Introduction

We took a look at an AMD FM2 overclocking board built by Gigabyte last week. However, not everyone that is interested in APUs is interested in overclocking. Well, how do board manufacturers appeal to those other users? Biostar has an answer to that question.

Biostar has really changed things up in a big way recently. They launched new VRM designs and adopted a brand new UEFI look with their Hi-Fi A85W while also offering very decent audio rendering for a very decent price. The Hi-Fi series of products from Biostar delivers high-quality audio to every platform for a nice price, something that was exclusive to high-end enthusiast products in the past. It can be compared to AMD's FM2 platform that brought more value and functionality to the entry-level product group. The Biostar Hi-Fi A85W brings something new to the entry-level product group as well, and it couldn't be at a better time.

I covered an Intel Z77X Biostar Hi-Fi product a couple of weeks ago. You can find its review here. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with that one, and this new board, the Biostar Hi-Fi A85W, dropped itself off on my front doorstep right as I finished testing the Z77X Biostar Hi-Fi board:

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