Biostar TF8200 A2+

Zitat: Seal of Approval The Biostar TF8200 A2+ motherboard seems to have all the right features that mainstream users are looking for. The full-length ATX size offers more room for components compared to most 8200-based boards. With six SATA ports and four USB 2.0 headers, in addition to the four onboard, you probably won´t run out of room to plug in your hardware. IDE, floppy, serial and parallel connections are provided for legacy devices. The passive heatpipe cooling solution works very well and eliminates the need for a noisy chipset fan. The onboard HDMI, DVI and HD audio are great for those seeking to build a multimedia system, and MDV and Hybrid SLI are nice features for those looking to expand their visual experience. I did not have an opportunity to test out the Hybrid SLI functionality as I don´t currently own one of the supported video card models, however look for an update on that in the very near future. With full nVidia support for HT 3.0 and DDR2-1066, they are finally back in competition with AMD/ATI in the AM2+ arena. Initially I was disappointed in the TF8200 as a TForce model, which are geared towards enthusiasts and overclockers. Biostar switched from Phoenix Award to American Megatrends for their BIOS, not only in the TF8200 but also their new 720a and 750a boards as well. I have been overclocking with Award for years, and this change did take a bit of getting used to. But in addition to not even being able to get the thing to boot with default settings, there were some overclocking options glaringly absent, such as NB multiplier and NB/HT divider control. Other features simply would not work, like the grayed-out CPU multiplier setting. But thankfully I think this can be chalked up to just a buggy initial release, and although not available on their website at the time, a quick email to tech support got me an updated version that corrected all the problems I was having. Once I had flashed the latest version, and spent some time learning all the nuances of Phenom overclocking, the TF8200 performed admirably and I feel did everything I needed it to do to get the most speed out of this system. Biostar continues to lead the field in the bang-for-your-buck category. The TF8200 is available at online retailers for slightly under $100, which puts it somewhere in the middle of the road between a true bargain basement, no-frills AM2+ board and an upper echelon enthusiast board. If you´re already using a late model AMD chipset board, it´s probably not worth it to switch, unless you prefer nVidia and want to take advantage of Hybrid SLI. But if like me, you´ve been holding off on upgrading to AM2+ until nVidia released their new chipsets, that wait is over and I feel confident in stating that the Biostar TF8200 A2+ is definitely one board you should be looking at.

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