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BIOSTAR Unveils the Hi-Fi B85S2G LGA1150 Motherboard

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The newest motherboard based on the Intel B85 single chip architecture by BIOSTAR is ready work, play or to even literally make you money. The Hi-Fi B85S2G supports Intel's 4th generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors in the 1150 package.

The Hi-Fi B85S2G includes many features that are useful for IT departments in larger companies as well as small firms. Hi-Fi B85S2G boards deliver a business-rich option at a value price compared to the others.





The Hi-Fi B85S2G is also a good choice for virtual currency mining with plentiful PCI-E slots for users who wish to create a dedicated mining machine. With the Hi-Fi B85S2G's PCI-E slots you get a value oriented motherboard that can be loaded up with graphic cards for mining.

The Hi-Fi B85S2G features Dual Gigabit LAN which gives a doubling of bandwidth allowing a network bandwidth of 1G to become that of 2G. Another major advantage is "Load Balancing", it allows users to attach both network adapters to a single network. It will therefore support the aggregation "teaming" function by merging the two connections to support multiple aggregation modes.

The BIOSTAR motherboards boasts 100% solid capacitors and with the Intel chipset and 4th generation Intel Core processor platform you get out-of-the-box solutions. These boards deliver better PC performance, manageability, and security protections with features like Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST), for fast system boot and application load time, 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.

For any entertainment needs the Hi-Fi B85S2G fits the need with support for Direct3D 11.1 and HDMI. It also supports Blu-ray audio DRM and provides the higher audio output of 24 bit/ 192KHz rather than the 16 bit/ 48KHz from typical motherboards.

The boards are Windows 8 ready and have BIOSTAR's BIO-Remote2 and BIOS Online Update feature for easy management of the system BIOS as well as BIOSTAR's Charger Booster function.

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I find these LGA775-style boards from Biostar extremely unattractive. They must put a bit more effort into the design and layout
 

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I like this socket 1150 solution, it's simple, clean and looks to be function over form. Now if they'd make a mini-ITX version with dual NIC's super cheap, maybe with an integrated CPU for a nice little NAS or PFSense router.
 
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I find these LGA775-style boards from Biostar extremely unattractive. They must put a bit more effort into the design and layout

Why would a business customer care about the design and layout? Per Biostar, "The Hi-Fi B85S2G includes many features that are useful for IT departments in larger companies as well as small firms. Hi-Fi B85S2G boards deliver a business-rich option at a value price compared to the others."

The board goes in a box that nobody will ever see except a technician doing break/fix.
 
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My qualm is that it should be all PCI-E across the board and all the PCI slots should be PCI-E 1x slots. Also, who makes an ATX board with dual-channel memory but only puts 2 slots? Oh, Biostar.
 
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