AsRock & Biostar Motherboard Sellers in India
is this there strategy to stay & grow in INDIA for ASRock ? 
AcceleratorX
Youngling
re: AsRock & Biostar Sellers in India
A little off-topic, but......
Biostar apparently has a 4-year (!!!) warranty on its Z77 series boards because of "faith in the quality of the product". I'd say its worth waiting if you're looking for a board now.
A little off-topic, but......
Biostar apparently has a 4-year (!!!) warranty on its Z77 series boards because of "faith in the quality of the product". I'd say its worth waiting if you're looking for a board now.
AcceleratorX
Youngling
re: AsRock & Biostar Sellers in India
Dunno, but personal estimate puts Biostar TZ77XE3 at about 8K and TZ77XE4 at about 9.5K.
As for reviews, the TZ77XE4 has received some really good ones:
Biostar TZ77XE4
ASUS, BIOSTAR, GIGABYTE, and MSI Intel Z77 Motherboard Round Up - Intel Z77 Motherboard Roundup - Legit Reviews
The first review states that they had their highest overclock ever with the TZ77XE4....With such ability I do not think quality is a problem.
Dunno, but personal estimate puts Biostar TZ77XE3 at about 8K and TZ77XE4 at about 9.5K.
As for reviews, the TZ77XE4 has received some really good ones:
Biostar TZ77XE4
ASUS, BIOSTAR, GIGABYTE, and MSI Intel Z77 Motherboard Round Up - Intel Z77 Motherboard Roundup - Legit Reviews
The first review states that they had their highest overclock ever with the TZ77XE4....With such ability I do not think quality is a problem.
re: AsRock & Biostar Sellers in India
Biostar is indeed providing 4 years but on three Z77 mobos right now but it's only limted to UK only - it would be awesome if they provide it here as well as most of the motherboards manufacturers only offers 3 years warranty only.
Biostar Offer 4 Years Warranty
Biostar is indeed providing 4 years but on three Z77 mobos right now but it's only limted to UK only - it would be awesome if they provide it here as well as most of the motherboards manufacturers only offers 3 years warranty only.
Biostar Offer 4 Years Warranty
re: AsRock & Biostar Sellers in India
One Small Suggestion : in this thread we are getting lots of questions about Biostar mobos also and Asrock and Biostar - bth are not available across the country like Gigabyte or Asus mbos yet Asrock and Biostar both makes some quality mobos at cheap price so many people are getting mre interested in buying mobos from these two brands - so how about we rename this thread to Where to Buy AsRock and Biostar Motherboards in India - what did you say guys ?
One Small Suggestion : in this thread we are getting lots of questions about Biostar mobos also and Asrock and Biostar - bth are not available across the country like Gigabyte or Asus mbos yet Asrock and Biostar both makes some quality mobos at cheap price so many people are getting mre interested in buying mobos from these two brands - so how about we rename this thread to Where to Buy AsRock and Biostar Motherboards in India - what did you say guys ?
AcceleratorX
Youngling
Just installed the Z77 Pro4 on a test rig and checked it out. My impressions are as follows:
1) After thorough examination of the board, I am very sure that these boards are produced at the same factory as Asus ones. This board has the feel of an Asus (even if you just tap the PCB on the ground, you will get the same sound!).
There are many common components with Asus boards right down to the VRM chokes, Nuvoton Super IO chip and capacitors.
The PCB is, however, slightly thinner than a good Asus motherboard. Not actually an issue, however.
Further proof: It even smells similar to Asus boards
2) The board is not standard ATX size, it is smaller. I had stated the same about Biostar TZ68A+, however this board is even smaller and yet packs more features without compromizing on cleanliness of the layout.
A big +1 to ASRock's engineers for this feat.
3) ASRock UEFI is highly developed but perhaps slightly less tweakable than Biostar's. The two UEFIs are roughly comparable and ASRock is slightly simplified compared to Biostar (which means, if you're a tweaker, go for Biostar).
4) Very high quality components and build, better than the TZ68A+ (I'm talking PCB and capacitors here).
5) System's running rock solid right now and I've been noticing that DPC Latency is minimum on this board compared to the Biostar. It doesn't make a huge difference performance wise but those millisecond spikes and hangs are due to DPC Latency.
6) Layout: I wasn't happy with PCIe x16 slot placement, because if you have a long graphics card, it gets too close to the HDDs. Other than that I really didn't have much to complain about.
