Test: Gigabyte A55m-DS2

Konklusion

Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 bundkortet er et prisbilligt og meget basalt bundkort, som ikke gør det store væsen af sig, men bare fungerer. Man finder ikke noget nyt under solen, men derimod finder man gennemprøvede og stabile løsninger. Ydelsen er, som man kan forvente i denne prisklasse - middelmådig.

Innovation/Teknologi - 3
Man finder hverken sata 3.0 eller usb 3, da bundkortet benytter low-end Llano chipsettet A55. Kortet imponerer ikke med de vilde smarte features eller løsninger, men er ret konservativt designet.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Manualer, driver cd, I/O skjold og sata-kabler. Det er ikke imponerende, men der er, hvad man skal bruge.

Design/Layout - 3
Det er en smule svært at bedømme kortets design, da det kommer an på om, man ser den kompakte størrelse som en fordel eller en ulempe. For nogen er det en fordel i meget små og trange mATX kabinetter. For andre ville det være bedre at kortet fyldte mATX standarden ud, så komponenterne ikke sad så klemt.

Software/BIOS - 4
Den medfølgende software er udmærket, men kortets BIOS fungerer fremragende og er yderst tilfredsstillende i forhold til indstillingsmuligheder.

Ydelse - 3
Kortet yder bestemt den brugte APU retfærdighed, da det er i stand til at følge med MSI bundkortet, og det på trods af et ringere chipset. Dog ville brugen af en ssd hurtigt adskillige de to kort

Pris - 5
Det faktum, at man kan erhverve sig et bundkort som dette fra en stor og anerkendt producent for mindre end 400,- kr er mildest talt fremragende.

UK summary

The Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 is a cheap and very basic motherboard which does not really try to differentiate itself from the pack. It just plain works. You will not find anything new. What you will find though, is tested and tried solutions that are very stable. The performance is as can be expected. Mediocre.

Innovation/Technology - 3

There is neither sata 3.0 or usb 3, as this motherboard is based on the low-end A55 Llano chipset. The motherboard does not impress with clever features or solutions, as it is very conservatively designed

Bundle/Accessories - 3

Manuals, driver cd, I/O backplate and sata-cables. It is not impressive, but it is what you need.

Design/Layout - 3

Judging the design can be a bit difficult as it depends on perspective. Are the compact dimensions an advantage or a disadvantage. If you have a very small and crammed mATX case, it would be an advantage. For other it would be better if the motherboard used up every square inch of the mATX standard as the components would not be squished together.

Software/BIOS - 4

The bundled software is okay, but the BIOS is excellent and offers a satisfactory range of options.

Performance - 3

The motherboard does the used APU justice, as it is able to go toe to toe with the MSI board, even despite using a lower chipset. Though if we were to use an ssd, the difference between the two motherboards would quickly become apparent.

Price - 5

The fact that you are able to acquire a motherboard like this from a big and well recognised manufacturer for less than 400 DKK is very impressive to say the least.

Test: Gigabyte A55m-DS2

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