The ability to treat each zone as separate configuration or as part of a whole board is a nice little touch sure to please the OCD enthusiasts who really want to dial in their color scheme of their new system. Everything from static to advanced effects are nicely covered. In the top left corner is the ‘Spectra’ button which when activated allows you to tweak the on-board LED colors and timings. Also nice is with a single click you can create custom fan curve profiles that will instantly be implemented. While we would have liked to have seen a third zone (as this card is a three fan model) that really is not a software issue, instead it is how Zotac configured the three fans at a hardware level. In the top right corner is where you can control the two fan zones on the card. The left of it is where you can easily set power limit, voltage limit, base and boost clock frequencies, and all the basic tweaks a successful overclock is built upon.
For example, the small button in the middle of the right-hand side labeled ‘OC Scanner’ allows for one-click overclocking that will take about 20 or 30 minutes to complete but should result in rather decent overclocking profile.įront and center are a real time display of both the core frequencies as well as the memory clock (just remember to double the memory speed listed as GDDR6 is 8 times not 4 times the actual frequency of the RAM like GDDR5 was… and FireStorm still uses GDDR5 multiplication internally). While it may look simplistic on just a quick glance, FireStorm does contain a lot of useful features in just one page. It should come as no surprise that the latest version of Zotac’s FireStorm is fully compatible with their new cards – and any manufacture’s Super RTX 2080-series for that matter. It will be a subjective call on which of the two ends of the spectrum you fall into. Personally we feel the two dual 6pin to 8pin adapters is more than good enough, we dislike gewgaws on general principle… and always download the latest drivers from the Internet. Others will be disappointed by the lack of a driver disc. That is to say all the bases are covered, but some will find the lack of gewgaws and trinkets disappointing on a nearly $800 (USD) video card. The accessories are pretty typical for Zotac.
It certainly made us smile and is almost guaranteed to make you as well. It may be entirely irrelevant but sliding it off and watching the fans ‘spin’ is a great way to make a first impression. What really sets it apart though is the inclusion of the plastic slip cover. The interior protection is also top notch – just as was the last generation. Just as with previous generations the exterior is as attention getting as it is informative. Zotac has really stepped things up a notch when it comes to their shipping container.
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