The Most Powerful Mini PC We Tested This Year! Fast & Small Magnus One Hands-On Review

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This Mini PC Is Insanely Powerful and in fact, it's the most powerful Mini Gaming PC We’ve Tested in 2022 so far.
4K AAA Gaming? No problem! 4K High-End emulation? Again this is a monster and can handle anything you throw at it from PS3 using RPCS3 at 4K to Forza Horizon 5, Doom eternal, MK11, and many many more!
In this video we do an overview of the Zotac ZBOX Magnus One, take a quick look inside, Run some benchmarks, Test some AAA PC games at 4K Ultra and wrap this video up with some Emulation! Powered by an i7 10700 CPU and an Nvidia RTX 3070 this tiny gaming PC is a powerhouse for sure!
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00:00-Intro
00:20-Overview
01:10-io Ports
01:52-Specs
02:35-Tear down Upgradability
03:54-Windows 11 Performance
04:26-Benchmarks
05:07-God Of War PC 4K Ultra
05:47-Forza Horizon 5 4K Ultra
06:19-Halo Infinite 4K High
06:42-Doom Eternal 4K Ultra
07:05-MK11 4K Max Settings
07:27-Dirt 5
08:03-Red Dead 2
08:23-3DS EMulator Citra 5X
08:43-Orginal Xbox Emulation CXBX Reloaded
09:12-PS3 RPCS3 EMulator 4K
09:47-Average CPU Temps
10:31-Total System Power Consumption
11:03-FInal Thoughts
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@Zoyx 2 жыл бұрын

ZBox has come a long way. I purchased a Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11-U back in 2010. It only had an atom processor with an Nvidia ion GPU in it. I used it primarily as a home server but it got some emulation work in before I sold it.

@tseckwr3783 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are outstanding. Professional and informative. Keep up the great work.

@x7slim8x 2 жыл бұрын

This thing is $2600!!! Cool, but that's gonna be out of my reach right now lol.

@soulife8383 2 жыл бұрын

These review item are always unobtainable. Usually they aren't for sale or out of stock, OR, $2600 for no good reason lol

@Incubus1161 2 жыл бұрын

it's under €1500 in germany which is like $1700 lmao

@Geardos1 2 жыл бұрын

the 3060 version with i5 is 900 less, a bit more realistic for most people

@muradhassan8282 2 жыл бұрын

I got mine for $1100 bare-bones with core i5 10400 Rtx 3060

@aayobruv 2 жыл бұрын

It's well over $3000 here in Canada. I think this pc is perfect, but there's no way I'm dropping 3K on a pc.

@joelconolly5574 2 жыл бұрын

Searching on local retailers, my country sold this model for around the $2000 fully kitted. Less too when considering the barebones kit. I'd say it's definitely the best mini PC in the market and probably should have a 12th gen versions too. I should get one of these.

@aaronpetry715 2 жыл бұрын

Wow $2,664.00 on Amazon. Best buy has an asus desktop in stock half the price of this - $1649 and it comes with a 3070 and 11th gen cpu. I would pay maybe 200-300 more for small factor but this is a rippoff..

@aolvs1950 2 жыл бұрын

Mini pcs are not worth it for these prices

@syrianball1875 2 жыл бұрын

Yes but i5 10th gen and RTX 3060 is good for 1000..

@Apple-nz3ys Жыл бұрын

It's $890 in India 😐

@MadDogEighty80 Жыл бұрын

I just bought this from Amazon warehouse deals open box for $609. Thought it was a steal

@Akerfeldtfan 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool device, but that price tag is more than enough to buy an ordinary sized tower with better hardware. I know the size is the point, but if you're getting a gaming rig...get a gaming rig.

@x7slim8x 2 жыл бұрын

Right, though not exactly this small.. some of the Mini ITX cases and resulting builds can get pretty small anyways. I agree, a budget of $2,600.00 can be better spent on more powerful hardware. Pretty damn cool form factor though!

@tyguy6296 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely. with the insane inflation of GPU prices right now, the price/performance on this is just not worth it just for the small formfactor. once things stabilize and we see hardware prices level off, I look forward to seeing what this product line offers. Get them down closer to the $1600-$1800 mark for the basic models and im sure they will fly off the shelf. until then you are paying for the shortages more than the hardware.

@spillsndebris 2 жыл бұрын

I was guessing that it was expensive, but when I actually saw the price I was shocked.

@mattketner7597 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, that’s like the perfect small form factor! You can actually plug in a regular desktop GPU and upgrade in the future!

@avrianpradiptya7061 2 жыл бұрын

The lighting in the studio us superb!

@madness_rising 2 жыл бұрын

This would be a great setup to undervolt like crazy.

@jamesgerber4658 2 жыл бұрын

I've wanted one of these for awhile. Between this and the Trident series by MSI.. whew boy. I'm a bit disappointed that there are no 12th gen or AMD SKUs. Both would be a better CPU considering the thermal limitations. Can't wait for a "box" version. Thanks for the review. This was #1 on my list of possible replacement PCs and you covered everything I wanted to know.

