Biostar Adds B150S5 to Hi-Fi Motherboard Lineup
Although Biostar lately has been focused on their high-end “Racing” series motherboards but they have not forgotten about their Hi-Fi line which now gets an additional option in the form of the micro-ATX B150S5. Obvious from the name, the B150S5 uses Intel’s B150 chipset and supports the latest 6th gen Intel Core processors. The Hi-Fi series is focused on delivering products that have better audio performance compared to a typical motherboard but with the B150S5, Biostar also adds a multi-channel calibration software for more audio control. The Hi-Fi audio hardware itself on the motherboard is Realtek ALC-887 based with ground isolation circuitry, audio capacitors and a headphone amplifier.
| Model | Hi-Fi B150S5 |
| Chipset | Intel B150 |
| CPU SUPPORT | Intel® Core™ i7 LGA 1151 Processor Intel® Core™ i5 LGA 1151 Processor Intel® Core™ i3 LGA 1151 Processor Intel® Pentium® LGA 1151 Processor Maximum CPU TDP (Thermal Design Power) : 91Watt |
| MEMORY | Support Dual Channel DDR4 2133/ 1867 MHz 2 x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slot Max. Supports up to 32GB Memory |
| EXPANSION SLOT | 2 x PCI-E x16 3.0 Slot(x16 + x4) 2 x PCI-E x1 3.0 Slot |
| STORAGE | 6 x SATA3 Connector
1x M.2 Slot |
| USB | 4 x USB 3.0 Port 1 x USB 3.0 Header 2 x USB 2.0 Port 2 x USB 2.0 Header |
| LAN | Realtek RTL8111H – 10/100/1000 Controller |
| AUDIO | Realtek ALC887 8-Channel HD Audio Support Biostar Hi-Fi |
| DIMENSION | Micro ATX Form Factor Dimension: 24.4cm x 19.5cm ( W x L ) |
The B150 chipset itself is limited to 16 PCI-E 3.0 lanes dedicated to graphics, but it has eight PCI-E 3.0 lanes via PCH which on the B150S5 is configured as a PCI-E x16 slot at x4, two PCi-E x1, and shared with an M.2 slot. Like the audio, the Gigabit LAN controller is also Realtek (RTL8111H).
Read more about BIOSTAR Hi-Fi B150S5 at: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=842
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