No, BIOSTAR is not a dead MoBo company.
No, BIOSTAR is not a dead MoBo company.
BIOSTAR was once a major player but is now often overshadowed by ASRock. Are there any BIOSTAR motherboards left in stock? If so, what price did you pay for them? Would you suggest them? Currently, they focus more on stylish designs that don’t get much attention, and their server products aren’t as popular.
they’re not as overtly noticeable as the popular brands, yet I wouldn’t say they’re completely gone. I suspect a few of my old boxes on the shelf could have a biostar board, but recently it’s not even available locally, which is understandable. Perhaps they’re more accessible in the Asian market, which might explain why we don’t see them much here.
The most recent BIOSTAR item I used was a socket A motherboard. o.x; they seem to produce decent products, though they don’t advertise much in the United States. As mentioned before, it appears their main focus is on Asian and EU markets, with the US being a lower priority for them.
That's a classic part, it should still function. Your friend's Althon Thunderbird 1000 is compatible with older motherboards.
Oof. My Palomino 1800+ was a real challenge for overclocking, and I managed to get 25mhz out of it. For a while, I ran Barton Mobile 2500+ chips that performed exceptionally well... But then came a big issue with my BIOSTAR board, which ended up as e-waste many years ago—similar to my first BFG GPU. I don’t have any socket A parts left; either I gave them away or recycled them. D: