BIOSTAR Hi-Fi Z87X 3D motherboard Review
bluetooth 5 Sept 2013
BIOSTAR Hi-Fi series motherboards are the pioneers in delivering high quality audio from the motherboards. Since the launch of Intel Z77 chipset, BIOSTAR has already incorporated this technology of having dedicated circuitry for audio onto it’s array of boards. Other mainboard manufacturers followed the trend. BIOSTAR Hi-Fi series motherboards are the pioneers in delivering high quality audio from the motherboards. Since the launch of Intel Z77 chipset, BIOSTAR has already incorporated this technology of having dedicated circuitry for audio onto it’s array of boards. Other mainboard manufacturers followed the trend.
BIOSTAR HiFi Z87X 3D is one of the Intel Z87 chipset motherboards available. It supports the 4th generation Intel LGA1150 Core i5/i7 processors. For graphics, it supports 3 PCIe slots for either SLI or CrossFireX. The on board DVI+VGA+HDMI also supports 4K2K resolution. BIOSTAR HiFi Z87X 3D is one of the Intel Z87 chipset motherboards available. It supports the 4th generation Intel LGA1150 Core i5/i7 processors. For graphics, it supports 3 PCIe slots for either SLI or CrossFireX. The on board DVI+VGA+HDMI also supports 4K2K resolution.
On the multimedia front, the Z87X 3D comes with Lucid MVP 2.0 which most manufacturers do not provide on thier boards. For the audio, it brings quality audio through Sound Blaster Cinema which mimics the audio experience in performance, films or recording studios.
The other audio features include Hi-Fi AMP 3D, Smart Eat 3D, Hi-Fi Pre AMP, 3D Sound effects and multi channel calibration. Noise level is also kept to the minimum with Hi-Fi Power that powers each analog and digital signal to gather high quality sound repoduction. Equipped with BIOSTAR Hi-Fi Power technology, it will utilize audio components with independent power design for a significant reduction in electronic noise and superb sound quality. BIOSTAR Hi-Fi Ground presents noise-blocking multi-layer PCB design which isolates analog audio signals from digital sources. The unique PCB layout is ideal for exceptional clarity and high fidelity sound. It’s focused on improving sound quality beyond the regular motherboard designs. Hi-Fi 110dB+. Embrace exceptional sound quality for the win with 110dB SNR and stylish and efficient EMI shield blocks electromagnetic interference to help provide cleaner audio. It has achieved a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 110dB, yielding almost loss-less audio form rear audio connectors.
Other features on this board includes SmartSpeedLan which prioritises traffic, USB 3.0, BIO-Remote2, Charger booster and Blu-Ray audio.
For the DIY users, there is BIO-Flasher and T-Overclocker which will come handy when you update and overclock the board. There is also a Rapid Switch and Rapid Debug 3 that allows you to easily power down the system and detect BIOS error codes.
Biostar is I guess the most underrated motherboard vendors out there. Could have all the features a famous board has but at a very affordable price.