Test: Inno3d 8800GT iChill

 Konklusion

I denne omgang fik vi set på Inno3D's bud på et 8800GT, der er lidt mere luksuriøst end det vi normalt kender firmaet for. Kortet levede fint op til forventningerne og var både hurtigt og utroligt støjsvagt til trods for at det var overclocket fra fabrikken. Vi så at ydelsen lå i nærheden af et lignende 8800GT, dog med enkelte variationer. Dette 8800GT har en vejlendende udsalgspris på 1700 kroner. For det første er den vejlende udsalgspris ikke ensbetydende med den reelle salgspris, der normalvis ligger noget lavere. Derudover er prisforskellen ned til det billigste kort, hvilket også er leveret af Inno3D, på 400 kr, hvilket jeg mener let kan ratificeres da der er kræset for detaljerne med en kæmpe køler og ekstra garanti osv. 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Jeg giver kortet 4 i denne sektion. Det blev til 4 fordi G92 chippen ikke bringer meget andet med sig end 65 nm teknologien og lidt andre små forbedringer. Til gengæld har nVidia været i stand til at skabe et kort der ligger lige midt i mellem det gamle 8800GTS og 8800GTX, og dette til en pris, der gør det muligt for de fleste spil-entusiaster at være med. 

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Jeg syntes det er et rigtigt lækkert bundle der følger med dette kort. Man får bare en følelse af at man får lidt ekstra med dette kort. Jeg har svært ved at sætte en finger på noget der mangler, andet end måske en DVI-HDMI adaptor, der kommer med Asus' udgave af kortet. Derfor giver jeg 4 point her.

Design/Layout - 4
Jeg giver kortet 4 i denne sektion fordi det glæder mig at Inno3D har forstå at folk vil have en ordentlig køler monteret på deres kort. Arctic-Cooling's X1 gør det imponerende godt både hvad ydelse og støjniveau angår. Ellers er der ikke meget at anmærke her. 

Software/BIOS - 3
Softwaren der blev leveret til dette kort virkede upåklageligt og derfor skal det have 3 point. 

Ydelse - 4
Ydelsen på dette kort var virkeligt god. ATI's modsvar viste sig ikke rigtigt at kunne følge med og det til trods for at deres kort brugte mere strøm under load end 8800GT. Ser man på overclocking blev det til en rekord blandt de testede 8800GT kort. Det er imponerende at det lykkedes at få presset ekstra ud af kortet til trods for at det var clocket så højt på forhånd. Det er meget atypisk for både de normale og overclockede 8800GT og det må tilskrives det monster af en køler der er monteret på kortet.

Pris - 4
Som jeg nævnte i konklusionen mener jeg at den vejlende udsalgspris på 1700 kroner er en utrolig god pris for dette kort, hvilket i mine øjne klart er et af de mest oplagte valg blandt alle 8800GT og blandt alle mid. high-end kort for den sags skyld. Jeg er på vippen til at give kortet 5, men dog syntes jeg at det skal være smag og behag om man ønsker selv at montere en bedre køler og overclocke sit grafikkort, men jeg mener at Inno3D har gjort det rigtig fint i deres valg af komponenter og frekvenser. 

UK summary

Throughout this article we have tested Inno3D's edition of a 8800GT-card which is a little more luxurious than the card that we normally see from this firm. The card lived up to the expectations and was both fast and silent despite the fact that it was overclocked from factory. We also saw that the performance of the card was very close to the similar 8800GT card from Gigabyte. The guiding price tag on this 8800GT is estimated to be around 1700 DKR. The cheapest 8800GT, which is also delivered by Inno3D costs 400 less, but I believe that the difference can easily be ratified because the tested sample has many nice extra features such as the huge cooler, higher frequencies and the extra warranty. 

Innovation/Technology - 4
I have given the card 4 points in this section because the G92 chip does not bring a whole lot of new features except the 65 nm technology and a couple of other small tweaks. On the other hand NVIDIA has been able to produce a card which lies between the old 8800GTS and 8800GTX at a price level where most gaming-enthusiast is able to pay the price.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
I was very pleased with the bundle which came with this bundle. You get the feeling that you get a bit extra with this card. It is hard to mention something missing in the bundle except maybe a DVI-HDMI adaptor which comes with Asus's versions.

Design/Layout - 4
I have awarded the card with 4 points in this section because I am pleased to see the fact the Inno3D understands that people wants a proper cooler mounted on their graphics card. The Arctic-Cooling X1 mounted on this card really impress me in terms of being dead silent and very well performing. Apart from the great cooler there is nothing to remark.

Software/BIOS - 3
The software which was delivered with this card work as expected and therefore I will give it 3 points.

Performance - 4
The performance of the card is really good! ATI's competitor turned out to be no challenge for the tested card despite the fact that the HD3870 used more power under stress then the 8800GT. The overclocking possibilities where extremely good with this card, actually the best we have tested so far. It is impressive that we were able to overclock the card to such an extent even though the card was overclocked beforehand. This is a tendency we have not seen with the other 8800GT's we have tested and must be because of the huge cooler mounted on the card.

Price - 4
As mentioned in the conclusion I consider the estimated outlet price of 1700 DKR to be a very competitive price for this card which probably makes it one of the most obvious choices among the 8800GT card, heck even among all the mid-highend cards. I almost rated the card 5 points but it is always a debate weather or not people wish to mount a new cooler by them self and overclock their card but I think that Inno3D has made some solid choices in terms of components and frequencies.

Test: Inno3d 8800GT iChill

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	3
Ydelse	4
Pris	4
Samlet	76%