Test: S3 Chrome 440 GTX

Konklusion

Jeg havde ingen forventninger til dette kort, og formålet med denne test er at fortælle at der findes andre producenter derude, der faktisk gør et godt job. Man sammenligner jo nødvendigvis ikke en Skoda med en Ferrari - og ligeså her. Kortet var klippestabilt, har en af de bedste drivere jeg har prøvet, gode egenskaber, og det må anses for at være det vigtige. Ganske få lowend-kort vil få en højere score end dette i dette segment, da grafikkort her altid vil være mangelfulde; enten er det gårsdagens teknologi eller også er det nutidens, skrabet for alt hvad der kan undværes.

Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Pga. DirectX 10.1-egenskaber , unified shader, hurtigste FSAA-metode og understøttelse af alle gængse videoformater.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Pga. at tilbehøret kun er en driver-CD. Men det er en flot kasse kortet kommer i.

Design/Layout - 4
Har alt hvad man ønsker sig i lowend-segmentet. Singleslot, lille print, low-profile, HDMI-med lyd, D-sub og DVI-I udgang. Køleren er en anelse ineffektiv med tendens til lidt støjen.

Software/BIOS - 3
Et fantastisk driverprogram redder kortet fra en lav karakter. At karakteren ikke er højere skyldes mangel på ekstra nyttig software.

Ydelse - 3
Kortet yder generelt lidt hurtigere og lidt mere effektivt end konkurrenterne. Prisen er også en tand højere og hurtigere konkurrenter vil ligge i ca. samme klasse. Videokvalitet og ydelse er okay.

Pris - 4
Kortet har generelt flere egenskaber end gennemsnittet på nuværende tidspunkt, ergo får man ret meget for sine penge.

Test: S3 Chrome 440 GTX

Innovation / Teknologi	5
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	3
Ydelse	3
Pris	4
Samlet	70%

UK summary

I began this review with no expectations, and the purpose of this test is to show, that there are other manufacturers out there, actually doing a good job. And besides that, you don't compare a Skoda to Ferrari! The card was rock solid, has one of the best drivers I've ever tried along with some nice features, and this has to be what matters the most. In this segment, quite few lowend cards would have achieved a higher score than this, as videocards - in this segment - will always have their deficiencies; they're either last years techonology or that of today ripped for anything expendable.
 

Innovation/Technology - 5
Because of DirectX 10.1 technology, unified shaders, the fastest FSAA-method along with the support for all common video formats, the card is awarded with 5 points.

Bundle/Accessories - 2
Because that the only thing included is a driver CD, its awarded with 2 points. It is, however, a fine box the card comes in. 

Design/Layout - 4
The card has everything one could want in the lowend segment: singleslot, small PCB, low-profile, HDMI with sound, D-Sub and DVI-I, but the cooler is a little inefficient with a tendency to being noisy. It's awarded with 4 points.

Software/BIOS - 3
A fantastic driverprogram saves this card from a lower grade. The fact that it doesn't score any higher, is due to the lack of more useful software. It's awarded with 3 points. 

Performance - 3
Generally the card performs a little faster and efficient than the competitors. However, the price is a tad higher, which means that faster competing cards will place themselves in approximately the same pricerange. The performance and videoquality is okay - it's awarded with 3 points here.
 

Price - 4
You get quite a lot for your money, as the card has generally more features than average and this is why it's awarded with 4 points.