ZOTAC IONITX-A-U Atom N330 WiFi N Motherboard Kit

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We haven’t covered much hardware here recently, but with the ever growing popularity (and more imporant) improvement in the on-board graphics, motherboards are becoming that much easier for HTPC solutions. Zotac is a relative newcomer in the market, but is quickly gaining traction with a wide assortment of ION boards in HTPC-friendly configurations.

Benchmark Reviews

Zotac offers several versions of their IONITX m-ITX series motherboards. The version Benchmark Reviews will be testing is labeled with the model number IONITX-A-U, and features a dual-core 1.6GHz Atom N330 processor, WiFi N mini PCI-Express card, and comes with a 90W A/C adapter power supply. Zotac includes nearly everything you’ll need to build a system with the IONITX-A-U kit: power connections, SATA cables, etc. Additionally, the IONITX-A-U version adds a slim 60mm fan for active cooling.