BIOSTAR has officially launched their latest edition to their high-end motherboard lineup, the Hi-Fi A85X.
This newest ATX form factor motherboard supports all AMD Socket FM2 CPUs and offers native support for SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and dual-channel memory up to DDR3 - 2400 in overclocking mode. Socket FM2 is a CPU socket used by AMD's upcoming Trinity Fusion APU's which will also utilize AMD's new A85X chipset. The Hi-Fi A85X has also received the official Windows 8 hardware certification from Microsoft.
The BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85X integrates a BIOSTAR Hi-Fi technology called "Puro Hi-Fi Technology". Tje technology sports an integrated independent audio power design with a built-in amplifier. The technology utilizes audio components with an independent power design for a reduction in electronic noise. The noise-blocking multi-layer PCB layout is conducive for a clean signal. That design feature, together with a sampling rate of 192kHz/24-bit, delivers a high quality audio through an analog connection to your home theater system, multi-channel speakers or high-end headphones.
Part of the Puro Hi-Fi design includes high-quality "Non-Polarized Electrolysis Electric audio capacitors" for each individual audio channel circuit. Furthermore, the resistors used by the system are of the metal-oxide film type with metal oxides such as tin.
With BIOSTAR?s implementation of four technologies, Puro Hi-Fi, THX, Lucid MVP and SmartSpeedLAN, the brand new Hi-Fi series of motherboards increases sound, network and graphics performance.
| Chipset |
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| CPU SUPPORT |
- AMD A10 Processor
- AMD A8 Processor
- AMD A6 Processor
- AMD A4 Processor
- AMD E2 Processor
- AMD Athlon II X4 Processor
- Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) : 100Watt
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| MEMORY |
- Support Dual Channel DDR3 2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866/1600/1333/1066/800 MHz
- 4 x DDR3 DIMM Memory Slot
- Max. Supports up to 64GB Memory
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| EXPANSION SLOT |
- 3 x PCI-E x16 2.0 Slot (x16 + x8 + x4)
- 3 x PCI-E x1 2.0 Slot
- 1 x PCI Slots
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| STORAGE |
- 7 x SATA3 Connector
- 1 x eSATA Connector
- Support SATA RAID: 0,1,5,10
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| USB |
- 2 x USB 3.0 Port
- 1 x USB 3.0 Header
- 4 x USB 2.0 Port
- 3 x USB 2.0 Header
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| GbE |
- Realtek RTL8111F - 10/100/1000 Controller
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| MULTI GRAPHICS |
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| INTEGRATED VIDEO |
- By CPU model
- AMD Dual Graphics Technology
- Supports DX11
- Supports HDCP
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| CODEC |
- Realtek ALC898 8 Channel Blu-ray Audio
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| REAR I/O |
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x eSATA Connector
- 2 x USB 3.0 Port
- 4 x USB 2.0 Port
- 1 x HDMI Connector
- 1 x Display Port
- 1 x DVI Connector
- 1 x VGA Port
- 1 x RJ-45 Port
- 6 x Audio Connector
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| INTERNAL I/O |
- 1 x USB 3.0 Header
- 3 x USB 2.0 Header
- 7 x SATA3 6Gb/s Connector
- 1 x Front Audio Header
- 1 x Front Panel Header
- 1 x S/PDIF-OUT Header
- 1 x CPU FAN Header
- 2 x System FAN Header
- 1 x Serial Header
- 1 x CIR Header
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| DIMENSION |
- ATX Form Factor Dimension: 30.5cm x 24.4cm ( W x L )
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| OS SUPPORT |
- Support Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
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| ACCESSORIES |
- 4 x SATA Cable
- 1 x CrossFire Connector
- 1 x I/O Shield
- 1 x DVD Driver
- 1 x User Manual
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| FEATURES |
- Windows 8 Compatible
- Supports THX TruStudio Pro
- Supports BIO-Remote2
- Supports BIO-Remote
- Supports 100% Solid capacitor
- Supports Rapid Switch2
- Supports Rapid Debug3
- Supports BIOS-Flasher
- Supports Charger Booster
- Supports BIOS Online Update
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