Test: Gigabyte G1. Sniper 5

Konklusion

Bundkortet her har været en fornøjelse at arbejde med. Det var svært at stoppe med at kigge på kortet, også efter Layout/Design delen var færdig. Når kortet er tændt lyser det grønt flere steder, hvilket jeg synes ser rigtig godt ud, og vil sikkert se endnu bedre ud i et kabinet med et vindue i. Bundkortet er bestemt lavet til spille entusiasten med et lydkort på HiFi niveau og et netkort der sikre lave ping tider. Skulle en overclocker få fat i kortet er det heller ikke nogen katastrofe, da der er masser af plads til isolering, målepunkter til at se den præcise spænding til de forskellige komponenter samt knapper til at starte systemet med.

Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Gigabyte har gjort et fantastisk arbejde her. Og er det spil man skal bruge sit system til, så danner G1. Sniper 5 din perfekte partner.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 5
Det er muligt at udskifte OP AMP forstærkeren, der følger nemlig også en ekstra med, hvis man ikke kan lide lyden fra den der sidder standard i bundkortet. Desuden får vi alle CrossFire og SLi broer med, en USB 3.0 breakout box og lad os så ikke glemme WiFi/BlueTooth modulet, hvis ikke man har kablet LAN der hvor systemet skal stå.

Design/Layout - 5
Generelt synes jeg kortet var rigtig sjovt at gennemgå visuelt, hvilket nok også kan ses, da jeg beskrev mere end jeg plejer. Jeg giver et 5 tal her, da kortet både ser godt ud og føles rigtig godt at have mellem hænderne. Kølerne virker til at være lavet til det visuelle, hvilket jeg synes Gigabyte er sluppet ganske fint fra.

Software/BIOS - 5
Her kan du selv vælge hvilken BIOS du synes bedst om, den gamle eller den nye. Jeg synes helt bestemt bedst om den nye. Der er hurtig respons og alt fungerer bare rigtig godt. Vi får også et program med til at holde hele systemet opdateret.

Ydelse - 4
Bundkortet kunne ikke komme helt så langt som dets lillebror M5, og hvorfor fandt jeg egentlig aldrig ud af. Men jeg synes kortet gør det ganske fint,  når der køres med fuld turbo. Jeg mistænker de sammenlignede bundkort for også at have kørt med fuld turbo, da resultaterne ligger så tæt som de gør.

Price - 4
Da jeg skulle til at give point her fandt jeg mig selv i en svær situation. Jeg har ikke rigtig noget at sætte det op imod. Det er altså i en liga for sig selv, hvor det kun er Gigabyte's Sniper M5 bundkort der kan følge med. ASUS leverer også rigtig meget med deres Maximus Extreme bundkort, som der blev sammenlignet med. Men jeg synes stadig ikke der kan sammenlignes helt. Jeg har derfor valgt at give kortet et 4 tal da 2850kr. ikke er slemt, da man ikke skal ud og have lydkort, netkort og andre ting for at kunne bruge kortet til professionel gaming.

UK summary

This motherboard has been a pleasure to work with. It was hard to stop looking at the board, even after the layout/design chapter where done. When the board is turned on it glows green several Places, which I think looks really nice, and would probably look even better in a case with a vindow. The motherboard  is definately made for the gamer, with a soundcard on Hi-Fi level and a network card which ensures low ping times. Should a overclocker get hold of this board it´s no disaster either, as there´s plenty of room for isolation, measurepoints to see the precise level of voltage for the different components, as well as buttons for start the system with.  

Innovation/Technology - 5
Gigabyte has done a fantastic job here. And if it´s games you are using your system for, then G1.Sniper 5 is the perfect partner.

Bundle/Accessories - 5
It is possible to replace the OP AMP amplifier. There´s also an ekstra included, if you don´t like the one attached to the motherboard from Gigabyte. Besides that we get all the Crossfore and SLi bridges included, a USB 3.0 breakout box, and let us not forget the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module, if you don´t have wired LAN where the system is going.

Design/Layout - 5
Generally speaking I found the board really funny to go through visually, which probably is getting noticed, since I wrote more than usual. I grade 5 here, since the motherboard both looks great and feels really good between your hands. The coolers seems like they are made for the visual, which I find that Gigabyte did rather well.

Software/BIOS - 5
Here you can choose which BIOS you like the best, the old or the new one. I definately like the new the most. It has quick response and everything just works really well. We also get a program to keep the entire system updated.

Performance - 4
This motherboard did not reach quite as far as it´s smaller brother M5, and I never really found out why. But I think that the board does quite well, when running with full turbo. I suspect the compared boards have all been running full turbo, since the results are as close as they are.

Price - 4
When I had to grade here, I found myself in a difficult situation. I didn´t really have anything to compare against. It´s in a league of it´s own, when it´s only Gigabyte´s Sniper M5 when can keep up. Asus also delivers very much with their Maximus Extreme motherboard, which where compared. But I still don´t believe that you can compare those to afterall. I therefore chose to grade the board a 4, since 2850 DKK is not that bad, since you need to purchase soundcard, network card and other stuff in order to use this for professional gaming.

Test: Gigabyte G1. Sniper 5

Innovation / Teknologi	5
Bundle - Tilbehør	5
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	4
Samlet	93%