BIOSTAR T-POWER I45 Motherboard Review

[redviper2GAMER]

biostar is impressive. Good choice for a quality budget board. Your money's worth more than you could ask for.

[LyfSkills]

Rick do you think this is one of the best OCing LGA 775 boards there is out there? I'm going to be using DICE.

[maikeru2406]

Looking through the TPower I45 manual I notice it supports up to DDR2 1066 4X2GB modules (max 8GB) while the Crucial site says the board can support 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 modules giving a total of 16GB RAM. So I am wondering if the board can take 4GB RAM modules?

[Thehunter3333]

How to OverClock BIOSTAR P4-M900-M4 MainBoard with Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.40 Ghz. & 512 MB of System Memory.

[RickArter]

Not sure I can go down to 667 default and if OC I can go as low as the FSB is at 1:1.

[phishydpak]

hey, i'm new to building computers. I was wondering, if I replaced my two year old computer and just changed the old motherboard for a new one. What would I have to do in terms of software to make the computer work?

Would I have to reinstall Windows Vista all over again?

Or do I just have to uninstall the previous bios driver, replace motherboard and then install the new bios driver?

[RickArter]

You will have to reinstall OS for best results. What hardware do you have just wondering send me a PM if you like to chat bout it.

[Jobel93]

Yes it is , I have it on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 ;P

[Fitality101]

i dont think the operating system will effect it because my old pc isREALLY REALLY REALLY old and im using windows 7 on it. so i dont think it will effect it:D

[ChubbySticks]

I got this, First time i tried to boot it was totally spazzed, it told me there was a problem with pci so i tried 3 working graphics cards and still the same problem, i tried every other component and they all worked in another pc It seems the motherboard is drainign power from the graphics card since it did not even work with my friends 1000w powersupply hopefully the one ther shipping will work =P

[wpday07]

Yes i couldnt do that either

[serkow]

hi, is it possible to place to place a big VGA card like GTX260 on the first vga slot, so the orange slot.

[wpday07]

I dont see why not, give me sizes and i will try. It might hit the ram slots

[RickArter]

it will work but wont be able to open RAM tabs on bottom easily.

[jamesnuutinen]

ive never in all m years of pc's heard of biostar

[wpday07]

i have the 775 socket motherboard and i believe it is the best. brilliant BIOSTAR OWNS ALL MOTHERBOARDS

[turbogtx]

I Almost bought one of these on eBay for $62.00 three days ago. I didn't know it was an overclocking monster till now, I should have hit "buy it now". haha.

[R6818]

Biostar makes good motherboards?

[luanswan2002]

Yeah pretty decent! Their X58 board is very fast.

[buttonkop]

i am happy to say i am the owner of such a modo.. very very nice.. glad i got it

[G1NZOU]

I have this MoBo and its so nice, it's nice and fast when equipped with an Intel Q6600 with 2 GB of Crucial BallistiX Tracer DDR2 (I'll go to 4GB sometime).

Having a black PCB is an added bonus for me seeing as my RAM, Grapics card and PSU are all black so it'll look great when I get a side window.

[ehgz1]

I have this board..got it 2 weeks ago from Microcenter. Paired it with an E8400 and some cheap DDR2 PC6400 RAM and was easily able to get it up to 4GHz... Love this board! Using a Tuniq 120 my temps are 25C idle and mid-40's when benchmarking.

[gfyhdhbyhgj]

Intel desaCELERON

[dacooter]

you like the biostar. i bought a cheap one i was wondering if their auto overclocking utility was worth it.?

[RickArter]

Been running great haven't had time to start overclocking.

I wouldn't use auto overclocking I do it all manually in BIOS better results that way I think.

Not sure how good it is, bout as good as any of the others I imagine

[dacooter]

i figured the oc utility wouold be better because its in the bios rather than the os

[RickArter]

best way is to test and find out lol

[dacooter]

yeah. i have used the slowest i havent tried higher. i might but so far the lowerst is pretty solid

[stewgames]

hey rick i tired the black tape that didnt work

[stewgames]

PC Fan Spins For One Second And Stops - No Bootup.

