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ZOTAC announces Intel 7-series mini-ITX mainboards

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PRESS RELEASE

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

HONG KONG - 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 3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM 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® CoreTM 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® CoreTM family ready
  • LGA1155 socket (2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM 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® CoreTM 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

3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM family

2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM 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 3rd Generation Intel® CoreTM family)

mini-PCI Express (occupied by WiFi card)

SATA

2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s

2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s

1 x mSATA

2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s

3 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 audio

HDMI 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®

About ZOTAC® International (MCO) Limited

ZOTAC® International is a part of PC Partner Ltd. Group. ZOTAC® is also one of the largest NVIDIA® graphics cards and motherboard manufacturer in the world with over 10 years of quality manufacturing experience. The ZOTAC® philosophy is to deliver the latest products at competitive prices without sacrificing quality. 

For further information please visit www.zotac.com.