Konklusion
Når man får et gamer bundkort i hånden, så regner man lidt med at det vil yde bare lidt bedre end de andre kort i de grafiske tests. I 3D halter kortet desværre lidt, og i ren CPU krævne programmer kan kortet slet ikke følge med. Men ydelse er jo heller ikke alt, og ydelses forskellen mellem dette og de andre kort er så minimal, at det sagtens kan gøre op for de funktioner Gigabyte har smidt på kortet.
Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Gigabyte har gjort utrolig meget ud af at lyden skal være helt iorden. De har også smidt et BigFoot Killer E2100 netværkskort i hvilket giver en utrolig god hastighed. Her skal vi ikke glemme at kortet køre med Z68 sammen med en Virtu chip.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Her stod jeg meget mellem et 4 tal og et 5 tal. Jeg kan rigtig godt lide at Gigabyte har smidt så meget i de har, og plakaten samt klistermærkerne er virkelig fedt at have med, og Gigabyte er på vej imod det helt rigtige. Desværre så er et 5 tal kun hvis pakken er perfekt, og som nævnt i afsnittet så mangler der altså en CrossFire bro når der også bliver sendt en SLi bro med, så et 5 tal blev det ikke til.
Design/Layout - 4
Designet fungerer rigtig godt for kortet, og det er helt klart at kortet her er produceret til gameren. Jeg synes dog ikke at kortet har fortjent 5 da jeg godt ville have haft lidt mere plads omkring CPU soklen, og måske 3 PCI-E pladser, da de mest krævende spil skal have meget grafikkraft, og selv 2 HD6970 grafikkort kan halte i de helt krævende spil.
Software/BIOS - 4
BIOSen fortjener et 3 tal, da det er den sædvanlige award BIOS vi kender. Dog giver jeg samlet 4 point her på grund af EasyTune 6. Det er et helt fantastisk program der kan det meste inden for overclock.
Ydelse - 4
Det bliver til et 4 tal her. Ydelsen er ikke helt perfekt, men dårlig ydelse er der heller ikke, og i 3D følger kortet fint med, som egentlig er det det er bygget til. Ved overclock havde jeg håbet på 5.1 eller 5.2Ghz, men det var umuligt at få CPUen stabil ved 5.1Ghz.
Pris - 3
Prisen på DKR 3390,- er lige pebret nok. Jeg giver 3 da man virkelig også får et godt system til denne pris. Der skal ikke ud og investeres i lydkort eller bedre netkort da det er onboard, og ydelsen fejler nu heller ikke noget.
UK summary
When you get a gaming motherboard in your hand, you expect it to perform just a bit better than other boards in the graphics tests. Unfortunately the boards lags a bit when it comes to 3D performance, and with pure CPU intensive programs it has troubles keeping up with the rest. But performance is not all, and the performance difference between this and the other boards are so minimal that it can easily make up for the features that Gigabyte has thrown on the board.
Innovation/Technology - 5
Gigabyte has done a lot to make the sound perfect. They have also thrown a BigFoot Killer E2100 network card which gives a very good speed. And lets not forget that the board has the Z68 chipset with a Virtu chip.
Bundle/Accessories - 4
Here I was between a 4 and a 5. I really like that Gigabyte has thrown so much that they have, and that poster and stickers are really cool to have, Gigabyte is on the right path here. Unfortunately, it could not be 5, since the bundle is not perfect, and as mentioned in the section a CrossFire bridge is missed when a SLi bridge is bundled.
Design/Layout - 4
The design works really well for the board, and it is quite clear that it is produced for gamers. I do not think that the card has earned 5 though, because I would like to have a bit more room around the CPU socket, and maybe 3 PCI-E slots, as the most demanding games needs a lot of graphics power, and even 2 HD6970 graphics card can fall behind in the very demanding games.
Software/BIOS - 4
The BIOS deserves a 3 since it is the usual award BIOS we know. However, I do give 4 here because EasyTune 6 is a fantastic program that deliever alot when it comes to overclock.
Performance - 4
I give 4 here. The performance is not quite perfect, but not bad at all. The 3D performance of the board seems to be fine, which is what it is build for. I had hoped I could reach 5.1 or 5.2Ghz when overclocking, but it was not quite possible to get the CPU stable at 5.1Ghz.
Price - 3
The price of DKK 3390,- is just pricey enough. I give 3 since you really get a good system for this price. You do not have to invest in a better sound or network card since it is onboard, and the performance is not bad at all.
Test: Gigabyte G1.Sniper 2
Innovation / Teknologi | 5 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 4 |
Design - Layout | 4 |
Software - BIOS | 4 |
Ydelse | 4 |
Pris | 3 |
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Samlet | 80% |
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