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ZOTAC Debuts Intel 7-Series Mini-ITX Mainboards

News Editor: Tony Le Bourne Date: 10-04-2012 [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] Discuss in Forums

New ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi combine 3rd Generation Intel Core™ family processors with small mini-ITX form factor.

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ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today debuts the ZOTAC Intel 7-series powered mainboards for the latest 3rd Generation Intel Core™ family processors. The new ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi mainboards pack support for Intel LGA1155 processors into a mini-ITX form factor without sacrificing expansion capabilities.

“ZOTAC is the global innovator when it comes to mini-ITX mainboards. We continue to push the performance envelope with mini-ITX to rival much larger systems,” says Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “The latest Intel Ivy Bridge processors paired with our ZOTAC Intel 7-series mini-ITX mainboards make an unbeatable performance combination without sacrificing energy-efficiency.”

Expansion capabilities are plentiful with the ZOTAC Intel 7-series mini-ITX platforms and include PCI Express x16, capable of PCI Express 3.0 speeds with 3rd Generation Intel Core™ family processors, dedicated mSATA slot for lightning-fast SSDs, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0 Gb/s and SATA 3.0 Gb/s. Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 network connectivity are integrated for maximum networking performance when connected to wired or wireless home networks and Bluetooth accessories with the ZOTAC Intel 7-series mainboards.

It’s time to play with the ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi A series mainboards.

General details

New ZOTAC Intel 7-series mini-ITX mainboards
3rd Generation Intel Core™ family ready
LGA1155 socket (2nd Generation Intel Core™ family compatible)
ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi
Intel Z77 Express
2 x DDR3-1600 DIMM slots (2133 MHz OC) (up to 16GB)
2 x HDMI & 1 x mini-DisplayPort outputs
2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s & RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support
4 x USB 3.0 (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Overclocking capable
ZOTAC H77-ITX WiFi A series
Intel H77 Express
2 x DDR3-1600 DIMM slots (up to 16GB)
1 x DVI-I, 1 x DisplayPort & 1 x HDMI
2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 3 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s, RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support & 1 x eSATA
4 x USB 3.0 (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
Gigabit Ethernet
1 PCI Express x16 (PCIe 3.0 capable with 3rd Generation Intel Core™ family CPU) expansion, 1 mSATA slot
Onboard 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 3.0
Mini-ITX form factor