BIOSTAR releases TPower N750 Motherboard

W1zzard · May 10, 2008

BIOSTAR TPower N750 offers cutting-edge Hybrid SLI technology, based on industry-leading SLI technology, delivers multi-GPU benefits when a TPower N750 motherboard GPU is combined with an NVIDIA discrete GPU. BIOSTAR TPower N750 Hybrid SLI increases graphics performance with GeForce Boost and provides intelligent power management with HybridPower .

GeForce Boost
GeForce Boost turbocharges the performance of NVIDIA discrete GPUs when combined with TPower N750 motherboard GPUs. Plug any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-enabled GPU into BIOSTAR TPower Hybrid SLI-enabled motherboard to enjoy additive performance and more value for your money.

HybridPower
TPower N750 also gets HybridPower to unleash graphics performance when needed and switches to quiet, low-power quiet operation for everyday computing. Plug any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-enabled GPU into BIOSTAR TPower N750 Hybrid SLI-enabled motherboard for the ultimate control. Dial up performance for demanding 3D games and applications; go green and reduce noise and power consumption for everyday computing tasks like browsing the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos.

The best things about TPower N750 are the solid hardware desin and advanced software package, which improves the overall performance of the system. .Those technologies include the new BIO-TEX features set and unique thermal solution to provide the best value for users.

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panchoman · May 10, 2008

interesting.. i wonder if this will come with all of the stuff included in the tforce series.

also... very interesting idea for the gpu cooling, i like it!

acousticlemur · May 10, 2008

panchoman said:
very interesting idea for the gpu cooling, i like it!

it is interesting.... but i am wondering what if you have a big cpu cooler? or even a stock cooler, maybe it is just the pic, but it looks like it would either be in the way or be pulling air away form the intake of the cpu cooler.

a111087 · May 10, 2008

so it comes with video card?

CDdude55 · May 10, 2008

Looks like a beast! :rockout:

(lol)

p_o_s_pc · May 10, 2008

looks cool.i may get one later just for the hell of it.

eidairaman1 · May 11, 2008

just too bad they wont get their butts in gear and cater to overclockers aswell.

panchoman · May 11, 2008

eidairaman1 said:
just too bad they wont get their butts in gear and cater to overclockers aswell.

biostar has been catering to budget overclockers with their mid range boards since the tforce series :slap:

seriously.. biostar tforce is the only board to get for overclocking in the mid to low range for cash..

OnBoard · May 11, 2008

a111087 said:
so it comes with video card?

I don't get it either. I though that was some massive integrated GPU, but it has PCI-E power plug, so it has to be at least 9600GT. Where does the hybrid part come in? Plug in another GPU and it will use stock cooling.

So your supposed to rip out stock cooling from new NVIDIA cards that have mounting wholes for that cooler thingy and the motherboard reduces the clock when in 2D? Something ATI has had stock before.

Stick in 8800GT and I highly doubt the cooling power in gaming, same fan has to cool SB and NB too. Maybe I'm missing something crucial here (I blame the news release).

panchoman · May 11, 2008

i think it has a gpu put into one of the pci slots and has integrated cooling, and then you pop in another nvidia card and put a sli bridge on em and you've got hybrid sli
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-> sli'ing 2 different cards or sliing a video card with an igp. benefits are that it can shut down the powerful card and use the igp/weaker card for 2d graphics, etc. also it does provide a boost in fps.

OnBoard · May 11, 2008

Ah, now I get it. Plug in a 9800 card there and it will be shut off browsing TPU. Still curious though if it comes with that card pictured. If so then you could use it like that for a while and then buy something more powerful to SLI with.

eidairaman1 · May 11, 2008

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-power/content.php?S_ID=351#

there is the board, its a SLI board for those who thought it came with a video card, it has onboard video but not a video card.

panchoman · May 11, 2008

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-power/content.php?S_ID=351

lots of good information there

to highlight key points

-nvidia 750a chipset
-comes with an integrated 8 series gpu (the exact model wasn't stated.. its probably an 8400 or 8600 if we're lucky)
-they provide the heatpipe as pictured above for adding a video card. though the integrated 8 series gpu is on the board itself
-2 pci x16 slots (electrical x8 during sli)
-hdmi (supports onboard 8.2ch sound) for the video card but does have a dvi adapter
-has the usual good stuff of the tforce series apparently.

OnBoard · May 11, 2008

eidairaman1 said:
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en-us/t-power/content.php?S_ID=351#

there is the board, its a SLI board for those who thought it came with a video card, it has onboard video but not a video card.

Even better, IGP is plenty for non 3D work. I want one of those with an S775, G45 maybe, would it work? Would be great in summer, not to heat up case or room and save power.

panchoman · May 11, 2008

OnBoard said:
Even better, IGP is plenty for non 3D work. I want one of those with an S775, G45 maybe, would it work? Would be great in summer, not to heat up case or room and save power.

hybrid technology (crossfire/sli ) is powered by an ati(well amd now) chip so i doubt it'll be avaliable on the intel version(models ending with i.. e.g. 780i) of nvidia chips... intel chips like the p45 dont have support for it so chances are this will remain an amd platform technology avaliable through amd and nvidia amd chipsets.

OnBoard · May 11, 2008

panchoman said:
hybrid technology (crossfire/sli ) is powered by an ati(well amd now) chip so i doubt it'll be avaliable on the intel version(models ending with i.. e.g. 780i) of nvidia chips... intel chips like the p45 dont have support for it so chances are this will remain an amd platform technology avaliable through amd and nvidia amd chipsets.

Yep and ATI had something similar in the news while back, but as I have Intel+NVIDIA combo I'm out of luck

Motherboard I could update, but won't touch nothing else for an year.

This could come the next big thing. First go with IGP + current price/performance king. Then ½-1year later disable IGP, buy another price/performance king and HybridSLI those.

Haytch · May 11, 2008

Yes, thats another fantastic design . . . <---< Cant we just fire these morons innovating motherboards to end up like crap ?

Firstly, all Gfx card should have a decent fan. Like the Asus 3870x2 that noone bothers to watercool or LN2 it because its already ideal, unlike the stock Asus 8800GTX fan. You get where im going with this.

Secondly, if i dont need to cool the gfx card because i didnt go out and purchase a dud, i would appreciate using the already little available space above the gfx card for my cpu cooler.

PrudentPrincess · May 11, 2008

Wait, is Power better than Force?
Perplexes me this does...

Cybrnook2002 · May 11, 2008

So, it looks like it comes with after market cooler for one of your cards?

eidairaman1 · May 11, 2008

its bad idea to share heat between devices like Chipset and Video Cards, Separate heatpipes teend to keep things alot more chill.

DaJMasta · May 11, 2008

I think the board is more going hybrid with the discrete card pictured and something integrated into the northbridge, as it's advertising hybrid without mention of another card.

It is odd though, as there's no mention of what card that is (and what card could replace it if the cooling can be refitted onto something different).... and there's no good reason for why the PCBs don't match if they're going to ship together.

A very confusing press release we've got here.

Selene · May 11, 2008

The MOBO has an 8500 built in chip, and thats a passive cooled 8500 pci-e card.
You cant Bybreed SLI the built in chip with an ATI card, but you could run just the ati card just fine if you turn the onboard one off in the BIOS.

But looks like 2x8500GT cards would give you better prefromace than 1 8600GT.( we all know it kinda sucks)
Might even get kinda close to 1x9600GT for half the cost.
This could be very nice and very quite for ppl who need low noise with low energy cost.

spearman914 · May 11, 2008

The GeforceR Boost is amazing.

@Panchoman, You got your 5K posts back.

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