Konklusion
Sidder man i dag allerede med et ASUS X79-bundkort synes jeg ikke der er grund til at opgradere til det nye gyldne udseende. Til gengæld synes jeg bundkortet er en god kandidat til et helt nyt system. Der er mange udvidelsesmuligheder og man løber ikke umiddelbart tør for hverken SATA- eller USB-porte.
Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Det virker til at være kejserens nye klæder. For at kunne følge med i udbuddet af funktioner har ASUS proppet X79-Deluxe med eksterne controllere. Det præsterer dog ganske fint, og vil man i gang med Intels entusiastplatform, giver dette bundkort altså masser af funktioner.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Her tillader jeg at lade den manglende lange CrossFire-bro trække ned. Hvis ikke man vil ud og bruge ekstra penge, må man nøjes med grafikkort nummer to kører ved PCI-Express X8-hastigheder fremfor X16. Udover denne mangel synes jeg at tilbehøret er i orden.
Design/Layout - 4
Der er meget show over X79-Deluxe. Især når halvdelen af køleren slet ikke køler noget, men uden disse køleprofiler ville produktet se kedeligt ud. Generelt er jeg ikke vild med, at man smider så mange eksterne controllere ind, men det lader overraskende til ikke at have en alt for stor indvirkning på ydelsen. Har man tilmed behov for de mange USB- og SATA-porte giver det jo også god mening.
Software/BIOS - 5
ASUS lægger meget arbejde i deres software og BIOS, hvilket gør dem til en fornøjelse at arbejde med.
Ydelse - 4
Det lader til at de mange eksterne controllere trækker X79-Deluxe en smule ned i forhold til andre bundkort, men jeg synes stadig ydelsen er fin, specielt når der skal overclockes, hvor bundkortet formåede at smide en Intel Core i7-3960X op på 5 GHz.
Pris - 3
Generelt er X79-bundkort stadig dyre og det bliver der næppe ændret på i nærmeste fremtid. ASUS X79-Deluxe placerer sig dog højere i forhold til andre X79-alternativer, og er de adskillige udvidelsesmuligheder noget man skal bruge, så er dette bundkort alle pengene værd.
UK summary
If at this time you already own an ASUS X79 motherboard I am not sure there is a reason to upgrade to the new golden ASUS era. On the other hand I think the X79-Deluxe is a great candidate for a completely new system: There are many expansion options and you're not in danger of running out of SATA or USB ports.
Innovation / Technology - 4
It seems to be a case of The Emperor's new Clothes. In order to keep up with feature availability from its competitors, ASUS have crammed the X79-Deluxe with many external controllers. It performs quite well, however, and if you're in the market for Intel's enthusiast platform, then this motherboard is for you.
Bundle / Accessories - 3
The bundle lacks an extended Crossfire bridge, and that is a pity. If you do not want to spend extra money, you will have to settle for your second graphics card running at PCI Express X8 speeds rather than the full bandwidth X16. Other than that shortcoming I think the accessories are in order.
Design / Layout - 4
The X79-Deluxe is all show. Especially when half of the coolers do not cool anything, but without these heatsinks the product would look boring. Generally, I do not love the concept of adding that many external controllers onto a board, yet it seems - surprisingly - not to have too great an impact on performance. Should you need the multitude of USB and SATA ports then the motherboard makes perfect sense.
Software / BIOS - 5
ASUS puts much effort into their software and BIOS, which makes both a pleasure to work with.
Performance - 4
It seems that the many external controllers do slow down the X79-Deluxe slightly down compared to other motherboards, but I still think the performance is adequate - especially when it comes to overclocking, where the ASUS motherboard managed to hit 5 GHz with an Intel Core i7-3960X.
Price - 3
All in all X79 motherboards are still expensive and that will be hardly change in the near future. The ASUS X79-Deluxe ranks higher compared to its other X79 alternatives, and if numerous extensibility options is something you need, then this motherboard is worth every penny.
Test: Asus X79-Deluxe bundkort
Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 3 |
Design - Layout | 4 |
Software - BIOS | 5 |
Ydelse | 4 |
Pris | 3 |
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Samlet | 76% |
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