Could this be because the cpu cooler back plate is hitting the case and grounding it self out. how can i fix this.

[stewgames]

hey can anyone one help me. i just got me core i7 parts in and i started to build it but when i was done building it. i went to boot it up for the first time and the systems fans came one for a min the went off and it keeps doing it. well i keep playing around with it and got it to boot and i got to install windows and play with it for about to hour well now my system is doing the same thing when i boot up. fans kick on for a second then gos off .

[poolshark1337]

biostar great choice! do u think you will go core i7 any times soon? 5/5

[RickArter]

Gonna wait until more company's make parts for them so price will be low like 775 stuff is now maybe towards end of the year maybe next year cause 32nm is coming out soon.

[knaxon]

Im an ex gamer noob and i know just as much as you lawl..

theres no point in overclocking if you don't do stuff to use the performance that your creating.

[RickArter]

Wasn't really aimed at you but I see your point and I consider benchmarking just as good as gaming for putting performance to good use.

[knaxon]

overclocking without gaming invovled is lame sauce.

[RickArter]

Are you serious?

I do game a bit but I am a overclocker and benchmarker by heart so games come last in my mind.

Thats why all the gamers I know and chat with don't know crap about computers or overclocking but they sure can aim good lol.

[agntroboy1995]

im sorry rick but i find that offensive. im only 13 and ive been tinkering with pcs since 5 and built my first when i was 9 and im a gamer/f@h and i know a crapload about computers. i know more than some adults. say ur sorry lol. plz that wuld be nice.

[RickArter]

Who is this referring to?

[agntroboy1995]

crap my comments are in the wrong places lol

[firestormcomputers]

Rick, please set "agntroboy1995" straight. If I were to buy a Intel board that I could afford I would might buy the same.

Peace out

[agntroboy1995]

wow, the biocrap board is more expensive than the gigabyte ep45-ud3p and it sucks 10000z more than the ep45-ud3p. ps NO ONE sets me straight!!! NO ONE tells me what to do!! I hope i am crystal clear.(referring to firestormcomputers)

[firestormcomputers]

Just wait for Rick's video, you middle school twit.

[agntroboy1995]

hah shut up u fag.

[RickArter]

Hey now watch yourself I don't approve of that stuff on me channel keep it clean or you will be blocked

Good day

[agntroboy1995]

o sry sry i wasnt saying that to you. i was saying that to the guy that called me a middle school twit.

[RickArter]

First of all I am a bad ass overclocker and second this board hold many records for high FSB and overclock on most of the E8XXX series CPUs you might want to Google somethings b4 you start to just yell at everyone.

[agntroboy1995]

lets not fight. :)

[elcangrirules]

The intro of the video is cool

[Sha1dov]

Nice subliminal message at 2:27 lol

[FUzzyBUnnyBOoties]

That looks like a nice board. I have had some problems with some old Biostar boards. I cant wait to see what you think of it and what kind of results you get from it. They may be worth having a look again. It has been severa years since I have tried one.

[Acerfan2010]

very nice.

[asus3571]

all this fucking buffering makes watching these would be great videos terrible i think everybody should start posting videos on something else like twiter

[big4wheeler]

I agree with you..

[secio007]

felt like im watching a movie in the begining....

[arvutihull]

Very nice video and board!

[feverofhell2]

oooooooooooooooooo how much would one of those set me back :o

[joshua12345676]

like 150 i think

[firestormcomputers]

A Gigabyte P45 costs around $110, so this can't be too much more expensive. But Biostar is a great brand, I have a 790GX chipset motherboard from them and it's awesome.

[joshua12345676]

its 160 on the egg

[firestormcomputers]

A bit steep for a P45 if you ask me.

[joshua12345676]

true, it comes with a quite fair amount of accessories to though, and probably the most respectable p45 overclocker there is.

[firestormcomputers]

Hmm, I see.

