Zotac Zbox Magnus EN1060 System Review

[@MattPritchardOfficial]

I have 2 of these. Both of which I upgraded the CPU in them - It's not that difficult if you are comfortable with disassembly/reassembly and use a top-rated thermal material. One now has an i7-6700t, the other an i7-7700t. There is a noticeable perf bump from doing so, in both games and developer work, and I have had no problems with either machine. Using an M2. NVMe drive such as 960 Evo instead of a SATA III SSD for your main/OS drive also improves the feel.

[@Therysin]

Its not soldered?

[@grewk2518]

With the 8700T out do you think that's a worthwhile upgrade? You can get ES chips for cheap

[@Trusteft]

Great system. I am glad it isn't loud too. I am not out to buy one right now, perhaps in a couple of years, but I like where we are heading. Windows 10 aside that is. Thanks for the good review.

[@TechteamGB]

+Trusteft not a problem!

[@NeatoFox]

M.2 has endless possibilities really.

[@TechteamGB]

+Nice N Frosty yeah, it just didn't click that it's basically a pci bus interface so could be used for anything.

[@NeatoFox]

TechteamGB I'm just now getting up to speed on the tech myself. I've been living under a rock lol. I'd say pcie on speed and steroids haha.

[@ch3m1c]

Hey! There are pre-built versions (non barebone) from Zotac as well.. if it not in your local store that doesn't mean that there isn't one available. Zotac EN1060 Plus for example (www.zotac.com/us/product/mini_pcs/magnus-en1060-plus) PS! I've been using my EN1060 barebone (with 256GB Intel M2 + 512GB Samsung SSD + 16GB HyperX) for 3 months now with my FullHD screen and I'm loving it, best piece of hardware for gaming on the GO!

[@evguenict]

cpu yes

[@inframatic]

chemic don't buy this computer. The internet is abysmal, no matter your connection or if you are using an ethernet

[@cburg]

Might purchase one of these for university!

[@grahamb7947]

the use of a T-model CPU is actually most likely owing to the fact it is powered by a laptop style DC power cable, which isn't capable of powering all that much. This is why the beefiest laptops (and even the EN1080K) come with 2x DC in ports. Ergo because of the limitations on power (and the machine not having a dedicated PSU), the lower voltage requirements of a T-model CPU is necessary in order to leave enough power to power the graphics, which in gaming is more important than the CPU. Considering the EN1080K having 2x DC in ports, that's because the 1080 is much more power hungry, and as such they had to make the chassis even taller for a bigger cooling system too.

[@herooftimex3ds]

can it upgrade the cpu and the gpu on zbox magnus en1060?

[@dimitrisyo123]

What are the clock speeds on the gtx 1060? Is it downclocked?

[@bobbysteurer]

Pretty cool!

[@ttoommxxmmoott]

Somebody knows where I can buy this machine? It is nowhere to be found

[@PCB-World]

i jus searched up zotac magnus 1060 i happen to be lookin for it and iv seen some on ebay

[@ghadeer.g6173]

is Samsun 960 evo m.2 NMVe compatible with this?

[@TechteamGB]

Yes

[@keira3495]

Could somebody tell what keyboard he was using in the video? please and thank you.

[@pauline6199]

I think it4s the CM Storm Quickfire TK Mechanical Keyboard :)

[@Alkresh]

Somebody can tell me its weight please ?

[@trineprime9514]

is it really quiet?

[@souk-tv]

No mention of the dual gigabit LAN or WIFI chipset then; not even on the manufacturers website, I'm guessing its not using Intel then and they've instead gone with Realtek or Broadcom. :(

[@TechteamGB]

+SOUK TV I can't remember off the top of my head, but I think it's Intel. Pester me on Twitter and I'll check tomorrow!

[@souk-tv]

Nice one..

[@drblacko]

Where do they get the £800 from? Seems a bit pricey considering the parts...but maybe simply because of the form factor. hmm...

[@TechteamGB]

+drblacko I think it probably tallies up like this: Around £200 for the GPU Around £150 for the cpu Around £150 for a mobo (assuming no cost I creating their own purely for this) Call it £100 for the case & psu Call it £50 for the extra bits(antenna etc) Plus money for actually tooling machinery to make the mobo/case etc and factor in design costs for it. Plus licencing fees for putting stuff like HDMI ports on it. Also packaging. I'd guess that £50 is covered by that so there is £50 profit for them and £50 profit for the distributors, resellers and such.

[@souk-tv]

I agree mate, you're better off building your own ITX at that price. Granted you wont get it as small but still, I think more people are more interested in best bang-for-buck than size now days.

[@drblacko]

Awesome man, thanks for that. I would also put a fair bit of money just for the neatness and compactness of it all. The temps were really surprising too!!

[@TechteamGB]

+drblacko yeah I was really impressed with that too!

[@DiazThumb]

this vs the new intel hades nuc with vega graphics. which one is better?

[@TechteamGB]

This, in terms of gpu power. Cpu could be better on the nuc

[@DiazThumb]

TechteamGB thanks!

[@0xEden.]

Weren't USB 3.1 and 3.0 renamed to 3.1 gen 1 and 2?

[@TechteamGB]

+Neversync technically no. The port is now either 3.1 gen 1 (5gb/s) or gen 2 (10gb/s) but the protocol that actually transfers the data is either USB 3.0 or 3.1

[@0xEden.]

Oh, alright. I was a little bit confused about that.

[@TechteamGB]

+Neversync yeah I think like 90% of people were too haha

[@khmergodhobbies]

It's about 2.7 liters...wtf lol. I thought the dan case a4-sfx was tiny at 7 liters

[@TechteamGB]

+Vandoeun Long yeah, it's crazy small and really awesome. Much smaller than a console too!

[@spera438]

I was hoping to hear the fans speed up when it got hot :/

[@levbargraser5665]

Can this mini pc run fortnite well?

[@TechteamGB]

Yes, should run it fine

[@levbargraser5665]

TechteamGB can it run fortnite at 120 FPS on medium settings?

[@JamesKirk1988]

@@levbargraser5665 With these specs, you'll likely have FPS vary between 60 & 120FPS. On the lower side, it'll likely be CPU limited, as you really need 3.6 to 4.0Ghz on this class of CPU to maintain over 100FPS most of the time.

[@james-ch]

Zed not zee!!

[@matamatosa8898]

ps4 is much cheaper .

[@TechteamGB]

+mata matosa and is limited to just playing games. This can do literally anything.

[@WorstDeveloper]

This is not a simple gaming console though. It's a PC.

[@mehmetulker09]

mata matosa and it has gtx 1060. damn.