Zotac 9300 mini-ITX

frank2003 · Post by **frank2003** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:24 pm

The Egg just listed this board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813500022

Would love to see comparisons between it and the Intel G45 mini-itx board.

jessekopelman · Post by **jessekopelman** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:34 am

Capability-wise Nvidia 9300 trounces Intel G45. Intel's reputation as a MB vendor trounces Zotac. Intel has been terrible with coming out with chipset drivers in a timely fashion, though. It's hard to stomach paying more for a Zotac than an Intel. Final verdict depends on how much you need the features that still seem iffy on G45 vs. 9300, like 24P and 7.1 LPCM.

elpibe10 · Post by **elpibe10** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:43 am

And if you're going to install 3rd party hsf that doesn't use push-pin (eg. Thermalright, Noctua, etc), you can forget about the Intel G45 mini ITX boards.

They have a chip on the bottom of the board near one of the mounting holes that makes it impossible to install most heatsinks with a mounting bracket.