motherboards

Biostar hits back by bringing you their newest micro-ATX AM3 motherboard called the A880G+. This AMD 880G/SB710-based motherboard supports for AM3 processors (Phenom II, Athlon II), and features an integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics card, two DDR3-1333 memory slots and one PCI-Express x16 slot. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers four SATA 3.0 Gbps, Gigabit Ethernet, IDE, 5.1 channel audio, D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. The Biostar A880G+ is now available for purchase in Europe for 60 Euro (about $76). [Biostar]

Zotac hits back by bringing you their latest mini-ITX motherboard called the H55-ITX WiFi (H55ITX-C-E). Based on Intel H55 chipset, the board supports for LGA 1156 processors and features two DDR3-1333 memory slots, a PCI-Express x16 slot and a Mini-PCI Express slot (occupied by WiFi). In terms of connectivity ports, it offers six SATA 3.0 Gbps, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, 7.1 channel audio, two USB 3.0, DVI and HDMI. The Zotac H55-ITX WiFi is now available in China for around $118. [Zotac]

ASRock has added a new micro-ATX motherboard to its range with the introduction of the PV530. Powered by a 1.8GHz VIA PV530 processor, the board features an integrated VIA Chrome9 HD DX9 graphics card, a PCI-E x16 slot, a DDR3 memory slot and two DDR2 memory slots. It also comes with a number of connectivity ports including two SATA 3.0 Gbps, 10/100 LAN, 5.1 channel audio, four USB 2.0, and D-Sub. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. [ASRock]