Testurteil: "8/10"
Test: Einzeltest: Asus M4A88T-I Deluxe
Zitat: While the performance of the Asus M4A88T-I didn´t set new world records, it at least offered a fair degree of overclocking and has built-in core unlocking that works very well. As one of the very few AMD Socket AM3 mini-ITX boards out there, it´s the only option if you want to go the green route rather than the blue. It´s certainly the only option if you want six CPU cores in a tiny shoebox of a case. The board is packed with features for such a small PCB, which is beneficial for those wanting a compact, tiny build. Comparatively at it´s £100-or-so price tag, the Gigabyte H55N-USB3 undercuts the ASus by £15, but lacks the WiFi that Zotac´s H55 mini-ITX motherboard offers for £110, which is a few quid more than the Asus. This is slightly disingenuous though, given that the cheapest LGA1156 CPUs is around £75 while there´s everything from the super-cheap £25 Semprons to the £155 Phenom II X6 1055T to choose from for a Socket AM3 board. The Asus does run a bit hot for our liking though. It´s not the heat of chipset heatsink that worries us so much as it´s meant to get hot and has its own overheat safety switch, it´s more the naked power hardware which might overheat in compact or low-airflow cases. We strongly advise planning your build carefully before committing; using a CPU heatsink that blows air downwards towards the board will certainly help. While the board survived a day of high temperatures and overvolting with only one hiccup, we´d want to house it in a breezy case to run that overclock 24/7. Because it´s the only mini-ITX AMD board we´ve seen to date, the Asus is a default option for an AMD fan´s next mini-ITX build, but the WiFi, Bluetooth and Asus extras make the M4A88T-I a desirable mini-ITX board as well as the only one we´ve seen. If you´re not committed to the mini-ITX form-factor, a micro-ATX board is usually cheaper and has more uses. If you are signed up for a mini-ITX build, the M4A88T-I Deluxe is a solid, stable board that focuses on features over performance - there´s no shame in that, and if you want something ´fast enough´ it´s certainly a short-lister.