[PR] ZOTAC Debuts Intel® 7-Series Mini-ITX Mainboards

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

Hongkong – Apr. 10, 2012 – 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 3^rd 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 3^rd 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
• 3^rd Generation Intel® Core™ family ready
• LGA1155 socket (2^nd 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 3^rd Generation Intel® Core™ family CPU) expansion, 1 mSATA slot
• Onboard 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 3.0
• Mini-ITX form factor

Specifications:

Product Name	ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi	ZOTAC H77-ITX WiFi A series
Chipset	Intel® Z77 Express	Intel® H77 Express
South Bridge	N/A (single-chip)
GPU	Intel® HD Graphics 2500/4000 ready
CPU Support	3rdGeneration Intel® Core™ family2nd Generation Intel® Core™ family LGA1155
System Bus	N/A
Memory support	2 x DDR3-1600 (2133 OC)	2 x DDR3-1600
Memory capacity	Up to 16GB
Expansion	PCI Express x16 (PCIe 3.0 capable with 3rdGeneration Intel® Core™ family)mini-PCI Express (occupied by WiFi card)
SATA	2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s 1 x mSATA	2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s3 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s 1 x mSATA 1 x eSATA
Display outputs	2 x HDMI, 1 x mini-DisplayPort	1 x DVI-I, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI
WiFi	802.11n & Bluetooth 3.0
Ethernet	2 x 10/100/1000Mbps	10/100/1000Mbps
USB	4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)	4 x USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
Audio	8-channel high-definition audioHDMI audio output (lossless bit stream ready)
DirectX® support	DirectX® 11
Other hardware features	Intel® Quick Sync Video ready, Intel® Clear Video HD ready
Windows® 7 capability	Certified for Windows® 7 premium®