The mid-level motherboard for the assemblyan excellent personal computer from one of the leading manufacturers - all this is fully justified for a product such as ASUS B85-PLUS. This product is currently relevant from the point of view of hardware and allows you to collect functional computing systems.
The ASUS B85-PLUS is as follows:
In the full-size ATX format, ASUS is madeB85-PLUS. An overview of its parameters indicates the dimensions of 208 mm X 305 mm. Strictly in the middle of the top half of the motherboard is a LGA1150 connector for installing the CPU. To the left of it there is an interface panel on the very edge of the motherboard, and on the right are RAM slots and a power connector along with the ports for connecting fixed storage devices (i.e., hard disks).
Right under the socket a set of installation slots is displayeddiscrete video-accelerators and, of course, external controllers. To the right of them is the only chip of the set of system logic, which in the language of computer professionals is also called the south bridge.
Separately, it is also necessary to note the elementalbase of this product. First of all, these are solid-state capacitor elements with a very, very extended lifetime. These are stabilizers with increased reliability. All previously listed increases the life of a computer, assembled on the basis of a similar motherboard.
As it is not difficult to guess from the name, ASUSB85-PLUS is based on the B85 chipset. It is aimed at assembling an intermediate-level PC. Its main drawback is the lack of the possibility of overclocking the CPU with the "K" index. But for the solutions of the average level of this manufacturer, this feature is natural, and something special in this regard, B85 does not stand out against the background of other products of this family. All central processing units based on the Core architecture from Intel's fourth generation can be installed in ASUS B85-PLUS. Product specifications indicate support for processors Celeron, Pentium, Core I3, I5 and I7. The socket is in this case LGA1150.
An impressive set of expansion slots for installing discrete graphics accelerators and external controllers is equipped with ASUS B85-PLUS. These include:
2 PCI-Express slots in 1X version for new versions of external expansion controllers. They can be equipped with a sound card, a TV tuner or an expansion card with USB ports.
2 PCI-Express expansion slots 16X. It is in them that you can install discrete graphics accelerators, thereby increasing the overall performance of such a personal computer.
3 PCI slots. They can be used to install outdated versions of the extension controllers.
On the interface panel of the motherboard such connectors are displayed:
There is no full built-in graphics subsystemin the ASUS B85-PLUS. The feedback, in turn, indicates that the video chip is included in the CPU. That is, the model of the integrated accelerator depends on the modification of the CPU. It can be HDGraphics 4400 or HDGraphics 4600 or even HDGraphics 5200.
All these options are developed by Intel Corporation.They are perfect for solving undemanding tasks (for example, for working with office applications). In all other cases it is best to equip the computer system with a discrete video card, which will allow to maximize the capabilities of such a personal computer.
Balanced product, both from a positionhardware, and the cost side, is ASUS B85-PLUS. The latter, by the way, at the current moment is 6000 rubles. Given the functionality and reliability of the product, this is a well-justified cost for such a product. Another advantage of this solution is the ability to build a PC with multiple graphics cards. Well, the amount of RAM in this case can reach 32 GB.
The memory controller in this case -Two-channel and increases the speed of the PC. Minus, which is indicated by the owners' reviews, this product has only one: the LGA1150 processor socket is currently at the very end of the life cycle. It is replaced gradually more advanced LGA1151. But, on the other hand, the difference in performance between them is not so big, that's the cost of the LGA1150 will be much lower and this ultimately makes the assembly of the PC more justified.
