without SidePort.