The MSI Z68A-GD80 (B3) has two BIOS chips. So, if the main BIOS fails because of an unsuccessful BIOS upgrade, you can still turn on your computer by switching the motherboard to the backup BIOS.
Figure 6: Dual BIOS
In Figure 7, you can see all the accessories that come with this motherboard.
Figure 7: Accessories
Let’s see the performance of this motherboard from Foxconn based on the new AMD 880G chipset, featuring on-board graphics and SATA-600 ports.
The DZ87KLT-75K is a high-end motherboard from Intel based on the Intel Z87 chipset, coming with a Thunderbolt port. Let’s check it out.
We took a look at the forthcoming HydroJet CPU cooler from OCZ on what appears to be its final version.
Biostar TA785GE 128 M is a micro ATX socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 785G chipset featuring dedicated 128 MB video memory. Let’s take a look at its performance.
Let’s take a look at this socket AM3 motherboard from ASRock based on the new AMD 880G chipset, featuring on-board graphics and USB 3.0 ports.
Let’s take a look at the features of ASRock’s latest high-end motherboard for the socket AM3+ platform, the 990FX Extreme9.