Test: Asus Maximus VII Ranger

Konklusion

Det har bestemt været spændende at kigge lidt på ASUS's bud på et billigt gamer bundkort i deres ROG udgave. Når systemet bliver bygget får man lidt følelsen af, at ASUS har forsøgt at følge i ASRock's fodspor med at strippe et bundkort så meget som muligt, men stadig efterlade nogle ting til gameren. Når systemet bliver startet op står det dog klart at det bestemt ikke er et ASRock bundkort, da ASUS's software er så meget bedre.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Et budget gamer bundkort er lidt noget nyt fra ASUS, men jeg synes bestemt at de gør det godt, og med dette bundkort får man som gamer præcis det der vægtes højt, nemlig netkort og lydkort, af en rigtig god kvalitet.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Man føler ikke at pakken er strippet og det kun er det absolut nødvendige man får med, men at ASUS faktisk har smidt noget lidt ekstra i pakken, især dørhængeren kan jeg godt lide, selvom den måske ikke bliver brugt af ret mange gamerer.

Design/Layout - 4
ASUS har gjort hvad de kan med de muligheder der er i et budget bundkort, og det generelle layout synes jeg at de har klaret rigtig flot. Designet har de også formået at holde i de klassiske ROG farver.

Software/BIOS - 5
Med bundkortet kommer der en stor software pakke hvor især deres AI Suite er et rigtig godt værktøj, og med deres nemme RAMDisk og flotte BIOS kan jeg ikke give andet end 5.

Ydelse - 3
Ydelsen lægger sig lidt imellem de 2 sammenlignede Gigabyte bundkort, så det er bestemt ikke langsomt.

Pris - 4
Prisen gør bundkortet ekstremt attraktivt for et billigt gamer system, især fordi det også har de flotte ROG farver med sig, så man vil ikke skamme sig ved at have det siddende i et kabinet med vindue i.

 

UK summary

It has certainly been interesting to take a look at ASUS's bid on a cheap gaming motherboards in their ROG version. When the system is built you get a little feeling that ASUS have tried to follow in ASRock's footsteps with stripping a motherboard as much as possible but still leave some things to the player. When the system is started up it seems clear that it is certainly not an ASRock motherboard as ASUS's software being so much better.

Innovation/Technology - 4
A budget gaming motherboard is a little new road for ASUS, but I certainly think that they have done well and with this motherboard you get exactly which are high priorities as a gamer, namely a network card and sound card, which are of a really nice quality.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
You do not get the feel, that the package has been stripped down to an absolutely minimum of necessities to get by. ASUS has actually thrown something a little extra in the package, especially I like the doorhanger, though perhaps not being used by many gamers.

Design/Layout - 4
ASUS has done what they can with the opportunities that are in a budget motherboard, and I think they have done really nice on the general layout. They have also managed to stay true to the design with the classic ROG colors.

Software/BIOS - 5
The motherboard comes with a great software package where in particular their AI Suite is a great tool, and with their easy RAMDisk and attractive BIOS, I can not give any less than 5.

Performance - 3
The performance lies a bit between the 2 compared Gigabyte motherboards, so it's definitely not slow.

Price - 4
The price makes motherboard extremely attractive for a cheap gaming system, especially since it also has the great ROG colors, so you will not be ashamed of having it seated in an enclosure with a window in.

 

Test: Asus Maximus VII Ranger

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	3
Pris	4
Samlet	80%