Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Zotac intros USB 3.0-equipped H55-ITX WiFi motherboard

Confirming our report last week, Zotac has today announced a new mini-ITX motherboard which is based on the Intel H55 motherboard, the H55-ITX WiFi (H55ITX-C-E). This model is based on the H55ITX-A-E board and adds USB 3.0 support via a Renesas Electronics controller.

In all, the compact board features support for LGA 1156 processors, two DDR3-1333 memory slots, six SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, one PCI-Express x16 slot, built-in 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, 7.1 channel audio, two USB 3.0 connectors, plus DVI and HDMI outputs.

"We see a trend where gamers are moving towards small form factor systems but want high-end CPUs and graphics cards. With the updated Zotac H55-ITX WiFi (H55ITX-C-E, gamers can build a complete small form factor system with a high-end Intel Core i7 800 series processor and a Zotac GeForce GTX 400-series graphics card," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, Zotac International.

Zotac's H55ITX-C-E is already shipping in China were it costs about $118.

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