Price Breakers and Edelplatinen

Those who opt for a motherboard with AM3 sockets have a wide choice. To this test, all manufacturers should submit a cheap and a full board and we hoped for a colorful mix despite the general conditions (the new Phenom II X6 had to run on all boards). In fact, we were not disappointed – hardly one board is the same. Even a mainboard in the XL-ATX-format arrived in the editorial department. Also with regard to equipment, the test field manifested itself in many layers. Most of the triggers and functions turned out to be useful – with two exceptions. So, the core release function is to be enjoyed with caution (closer to “free nuclear”) and also the various energy saving functions are stubborn, although, as we can prove, they are pointless. If you want to save energy, you should try to save energy from Windows. So it is much more effective to put the computer in the hybrid standby mode, if it is otherwise more than 10 minutes broke. If this is too troublesome, the times at which spastic conditions are initiated should at least be adjusted. If you select these options carefully and adjust them later, you will hardly notice that the computer saves electricity. The hybrid standby mode is also much better than the advertised fast start functions of the boards. Although the mode requires up to 5 watts depending on the power supply, however, the same is quickly ready for use and then with a fully functional Windows and not a stripped-down Linux. Promises like “jumping in a second” can be safely forgotten anyway – as fast as not even a good monitor provides a useful image.