Biostar to Release a Budget-Oriented A68I-450 Deluxe Motherboard

Biostar Microtech is going to release a new budget-oriented motherboard of mini-ITX form-factor. Codenamed Biostar A68I-450 Deluxe, it is peculiar by the employment of an onboard two-core hybrid processor – AMD 450D. The latter comprises two x86 Bobcat blocks, running at 1.65 GHz, and an in-built AMD Radeon HD 6320 graphics that is compatible with DirectX 11 standard. It should be noted that this CPU is cooled down thanks to a small-sized fan.

The motherboard is based on AMD A68 chipset for socket BGA FT1. It is able to offer a pair of 240-contact DIMM slots for DDR3 RAM with the maximal clock frequency of 1066 MHz (up to 16 GB modules). Expansion facilities are represented by a single PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, while storage is secured by three SATA III 6 Gb/sec ports. Network operation is relied on gigabit Ethernet adapter (Realtek RTL8111F), whereas audio subsystem runs under Realtek ALC662 controller, providing 5.1-channel sounding.

To continue, Biostar A68I-450 Deluxe is sure to support Charger Booster and BIO-Remote 2 technologies. The first one accelerates the charge-in of connected to the board via USB mobile devices (tablets or smartphones) and the second one allows for the usage of iOS/Android-based devices as the system remote controller.

The rear facet of the board accommodates a couple of standard 3.5 mm audio slots, a pair of PS/2 ports, RJ-45 socket, four USB ports (x2 3.0 and x2 2.0), and two video ports (D-Sub and HDMI). The model is ready to operate under Windows 8/7/Vista/XP platforms. Biostar equips the product with a set of useful components, including I/O shield, quick installation guide, DVD with software, and two SATA cables.