ZOTAC� International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today unleashes the Z68-ITX WiFi and Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme — a pair of mini-ITX platforms designed for the most adventurous and demanding enthusiasts. The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series enables users to take advantage of all features of 2nd Generation Intel� Core™ family processors including integrated graphics, overclocking and Intel� Quick-Sync Video technology.
Powered by the latest Intel� Z68 Express chipset, the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series enables adventurous enthusiasts to extract every ounce of performance available from 2nd Generation Intel� Core™ while maintaining use of Intel� GMA HD 2000/3000 series integrated graphics processors. Support for Intel� Quick-Sync Video technology enables lightning-fast video transcoding for virtually instant video conversions to popular portable media players with the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series.
Lucid Virtu software is bundled with the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series to let users combine the high-speed transcoding capabilities of Intel� Quick-Sync Video and discrete ZOTAC� GeForce� series graphics cards for the ultimate high-performance combination.
“The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series is our most ambitious mini-ITX offering to date — never before have we been able to match a full ATX board in features and overclocking capabilities.” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC� International.
The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series feature support for mSATA SSD drives for insanely-fast storage performance from a pint-size form factor. The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi features a switchable combo mSATA / mini-PCI Express slot, occupied by a WiFi card, while the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme has a dedicated mSATA slot on the backside of the board.
SATA 6.0 Gb/s and SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports are available on the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series for connectivity with standard 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives and SSDs. Intel� Smart Response Technology, or SRT, enables users to pair smaller capacity SSD drives with large hard disk drives for superior performance and system-responsiveness without sacrificing storage capacity with the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series.
“Storage performance is the greatest bottleneck for modern PCs. With the support for mSATA and Intel� SRT technology, our ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi boards substantially improve storage performance when paired with the right hardware,” Mr. Berger added.
The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi packs mini-DisplayPort and dual HDMI outputs for users that take advantage of the integrated Intel� GMA HD 2000 / 3000 graphics processors found on 2nd Generation Intel� Core family processors. A full-speed PCI Express x16 slot is available on the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi for users that demand greater 3D performance.
The ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme improves 3D capabilities by integrating a GeForce� GT 430 graphics processor with 1GB of DDR3 memory to enable stunning DirectX� 11 visuals, NVIDIA� CUDA™ technology and the ability to drive four simultaneous independent displays. An open-ended PCI Express x4 slot is available for additional expansion as well.
It’s time to play with the ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series mini-ITX platforms.
General details
- New ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi series mini-ITX platforms
- Intel� Z68 Express chipset
- 2nd Generation Intel� Core processor family compatible (i3, i5 & i7)
- LGA115 socket compatible
- ZOTAC� Z68-ITX WiFi
- 2 x DDR3-2133 DIMM slots
- Support up to 16GB memory
- Mini-DisplayPort & dual HDMI outputs
- PCI Express x16 expansion
- 1 Combo mini-PCIe / mSATA slot (occupied by WiFi)
- 2 SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- 2 SATA 3.0 Gb/s
- RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support
- 4 USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
- 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 on back panel, 4 via pin headers)
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet
- ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme
- Integrated NVIDIA� GeForce� GT 430 GPU w/1GB DDR3
- 2 x DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM slots
- Support up to 16GB memory
- Dual DVI, HDMI & DisplayPort outputs
- PCI Express x4 (open-end) expansion
- 1 mSATA slot
- 2 SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- 2 SATA 3.0 Gb/s
- RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support
- 1 eSATA 3.0 Gb/s
- 4 USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
- 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin headers)
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Hardware accelerated Blu-ray playback ready
- Dolby� TrueHD & DTS-HD™ Master Audio bitstream capable
- Digital S/PDIF output (optical)
- 8-channel high-definition audio
- Microsoft� DirectX� 11 compliant
- Onboard 802.11n WiFi
- Lucid Virtu software bundle
- Mini-ITX form factor