14 DAY TRIAL // The ZBOX line of miniature personal computers is one that Zotac likes to upgrade and expand every other month, so here is the latest addition to the collection: the Zotac ZBOX EN760.
As all the others before it, the tiny desktop PC combines normal hardware with parts that would normally only be used by laptops.
There isn't much recourse really, not if the whole point is to give the ZBOX the same sort of capabilities as a mid- to high-end laptop or desktop.
Because, you see, the Zotac ZBOX was made as a sort of proof that even mini PCs can have high performance capabilities.
Well, maybe it started off as a tiny, hand-sized (more or less) HTPC, but nowadays, it can hold its own when it comes to games too.
The Intel Core i5 i5 4200U central processing unit is a significant part of that, with its two cores, 3 MB L2 cache and clocks of 1.6 GHz / 2.6 GHz.
The support for up to 8 GB of DDR3 helps as well, although it's you who will have to decide if you're willing to spend the money needed.
There is a ZBOX EN760 Plus model that ships with 8 GB DDR3 and an HDD of 1 TB capacity, but normally, you have to purchase those things yourself.
And even if you do get the PLUS model, you still have one mSATA 6.0 Gbps slot left to fill (the HDD goes in the 2.5-inch SATA III 6.0 Gbps bay instead). The mSATA unit can have up to 64 GB and is meant for SSD caching, Intel Smart Response technology as it were.
Anyway, ultimately, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics card is what ensures that the Zotac ZBOX EN760 actually lives up to its hype.
The video card (technically a discrete video module) has 640 CUDA cores, 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM (5 GHz), a 128-bit memory bus, and a GPU clock of 1020 MHz (1097 MHz GPU Boost).
Needless to say, NVIDIA's proprietary technologies are all supported: NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive VSync, GameStream, ShadowPlay and, of course, CUDA.
Finally, the Zotac ZBOX EN760 series mini-PC boasts Dual Gigabit Ethernet support, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and two video output (HDMI & DVI-I).
As for the outer packaging, Zotac chose black and orange as the scheme this time. Essentially, the ZBOX is as black as ever, but the top circle is orange instead of blue or red, and the box it ships in has similar coloring.
