[section_title title=”Closer Look”]Closer Look
Naturally the EN760 packaging runs parallel with ZOTAC’s company colours giving the orange and blacks synonymous with ZOTAC plenty of real estate.
Emphasis on the 8GB and 1TB storage is key – both are ample for gamers. 1TB should be enough to host most Steam libraries and the included 8GB – which can be expanded – is enough RAM for games in the foreseeable future.
The less headline grabbing features of the EN760, but still important, adorn the bottom left of the box. There’s even double-RJ45 ports on the EN760 to support teaming as well as the aforementioned 802.11 ac capability. My personal favourite though is the included VESA mount meaning you can essentially create an upgradeable AIO gaming machine yourself.
The rear of the packaging is fairly clean and informative. The detailed rundown is welcome for people who may be looking at the item in a brick and mortar store, however unlikely that is, and they’re not sure what to pick out from a usual specification matrix.
The EN760 comes extremely well packaged within the outer sleeve seen in the above pictures. The machine itself is secured by the two foam blocks you see in the picture which is in the thick cardboard box you see below too.
Getting to the good stuff, the EN760 is extremely small and un-offensive in design. It looks like a larger, shinier Nano.
There isn’t much going on with the underside but you can see the sizeable area needed for air intake to cool the brute of a GPU for a box this size.
Pop the lid off and we get a look at the internals of the EN760. Of course, the proper GPU cooling solution brings a smile to the face and gives off the impression that ZOTAC have passed a GT8800 cooler from yesteryear through Willy Wonka’s Wonka Vision and crammed it in the EN760. Other components of note in shot are the Intel powered wifi solution and the Samsung HDD just below that.
Moving away from the excitement for a minute we’ve got the comparatively tame ‘front’ fascia of the EN760 where the power buttons, card reader audio ports and a lonely USB port rest.
On the ‘rear’ we’ve got the two ethernet ports, two USB 3.0 ports, Wifi and Bluetooth antennae, DVI, HDMI, S/PDIF. Whilst the EN760 has support for 4K it’s only over HDMI 1.4b which isn’t that prevalent at all. The exclusion of a Display Port connector is rather odd, too, as it means you can’t have audio/video passed over one cable at resolutions higher than 1080p unless you’re only of the very few who does have a HDMI 1.4b monitor.
There aren’t many accessories as such, with the only ones you’d perhaps not want or need to use being the VESA mount, the vertical stand and the DVI/VGA converter. Inside the two bubble wrapped bags is the antennae.
ZOTAC appear to be ticking all the boxes again with the EN760, its upgrade able much like the the other two recent Zboxes we reviewed but it also has it’s own unique offering in terms of the heavy weight GPU.
But how did the EN760 stack up? Let’s find out…
