Zotac reveals new ITX HTPC motherboard

At the CES conference 2012 Zotac have revealed yet another mini ITX motherboard aimed squarely at HTPC machines, the ZOTAC D2700-ITX WiFi Supreme . It has a buit in Intel Atom D2700 which is a dual core processor clocked at a fairly impressive 2.13Ghz while only drawing 10W of power. This little CPU should be ample, if not overkill for any Media playing machine and probably wouldnl’t play too bad with encoding (although only time will tell).

Builtin you will also find a GeForce GT520 with 512 DDR3 memory, this graphics unit supports 3D Blu Ray playback and HDMI 1.4a technology that can send 8 channel audio over a HDMI cable.

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2012 Nettop HTPC Comparison

My previous post comparing the range of nettops on the market has been a popular read so I thought it was time to update you with the latest choices available to us today. I will talk about the good and bad sides of each. While this is mainly written towards the HTPC geeks out there it should also be relevant to anyone else looking at these style of machines.

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Large ATX HTPC Cases

If you are creating your HTPC using an old unused machine that you have collecting dust in the attic to build your HTPC rig you may find that the full size ATX motherboard can restrict the amount of cases that you have to choose from. If your using an old PC, chances are your after a budget build.

Here are 5 cases that will fit a full size ATX motherboard for under £150. Read more…

HPTC Nettop – All In One Place

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Nettop HTPC Comparison

With nettops becoming much more popular and affordable they are becoming a viable option for using as a dedicated HTPC.

A nettop in basic talk is a relatively cheap small PC with a low power consumption, which is perfect for a HTPC. This allow you to hide it away out of sight or place on display under the screen. It also means that you aren’t going to run up a large electricity bill by having it on all the time.

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