Today we take a closer look at Biostar 's latest implementation of AMD's 790FX chipset, the TA770 A2+ mainboard for AM2+ CPUs.
The model offers support for the new AMD Phenom series of multi-core processors, Dual Channel DDR2-1066, more L3 cache and offer increased overclocking potential. The TA770 A2+ is designed for performance, scallability, and personalization, which are coupled with efficient design incorporating brand new technologies. TA770 A2+ is also featuring the HyperTransport 3.0 Technology and PCI Express 2.0 to get the performance you need for gaming, rich multimedia, and multi-tasking.
HyperTransport 3.0 Technology and PCI Express 2.0
HyperTransport 3.0 technology raises the data transfer speed from HT2.0G up to max. HT5.2G, a very speedy rate even for the latest standards. The PCI Express 2.0 platform is designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow’s most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications by maximizing the 5 GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that of first generation PCI Express).
The BIOSTAR TA770 A2+ mainboard also offers two brand new features the Biostar original BIO-TEX technology that will satisfy the appetites of most power hungry early adapters of any new application hitting the market in coming months.
You can familiarize yourself with the full features at Biostar's website.
- Full specifications
| CPU Support |
Supports AMD Phenom Series/Athlon 64 X2/64/FX/Sempron Processors |
| Chipset |
AMD 770 + SB600 |
| Socket |
AM2+/AM2 |
| PCI-Express x16 2.0 |
1 |
| PCI-Express x1 2.0 |
2 |
| PCI |
3 |
| LAN |
GbE LAN |
| SATA 3.0Gb/s |
4 |
| eSATA |
2 |
| RAID |
0/1/10 |
| USB 2.0 |
10 |
| Integrated Audio |
8+2 Channel HD Audio |