Customer Reviews

Zotac NF630I-D-E GeForce7100 nForce630i-ITX Motherboard

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Compared to the Intel ITX offerings with DVI at double to quadruple the price, this is a great little board. All the features work well, the build quality appears to be quite good, and the thermal performance of the passively cooled chipset is also very respectable.

The memory performance could be better (but obviously, this is not going to be used for high-end workstation or balls-to-the-walls gaming rigs), and the 1x PCIe slot makes graphics upgrades not a realistic option.

There is a major problem with this product in conjunction with Windows 7: it flat-out does not install because of a buggy nVidia driver. Some people have reported success by doing the install on the VGA port instead of DVI, but I had no success here. This is really a Microsoft/nVidia problem and not Zotac's fault, but I mention it because there's no way to slap an old PCI or AGP video card in here to bypass the problem, and it might come up for some users.

Ubuntu installs beautifully, fully recognizing all hardware functions (including Compiz support once you install the 3D drivers)--a much better experience than my other Gigabyte-based system.

I'd have preferred, as some other ITX systems provide, a normal PCI slot--both so I could successfully install Windows 7 and because this would make a great HTPC platform if it could house an internal TV tuner or non-USB Wifi card (there is a separate model with built-in Wifi for those who are interested).

Excelent price, very good product, a lot of features. I put a SATA blu ray player in it and all the movies play flawless. I installed Ubuntu 9.04 64 bits and run impressive, i nstalled Windows vista 64 bits too (but you know, Vista isnt on the par with Ubuntu). The only backdraw is Windows 7, at this time you cant install Windows 7 in this mobo, isnt a zotac fawl, is a problem with the Chipset of the mobo ans W7, maybe in the near future this problem can be fixed. But all around and excelent Mobo at the right price.

I have built about 30 computers and this has got to be the biggest piece of junk I have ever got. DOA, returned to amazon, got another one, DOA after 10 min. Didn't even get past the formating. Didn't even waste my time returning. PIECE OF S...

Supports a wide range of Intel processors including quad core. FSB 1333 and DDR2 800 (1.8V) support. Excellent for a Home Theater PC. Paired it with an E5200. Includes a DVI to HDMI adaptor. Audio through HDMI. 1 PCI express slot (1X) for an add-on card.