PRESS RELEASE
ZOTAC® Z68-ITX WiFi and Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme deliver features and capabilities desired by adventurous and demanding enthusiasts
HONG KONG - May 31, 2011 - 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® CoreTM 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® CoreTM 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® CUDATM 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)
- 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
Specifications:
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Product Name |
Z68-ITX WiFi |
Z68-ITX WiFi Supreme |
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Chipset |
Intel® Z68 Express |
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South Bridge |
N/A (single-chip) |
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GPU |
Intel® GMA HD 2000 / 3000 ready |
Intel® GMA HD 2000 / 3000 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 430 w/1GB DDR3 |
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CPU Compatibility |
2nd Generation Intel® CoreTM family (i3, i5, i7) LGA1155 compatible |
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System Bus |
Intel® QuickPath |
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Memory support |
2 x DDR3-2133 DIMM |
2 x DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM |
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Memory capacity |
Up to 16GB |
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Expansion |
PCI Express x16 |
PCI Express x4 (open-end) mSATA |
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SATA |
2 SATA 6.0 Gb/s 2 SATA 3.0 Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 mSATA compatible |
2 SATA 6.0 Gb/s 2 SATA 3.0 Gb/s 1 eSATA 3.0 Gb/s RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 |
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Display outputs |
Mini-DisplayPort & dual HDMI |
Dual DVI, HDMI & DisplayPort |
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WiFi |
802.11n |
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Ethernet |
2 x 10/100/1000Mbps |
10/100/1000Mbps |
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USB |
4 USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin headers) 8 USB 2.0 ports (4 on back panel, 4 via pin headers) |
4 USB 3.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin headers) 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 on back panel, 2 via pin headers) |
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Audio |
8-channel high-definition audio HDMI audio output (lossless bit stream ready) Digital S/PDIF (optical) output |
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DirectX® support |
DirectX® 10.1 |
DirectX® 11 |
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Other hardware features |
Intel® SRT technology, Intel® Quick-Sync Video technology, Lucid Virtu technology |
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Windows® 7 capability |
Certified for Windows® 7 premium® |
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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.
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