Test: MSI A88XM-E35 V2 bundkort

Konklusion

Dette bundkort var nu en positiv overraskelse at have kørende i testperioden og jeg blev overrasket over at det faktisk ydede ligeså godt som det ASUS bundkort jeg netop har testet. Det faktum at det kan overclocke selv om det ikke har den bedste spændings kontrol var også positivt at erfare. Så min personlige forud indtagne holdning til bundkort som mangler køleprofiler på VRM modulerne er noget skidt, blev gjort godt til skamme med dette bundkort. Så samlet set ender dette bundkort op med at score lige så højt som ASUS bundkortet.

Innovation/Teknologi -  3
Her kan det ikke blive til mere end et 3 tal, da man fra MSI's side ikke engang har valgt at udnytte at chipsættet understøtter 8 SATA 6GB/s porte. Derudover er der ikke meget nyt eller innovativt på dette bundkort.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Der medfølger lige akkurat hvad der er nødvendigt til dette bundkort og heller ikke mere. Men det forventer jeg nu heller ikke til et bundkort som ikke praler af at være specielt fremstillet til f.eks. gaming.

Design/Layout - 4
Her giver jeg bundkortet et firetal trods alt, selvom jeg personligt ikke er den store fan af farven på bundkortet. Layoutet er ganske udmærket og følger stort set standarden for M-ATX bundkort.

Software/BIOS - 4
Det er en fornuftig software pakke der følger med dette bundkort og alene på grund af programmet "Command Center" synes jeg at der skal gives et firetal i denne kategori.

Ydelse - 4
En OK ydelse som næsten og i mange tilfælde var over hvad ASUS bundkortet kunne levere, men MSI bundkortet kørte så også en anelse hurtigere i baseclock hvilket bidrog til de højere scores.

Pris - 4
Prisen på 445 Kr. er særdeles lækker for dette ret godt ydende bundkort. Man får her et billigt men godt fungerende bundkort, med en god del funktionalitet. Omvendt så må man her trækkes med et bundkort som ikke helt leverer tilstrækkelig stabil spænding til CPU'en, hvilket giver sig udtryk i at APU'en står og pendler op og ned i hastigheden.
 

UK summary

This motherboard was a positive surprise to have running during the test period and I was surprised that it actually performed as well as the ASUS motherboard I have just tested. The fact that it can overclock even though it does not have the best voltage control was also positive to learn. So my personal pre-ingested position on motherboards that lack heat sinks on the VRM modules are bad, was done well to shame with this motherboard. So overall, this motherboard ends up scoring as high as ASUS motherboard.

Innovation/Technology - 3
Here it may not be for more than a grade of 3, as MSI have not even chosen to utilize the chipsets support for all 8 SATA 6Gb/s ports. In addition, there is not much new or innovative on this motherboard.

Bundle/Accessories - 3
Includes only just what is needed for this motherboard and no more. But I don't expect more from a motherboard which does not boast that they are specially formulated for etc. gaming.

Design/Layout - 4
Here I give the motherboard a grade of four after all, although I'm personally not a big fan of the color on the motherboard. The layout is quite excellent and largely follows the standard for M-ATX motherboard.

Software/BIOS - 4
It is an affordable software package that comes with this motherboard and simply because of the "Command Center" I feel that there should be given a grade of four in this category.

Performance - 4
An OK performance as just and in many cases were over what the ASUS motherboard could deliver, but the MSI motherboard also ran slightly faster in base clock which contributed to the higher scores.

Price - 4
The price of DKK 445 is particularly delicious for this pretty good performance motherboard. You get a cheap but well-functioning motherboard, with a good deal of functionality. Conversely, we have a motherboard that do not quite provide a stable voltage to the CPU, which is reflected in the APU speed, which goes up and down all the time.

 

Test: MSI A88XM-E35 V2 bundkort

Innovation / Teknologi	3
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	4
Ydelse	4
Pris	4
Samlet	73%