What is ITX?(What is, Concept and Definition)

Short for Information Technology eXtended , ITX is a small motherboard form factor from VIA Technologies that was first introduced in November 2001 with the Mini-ITX .Later versions of ITX include the Nano-ITX released in March 2003, the Mobile-ITX released in March 2004, and the Pico-ITX launched in April 2007.With the compact configuration of ITX motherboards, they are often used in small, low-cost configurations found in cars, network devices, set-top boxes, and other computers Small Below is a picture and comparison of all VIA ITX motherboards.

Mini-ITX

The Mini-ITX motherboard form factor that measures 17cm x 17cm (6.75 "x 6.75") in size.They often have two memory slots, 1 PCI Express or mini-PCI slot, multiple ports USB and a network port.Some Mini-ITX motherboards include an integrated VGA port and an HDMI port.

An important feature of a Mini-ITX motherboard is its low power consumption, which uses less than 25 watts of power, with some just five watts.

Nano-ITX

The Nano-ITX motherboard form factor measures 12cm x 12cm (4.7 "x 4.7") and has removed legacy ports, moved to mini-PCI and SODIMM.

Pico-ITX

The Nano-ITX motherboard form factor measures 7.2 cm x 10 cm (2.8 "x 3.9") and is 75% smaller than the Mini-ITX form factor.motherboard supports any processor using VIA NanoBGA2 technology with speeds up to 1.5GHz with 128KB L1 and L2 cache.Pico-ITX uses DDR2 400/533 SO-DIMM memory with support for up to 1GB and AGP video with acceleration MPEG-2, 4 decoding and built-in WMV9.

Mobile-ITX (2.4 "x 2.4")

The Mobile-ITX motherboard form factor measures 7.2cm x 10cm (2.8 "x 3.9") and has no computer ports unless an E/Carrier board is used S.Mobile-ITX design is intended for the integrated medical, transportation, and military markets.