ZOTAC GF8200-C-E AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Reviewed By: Seth on 1/17/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: I loved the specs on this Mobo. The wifi kit would be a nice add-on.

Cons: Mobo was DOA. I'm sending it back to Newegg and will update with the replacement.

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AMD Phenom II X4 940 AM2+ is a GO!

Reviewed By: MrMrdr on 1/7/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: AMD Phenom II X4 940 running at 3.0GHz - with 8MB Cache - and a 125 watt TDP, loaded and installed windows 7 ultimate 64 bit - no need to use the driver disk and load "old" drivers when Windows just "Plug & Play" all drivers, etc and installed via windows update & hardeare manager...

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Will try to do a more in depth review, but so far so good, simple OC options, stable and rock solid build so far. ITX case and layout is perfect match

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Decent ITX

Reviewed By: M.Panny on 12/15/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: -It' supports DIMM memory vs SODIMM on other boards
-Less HDMI issue than my 780g htpc (windows 7)
-12% cpu utilization when playing blurays
-Windows 7 MCE seems smoother than on the 780g
-Flash 10.1 works better on the 8200 than the 780g
-Only uses 40 watts (Kill-a-Watt) while playing bluray and 32 watts on idle
(Athlon 4850e, 2gb ddr2 800, bluray drive, Rosewill RC-CIX-01,
ATI HD750 USB , WD 750gb hd green)

Cons: -No eSata on back panel
-There are no options in the bios or a jumper to provide a 5v current to the USB's when the computer is using S3 sleep mode. So wake from USB doesn't work , unless I use USB hub to connect my MCE remote or keyboard. (Similar issue to first revision Zotac ION itx Motherboards)
-PCI-Ex16 would be nice, since PCI-Ex1 cards work on PCI-Ex16 slots. So if needed the slot for a video card you can use it for that or you could use it for internal TV tuner if you were using on board video.
- HDMI requires an adapter
-Wireless requires USB header

Other Thoughts: -My 780g Has sleep issues and HDMI issues when using ATI catalyst 9.9 drivers and above(Stuck at 9.8). So far I have had not HDMI issues or sleep issues with the 8200 board and the latest Nvidia drivers (195.62). I did however have issues using Powerdvd to play bluray movies because of HDCP error message I would get (something about using Analog connection). It turnout to be my fault, because I set the Default Format in the “NVIDIA HDMI Out Properties” in playback devices to 24bit, 48000hz. I switched it back to 16bit , 48000hz and the Powerdvd HDCP errors went away.

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