Evga Unveils More Information about Z77 Mini ITX Motherboard

Last month Evga announced the release of its new motherboard of mini ITX form-factor based on Intel Z77 chip. Currently, there is no information concerning the exact release date, although the company keeps the suspense by providing more data about the future product. The motherboard will be codenamed Evga Z77 Mini ITX and will be compatible with LGA 1155 socket. The board will own unmatched properties to provide for the extreme overclocking facilities.

Evga Z77 Mini ITX is developed on eight-channel power supply subsystem that employs DrMOS IR3550M components. Additional power is supplied by 8-contact EPS12V socket. The motherboard is equipped with Marvell controller that takes responsibility for the operation of eSATA 6 Gb/sec interface on the rear panel. This interface is represented by a couple of eSATA ports. In addition, the rear panel accommodates video slot HDMI, Thunderbolt port, RJ-45 slot (gigabit Ethernet), optical S/PDIF, five Mini-Jack slots (under control of Realtek ALC898 controller), wireless Bluetooth module, a couple of USB 2.0 and four USB 3.0 sockets, as well as UEFI (clear settings) button.

To continue, printed circuit board integrated into the motherboard allocates two DDR3 RAM slots. The overall RAM memory volume capacity approximates 32 GB. This is also the place for the implemented two SATA 6 Gb/sec and SATA 3 Gb/sec ports, a single mSATA and PCI-e 3.0 x16 ports. Moreover, the user will find on PCB also control buttons, like Power, Clear CMOS and Reset, 19-contact USB 3.0 socket, POST-code indicator, and three 4-contact slots for the connection of fans.