14 DAY TRIAL // If you are looking to build yourself a new computer system that combines a small form factor and the performance capabilities of some of the latest hardware products on the market, you might be interested in one of Zotac's latest motherboards, which has been designed on the NVIDIA GeForce 8200 mGPU. One of the main features of the recently introduced mobo is its mini-ITX form factor, which will enable users and system builders alike with the support required for building a performance-capable, small-sized PC.
“General purpose computing is the future of graphics processors. The performance gains with NVIDIA CUDA enabled applications are astonishing with GeForce series graphics processors. Our new ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi enables users to take advantage of CUDA technology, while maintaining a small system foot print,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.
As far as specifications go, the motherboard's chipset is capable of providing its users with support for Socket AM2+ processors, which means that they can take advantage of some of the latest AMD CPUs on the market, and even of some of the upcoming 45nm-based Phenom II models. With only two memory DIMMs, the board can support up to an impressive 8GB of DDR2 800/1066 memory, while the only PCI-Express X16 slot will deliver support for improved graphics, which will boost the board's integrated ones.
Thanks to the on-board NVIDIA mGPU, the Zotac GeForce 8200-ITX WiFI board can allow for out-of-the-box video support. Boasting a GPU core speed of 500MHz, 16 Stream Processors clocked at 1200MHz, the integrated GPU will provide users with support for Microsoft's DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 APIs, as well as with NVIDIA's own technologies, such as CUDA, PureVideo HD, or PhysX.
“Although high-definition is the future of multimedia, we can’t neglect users with existing DVD collections. NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology allows us to deliver video processing that’s beneficial to users that have standard and high-definition content with our ZOTAC GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi,” Mr. Berger added.
Additional features include an integrated 802.11 b/g WiFi wireless module that will reduce the amount of wiring required for the desktop system.