ZOTAC ION ITX-F Series Offers PCI Express x16 Expansion
ZOTAC International, a leading manufacturer of graphics cards and motherboards, today expands its award-winning ION ITX series motherboards with the new high-end ION ITX-F series. The new ZOTAC ION ITX-F series increases expansion capabilities with a PCI Express x16 expansion slot.
"ZOTAC always listens to user requests for features. End users loved our ION ITX series motherboards, but some requested PCI Express expansion. We listened and thus the ZOTAC ION ITX F series was born," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. "Our engineers managed to integrate PCI Express x16 expansion without sacrificing any of the award-winning features either."
The ZOTAC ION ITX-F series receives power from a high-performance NVIDIA IONTM graphics processor and energy-efficient dual-core Intel AtomTM 330 processor for a power packed combination that's ready to take on high-definition video playback and everyday computing tasks.
NVIDIA PureVideoTM HD technology enables the ZOTAC ION ITX-F series to playback vivid high bit-rate Blu-ray movies smoothly while utilizing minimal processing power superior energy efficiency. NVIDIA CUDATM technology enables the ZOTAC ION ITX-F series to process, edit and enhance videos speedily using only the ION graphics processor for high-performance processing with low energy utilization.
"The ZOTAC ION ITX-F series is a work horse. The powerful graphics processor and dual-core processor makes the ION ITX-F series ideal for home theater PCs or a desktop PC," Mr. Berger said.
The ZOTAC ION ITX-F series features flexible display connectivity with HDCP ready HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs for connectivity with analog or digital monitors and high-definition televisions for the best picture clarity with any display the user may choose.
Onboard mini PCI Express 802.11n Wi-Fi provides lightning-fast network connectivity free of wires while onboard Gigabit Ethernet provides network transfers with speeds up to 1000Mbps for those that prefer to have wires.
It's time to play with the ZOTAC ION ITX-F series!
General details
• New ZOTAC ION ITX-F series
• Award winning ZOTAC ION ITX series expands
• PCI Express x16 expansion
• NVIDIA IONTM graphics processor
• Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor
• Mini ITX form factor
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Onboard 802.11n Wi-Fi (mini PCIe)
• NVIDIA CUDATM technology
• NVIDIA PureVideoTM HD technology
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Product Name: |
ZOTAC ION ITX-F series |
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CPU |
Intel AtomTM 330 dual-core |
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GPU |
NVIDIA IONTM |
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Display Options: |
HDMI (Digital 8-channel LPCM Audio), DVI and VGA |
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Memory |
2x240-pin DDR2-800 memory slots Up to 4GB ram |
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Expansion |
PCI Express x16 2.0 Mini PCI Express (occupied by Wi-Fi card) |
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SATA |
3 SATA 3.0Gbp/s 1 eSATA |
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Ethernet |
10/100/1000Mbps |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11n integrated |
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USB 2.0 |
10 (6 on back panel, 4 via pin headers) |
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Audio |
Onboard 6-channel high-definition audio 8-Channel LPCM digital audio (HDMI) Optical & Coaxial S/PDIF audio output |
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DirectX support |
DirectX 10 with Shader Model 4.0 |
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Other hardware features |
Mini-ITX form factor, OpenGL 3.1 compatible, NVIDIA PhysX ready, NVIDIA CUDATM ready, NVIDIA PureVideoTM HD technology |
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HDCP |
Yes |
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Software Features: |
nView Multi-Display |
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Windows Vista capability |
Windows Vista/7 with aero user interface compatible |
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