Biostar A770? Thoughts?

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Newegg seems to be offering this motherboard up for free if you bite on a Phenom BE (part of a combo deal). Does anyone have any experience with this board? Newegg shows decent reviews, a quick Google search didn't turn up any good reviews...frankly, I don't know much about Biostar. Thoughts, anyone? I was going to go with a e7200 and P43 board once prices settle next month, but I may bit on this instead. Anyone care to weigh in on the difference?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138106

Thanks in advance. Oh, and is this worthy of posting to the [H]ot deals section?
 
Yeah, but that few extra bucks is almost $100 extra with shipping. I was trying to keep costs down. Any other good sub $100 boards for general use and standard/medium gaming? More than likely it will be used with an existing 5000+ black edition. The original plan was to replace the current junk board with something that will work now and with the 45nm Phenoms when they're out and affordable (they will work with AM2+ boards, yes?), but this deal looked good. If the board is no good, though, I figure the 5000+ will work for the next year or so. I'm tired of dealing with unstable boards, so I have no interest in continuing to do so:mad: I'd rather stick with something that's widely used and known to be stable. Anyway, I'll keep that board on my short list...any further ideas?

FWIW, I've been eying these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128335
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128081
 
To OP:

I was thinking of replacing my crummy ECS 6100 freebie mobo that came with a Fry's deal about a year ago with the biostar a770. Looks like it's the best bang for the buck for a full ATX board. Yeah, I have head that the SB is not the best, and the onboard sound is outdated, but I have a PCI-e x1 SATA RAID controller and an Audigy 2, plus I need a COM port for my UPS.

$59 shipped after rebate is a heck of a deal on an average board (especially for a freebie like your deal)
 
Rebels Haven has the largest Biostar Community on the Internet. try there. The TF770 thread is 77+ pages long.
 
it's not a TF770 though.
but if it's free it doesn't hurt anything to at least try it.
 
I'll check out the Rebel's Haven and see what people are saying...thanks for the tip. I guess if nothing else, I can sell the board to offset the price of a better mobo...hmm, decisions, decisions...
 
I'd say get the the free board and sell it. Get a board that would run you phenom to the fullest. What's the point of getting one of the best available chip and mount it on some crappy biostar board. Although biostar never did me wrong in the past, when everything is running stock that is. If you OC asus, abit, and gigabyte is where I put my money on.
 
Truth is, if its free its always handy to have a spare motherboard of the right socket to troubleshoot your processor if you ever have issues.
 
Biostar band has got alot better over the years. Give it a try and see what happens.
 
Biostar isn't as revered as other mobo mfgs, but I'm more than satisfied with my A770 A2+. Very stable using 2 x 1GB OCZ with a AMD 5000+ black ed.
Great bang for the buck.
 
MC FLMJIG said:
ditto :eek: TFORCE that is.
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I second that....

Also while the A770 is a decent Basic Mobo ,keep in mind for like 20 more bucks id grab a TA series..Youll get 8pin power instead of 4pin and a lot of usable Bios options with the( TA770/SB600chipset )or revised TA770SE+/SB700chipset.. They perform the same but of course the SE+ is the SB700:D ...Im STILL running the TA770/sb600... Ive been trying to cook /fail /overtweak /fry/ even a W/B cut loose and flooded it ....Friken thing just works.

Mine was $83.00 but when it first came out....Now there $79 @egg

Note: The TA770 is One of the Few Single Card solution MOBOs with FULL OC options 770/Rx/Rd780 chipset.

IT REALLY CAN HANDLE PHENOMS/6000+6400+5000BEtoo!
TA770 and my 6000+ @ 3.5ghz with 317fsb with out missing a beat! Even The Mosphets are decent and ive seen first hand what happens when (Smell Smoke) pop or fry with 9850BE /MSI/GIbyte/ASUS .

P.S. Trust me ,the TA770 is a tank for pennys(X2 and X4 performs) if your looking for Performance with a single GraphicsCard/Bios Support/Even Mod Bioses its a great Budget ATX..The layout is simple.
 
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