Test: Intel DX79SI

Konklusion

Intel holder gerne igen med specifikationerne på bundkortet. Der er mange ting jeg måtte finde på andre sider end Intel's egen. Generelt så skal tingene faktisk prøves inden man finder ud af hvad bundkortet helt præcist indeholder, hvilket jeg ikke synes er helt iorden. Der er flere ting der har småirriteret mig undervejs, og disse ting vil jeg komme ind på nu hvor der skal gives karakterer.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Det er ikke meget Intel har smidt på bundkortet. Der er lidt der sørger for at beskytte bundkortet selv, men man får ikke en masse lækre funktioner som man gør ved et tredjeparts bundkort. Jeg giver 4 her fordi det nu engang er Intel's nye chipset, men der mangler lidt før det kan blive interessant.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Desværre ser vi en bundle der for mig ingen mening giver overhovedet. De 2 musemåtter giver en indtrykket af at kortet er lavet til spillefuglen, men resten af pakken der følger med giver slet ikke det indtryk, men mere at kortet er beregnet til masseproduktion af komplette systemer.

Design/Layout - 4
Vi ser ingen pistoler eller andet teenage gøjl, udover dødningehovedet. Selvom jeg ikke selv er til sådan nogle ting, så passer det meget godt til bundkortet. Det generelle layout kunne have været bedre. CPU soklen fejler intet, og den giver i sig selv god plads. Jeg synes dog ikke at PCI-e portene er placeret hensigtsmæssigt.

Software/BIOS - 2
BIOS er jeg slet ikke vild med. Den er forvirrende at finde rundt i, og respons tiden når der trykkes på en knap er høj, så den er meget underlig og irriterende at bruge i længden. Jeg kan dog godt lide at når man har ændret på en ting, får man at vide nede i bunden at der er blevet ændret på noget, og det der er ændret bliver gult.

Ydelse - 4
Efter test afsnittet blev jeg enig med mig selv om at give bundkortet her 3, men overclocket fik ændret mit 3 tal til et 4 tal. Det følger faktisk godt med, og overclocker ganske fint.

Pris - 2
Både MSI og Asus kortet der er blevet sammenlignet med ligger mellem DKR 100 - 200,- mere end Intel kortet her. Begge disse kort tilbyder mange flere funktioner samt, efter min mening, en langt bedre BIOS. Jeg giver derfor kortet 2 da prisen ikke helt synes at være særlig god.

UK summary

Intel really like to keep the specifications on the motherboard a secret. There are many things that I had to look up on other websites than Intel's own. Generally you actually need to test the board before you really find out what features it actually has, which I do not think is okay. There are several small things that annoyed me along the way, and I will explain these things when I am giving points.

Innovation/Technology - 4
It is not much Intel has thrown on the motherboard. There are some which protects the motherboard itself, but you do not get a lot of cool features as you would do with a third party motherboards. I give 4 here because it is Intel's newest chipset, but it still need a bit more to make it interesting.

Bundle/Accessories - 2
Unfortunately, we see a bundle which to me makes no sense at all. The 2 mousepads gives an impression that the board is made for gamers, but the rest of the package that comes with the board doesn't give this impression, but rather that the board is intended for mass production of complete systems.

Design/Layout - 4
We do not see any guns or other teenage stuff, besides the skull. Although I do not like these things, the skull fits well into the motherboards design. The general layout could have been better. The CPU socket itself gives plenty of room for a big heatsink, so there is no problem there. But I would have liked to see the PCI-e ports to be positioned more appropriately.

Software/BIOS - 2
I really don't like the BIOS. It is confusing to navigate in, and the response time when pressing a button is high, so it is very strange and annoying to use in length. However, I liked that when you change a setting, you get a message at the buttom that changes has been made, and what is changed turns yellow.

Performance - 4
After the test section, I agreed with myself that I would give the motherboard 3 here, but the overclock got my 3 changed into a 4. It does follow the other boards and overclocks quite well.

Price - 2
Both the MSI and Asus board which has been compared with this board is between DKK 100 - 200,- more than the Intel board here. Both of these cards offer many more features and, in my opinion, a much better BIOS. I therefore give the board 2 since the price is not that good.

Test: Intel DX79SI

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	2
Ydelse	4
Pris	2
Samlet	60%