7) ASRock Combo Cooler Option: This board supports adding any aftermarket cooler designed to run with Socket 775/1155/1156 and has the holes to fit all three types of coolers. This raises the choice for aftermarket cooling.
8) THX TruStudio Pro: It's the same as Creative's X-Fi software enhancements. Not a big deal actually.
9) UEFI System Browser: There's a cool option in the UEFI BIOS which allows you to check each slot and see what is connected there. Extremely good for beginners.
10) Addendum: Onboard audio is the same as TZ68A+, however the analog output has a clear difference. The output capacitors seem to differ and hence this board emphasizes the high frequencies and bass while keep mid frequencies less. I prefer the more balanced sound of the Biostar board (again, same audio chip: Realtek ALC892).
I think this board is good VFM. Remember what I said about the Biostar, that it's good but no Asus? I cannot say that for ASRock: This board seriously gives Asus and Gigabyte a good run for their quality (and money).
The bad? I think it has less tweakability than the Biostar TZ68/TZ77 series, but this is a Pro series board and it's the Extreme series that is known for OC ability.
Overall: I give it an 8.0/10.
If pics are requested I will have some up soon.
1) After thorough examination of the board, I am very sure that these boards are produced at the same factory as Asus ones. This board has the feel of an Asus (even if you just tap the PCB on the ground, you will get the same sound!).
There are many common components with Asus boards right down to the VRM chokes, Nuvoton Super IO chip and capacitors.
The PCB is, however, slightly thinner than a good Asus motherboard. Not actually an issue, however.
Further proof: It even smells similar to Asus boards
2) The board is not standard ATX size, it is smaller. I had stated the same about Biostar TZ68A+, however this board is even smaller and yet packs more features without compromizing on cleanliness of the layout.
A big +1 to ASRock's engineers for this feat.
3) ASRock UEFI is highly developed but perhaps slightly less tweakable than Biostar's. The two UEFIs are roughly comparable and ASRock is slightly simplified compared to Biostar (which means, if you're a tweaker, go for Biostar).
4) Very high quality components and build, better than the TZ68A+ (I'm talking PCB and capacitors here).
5) System's running rock solid right now and I've been noticing that DPC Latency is minimum on this board compared to the Biostar. It doesn't make a huge difference performance wise but those millisecond spikes and hangs are due to DPC Latency.
6) Layout: I wasn't happy with PCIe x16 slot placement, because if you have a long graphics card, it gets too close to the HDDs. Other than that I really didn't have much to complain about.
7) ASRock Combo Cooler Option: This board supports adding any aftermarket cooler designed to run with Socket 775/1155/1156 and has the holes to fit all three types of coolers. This raises the choice for aftermarket cooling.
8) THX TruStudio Pro: It's the same as Creative's X-Fi software enhancements. Not a big deal actually.
9) UEFI System Browser: There's a cool option in the UEFI BIOS which allows you to check each slot and see what is connected there. Extremely good for beginners.
10) Addendum: Onboard audio is the same as TZ68A+, however the analog output has a clear difference. The output capacitors seem to differ and hence this board emphasizes the high frequencies and bass while keep mid frequencies less. I prefer the more balanced sound of the Biostar board (again, same audio chip: Realtek ALC892).
I think this board is good VFM. Remember what I said about the Biostar, that it's good but no Asus? I cannot say that for ASRock: This board seriously gives Asus and Gigabyte a good run for their quality (and money).
The bad? I think it has less tweakability than the Biostar TZ68/TZ77 series, but this is a Pro series board and it's the Extreme series that is known for OC ability.
Overall: I give it an 8.0/10.
If pics are requested I will have some up soon.
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AcceleratorX
Youngling
Addendum: Been playing around with some memory sticks and so far I've not had any good luck getting Corsair or G.Skill kits to run with 1T command rate on the ASRock.
On the Biostar, the board actually defaults to 1T for both kits and is rock solid with those settings. That means Biostar does better for memory tweaking. Other than that, differences at the moment appear minor at best.
I think as far as VFM is concerned, we basically have
Feature king: ASRock
Overclock king: Biostar
On the Biostar, the board actually defaults to 1T for both kits and is rock solid with those settings. That means Biostar does better for memory tweaking. Other than that, differences at the moment appear minor at best.
I think as far as VFM is concerned, we basically have
Feature king: ASRock
Overclock king: Biostar
K3npachi
MorganKell
I Know mate. Just wanted to know whether has anyone seen this board in Indian Markets?
Also Does anyone know where ASRock mobo's are available in Hyderabad? I Mean which shops.