Zotac shows off Mini-ITX H77 motherboards

TPU shot photos of two upcoming Mini-ITX Intel H77 based motherboards from Zotac. These LGA1155 mainboards are aimed at small form factor systems and HTPCs.

The first one (pictured below), appears to be the more affordable of the two. It uses a simple 4-phase VRM to power the LGA1155 CPU, which is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3-1600 MHz memory. Its lone expansion slot is a PCI-Express 3.0 x16. Storage connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s, two SATA 3 Gb/s, and an mSATA (probably 3 Gb/s). Its VRM uses cost-effective chokes, and LFPAK MOSFETs.

The more expensive-looking board of the two provides all the features of the other, while making room for an extra SATA 3 Gb/s port, higher-quality VRM that makes use of durable coils, and DriverMOSFETs (DrMOS), and DisplayPort connectivity. Other than the DisplayPort difference, both boards feature 8-channel HD audio, gigabit Ethernet, wireless b/g/n (N 300) connection, USB 3.0, and display connectivity that includes DVI and HDMI.

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Zotac also reveals Mini-ITX Z77 motherboard

Zotac also showed off a new Intel Z77 based Mini-ITX motherboard that is aimed at small form factor overclockers. This LGA1155 board draws power from 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors, it comes with 8-phase VRM, with a feature-rich controller, Pulse-made inductors, driverMOSFETs (DrMOS), and High-C capacitors. Ivy Bridge is supported out of the box, and the LGA1155 socket is powder-coated to prevent shrinking when subjected to subzero cooling.

The CPU is wired to two DDR3 DIMM slots supporting dual-channel DDR3 memory. The lone expansion slot is a PCI-Express 3.0 x16. Storage connectivity includes two SATA 6 Gb/s, two SATA 3 Gb/s, and an mSATA slot (likely 3 Gb/s). Display connectivity only includes DVI and HDMI. General connectivity includes 8-channel HD audio, gigabit Ethernet, wireless b/g/n, and USB 3.0. This board will have a feature-rich UEFI BIOS.

Source: TPU

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