shg imponerer Intel.
På det netop afholdte Intel Solution Summit (ISS) i Paris løb shg af med en af de store priser. ISS er en årlig begivenhed, hvor de største Intel partnere (kun Premium Members) samles i 3 dage til seminar, keynotes m.m..
Til denne begivenhed deltog shg i konkurrencen ”Desktop Gaming PC konkurrencen” med den maskine som vi netop har testet og vandt performance kategorien. Foruden æren ved at have vundet performance konkurrencen får shg.dk ca. 40.000 kr. ($7000) til markedsføring af netop denne computer.Prisen på denne performance vinder computer er 31.995 kr., hvilket måske kan afskrække de fleste almindelige forbrugere, men den et niche produkt bestemt for den kræsne der har råd til lidt af hvert.
Innovation / Teknologi - 4
Maskinen indeholder det nyeste af det nye, samt en masse tilføjelser af god og kendt teknologi. Alt fra Raptor diskene til den firkernede CPU er jo noget af det ypperste man kan få. Vi har ikke så mange indvendinger til selve opbygningen, men maskinen er ikke specielt lydsvag grundet det voldsomme behov for køling. Den næste generation quadcores er på trapperne sammen med 8800 Ultra grafikkort, og så havde vi gerne set et separat lydkort. SHG.dk udstyrer kommende modeller med X-Fi lydkort, men det var altså ikke med her.
Bundle / Tilbehør - 4
Der var en ret stor bundle med, det eneste man måske kunne mangle var en glasmontre til at udstille maskinen i :) Det der følger med er indholdet af retail-kasserne fra de enkelte komponenter, og skal man se lidt nøgternt på det så er det en ret stor mængde grej at få på een gang, men omvendt er der ikke noget imellem der får os helt op og ringe.
Design / Layout - 3
Om man kan lide Thermaltake Armor LCS er en smagssag. Det er premoddet uden at være alt for voldsomt. Der var udemærket styr på kablerne og alle printplader var holdt i sort så det ser nydeligt ud gennem glasset. Jeg kan dog ikke forstå at der er brugt forskellige nuancer af blå til blæserne, og så virker front-lågerne lidt til grin. Kølesystemet kunne også godt være optimeret i stedet for at samle al den varme luft i kabinettet.
Ydelse - 5
Hvis man kan sætte fingre på ydelsen af sådan et system må man have nogle helt specifikke behov. Der er DX10 support og sammen med QX6700 cpu'en og masser af superhurtig harddiskplads burde man kunne spille alle de nyeste titler på markedet i minimum det næste års tid uden at skulle mangle AA og andre sjove effekter.
Pris - 1
Av min tegnebog - kan man sige meget mere? Alt ved den maskine er dyrt og det sætter sit præg når man så skal have dobbelt op på alting. Til 31.995,- dkr er den et niche produkt for den kræsne der har råd til lidt af hvert. Til det halve af de penge er det muligt at lave en maskine der kan yde 80-90% af dette monster, og som altid er det de sidste procent ydelse der koster kassen. SHG.dk har modeller i alle prisklasser, og monstermaskinen her er nok mest lavet som en demonstration af hvordan det ypperste tager sig ud. Det er svært at argumentere for at man skal kunne give mere end 1 point.
SHG impresses Intel!
At this year’s Intel Solution Summit (ISS) in Paris, SHG was awarded one of the major prices by Intel. ISS is an annual event, where Intel’s biggest partners (the Premium Members) gather for a 3 day seminar. At this event SHG participated with in the Desktop Gaming PC competition with the computer that we’re reviewing today. They won in the performance discipline. Other than the honor of winning the competition, SHG received 40.000 DKK (roughly 7000$) for marketing of this computer. The price of this performance monster is 31,995 DKK, which will probably scare off most would be buyers. This is a niche product, reserved for a very limited customer base.
Innovation / Technology – 4 points
The machine is built from the newest high-end, combined with excellent well established technology. Hardware pieces such as the Raptor disks and the quad core CPU, makes the machine close to the best money can buy. The physical setup is quite acceptable, but the noise level is a bit beyond what most enthusiasts will find acceptable, but is of course a necessity caused by the cooling of the high performance components. The next generation quad cores and 8800 Ultra graphics card is getting very close to release though. We would also have chosen a dedicated sound card solution. SHG will be outfitting future models with an X-Fi soundcard, but the one we received did not have such luck.
Bundle / Accessories – 4 points
The bundle is fairly massive. A glass display for showing of the performance monster would have been fun though. The bundle is made up of everything included in the retail boxes of the hardware, which makes for a large total sum. Ultimately we’re not blown away by the bundle though.
Design / Layout – 3 points
The case is a Thermaltake Armor LCS. Whether or not you like the case, is as these things often are, a matter of taste. It is premodded, without being too excessive. All the PCB was colored black, and the cables were tidy. This makes for a nice look, as the side of the case is made of plexi-glass. Why SHG has chosen to use different shades of blue for the coolers is beyond me, and I am not too fond of the front either. The cooling system gathers all the heat inside the case it seems, which I think should have been better optimized.
Performance – 5 points
To be displeased with the performance of the computer, you would have to have some very specific high end computing needs. It has DX10 support, a quad core QX6700 CPU and lots of super fast hard disk storage space. It should be quite capable of playing any of the comings games without skimping on ant aliasing, spectacular effects and such.
Price – 1 point
A purchase of this magnitude would probably put a strain on most people’s computer budget. Every piece of hardware in this machine is expensive, and doubling most of it does not help with the price. For half the money, a computer performing close to 80-90% of this monster should be possible. As usual, it is the ounces of performance that costs the most. SHG offers computers in all price ranges, and this monster is probable mostly meant as a demonstration of the utmost in computer performance. Coming up with a proper argument for awarding this computer a score higher than 1 is pretty much impossible.
Test: SHGOpen 07 Special
Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 4 |
Design - Layout | 3 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 1 |
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Samlet | 68% |
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