ABIT IX38 QuadGT

    Så er det blevet tid til at kigge på et bundkort fra Abit, som er baseret på X38 chipsettet. Dette bærer navnet ABIT IX38-QuadGT, og adskiller sig i forhold til Abit IP35 Pro med det nye chipset og forbedret køling. Ellers er alt andet overtaget 1:1 fra overnævnte bundkort. Som sagt er det nye ved IX38 benyttelsen af X38 Chipsettet, hvilket er entusiastløsningen i forhold til P35 Chipsettet.


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    ABIT IX38 QuadGT

    Ok so i only read the english one, but there is no thread made to handle that yet. Therefore i'll stick it in here, maybe someone will move it when the (uk) thread is up. ;)


    First things first, good article with a few corrections to be made..


    The product


    spelling: " Cobber " i believe you intended that to be "copper"



    The product (cont) & BIOS


    typo/missed translation: " Abit has chosen to put RAM timings I Advanced " and pretty sure that one should be "in" not 'I'


    Incorrect information: In the same section you also write "You also find 6 SATA connections and the same amount of USB connections." The same amount of USB connetctions refers to there begin 6. I only count 4 USB. A little further down the page you also state 4 USB when listing the connections on the IX38 QuadGT.


    Now onto some thoughts about the article.


    Everything is a matter of opinion but, from what i can see in the screen shots and what you say about the bundle, i think there is a negative here. No PCI braket for extra pin-outs on the board like Firewire and USB. Looks to be a short on SATA wires for the internal ports as well. This is something that cheaper often boards include, might have been worth drawing attention to this fact.


    Again a personal opinion but an x4 slot over having at least one or two PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet sockets cuts the user a little short. But if you need the x4 slot on top of the crossfire then so be it.


    You mentioned that it is "stands out from the Abit IP35 Pro with a new chipset and improved cooling." I was wondering why you did not compare it to this board. The IP35 pro costs approx. 900 dkk. So is the extra 400 dkk worth for it? In terms of performance and value for money, i doubt it.


    You did however compared it to the Asus X48, would the Asus x38 not have been a better way to go when comparing them?


    However, i would say that as far as money goes you do get more for your cash with the Abit IX38 QuadGT, compared to the Asus Rampage Formula. But if you throw in the Asus Maximus formula x38 i am not sure you will.


    The price is a positive in the conclusion. From your article and looking at the x48 board i agree, but had you compared it to the IP35 Pro or the Asus Maximus formula x38 i am not sure i would.



    ExPaT.uk

    Thanks for your comments, they are very good and usefull.


    But as I allready said before all the work done on this site is without pay. And the hardware used for reference is our own. It is only things that we test we can use as a reference.


    Best regards Stubkier

    Thank you for the few spellchecks, that's my fault :) It should be copper yes and the I was a typo :crazyeyes:


    About the USB ports, Henrik wrote that in his original danish review too, so I've just translated it. But yes for some reason there IS only 4. My guess is that he has confused the eSATA connections for USB ports, thinking there was 6 or something.

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    true, you did mention that it was personal hardware and unpaid work. To which i can say i am very impressed by the work and comparisons done. I guess the regular readers are already fully aware of this.


    Of course i do not expect the author to list all of the boards he/she could have compared them to. Might be worth while mentioning that that the ideal candidate for comparison would be the IP35 (if this is even the case). As with any comparison you make one should state the reasons for choosing it, even if it is just down to what is available to you. Dont you think?


    Would also be interesting to know what the author would like to have compared it to.


    As far as the spelling goes, it's a lot easier to spot someone elses typo's than your own. Not bad at all though considering the amount done, and it's not like it's and English exam.


    ExPaT.uk

    First of all.. Thank you for your comments! Its always nice to get some constructive criticism..


    As you probaly can expect, then was it me who made this article and i agree with you that it would be better to compare it to an IP35 or any other P35 og X38 mainboard. But like the others already said, then we just dont have the possibilities to test the mainboards against something else than our own hardware or hardware that we tested earlier. But because of this was my first mainboard review, i didnt have anything else than my X48 to compare it with.