Konklusion
Gigabyte har muligvis startet en ny trend inden for mediecentre. Med Thin mini-ITX formfaktoren er det nu muligt at bygge endnu mindre systemer, men stadig have CPU kraften til at vise film og bruge en browser. Skal der spilles spil, er platformen måske lige lille nok, da et dedikeret grafikkort ikke er helt nemt at få proppet ned i bundkortet, og med sin ene PCIe x4 port er det heller ikke meningen.
Innovation/Teknologi - 5
En ny formfaktor der er så kompakt som det næsten kan blive, og at Gigabyte har stadig fået plads til hele 2 mPCIe porte til WiFi kort og 1.8" SSD synes jeg kun kan fortjene et 5 tal.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Det er ikke meget der er med i kassen, men Gigabyte har alligevel smidt de nødvendige ting med, og skulle man komme ud for at kabinettet ikke har strømkablerne, har Gigabyte også smidt disse med.
Design/Layout - 4
Jeg forstår ikke helt hvorfor Gigabyte ikke har smidt en PCIe x16 port i bundkortet. Med x4 porten kan der stadig bruges x16 udvidelseskort, men disse vil naturligvis kun køre x4 hastighed. Platformen har PCIe banerne til det, men Gigabyte har sikkert ikke kunnet få plads til den lange x16 port da der sidder mange chips der hvor porte skulle have været. Derudover har jeg svært ved at se hvad der kunne have været gjort anderledes på dette bundkort.
Software/BIOS - 3
Her giver jeg en 3'er. Vi får ikke noget eye candy i BIOS'en og der er ikke ret mange indstillinger. Bundkortet er ikke lavet til en tweaker og overclocker, så de få indstillinger i BIOS er til at leve med, men deres nye UEFI BIOS ville være dejlig at få med i pakken.
Ydelse - 3
Jeg synes ikke vi ser imponerende ydelse, og slet ikke i 3D, hvor Intel NUC boksen med samme grafikkort klare sig lidt bedre. Men bundkortet giver mulighed for en større CPU hvilket også giver nogle flere kræfter hvor det er brugbart. Man vil næppe samle et system som dette for at spille spil alligevel.
Pris - 3
Bundkortet kan findes til en pris af 900 Kr, hvilket jeg synes er en rimelig pris for den nye formfaktor. Bundkortet danner et fint grundlag for et super kompakt system, stadig med mulighed for en god CPU.
UK summary
Maybe Gigabyte has started a new trend for media centers. By using the Thin mini-ITX form factor it is now possible to build even smaller systems and still have sufficient CPU power show film and use a browser. For gaming, the platform is possible too small, since a dedicated graphic card is not too easy to mount on the motherboard, and with only one PCIe x4 port it is probably not the intention.
Innovation/Technology - 5
Taken into consideration that we have a new form factor, as compact as it possibly can get, and the fact that Gigabyte has found sufficient space for two mPCIe ports for WiFi cards and 1.8" SSD, I find that the card merits a score of 5.
Bundle/Accessories - 4
There is not much to be found in the box, but never the less Gigabyte has included everything necessary, and if you find yourself in the situation that the enclosure does not come with the necessary power cables, Gigabyte has included these as well.
Design/Layout - 4
I do not quite understand why Gigabyte has not put a PCIe x16 port on this board. By using the x4 port it is still possible to use x16 expansion cards, but they will of course only run at x4 speed. The platform has the PCIe lanes needed to support it, but Gigabyte has probably not been able to find the space to the long x16 port, since there are so many chips in the space where the port should have been placed. Apart from this, I find it difficult to see what Gigabyte could have done differently on this motherboard.
Software/BIOS - 3
Here, I have given the score of 3. We get no eye candy in this BIOS and the number of settings is limited. The board is not designed for a tweaker and overclocker, so the small number of settings in the BIOS is acceptable, but it would have been nice if their new UEFI BIOS had been included.
Performance - 3
I do not find the performance impressive, especially not in 3D, where the Intel NUC box with the same graphic card does it somewhat better. But the board opens up for use of a bigger CPU which also gives more power when needed. But anyhow, you will probably not assemble a system like this to be used for gaming.
Price - 3
The motherboard can be found to a price of DKK 900, which I find reasonable for the new form factor. The board makes a fine basis for a super compact system, still with the possibility for a good CPU.
Test: Gigabyte GA-H77TN bundkort
| Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
| Bundle - Tilbehør | 4 |
| Design - Layout | 4 |
| Software - BIOS | 3 |
| Ydelse | 3 |
| Pris | 3 |
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| Samlet | 73% |
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