ZOTAC H55-ITX WIFI MOTHERBOARD ARRIVING TODAY

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I know several of you have been after this board for a while now and we've got a small amount arriving today. Looks to be a very good board on the ITX form factor with PCI-E x16 expansion too.:)

Zotac H55-ITX WiFi Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Mini-ITX Motherboard @ £114.99 inc VAT

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Take small form factor computing to a whole new level of performance with the Zotac H55-ITX WiFi mini-ITX platform and LGA1156 socket Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors with Intel QuickPath technology. The Zotac H55-ITX WiFi is the perfect foundation for a high-performance small form factor PC with support for high-speed DDR3 1333MHz memory technology and PCI Express x16 expansion, all in a miniature mini-ITX platform. Despite the miniature size, the Zotac H55-ITX WiFi features 10 USB 2.0 ports, 7.1-channel high-definition audio, digital optical S/PDIF audio output, 6 SATA 3.0Gb/s ports and one eSATA port for maximum expansion and connectivity. Integrated 802.11n WiFi technology delivers lightning-fast network transfers up to 300Mb/s for performance that's up to three times the speed of conventional 100Mb/s Ethernet without the need of wires.

- CPU: Intel Core i7/Core i5/Core i3 Processors (Socket LGA1156)
- Chipset: Intel H55 Express
- Memory: 2x DDR3 DIMM 1333 / 1066 MHz (Max. 8GB) / Dual Channel
- Expasion slots: 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 Slot
- Storage: 6x SATA 3Gb/s & 1x eSATA 3Gb/s
- LAN: Gigabit LAN
- Audio: 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Wireless: 802.11n (300Mb/s)
- 14x USB 2.0
- 1x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1x S/PDIF Out (Optical)
- 1x HDMI
- 1x DVI
- 1x VGA Adapter

Only £114.99 inc VAT.

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What sort of itx psu would one need to run this board, CPU moderatly clocked, RAM, 2xSATA hard disks and a HD 4890/5850? And indeed are there any svelte itx cases that would accomodate such a setup?
 
d_brennen said:
What sort of itx psu would one need to run this board, CPU moderatly clocked, RAM, 2xSATA hard disks and a HD 4890/5850? And indeed are there any svelte itx cases that would accomodate such a setup?
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I have the BeQuiet SFX Power 350W, which is currently running a E7600, GTX 260, Velociraptor, 4GB DDR2, pump & fan without any problems. New rig will have am i3 530 & HD 5850, therefore, will use slightly less juice.
 
mremulator said:
I have the BeQuiet SFX Power 350W, which is currently running a E7600, GTX 260, Velociraptor, 4GB DDR2, pump & fan without any problems. New rig will have am i3 530 & HD 5850, therefore, will use slightly less juice.
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Do you know of any itx cases that would take a long/thick card? Very tempted to build something quite exotic for a board like this, but I know it take me 6 or months at the rate I mod :)
 
Interesting. If you get some spare time, I'd appreciate it if you set one up. Rumour has it that it's inherently incompatible with turbo boost, the wifi card is borderline worthless, and that the pci-e slot will only work with x16 cards. Meaning no TV card etc.

The board looks ideal, but research into it has thrown up the above three faults.

Is it possible to go through you for rma if required, and if so, for how long?

Thanks for getting these in.
 
JonJ678 said:
Interesting. If you get some spare time, I'd appreciate it if you set one up. Rumour has it that it's inherently incompatible with turbo boost, the wifi card is borderline worthless, and that the pci-e slot will only work with x16 cards. Meaning no TV card etc.

The board looks ideal, but research into it has thrown up the above three faults.

Is it possible to go through you for rma if required, and if so, for how long?

Thanks for getting these in.
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Building my HTPC tomorrow and will be putting this puppy through it's paces.
Will post something later tomorrow on the mobo forum.
 
d_brennen said:
Do you know of any itx cases that would take a long/thick card? Very tempted to build something quite exotic for a board like this, but I know it take me 6 or months at the rate I mod :)
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Silverstone SG05 or SG06 will accept an HD 5850 or GTX 260, however, if you want to fit the latter you'd have to cut a small hole in the front of the case between the chassis and front bezel.

I just ordered a seriously sexy OriganAE M10 in black for this build. :cool: Will also be fitting a passively cooled HD 5450.
 
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Wow that is a tightly cramped board, but with a lot of good features.
Wonder what the best heatsink would be for it, if you where to have a huge g card and both ram slots taken up.
 
Bumping this old thread. Was seriously considering this board, until I couldnt find any suggestion that it supports raid 0/1. Anyone whos got one found raid support in the bios, even if its not being advertised with it?
 
Any views on the NB temp on these boards? I have a Zotac currently and the NB H/S is woefully underspec'd for what it's cooling.

Not to mention the board suffers from it's own quirks such as only detecting 2 SATA drives if they're in certain ports, unable to get into the BIOS everytime. Lucky if I get in 1 in 5 boots then more often than not have to swap USB ports for the KB and power down/up. Wouldn't buy Zotac again unless the above isn't prevalent in their other models for sure.
 
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