Test: Asus ROG Maximus X Formula Gaming bundkort

Konklusion

Min første gang med Z370 platformen har været ret god. Vi har fået en ganske fin 8600K der hurtigt gjorde det sjovt, desværre er mine Corsair RAM ikke ret gode, og der er helt sikkert et stort potentiale i at overclock RAM på dette bundkort. ASUS leverer varen, men det er også til en utrolig høj pris, så det er op til en selv om man skal bruge alt hvad bundkortet tilbyder, eller om man vil have det for den ROG coaster.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 5
Bundkortet synes ikke at have slækket nogle steder. Det står rimelig klart med alle bundkortets funktioner at dette er flagskibet.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 5
Her er jeg slet ikke i tvivl. Jeg plejer næsten aldrig at give et 5 tal her, men den ROG coaster der, den gjorde noget ved mit hjerte jeg bare ikke kan ignorer. En lille og sikkert næsten gratis stykke pap med noget print, det bliver bare ikke mere genialt!

Design/Layout - 4
Design er ret nemt. ASUS har pakket kortet godt ind så det fremstår rigtig flot. Med hensyn til layoutet er jeg lidt i tvivl. Jeg kan godt forstå hvorfor ASUS har valgt at doble VRM op, men jeg forstår ikke hvorfor at man har brugt en "dum" dobler, nu hvor man alligevel er oppe og lave et bundkort som dette kunne man lige så godt gå hele vejen. Jeg ville næsten hellere have haft en 7+1 fasers opsætning uden dobling. Så er man sikker på at der er balance mellem alle faser. Det ville dog måske give lidt mindre amperer, men her kunne man have brugt nogle IR3556 MOSFET, som jeg ved er 60A, det ville have givet mulighed for at kunne leverer strøm til selv den store 9900K med LN2 køling, men som skrevet samtidig med balance mellem faserne. Istedet har man brugt nogle ukendt MOSFET, som jeg faktisk ikke helt kan dømme da jeg intet kan finde om dem.

Software/BIOS - 5
Som altid fra ASUS ser vi en fantastisk software pakke og BIOS.

Ydelse - 4
Ved standard hastighed overholder Maximus kortet Intel's specifikationer for turbo, og det viser blot at et voldsomt dyrt bundkort absolut ingen nytte giver hvis man alligevel ikke får udnyttet alle de ekstra funktioner. Med overclock afsnittet bliver dette også forstærket, da vi ser bundkortet ramme et bedre RAM overclock, og giver nogle rigtig gode indstillinger i BIOS som det sammenlignede bundkort ikke giver.

Pris - 2
Det står ret klart at bundkortet her ikke er for alle, men vil du have et bundkort der kan presse hver enkelt MHz ud af din CPU og dine RAM, så må man også betale for det. Til et hverdagssystem er dette bundkort helt klart alt for meget. Man kan ikke bruge mange af funktionerne medmindre man køler med minus grader, og til et hverdagssystem vil jeg også mene at bundkortet med sine 3250kr er alt for dyrt.

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Test: Asus ROG Maximus X Formula Gaming bundkort

Innovation / Teknologi	5
Bundle - Tilbehør	5
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	2
Samlet	83%

UK summary

My first time with the Z370 platform has been quite good. We also got a pretty good 8600K which quickly made it fun. But sadly my Corsair RAM are not that good, and I am sure there is a big potential in overclock RAM on this motherboard. ASUS is delivering, but also for a very high price, so it is up to one self if you need everything that this board offers, or if you want it for that ROG coaster.

Innovation/Technology - 5
The motherboard doesn't seem to have skimmed on anything. It is very clear with the features this board has that it is indeed the flagship.

Bundle/Accessories - 5
Here I am doubting a bit. I almost never give a 5 here, but that ROG coaster, it did something to my heart that I simply cannot ignore. A small and probably almost free piece of cardboard with a print, it doesn't get any more brelliant!

Design/Layout - 4
The design is easy. ASUS has packed this board quite well in plastic so that it looks pretty. It's the layout where I'm doubting. I understand why ASUS doubled the VRM up, but I don't understand why they use a "dumb" doubler when you are already making a flagship board, why not go all the way. I would almost rather have had a 7+1 phase configuration without doubling, then you are sure to have power balancing between all phases. Maybe it would have given few amps, but here they could have used some IR3556 MOSFET, which is 60A. That would have been enough for a 9900K on LN2 but you would also get the power balancing. Instead they have used an unknown MOSFET which I can't judge since I can't find anything about it.

Software/BIOS - 5
As always from ASUS we see a fantastic software package and BIOS.

Performance - 4
At stock speed the Maximus board is keeping in line with Intel's turbo specifications, which just shows that a very expensive motherboard does not give you any benefits except if you can use all of those extra features. This is also amplified by looking at the overclocking topic, since we do see better RAM overclocking and a lot of settings in BIOS, which the compared board doesn't give.

Price - 2
It is very clear this board isn't for everyone, but if you want a board that can push every last MHz out of your CPU and RAM, then you also have to pay for it. For an everyday system this motherboard is way too much. You can't make use of all of the features unless you cool with minus degrees, and for an everyday system I believe this board is way too expensive too.