Biostar has announced the launch of its TA770 A2+ motherboard based on the AMD 770 chipset.
The TA770 A2+ supports the upcoming AMD Phenom series multi-core processors, which support dual-channel DDR2-1066, bigger L3 cache and offer optimized overclocking ability.
The TA770 A2+ features HyperTransport 3.0 technology and PCI Express 2.0, which offers data transfer speeds of 5GT/s, noted Biostar.
The TA770 A2+ has a recommended retail price of US$90 and will be available in China near the beginning of November and in the US and Europe by mid-November, according to the company.
| Biostar TA770 A2+ specifications | |
| Item | Details |
| Name | TA770 A2+ |
| CPU support | Supports AMD Phenom Series/Athlon 64 X2/64/FX/Sempron processors |
| Chipset | AMD 770 + SB600 |
| Socket | AM2+/AM2 |
| PCIe x16 2.0 | 1 |
| PCIe x1 2.0 | 2 |
| PCI | 3 |
| LAN | Gigabit Ethernet |
| SATA 3.0Gb/s | 4 |
| eSATA | 2 |
| RAID | 0/1/10 |
| USB 2.0 | 10 |
| Integrated audio | 8+2 channel HD audio |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007
Biostar TA770 A2+ motherboard
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