Test: Gigabyte EP-P45T Extreme

Konklusion

Gigabyte P45T-EXTREME er et lækket bundkort, det er man ikke i tvivl om efter sådan en lang test. Det er gennemført og bliver nok ikke overgået af nogen andre P45 bundkort til DDR3 RAM, hverken nu, eller nogensinde. Vano fik det op på svimlende 660 MHz FSB, hvilket igen vidner om, at det altså ikke er et bundkort i småtings-afdelingen vi har med at gøre. Hvis man vil ha' det bedste P45 OC-motherboard til DDR3, så kommer man nok ikke uden om P45T-EXTREME i sine overvejelser.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
P45 er så småt igang med at udfase, men er det bestemt ikke endnu, og bliver det heller ikke foreløbig. Det er et godt, gedigent chipsæt, som der fortsat bliver udgivet nye CPU'er til.

Bundle/Tilbehør - N/A
Vi fik ikke retail-udgaven af boardet, derfor kan vi ikke vurdere bundlen.

Design/Layout - 4
Et af boardets helt store features er det vi kan kalde for onboard vandkøling. Northbridgen er forbundet via. heatpipes med MOSFETS og southbridge, der nok bliver meget svært at finde en tilsvarende god løsning til, hvis altså boardet var foruden. 

Software/BIOS - 4
Der er rigtig, rigtig mange muligheder for at fin-tune sig til et OC-eventyr på dette board, derfor en karaktér i topklasen.

Ydelse - 5
660 MHz FSB fik Vano knaldet dyret her op på. Det er der ikke mange boards i verden der kan præstere, så en topkaratér med flødeskum på toppen er vidst helt i orden her.

Pris - 3
Prisen ligger i skrivende stund på DKK 1935,- jf. edbpriser.dk. Det syntes måske umiddelbart som en hamper pris, men tænk på hvad det ville kræve af moneter, at få en tilsvarende køleløsning, der ud over northbridgen, også er med til at køle MOSFETS osv. på boardet via. heatpipes. Dertil kommer jo at boardet ikke just er den sløveste kniv i skuffen.

 UK summary

Gigabyte P45T-EXTREME is a really nice motherboard, there is no doubt about that after such a long test. It is well made and will most likely not be surpassed by any other P45 motherboard for DDR3 RAM, not now, not ever. Vanovich managed to clock it to an amazing 660 MHz FSB, which shows that this is no low-budget board. If one want the best P45 OC-motherboard for DDR3, one will surely have to take the P45T-EXTREME into consideration.
 

Innovation/Technology - 3
P45 is slowly being fased out, but it definately has not been yet, and most likely will not be for a while. It is a good, solid chipset, which they still make new CPU's for.

Bundle/Accessories - N/A
We did not recieve the retail edition of the board, and therefore we can not judge the bundle.

Design/Layout - 4
One of the mail features of the board, is the onboard watercooling. The northbridge is connected by the heatpipes with MOSFETS and southbridge, and it would most likely be hard to find a simular good solution, if the board did not have it.

Software/BIOS - 4
There are alot of posibilities to finetune yourself into an OC adventure on this board, which is why we grant a topclass grade here.

Performance - 5
660 MHz FSB was what Vanovich managed to clock this board to. There are not alot of boards in the world, who can do this, so a topgrade is well deserved here.

Price - 3
The price for this board is currently DKK 1935,- according to edbpriser.dk. This might seem a bit pricey, but think about how much money it would require, to get a simular cooling solution, which besides the northbridge, also helps cool MOSFETS etc. on the board through heatpipes. On top of that, this board is not exactly the slowest board to hit the market.

Test: Gigabyte EP-P45T Extreme

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	4
Ydelse	5
Pris	3
Samlet	76%