Question 1

Will this work with windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Yea it will I've had mine since 2014 and it still runs perfect from widows 8.1 to windows 10

Question 2

Will this motherboad Fit into a midtower case?

Accepted Answer

The motherboard is listed as atx and will not tell you any more info. First check the computer case and see if it accepts atx boards. Check specs for mother board measurements and if you already have case measure to see. As we can see in the picture on newegg it shows the mounting screw holes in board. I see 4 on the left side one at top and bottom with 2 in middle. check picture of case and see if the appropriate mounting holes are present. right side of board and middle of board have 3 holes. Hope this helps. My experiance tells me it will fit in a mid tower.

Question 3

This might be a silly question but will this motherboard  go with the AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX? because im worried

Accepted Answer

Tl;Dr nope

Telling whether or not a CPU is compatible with a Motherboard is as easy as reading children books

On the Motherboard Product page scroll down and get to the "Specifications" tab

Look for "CPU Socket Type"

Next to it will be a name (like AM3+, FM2+ for AMD CPU and LGA (some number). Current Intel CPU numbers are based on year so the most recent CPU likely use the most recent "CPU Socket Type" LGA 2014)

You want a Motherboard that has CPU Socket Type AM3+

Notice it tells you want CPU Socket Type the CPU needs in its title:

Full Title: 
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

What you want to look for:
Socket AM3+

If on the rare chance it isn't, go to the CPU Product page and look at its Specifications or Specs and find something that says CPU Socket Type and next to it will be your answer

So as long as the CPU Socket Type are the same for both the CPU and Motherboard you will have no trouble finding them compatible

Good Luck!

Question 4

Will this work with an FM2+ cpu out of the box, or is an initial BIOS update required?  Thanks!

Accepted Answer

I bought this with the AMD A8-6600K Richland Quad-Core 3.9GHz Socket FM2.  Plugged it in and off she went. Did nothing at all with the BIOS.
Hope this helps.

Question 5

Will this fit in a mid size tower?

Accepted Answer

I had this motherboard (12" x 9.6") mounted in a Lancer MK2 ATX Middle Tower Case (16.5" Height, 16" Long, 9" wide) with a top mounted power supply. 
I was able to install a 5.25" DVD drive in the first bay, but I could not mount a 5.25" in the second bay due to the capacitors on the top right  above the Dual Channel  DDR3 2600+ letters on the motherboard. It was also a tight clearance  between the motherboard and the hard drives that are mounted on the bottom from front to back. 
This motherboard is a tight fit depending on what mid size tower you use. Check out pc part picker

Upgraded to:
GMC Y20 Perfect II computer case
BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A88W 3D FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) 8 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard 
Perixx PX-1100 Backlit Gaming Keyboard - Red/Blue/Purple Illuminated Keys
EVGA 02G-P4-2966-KR GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB 
NZXT AC-SEN-3-B1 Sentry 3 5.4'' Touch Screen Fan Controller 
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Six Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases
AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz (4.4GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor 
LG Electronics 14x Internal BDXL Blu-Ray Burner Rewriter WH14NS40 
Sabrent 74-In-1 3.5-Inch Internal Flash Media Card Reader/writer with USB Port 
Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone 
Thermaltake Water 3.0 Performer All-In-One Liquid Cooling System CLW0222
Six WD Green 2TB Desktop Hard Drive
DARCO GM1 Professional Gaming mouse
REX COOL R4 700 watt V2.3 PFC Noise Killer Power Supply
Three Samsung S22D300HY 21.5" Monitor

Question 6

What is the biggest processor that will fit this board?

Accepted Answer

Right off I cannot answer this question, however you can go the Biostar website and it will show a list of supported cpu's that this mainboard can handle. Go to the USA Biostar website, to me its been the most helpful.

Question 7

This might be a stupid question but does it have a built in wifi card so i dont have to use an adapter?

Accepted Answer

Wi-fi is not integrated into the board, you need a separate receiver, probably with either a pci or usb connection (depending upon whether you want an internal (pci) or external (usb) connection)

Question 8

Might be a silly question, but would I be able to use my Athlon X4 750 Cpu on this?

Accepted Answer

There is a list of compatable cpus. it does state that the Athlon II x4  AD750KWOA44HJ  is compatable with this Motherboard.

to see the list of compatable cpu's please click the manufacturer product page link by scrolling down through the description and clicking on it. then select cpu compatability.

Question 9

does this board have wifi capability?

Accepted Answer

NO, this board doesn't have a Wi-Fi antenna built in. You would need a separate one or a direct line.

Question 10

does this support wi fi?

Accepted Answer

you would require a wifi adaptor card for pciE 1x or pci or a external usb wifi card to enable wireless connections. wifi is not included with the board.

Number of Memory Slots	4x240pin
Memory Standard	DDR3 2600(OC)/2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333/1066/800
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16	1 (x4 mode)
PCI Express x1	2 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots	2 x PCI Slots

Serial ATA (SATA)	8 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels	8 Channels

LAN Chipset	Realtek RTL8111G
Max LAN Speed	1Gbps

BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A88W 3D FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X (Bolton D4) USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

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Back I/O Ports	1 x D-Sub / 1 x DVI / 1 x HDMI / 1 x LAN (RJ45) / 1 x PS/2 / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 6 x Audio Jacks
PS/2	1 x PS/2 Keyboard
Video Ports	1 x DVI 1 x VGA
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ-45
USB 3.0	2 x USB 3.0
USB 1.1/2.0	4 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports	6 Ports

Onboard USB	2 x USB 3.0 + 4 x USB 2.0
Other Connectors	1 x Front Audio Header 1 x Front Panel Header 1 x S/PDIF-OUT Header 2 x CPU FAN Header 3 x System FAN Header 1 x Serial Header 1 x CIR Header

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