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 ION^TM graphics processor and energy-efficient dual-core Intel Atom^TM 330 processor for a power packed combination that's ready to take on high-definition video playback and everyday computing tasks.
NVIDIA PureVideo^TM 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 CUDA^TM 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 ION^TM graphics processor
• Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor
• Mini ITX form factor
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Onboard 802.11n Wi-Fi (mini PCIe)
• NVIDIA CUDA^TM technology
• NVIDIA PureVideo^TM HD technology

Product Name:	ZOTAC ION ITX-F series
CPU	Intel Atom^TM 330 dual-core
GPU	NVIDIA ION^{^TM}
Display Options:	HDMI (Digital 8-channel LPCM Audio), DVI and VGA
Memory	2x240-pin DDR2-800 memory slots Up to 4GB ram
Expansion	PCI Express x16 2.0 Mini PCI Express (occupied by Wi-Fi card)
SATA	3 SATA 3.0Gbp/s 1 eSATA
Ethernet	10/100/1000Mbps
Wi-Fi	802.11n integrated
USB 2.0	10 (6 on back panel, 4 via pin headers)
Audio	Onboard 6-channel high-definition audio 8-Channel LPCM digital audio (HDMI) Optical & Coaxial S/PDIF audio output
DirectX support	DirectX 10 with Shader Model 4.0
Other hardware features	Mini-ITX form factor, OpenGL 3.1 compatible, NVIDIA PhysX ready, NVIDIA CUDA^TM ready, NVIDIA PureVideo^TM HD technology
HDCP	Yes
Software Features:	nView Multi-Display
Windows Vista capability	Windows Vista/7 with aero user interface compatible

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