For you mini-ITX fans, Zotac has released a pair of motherboards, one H77 and one Z77 which will let you build a tiny machine powered by an Ivy Bridge processor … whenever Intel gets around to releasing them.  Both boards are similar, with a single PCIe 3.0 slot and two DIMM slots, the differences lay in the features.  The biggest difference is the overclockability of the Z77 model, for those looking to build a small gaming machine.  On the other hand the H77 model is more flexible in its video outputs with a DVI-I connector replacing the second HDMI port the Z77 sports.  You can see the rest of the differences below.  

HONG KONG – Apr. 10, 2012 – ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today debuts the ZOTAC Intel® 7-series powered mainboards for the latest 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ family processors. The new ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi mainboards pack support for Intel® LGA1155 processors into a mini-ITX form factor without sacrificing expansion capabilities.

“ZOTAC is the global innovator when it comes to mini-ITX mainboards. We continue to push the performance envelope with mini-ITX to rival much larger systems,” says Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “The latest Intel® Ivy Bridge processors paired with our ZOTAC Intel® 7-series mini-ITX mainboards make an unbeatable performance combination without sacrificing energy-efficiency.”

Expansion capabilities are plentiful with the ZOTAC Intel 7-series mini-ITX platforms and include PCI Express x16, capable of PCI Express 3.0 speeds with 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ family processors, dedicated mSATA slot for lightning-fast SSDs, USB 3.0, USB 2.0, SATA 6.0 Gb/s and SATA 3.0 Gb/s. Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 network connectivity are integrated for maximum networking performance when connected to wired or wireless home networks and Bluetooth accessories with the ZOTAC Intel® 7-series mainboards.

It’s time to play with the ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi and H77-ITX WiFi A series mainboards.

  • New ZOTAC Intel® 7-series mini-ITX mainboards
  • 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ family ready
  • LGA1155 socket (2nd Generation Intel® Core™ family compatible)
  • 1 PCI Express x16 (PCIe 3.0 capable with 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ family CPU) expansion, 1 mSATA slot
  • Onboard 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 3.0
  • Mini-ITX form factor

ZOTAC Z77-ITX WiFi

  • Intel® Z77 Express
  • 2 x DDR3-1600 DIMM slots (2133 MHz OC) (up to 16GB)
  • 2 x HDMI & 1 x mini-DisplayPort outputs
  • 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s & RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
  • 8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
  • Dual Gigabit Ethernet
  • Overclocking capable

ZOTAC H77-ITX WiFi A series

  • Intel® H77 Express
  • 2 x DDR3-1600 DIMM slots (up to 16GB)
  • 1 x DVI-I, 1 x DisplayPort & 1 x HDMI
  • 2x SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 3 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s, RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & 5 support & 1 x eSATA
  • 4 x USB 3.0 (2 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
  • 8 x USB 2.0 (4 on back panel, 4 via pin header)
  • Gigabit Ethernet