Test: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer

Konklusion

De seneste ASRock-bundkort har alle været rigtig gode, hvorfor det også satte forventningerne en smule op til dette Fatal1ty Z87 Killer. På intet tidspunkt skuffede bundkortet mig, og jeg er meget imponeret over hvor nemt det er at opdatere BIOS og drivere.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Bundkortet har fået et ekstra godt lydkort med isolering for elektrisk støj samt et E2200-netkort, der kan holde øje med netværkstrafik så ens pingtider ikke bliver dårlige. Alt i alt synes jeg ASRock leverer gode funktioner til seriøse spillere.

Jeg synes ikke der er voldsomt meget som følger med gaming-bundkortet her, men jeg vil alligevel give kortet et 4-tal da man får tre måneders XSplit premium med. Desuden er de medfølgende manualer overraskende simple og forklarer hvordan både hardware monteres og softwaren bruges.

Design/Layout - 5
Generelt synes jeg det er et flot bundkort og det faktum, at Fatal1ty Z87 Killer er blevet lidt smallere end normale ATX-bundkort synes jeg også rigtig godt om, da der nemlig er mere plads til kabler. Med PCI-Express-layoutet er der heller ikke noget at komme efter.

Software/BIOS - 5
Det er lang tid siden jeg har prøvet en BIO med så god understøttelse for mus. Dette bundkort er en af de få, hvor jeg automatisk bare tager musen i hånden til at navigere rundt med. F-Stream-programmet er også helt fantastisk, da det styrer alle funktioner og ikke tager mange ressourcer.

Ydelse - 4
Her ville jeg gerne have kunnet give karakteren fem. Bundkortet skinner nemlig især når der skal overclockes, men det falder desværre igennem ved et par enkelte benchmarks. Det kunne dog ramme de 5.1 GHz, som jeg endnu ikke har gjort stabilt med lukket vandkøling. Det viser blot at man ikke behøver en voldsom 16-faset strømstyring for at få et højt overclock.

Pris - 5
ASRocks seneste Z87-bundkort indeholder alt der skal til for at bygge et rigtig kraftigt spillesystem til under 1000 kroner! Det mener jeg ikke kan gøres bedre af konkurrenterne, og derfor er dette bundkort bestemt et godt sted at starte, når der skal bygges en højtydende spillemaskine.

 UK summary

The latest ASRock motherboards have all been really good, which have also raised expectations for the Fatal1ty Z87 Killer. At no time has the motherboard disappointed me and I am very impressed with how easy it is to update the BIOS and drivers.


Innovation/Technology - 4
The motherboard has been given an extra good sound card with insulation for electrical noise and an E2200 NIC that can monitor network traffic to avoid poor ping times. All in all, I think ASRock provides great features for serious gamers.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
I do not think tremendously much comes with this gaming motherboard, but I will still give the card a four due to three months XSplit premium. Additionally, the accompanying manuals are surprisingly simple and easily convey how both hardware is installed and software is used .

Design/Layout - 5
Overall, I think it's a great motherboard and the fact that the Fatal1ty Z87 Killer has a slightly narrower PCB than a normal ATX motherboard equally makes sense as there is more space for cables. The PCI Express layout is also excellent.

Software/BIOS - 5
It's been quite a long time since I have tried a BIOS with this great mouse support. This motherboard is one of the few where I automatically just take the mouse and not the keyboard for navigation. The F-Stream program is also amazing as it controls all functions and does not take many system resources.

Performance - 4
I would have like to be able to score it a five here. The Fatal1ty Z87 Killer shines especially in overclocking, but is unfortunately not leading all benchmarks. However, it could hit the 5.1 GHz , which I have not yet had stable with liquid cooling on another board. This shows that a massive 16 phase power is not needed.

Price - 5
ASRock's latest Z87 motherboard contains everything needed to build a really powerful gaming system for under 1000 DKK! I do not think the competitors can do any better, making this motherboard a definitely good place to start when building a high-performance gaming system.

Test: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	5
Samlet	90%