Thursday, October 15th 2009
ZOTAC Introduces Value ION ITX Synergy Platforms
"ZOTAC is the leader when it comes to performing mini-ITX platforms. With the addition the new ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions, we have the largest line up of high-performance mini-ITX motherboards with over a dozen different models," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. "We see the demand for small form factors increasing and the future of computing will be mini-ITX platforms."
The new ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions bring a full high-performance experience and features that has won the ZOTAC ION ITX platforms many awards, including the NVIDIA ION graphics processor with NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology for full HD 1080p Blu-ray video playback and high-performance video processing and editing capabilities with NVIDIA CUDA technology.Energy-efficiency is where the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions shine thanks to a choice of Intel Atom 230 or 330 processors. ZOTAC ION ITX-E Series receives the single-core Intel Atom 230 while the ION ITX-G Series receives the dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor - both clocked at 1.6 GHz and deliver plenty of power for day-to-day tasks such as web browsing, e-mail, social networking, office productivity and other tasks.
The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions pack plenty of display connectivity options with integrated HDMI with digital 8-channel LPCM audio and DVI-I for compatibility for digital monitors, high-definition television sets and digital home theater receivers. The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions can also connect to analog displays using the included DVI-to-VGA adapter as well.
"Our ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Edition motherboards follow the same philosophy as our GeForce Synergy Edition graphics cards by delivering award-winning performance and features to lower price points," Mr. Berger said.
Expansion options is where the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions deliver with PCI Express x1, mini PCI Express, 4 SATA 3.0 Gbp/s with RAID 0, 1 and 0 + 1 support, and 10 USB 2.0 ports. No matter what your expansion needs are the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions have it all.
The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions are ready for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. When Windows 7 installed on the ZOTAC ION Synergy Edition powered systems, users receive a premium Windows experience with full support for new visual features such as Aero peak, Aero shake and many more. It's time to play with the new ZOTAC ION ITX-E Synergy Edition and ION ITX-G Synergy Edition.
The new ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions bring a full high-performance experience and features that has won the ZOTAC ION ITX platforms many awards, including the NVIDIA ION graphics processor with NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology for full HD 1080p Blu-ray video playback and high-performance video processing and editing capabilities with NVIDIA CUDA technology.Energy-efficiency is where the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions shine thanks to a choice of Intel Atom 230 or 330 processors. ZOTAC ION ITX-E Series receives the single-core Intel Atom 230 while the ION ITX-G Series receives the dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor - both clocked at 1.6 GHz and deliver plenty of power for day-to-day tasks such as web browsing, e-mail, social networking, office productivity and other tasks.
The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions pack plenty of display connectivity options with integrated HDMI with digital 8-channel LPCM audio and DVI-I for compatibility for digital monitors, high-definition television sets and digital home theater receivers. The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions can also connect to analog displays using the included DVI-to-VGA adapter as well.
"Our ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Edition motherboards follow the same philosophy as our GeForce Synergy Edition graphics cards by delivering award-winning performance and features to lower price points," Mr. Berger said.
Expansion options is where the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions deliver with PCI Express x1, mini PCI Express, 4 SATA 3.0 Gbp/s with RAID 0, 1 and 0 + 1 support, and 10 USB 2.0 ports. No matter what your expansion needs are the ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions have it all.
The ZOTAC ION ITX Synergy Editions are ready for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. When Windows 7 installed on the ZOTAC ION Synergy Edition powered systems, users receive a premium Windows experience with full support for new visual features such as Aero peak, Aero shake and many more. It's time to play with the new ZOTAC ION ITX-E Synergy Edition and ION ITX-G Synergy Edition.
35 Comments on ZOTAC Introduces Value ION ITX Synergy Platforms
Accelerating and offloading are the same thing. ffdshow DOES NOT do it. It is pure cpu decoding. No if, ands or buts. It does not use the gpu to decode at all, under any circumstances. Your cpu is doing absolutely 100% of the decoding of that movie if you are using the ffdshow video filter.
And you may not see the point in high quality anime, but I do. It's one of the many things I like. I prefer the highly styled subtitles that blend perfectly with, and translate things like signs and such in the background. K-Lite has difficulties with some of these. Again, I can fix it, by why should I, when CCCP does it correctly out of the box?
I've even gone so far as starting to do my own styled subs for my BD rips. Haven't finished a script completely yet, as it's very time consuming, but I'm working on a couple. These are English sub on English movies tho, so there won't be any sign translation or anything like that. Just better looking subs for those times the noise needs to be kept down.
I also need the flawless playback of CCCP because I sometimes hardcode those subs for my iPhone using avisynth and mediacoder with the CUDA plug-in.
Oh and the Atom in question IS dual core :roll: Well the one i want anyways. If it was pure CPU doing it then this movie on my old Athlon 3000+ at 2.8ghz would still lag and with a capable GPU it dosent. That rig was the soul reason why a friend pointed me in the direction of K-Lite.
And none of that changes the fact that the CCCP is more accurate and has less conflicts than Klite. Klite may serve your needs, but that doesn't mean it's the best option for HD.
The only, and i repeat ONLY ways to get hardware acceleration, is the following:
1. MPC-HC in EVR renderer, with NO codecs installed for H264 (internal codec using DXVA, cant do deblocking or subtitles)
2. same as above, with windows 7 built in codecs: works fine 99% of the time, but craps out on high profile H264 files - it cant revert to software mode when hardware isnt supported.
3. Cuda (nvidia only) through coreAVC - best of the bunch, but has issues with interlaced filse.
you can tell if you're getting hardware acceleration in MPC-HC, because it shows "DXVA" in the bottom corner. if you dont see that, you're in software mode. end story.
its all there in the thread in my sig (last link) but here it is again anyway
2-6% CPU on an athlon 64 4000+ vs 40%.
forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=103158