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BIOSTAR Announces TB85 Motherboard, Made for Mining

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BIOSTAR is proud to announce the release of the latest motherboard intended for people pursuining cryptocurrency mining. The new BIOSTAR TB85 motherboard features multiple expansion slots to allow usage of multiple cards simultaneous for maximum efficiency for cryptocurrency mining.The board supports Intel 1150 processors and features the B85 chipset. The MSRP for the BIOSTAR TB85 motherboard is $69.99 giving it a quick and high ROI.

The BIOSTAR TB85 supports 4th-generation Intel processors and allows home users, gamers and businesses to take advantage of its wide feature set for work or play. Support for Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) for fast boot-ups and application load times, and Intel Small Business Advantage (Intel SBA), which delivers business-centric security protection, such as after-hours virus scans and data backup, and blocks recognition of unwanted USB drives. With up to 6 PCI-e slots, you can maximize this motherboard for cryptocurrency mining and earn back your investment quickly.



The BIOSTAR TB85 is made to last featuring X.D.C. solid capacitors with a VRM heatsink installed for more efficient cooling of the motherboard components. The board features Intel Small Business Advantage allowing users to monitor the status of their motherboard as well other security features to protect their mining investment.

With armor-plated BIOSTAR Technology, all capacitors are placed with 100% solid capacitors that have a lasting life cycle, durability and stability for crucial components. PCI-E 3.0 is the next evolution of the ubiquitous and general-purpose PCI Express I/O standard. At 8GT/s bit rate, the interconnect performance bandwidth is doubled over PCI-E 2.0, while preserving compatibility with software and mechanical interfaces. Specialized circuit design detects overvoltage and surges to your BIOSTAR motherboard and actively cuts off overvoltage supply to protect your system.Over-current protects your motherboard from damage when high-current is detected. Heat protection adds another layer of protection by detecting high heat from the motherboard and CPU to avoid burn damage.

This motherboard features exclusive BIOSTAR 6+ Experience feature set which delivers the best BIOSTAR has to offer: Speed+, Audio+, Video+, Durable+, Protection+ and DIY+.



For more information, visit the product page.

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B85 chipset ??
 

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Must be a SLOW NEWS DAY
 

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Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
so new B85 motherboard for mining?

 
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Biostar is really funny in it's PRs. Anyway, they are a little fish among sharks. We have to give them credit for trying. But it was funny in the past looking at every PR about a new motherboard also mentioning their 750Ti. I mean you where getting PRs that where months apart and in all those PRs, that same GTX 750Ti(same product number) was there, re introduced as something new that would have been a perfect companion with their motherboard(the real reason for the PR).
Anyway I've got the same PR this morning, so I know that this is not something that @btarunr forgot to post.
 

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Uhm... this has to be accidental.
i wonder how a news piece from 2014 got here.

Maybe with all this RX480 PCI crap going around they had a idea to advertise this mobo again, so they banged out a load of emails to sites like TPU see if they can sell some due to it.
 
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... ok BIOSTAR, gl with that.

Cryptocurrency mining was dead on mobos in 2014, you would be a moron to try now...
 
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... ok BIOSTAR, gl with that.

Cryptocurrency mining was dead on mobos in 2014, you would be a moron to try now...

This board is from 2014, somebody linked the original article above. For some reason TPU have accidentally made a new article on it in 2016 (maybe nobody flagged it as completed or something lol).
 
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I remember when mining involved these tools and not a motherboard.
 
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I remember when mining involved these tools and not a motherboard.

People lost even more money back then. Some things never get better...
 

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This board is from 2014, somebody linked the original article above. For some reason TPU have accidentally made a new article on it in 2016 (maybe nobody flagged it as completed or something lol).
My old apartment had free electricity included in rent, so in a case like that mining could be even somehow smart.
 

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My old apartment had free electricity included in rent, so in a case like that mining could be even somehow smart.

Especially in those freezing cold finish winters :)
 

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Especially in those freezing cold finish winters :)
Haha, I had Phenom II OC and a GTX470 back then, so I didn't have a problem with freezing toes. :laugh:
 
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This neverending obsession for massive sales increases every year. It doesn't matter how saturated the market is or what are the trends, product and financial, they always want MOAR SALES. Every thing has its limits and sales are no different. Expecting them to keep raising to infinitiy is not just foolish, it's absolutely ignorant. And yet they still all do it.
 
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This neverending obsession for massive sales increases every year. It doesn't matter how saturated the market is or what are the trends, product and financial, they always want MOAR SALES. Every thing has its limits and sales are no different. Expecting them to keep raising to infinitiy is not just foolish, it's absolutely ignorant. And yet they still all do it.

Still, a 44% decline is something to worry about. I wouldn't blame biostar for being upset over that.
 
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