Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi A-Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Fullsize board features, rolled into miniITX formfactor, Standard desktop part expansion support, EFI BIOS with support for 3 TB drives, Lucid Virtu support, Decent overclocking given the small form factor, One of the best accessory packages of any produc

Cons:

BIOS options not truly ready for decent overclocking, No included software, Small size completely incompatible with the majority of aftermarket cooling solutions, Turbo is not working correctly, Limited memory clock scaling, High price hard to justify

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Last revision on July 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Fullsize board features, rolled into miniITX formfactor, Standard desktop part expansion support, EFI BIOS with support for 3 TB drives, Lucid Virtu support, Decent overclocking given the small form factor, One of the best accessory packages of any produc

Reviewers Didn't Like

BIOS options not truly ready for decent overclocking, No included software, Small size completely incompatible with the majority of aftermarket cooling solutions, Turbo is not working correctly, Limited memory clock scaling, High price hard to justify

Expert reviews and ratings

A mini powerhouse of a motherboard at a premium price...

By Expert Reviews on February 13, 2012

The Zotac Z68-ITX Wi-Fi really is an ITX board. Zotac, the mad fool, has opted to stick Intel's latest and greatest tech â€“ the Z68 chipset with Sandy Bridge processor architecture â€“ onto one of the smallest...

By TechRadar on September 06, 2011

You could argue that building a system around the would be faster and more flexible (thanks to the extra expansion slots) while not costing much more, nor resulting in a significantly bigger PC. This is especially true if you plan to use a large...

By Bit-tech.net on August 16, 2011

After spending a week with the ZOTAC Z68-ITX Wifi, we are quite happy with the board, but we must point out that although it is a great mini-ITX product, there are several things that we consider oversights that prevent us from giving it a higher...

By techPowerUp! on July 13, 2011

The Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi is, for the second time in a week, not something that can be easily summarised but, contrary to HD6870X2 it's largely all the fault of Zotac themselves.Let's put aside the marketing blurb and proclaimed overclocking...

By Overclock3D on July 08, 2011

Along the top edge of the board is a mini PCIe slot which is populated by an Atheros WiFi card at the factory and this can be replaced with an mSATA device if desired. Beside this slot are four SATA ports which are...

By HardwareHeaven on July 01, 2011

At first the tiny Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi looks not just good, but absolutely mind-blowing. We were amazed with a very thoughtful set of accessories, very convenient and smart components layout despite the small PCB size. The board is manufactured with...

By X-bit Labs on October 20, 2011

We were really impressed how Zotac was able to squeeze so many features in such a small form factor. The Z68-ITX WiFi proved to be an excellent option for those building a high-end HTPC (Home Theater PC) or SFF (Small Form Factor) system based on an...

By Hardware Secrets on July 28, 2011