The ZOTAC 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
2018.12.10 1:00 PM
Once again, it’s that time of year. Time to find gifts for your friends, family, and loved ones...and of course yourself. After all, where’s the cheer in Christmas if you can’t indulge a bit yourself, right? To help get the gifting-juices flowing, we’ve selected eight amazing ZOTAC products for this year’s ZOTAC Holiday Gift Guide. Continue reading to see what makes these products so special.
This holiday season, the new RTX 20-Series is most likely at the top of yours or somebody’s Christmas list, so here is a quick, drool-worthy breakdown of what the new ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 20-Series has to offer.
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti AMP EXTREME
The absolute best of the best ZOTAC GAMING Graphics Card available, the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti AMP EXTREME is a true flagship that loaded with just about every unique feature we could put on it. IceStorm 2.0 introduces thicker aluminum fans and improved heat pipes to draw away more heat. Freeze Fan Stop will actually stop all fans from spinning for complete silence, just as long as the card is at idle or running below a certain wattage and temperature. Active Fan Control allows for individual control of fans allow you precisely dial in the best fan temperature and fan noise level for your system. ARGB Lighting is also one of the main features and it allows for all types of beautiful and vibrant color combinations. It’s easy to control with the SPECTRA 2.0 Lighting System. The actual hardware for this special card features a 16+4 Power Phase design for stable voltage, 11GBs of GDDR6 memory for extreme bandwidth, and a massive boost clock of 1815MHz. This card is designed for today and tomorrow’s gaming demands and would make for an excellent gift for anyone deserving of a premium piece of hardware.
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 AMP
The ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 AMP comes highly recommended as this graphics card is a nice sweet spot between both budget and performance. This RTX 20-series variant is both minimalistic and feature-rich. Like it’s bigger brothers, it too features Active Fan Control - allowing for individual fan control, 8GBs of GDDR6 high bandwidth memory, and RGB lighting that is controlled through the SPECTRA Lighting System. Where things get a little more different from the other RTX 20-Series graphics cards, is that this one features a new fan design for improved cooling and noise levels. Depending on ambient temperatures and performance demand, this card will run very cool and do it very quietly. It also features a significant boost clock of 1830MHz so it can pretty much tackle most games at high-quality settings. Add this to your gift-giving list for that person who wants to experience everything the new NVIDIA Turing Architecture has to offer, but doesn’t necessarily require all the bells and whistles of it’s more expensive counterparts.
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2070 OC MINI
Probably the most unique ZOTAC GAMING RTX 20-Series graphics card available, the ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2070 OC Mini is a miniature card that is designed to take up much less space than the usual enormous cards we’ve all come to know. Miniature cards are usually for much smaller system builds with ITX configurations, but they will work just fine in the larger ATX configurations as well. This super compact graphics card carries over some features from the other tiers such as having a bigger set of fins and heat pipes with IceStorm 2.0. 8GBs of GDDR6 for extreme bandwidth is also onboard. This mini-beast of a card packs a punch with a boost clock of 1650MHz so it can handle most recent game titles with ease. There is also a non-OC version of this same mini graphics card, the: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2070 Mini - it features a slightly slower boost clock but can still hold its own when performance is needed. Consider this gift for those looking to upgrade while also downsizing their graphics card and overall system.
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
An oldie but a goodie - and a downright classic, the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 3GB graphics card is the perfect gift for those looking to make the upgrade into high definition gaming. Although the NVIDIA Pascal Architecture is no longer King, it still remains as one of the best GPUs for HD gaming. This very budget friendly graphics card is small in size, but brings a boost clock of 1708MHz for quick gaming performance. A new ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 featuring 6GBs of GDDR5X is also available to consider if you’re looking to get just a bit more performance. There’s also an AMP version as well for even greater performance. Consider any one of these graphics cards for those who have been missing out on recent gaming titles and are still stuck using an older generation. They will thank you for it, we promise.
ZOTAC GAMING MEK ULTRA
The latest creation from ZOTAC GAMING, the MEK ULTRA is by far one of the most formidable prebuilt gaming PCs available today. It brings an almost...beyond premium gaming experience and features mouthwatering hardware that has been combined to deliver a high-performance gaming PC for today and into the future. There are four models of the MEK ULTRA to choose from:
- MEK ULTRA with an 8th Gen. Intel Core i9 and a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- MEK ULTRA with an 8th Gen. Intel Core i7 and a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- MEK ULTRA with an 8th Gen. Intel Core i7 and a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2080
- MEK ULTRA with an 8th Gen. Intel Core i7 and a ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 2070
All MEK ULTRA models feature a watercooled CPU, ARGB lighting inside and outside the system case (controlled by the SPECTRA 2.0 Lighting System), a Gold rated Power Supply, NVMe M.2 SSD storage plus additional storage, DDR4 memory, and tons of other connectivity options including wireless-AC.
For the extreme gamers and hardware enthusiasts that are at the top of your list this year, consider the MEK ULTRA from ZOTAC GAMING. If Santa wanted to splurge and give himself a Christmas gift this year, it would probably be the MEK ULTRA.
ZOTAC GAMING MEK1
The MEK1 was the first product ZOTAC GAMING introduced. Featuring some of the best previous generation hardware available at the time, it is still a very capable and attainable gaming PC. That is why it makes it to this Holiday Gift Guide. Featuring a unique, slim ITX system case with RGB lighting that runs along the outer edges, the MEK1 comes in both a black and white finish. There is also an option to purchase a MEK1 with its own keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad so it’s ready to go right out of the box. Powered by a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Graphics card coupled with an Intel 7th Gen. Core i7 processor, the MEK1 can can handle almost anything you throw at it. The MEK1 is the perfect gift for someone looking to upgrade or for someone who wants an RGB-gamer themed system, but doesn’t necessarily have the time, resources, or skill set to build one of their own.
ZOTAC ZBOX MI553
We are known for ZOTAC GAMING graphics cards and pre-build gaming PCs. However, our ZBOX Mini PCs are also very popular with those looking a more unique and personalized solution. The MI553 is a robust Mini PC that is whisper quiet and features an Intel 7th Gen. Kaby Lake quad-core processor, Optane Memory functionality, native 4K resolution support, Thunderbolt 3, and USB 3.1 Gen2 connectivity. It even has the ability to expand up to 32GBs of DDR4 and has an M.2 slot for more storage and uses Intel HD Graphics 630. If you’re looking for a gift that isn’t so much PC gaming oriented and is more for general use, the MI553 is an excellent choice. It’s minimalistic design and quiet operation will allow it to simply blend into the background - a suitable gift for all your non-gaming friends and family.
ZOTAC ZBOX CI660 Nano
Another ZOTAC ZBOX Mini PC worth looking at this Holiday Season is the CI660 nano. Winner of the Computex d&i awards in 2018, the CI660 nano is completely silent Mini PC. The striking honeycomb design surrounds the entire system from top to bottom and on the sides. Form meets function with the CI660 nano as the physical design allows the Intel 8th Gen. Core i7 processor that is inside to ventilate and breath. It can also expand to up to 32GBs of DDR4, can do 4K resolution at 60Hz with onboard HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 12 connections, and it is even VESA mount ready, so it can be tucked away. This particular Mini PC would be an excellent gift for a student that is off to college, content creators such as a musician with a home studio (where noise levels are important), or for someone who just wants a quiet, fast, and reliable Mini PC for general use.
This Holiday Gift Guide only touches on a few great products that ZOTAC has to offer. For even more great gift ideas, browse the ZOTAC STORE.