14 DAY TRIAL // B85 is the weakest of Intel's three chipsets that support the latest generation of Intel Core-series central processing units, but it is still more than good enough for decent PCs, which is why Biostar chose it.
The company has introduced the Hi-Fi B85S3+ motherboard, which gets the first half of its name from the Hi-Fi Power technology and Hi-Fi AMP.
Hi-Fi AMP is a powerful integrated headphone amplifier that enables higher-quality audio than is normal of built-in sound technologies.
Together, the Hi-Fi power and Hi-Fi AMP form the PURO Hi-Fi and audio and power regulation upgrade.
Besides that, the new micro-ATX motherboard possesses the LGA 1150 socket (Intel Core i7.Core i5 4th generation CPUs), four DDR3-1600/1333 memory slots (up to 32 GB maximum memory capacity), and six SATA ports (SATA 6.0 Gbps).
It should be easy enough to build a PC with a good CPU, several terabytes of storage (even if one SATA port is used for a low-capacity SSD), and several gigabytes of DDR3 RAM.
Other, non-essential features include 100% solid capacitors, Intel SBA 2.0 (Small Business Advantage) Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, and BIOSTAR's BIO-Remote2 and BIOS Online Update (easy BIOS management).
Biostar has also tossed in the Charger Booster Function and three video outputs (DVI, VGA, HDMI), plus a bunch of USB ports (two USB 3.0, four USB 2.0), 5.1 channel audio (apparently), LAN, a PS/2 combo port (keyboard/mouse) and headers for front I/O and such.
So long as it's not overclocking you're looking for, Biostar's Hi-Fi B85S3+ motherboard should be good for a mini PC or maybe even a LAN party gaming machine. There are two PCI Express slots on it after all (presumably x16 or x8/x8) and two mini PCIe slots. Sadly, the motherboard designer did not specify a price in its announcement.