I would like to thank Asus sending me this board for review :)
Asus announced new B85M-G entry motherboard replacing previous P8B75-M LX 7 series motherboard and Asus has greatly improved component and feature on their entry range.
ASUS 5X PROTECTION
All-round protection provides the best quality, reliability, and durability
ASUS motherboards guard your PC with 5X PROTECTION. We use quality components like DIGI+ VRM digital power design for precise CPU power on demand, ESD units tested to strict standards that eliminate electrostatic interference, and resettable fuses around DRAM slots to prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage. We also use corrosion-resistant back I/O shields, all examples of ASUS providing the best possible reliability and durability.
Micro-ATX B85 features high-endurance 5X PROTECTION and new UEFI BIOS
- ASUS 5X PROTECTION: All-round protection provides the best quality, reliability, and durability
- USB 3.0 BOOST (UASP Support): 170% faster transfer speeds than traditional USB 3.0
- Network iControl: Real-time network bandwidth management
- Fan Xpert : Dedicated CPU and case fan controls
- CrashFree BIOS 3: Restore corrupted BIOS data from USB storage
- AI Suite 3: One-stop access to innovative ASUS features
Specifications:
LGA: 1150 socket support 4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium and Celeron Processors
Chipsets: Intel B85 Express
Memory: 32Gb Max DDR3 supporting 1600/1333/1066 non-ecc memory
Expension slots: PCI-Express 3.0 16x and 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x1
Video output: HDMI/DVI-D and D-Sub port:
Storage: 2x Sata 3gb/s and 4x Sata 6gb/s
Lan: Gigabit lan
Test System:
Intel Core i7 4770k
G.Skill 8Gb 1600mhz CL9
ADATA 128Gb SSD
Silencer mk 3 850w
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64bits
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Unboxing
This time round Asus did very good job designing box
Back view of the board: As you can see lot of new feature.
Zoom in some motherboard spec
5 X protection feature
4 improved feature
open cover
Accessory package:
1x I/O Back Plate
1x MB Driver Disc
1x Manual Book
2x Sata Cable
Here come the mamaboard
CPU Socket 1150
On the Back of the I/O, Asus used stainless steel with corrosion resistant coasting up to 3 times durable than others.
From the left to right on the I/O port:
P/S 2 port
D-sub
DVI
2x Intel USB 2.0
2x Intel USB 3.0 Native
HDMI support up to 4k resolution output display
Gigabit lan
2x Intel USB 2.0
8 channel high definition audio codec
Digi+ VRM: Fully digital control cpu integratd voltage regulator such as "switching frequency,
thermal management, power efficiency, phase switching and power response"
Asmedia ASM1442K chip, output high speed TMDS level shift ICs for High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Digital Video Interface (DVI) video application.
Note: DVI cannot support 4K display
Green: Fuses prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage to any USB devices.
Blue: anti-surge protection to ensure electrostatic discharges are properly grounded to keep component safe.
Red: Swiss R68 TRIO iron core choke
Orange: ON Semiconductor 4C09N [30v, 52A Single N-Channel] MOSFETs have very low RDS(ON) which means they will have
lower temperature as they are switching on and off and minimize conduction losses,
low capacitance to minimize driver losses.
Purple: VRM Driver IC
Asus B85-G used all Taiwan AP-CON soild capacitor - 5,000 hours operating temperature at 105c and 2.5x longer life span than standard soild cap
2 power phase for 4x Dimm DDR3 support up to 32GB DDR3 1600/1333/1066 non-ecc memory
VRM Driver IC for memory mosfets
New Realtek RTL8111G Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Nuvoton NCT6791D is a Super I/O Controller: Used for keyboard controller with PS/2 mouse, wake-up functions/HW Monitor functions and fan-speed control.
Red:
Realtek ALC887 7.1 Channel high definition audio codec,
ALC887 supports 16/20/24-bit SPDIF input and output functions with sampling rate of up to 192kHz.
This audio codec unable to drive those high-end headphone. if you looking for better audio quailty, i recommend you get a PCI-E 1x Sound card such as Asus Essence Stx or Creative sound blaster ZxR.
Orange:
BCD Semiconductor 232GE: Provide Serial-Port connector on board
4 x Yellow 6Gb/s Sata port
2 x Black 3Gb/s Sata port
Red:
Intel Native USB 3.0 Port - 29 pins
Orange: anti-surge protection to ensure electrostatic discharges are properly grounded to keep component safe.
Green: Fuses prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage to any USB devices.
B85-G provide 4x usb F_panel connector for the front casing.
Blue: Two anti-surge protection to ensure electrostatic discharges are properly grounded to keep component safe.
Green: Fuses prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage to any USB devices.
Purple: a Jumper let you adjust USB PWF [1-2=5v, 2-3=5vsb]
A jumper let you easily clear cmos data
Red:
Bios chip: Winbond 25064FVA1Q-UEFI ROM 64MB
Purple:
5v Stand by power
Intel® B85 Chipset (Intel® DH82B85 PCH)
LPC_Debug connector for plug-in Debug card for diagnostic
Overview:
Asus B85M-G Motherboard [Review]
