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Biostar TA75A+ Socket FM1 |
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Introduction
After being impressed with Biostar's TZ68A+ motherboard, an entry-level product that near matches high-end capabilities, we contacted Biostar to see what else they had cooking, and a few days later, we found the TA75A+ on our doorstep, ready for action. The TA75A+ is based on AMD's Fusion APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) platform, featuring the A75 "Hudson" chipset, and supporting FM1 socket "Lynx" APUs, both recently released to the market. The Biostar TA75A+, and the matching AMD APUs, aren't intended to be top performance products, but rather seek to raise the baseline of affordable performance, tying in all recent connectivity, plus decent 2D and 3D video acceleration. We strap the TA75A+ into our test station, and put it through the paces.
Specifications
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| CPU SUPPORT: | AMD Vision Socket FM1 Fusion APUs |
| POWER DESIGN: | CPU Power: 4+1 phase Memory Power: 1 Phase |
| CHIPSET: | AMD A75 |
| INTEGRATED GRAPHICS: | AMD Radeon HD 65xxD(via installed CPU) |
| MEMORY: | 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 1066 to DDR3 2000 |
| BIOS: | Biostar UEFI BIOS with 32 Mb Flash ROM |
| SLOTS: | 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slots (x16/x4) 2 x PCI-E x1 2.0 Slots 2 x PCI Slots |
| HDD CONNECTIVITY: | 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s (AMD A75) |
| NETWORKING: | Realtek 8111E PCIe Gigabit LAN |
| PORTS: | 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 at back panel, 6 at front panel) 4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 at back panel, 2 at front panel) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard connector 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x VGA port 1 x mini DisplayPort 1 x RJ45 LAN connector 7 x Audio port with 6 analog audio jacks + 1 Digital port 1x CIR Header |
| AUDIO: | Realtek ALC892 HD CODEC |
| FORM FACTOR: | ATX Form Factor( 305mm x 244mm ) |
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