MB Biostar Z690A-Silver for LGA1700 socket
Taiwanese manufacturer of computer hardware BIOSTAR, positioned in the budget segment, entered the market with an interesting offer. The buyer is offered the Z690A-SILVER motherboard for the LGA1700 socket. The company claims that the board is guaranteed to unlock the full potential of Intel Alder Lake.
MB Biostar Z690A-Silver for LGA1700 socket - specifications
| Socket | LGA1700 |
| Chipset | Z690 |
| Video card interface | PCIe 5.0 |
| RAM slots | 4xDDR4 (up to 128 GB, max 5000 MHz) |
| Network | RJ-45 1 Gb/s (Realtek RTL8125B) and WiFi 6 |
| Video outputs | DVI-D, DP-Out, HDMI 2.0 (with 4K video output) |
| Wired interfaces | 1xUSB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C, 5xUSB 3.2 (Gen2), 2xUSB 2.0 |
| PS / 2 | Yes, 1 universal for mouse or keyboard |
| Technologies | Dr.MOS, Digital PWM - device power protection |
| backlight | Yes, RGB configurable via Vivid LED DJ software |
| Price | There is no information yet |
There are doubts that a motherboard with DDR4 support will be of interest to anyone at all. Somehow it does not fit into the picture of PCIe 5.0 with data transfer up to 128 Gb / s with the old RAM interface. Price will play a major role here. MB Biostar Z690A-Silver for LGA1700 socket should cost $150 maximum. This is still not Asus or MSI, which have a longer life cycle and functionality. Do not forget that to upgrade to socket 1700, you will also need other accessories.