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Zotac rolls out Atom 330-powered Mini-ITX ION motherboard

Zotac, a known supplier of graphics cards and motherboards, the NVIDIA Ion platform to build a new HTPC-ready motherboards as a compact mini-ITX form factor boasts. In the note, the company is now preparing to offer users a new model, the same ion NVIDIA chipset, with the introduction of the new ION ITX Zotac F-series, aimed at the HTPC-ready features, but a sign says that lead to a little more performance, with the adoption of Intel's powerful dual-core Atom 330 processor.

"ZOTAC is always listening to customer requests for features. Did our end users ION-ITX motherboard series, but some called PCI Express. We have listened and thus ITX ZOTAC ION-F series was born," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. "Our engineers have managed to integrate PCI-Express x16 expansion without sacrificing one for the winning two functions. ITX ZOTAC ION-F series is a workhorse. The powerful graphics processor and dual-core processor, the ION-ITX F-series is ideal for home theater PC or a desktop computer, "Mr. Berger said.

As you might imagine, the ION Board of Directors based on Nvidia's chipset supports Intel dual-core Atom 330 processor. In addition to Mini-ITX board is also equipped with support for up to 4 GB of DDR2 RAM, with two DDR2-800 memory slots, three SATA 3Gbp / s ports, one eSATA, Gigabit Ethernet, integrated 802.11n wireless LAN, support for up to ten USB 2.0 ports, 6-channel HD Audio and built-in support for DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 graphics, thanks to its integrated GeForce graphics chip. On the Connectivity page, you have your usual ports, but also HDMI, VGA and DI outputs with a wide choice for consumers.

Designed for HTPC and hobbies, the Board is expected to be available shortly, although there is one detail the specific date availability and prices.

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