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BIOSTAR Releases Z790A-SILVER (DDR5+PCIe 5.0) Motherboard

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BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices today, is delighted to introduce its premier SILVER series, the Z790A-SILVER motherboard. Built around the Intel Z790 platform, the Z790A-SILVER is a masterful piece of tech designed to serve gamers, content creators, and casual users faithfully. With support for 12th/ 13th Generation Intel Core processors, a quad DIMM DDR5 ram interface, and a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot tailored for that beastly new graphics card, make it the ideal choice for a hardy gaming rig that turns average gamers into true champions.

As an expansion of BIOSTAR's RACING series motherboard range, the Z790A-SILVER carries a robust build and styling handed down by its predecessors, showcasing the classic RACING stripes on its PCB and the Silver colored cooling blocks. PCIe M.2 4.0 and SATA III (6 Gb/s) are the chosen storage technology for the Z790A-SILVER motherboard. They are highly stable and efficient for any given task, with superior USB 3.2 (Gen2) type-C and USB 3.2 (Gen2) type-A ports for blisteringly fast data transfers.



BIOSTAR's intelligent safety features are a given on their SILVER series motherboards, and the Z790A is no exception. BIOSTAR's innovative DIGITAL PWM technology and Dr. MOS integrated driver ICs provide superior power delivery, power efficiency, and enhanced performance at higher switching frequencies.

Furthermore, M.2 Cooling Protection, ESD Protection, and OC / OV / OH Protection keep the system from overheating and critical electrical malfunctions, extending its hardware lifespan greatly.

The Z790A-SILVER motherboard uses Realtek's RTL8125B LAN chipset supported by BIOSTAR's 2.5Guard, featuring 2.5x higher data transfer speeds with electrical surge and lightning discharge protection.

1x HDMI Port (HDMI 2.1) and 1x DP Port (DP1.2) provided for vivid, 4K video output are some of the feature highlights of the Z790A-SILVER motherboard's rear I/O panel. BIOSTAR has paid extra attention to detail towards user-friendly functionality, including 1x SMART BIOS UPDATE Button and a SMART BIOS USB Port for users to update their essential BIOS patches without hassle.

To conclude, the Z790A-SILVER is BIOSTAR's top-selling gaming motherboard, designed for highly competitive users who look for the best-performance motherboard capable of unleashing the full potential of the latest processors, graphics cards, and RAMs on the market.

For more information, visit the product page.

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I'd be interested in seeing this reviewed if you guys can get a sample. I'm honestly just glad Biostar's hanging in there still...
 
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Given biostar's prices are the only ones close to normalcy I'd be interested in some of their boards.
 
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Given biostar's prices are the only ones close to normalcy I'd be interested in some of their boards.
To me at least, all depends on if they overclock well.

Biostar is super hit-or-miss. TZ77XE4 is awesome, one of my favorite motherboards that I have. On the other hand they also released this garbage.
(Analysis here)
 
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Nice budget board if you don't want/can't spend to much...
 
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Would love to see their Zen4 boards.
Their B660 racing looks good and is under the $200 mark.

To me at least, all depends on if they overclock well.

Biostar is super hit-or-miss. TZ77XE4 is awesome, one of my favorite motherboards that I have. On the other hand they also released this garbage.
(Analysis here)
CPU OC doesnt matter to me, since frankly the gains today are miniscule, and with the 7000 series non existent. Memory OC is much more important to have IMO.
 
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