Intel DG45FC and Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi: Specifications

Testbed Configuration

For our comparative testing of two Mini-ITX platforms we put together two similarly configured systems built on the above described mainboards: Intel DG45FC and Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi. Note that we tried to end up with real system configurations that is why we also used a Mini-ITX IN-WIN IW-BM639 system case with a low-capacity 120W power supply unit. The size of this system case and the capacity of the PSU in it guided out choice of the CPU and processor cooler. As a result, we used the following hardware components:

• CPU: Intel Сore 2 Duo E7500 (Wolfdale, 2.93GHz, 1067MHz FSB, 3MB L2);
• CPU cooler: Scythe Shuriken SCSK-1000;
• Mainboards:
  • Intel DG45FC (Intel G45 Express);
  • Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi (NVIDIA GeForce 9300);
• Memory: 2 x 2GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, with 5-5-5-15 timings;
• HDD: Western Digital Raptor WD1500AHFD;
• System case: IN-WIN IW-BM639 (Mini-ITX);
• PSU: Power Man IP-AD120-2 (120W);
• OS: Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64;
• Drivers:
  • Intel Chipset INF driver 9.1.0.1012;
  • Intel Graphics driver 15.12.4.64.1666;
  • NVIDIA nForce driver 20.09;
  • NVIDIA GeForce driver 182.08.