[agntroboy1995]

no its a pos (sorry rick i just had to say it) the gigabyte ep45-ud3p and asus p5q deluxe totally crush this pos biostar (sorry rick no offense btw)

[firestormcomputers]

lol wow, you know nothing about Biostar do you.

[agntroboy1995]

ha yes i do. i know that they are crap budget brands.

[RickArter]

Once I get my RAM in I will show you just how good this "crap" budget board is.

[agntroboy1995]

ok then. i hope ur right. but then again i really think u didnt get what u paid for. :/

ps since ur much older than me u might be more wiser. unless ive been doing this longer then u.

[RickArter]

I have been into computers for 3 years coming this June but I spend every minute reading up and tweaking my rig. This is my passion and I do whatever it takes to get the last mhz out of my parts. Do you spend all day everyday learning about overclocking and benchmarking?

[agntroboy1995]

teehee ive been doing this for a long time, since i was 7. and no i do not spend all day learning how to oc but i did oc my cpu to 3.4 ghz (q9550). cuz i have school. hey man lets not fight i dont want to fight. :)

[RickArter]

Well I do spend all day when not work tweaking and learning on how to push my hardware to the limits on air cooling. If I had that CPU it would be at 3.8-4.0ghz guaranteed.

[firestormcomputers]

Block agntroboy1995 from your videos, he is just egging us on. Just a while ago he sent me a PM saying a crap load more BS.

[reditus2]

ABOUT £115 give or take. I paid £115 for mine

[CRAKIZGOOD]

my mistake its 724

google this

"biostar overclocking queen xtremesystems"

[CRAKIZGOOD]

this board got the world record for the E8xxx series

fsb at 734 i think

u can find it on extreme systems

i told him to get one

[agntroboy1995]

well thats like telling him to jump off a bridge if u told him to buy a biostar.

[CRAKIZGOOD]

huh ??

[V3NOMDAWG]

"very nice packaging" *looks at white box suspiciously* >.>

lol.

[ChopperX]

very nice unboxing rick

[jtmar]

If those are the SATA's ports under the PCI-Express slot, the placement of them is in a very bad spot! If you have a dual slot video card it looks like it will be tough to gain access to the them. Looks like you need to take out the video card so you can plug in a SATA cable.

[RickArter]

Ya they are 90 degrees so all will fit but your right will have to remove card to get to them but that's just as easy as removing a screw, releasing the latch, and pulling out card. Same with the clear cmos battery, but its got a button so hope I wont have to do that if so oh well that's overclocking.

[reditus2]

I have the same mobo and it is great. the SATA ports are located in a good place besides the south bridge. looks like there are three SATA ports but in fact there are two per port so there are six.

The eight red things between the two PCI-Es are jumpers so you can manually tell the mobo you have connected a second video card.

[Leetard179]

DO WANT

[Intelpentium54321]

Looks nice. and it looks really really nice color 5/5

[RickArter]

Ya should go with my orange and black theme of new build. Anyone know of someone who makes orange cc light?

[tricccple]

that;'s a freshly new image, always have small mobo impression with biostar boards 5/5

[staticxmako]

nice dude looks awsome, i really love motherboards that come with like north and south bridge cooling fans they are so nice.

nice video/review 5/5

[15eman]

dont you just love the smell of new computer parts lol thats a nice board you got.

[MN12BIRD]

Wow that looks like a real nice board with some nice features and accessories. Plus it looks like you can plug more than 2 Sata drives in with that big video card of yours ;)

[37474748]

sweet rick!!! 5/5

[PLAYGTA4]

Sweeeet!! 5/5

[joshua12345676]

crazy board suprised you didnt get the gigabyte ep45 ud3r, or ud3p ;p

[lil0egy0kid]

5/5 nice board

[joshua12345676]

woot!

[Xezmer]

YEAAAAHHH BIOSTARRRRR

xD Gratz Rick can't wait to see the OC's

[svtcontour]

Looks like a great board. Does it handle the 16GB that most P45 boards handle?

[RickArter]

Only handles 8GB think is said, but that is plenty for me and the overclocking benefits overruled the max RAM capacity.

Thanks for all the comments so fast guys your the best audience!