@sadikbroboniqi6744 2 жыл бұрын

12th gen 👌

@KINGLIFERISM 2 жыл бұрын

Got a msi 11th gen. I'm 4ķ all day

@joonboi84 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see what those stick PCs can handle. I don’t think anyone has made a video to have those as a portable LaunchBox/big box stick….

@TheShoe1990 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see some PS2 emulation, particularly Dragon Quest VIII at 4k. Love your channel, Prime!

@SuperDre74 2 жыл бұрын

If it can handle PS3 emulation 4k@60fps it can handle PS2 without even breaking a sweat..

@nachiketmhatre7411 2 жыл бұрын

I recommend serarching for "zotac magnus one liquid cooling mod" for a 3D printable AIO liquid cooler modification to fix its thermal throttling issues.

@summerbreeze5115 Жыл бұрын

Any links?

@greenprotag 2 жыл бұрын

Nice little unit. Kind of a neat nuc module variant. Can't wait to see a 12th gen module so we can swap in something like a 12400f.

@digleyd.3813 2 жыл бұрын

I got one myself. The temps and fans are insane on this machine. If you replace the fans with quality ones and downgrade the CPU to an i5 (the i7 is overkill for this device) along with undervolting, you can reduce the temps and fan noise significantly while staying approximately at the same performance. One thing to note is that Zotac hard locked the machine to 10th gen Intel CPUs. You can't put 11th or 12th gen CPUs in there coz the BIOS won't detect them.

@chilukarahul5740 2 жыл бұрын

please help me with the undervolting since i am unable to undervolt with either the xtu or throttlestop

@nullerror4049 2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure bios update would fix 11th and 12th gen issue. also 3070 with i5 sounds like a fun bottleneck lol. theres always bequiet! fans ans low profile coolers if u wanna dampen the sound. km just baffeled why someome would downgrade for sound when speakers and headphones are so cheap nowadays and therea better solutions. id like to know ur mindset since i work with people and such info helps me understand customers more (its kinda off the records so i never had anyone teach me about conaumers)

@cooljoan1309 2 жыл бұрын

Which RAM are you using with this one ? I was using a 2400 MHz stick, but thinking of getting a 3200MHz kit. Will that have any impact on the performance ? Or is it an overkill for this machine ?

@SeekerofTruth1 2 жыл бұрын

you cant undervolt anything after 9th gen i think unless its a k

@digleyd.3813 2 жыл бұрын

@@nullerror4049 Except there is no BIOS update that unlocks 11th and 12th gen. People have been downgrading the CPU to an i5-10600 since this thing was released. As for the sound problem, not everyone likes to have a jet engine running in their room, headphones or not.

@KiwiKoNZ 2 жыл бұрын

What a monster ETA!! This is probably the best mini PC I’ve seen thus far … Awesome video dude 😎👍✨

@MrunalKapadia 2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesomely put together video, thank you ETA PRIME. I recently bought the same spec model of Zotac Magnus One, just love this form factor and having RTX 3070 at this price point is epic deal (I got the barebones at price less than than of Legion 5 5800H/RTX 3060 laptop and all the upgrades will bring it a similar price point - An absolute steal). I will be replacing the included cooler with similar spec cooler Noctua NH9i Chromax - rated for 65W CPU, primarily for quieter experience. Even though, this is a 4K gaming capable machine, I think this is perfect for 1440p High/Ultra, rather than 4K High/Ultra, more of 4K Medium/High machine. All in all, I think this machine can last upto 3 years, if not 4 years, not minding to game at 1440p at medium setting; I just wished Zotac upgrades the bios for 11th gen support, that would be cool or in the future brings Ryzen+Radeon models (AMD Advantage :P) or seperately sell the slot in card-like motherboard that this system has for easy upgradability (but it is a far fetched dream) .

@cooljoan1309 2 жыл бұрын

I also got the barebones version recently and have been using a 2400Mhz CL19 RAM stick from my old laptop. What RAM config are you using on this one ? Will a 3200Mhz CL16 kit be an overkill ? Thinking of getting one.

@LeviathanXVer3 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like others have said the price point for this PC is dumb. My 2017 build is only slightly slower than this thing but costed me $700 less. GPU prices are insane and even back in 2017 prices were starting to creep up with low availability. A better buy for a small form pc would be one of the MSI Trident series.

@bustergundo516 2 жыл бұрын

I will have to look at that. Also will you please include the prices in your future videos? It would help those trying to save up for one.

@jmcmillen19 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew about these small form facter prebuilts when I bought my gaming PC last year ugh this would be great for when I have to travel fot work for example would easily fit in my bag with everything else

@calebcalvin 2 жыл бұрын

definitely getting this

@vaanvanadiel 2 жыл бұрын

I really really really love your videos. Mini PCs, Emulators, Video Games, everything is just perfectly fit to my lifestyle. Can't thanks enough for the vids ❤😊

@NewLifestyleMentor 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like an amazing box! Can you the “Elevator Action” sequel on Sega Saturn in the emulation test?

@ben5676755 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video, but have to ask. What key caps are you running on that board? Look like DSA, but could be very wrong.

@tadghb 2 жыл бұрын

I love these mini pcs!!!

@Mosestylez 2 жыл бұрын

It costs like $1700... You're welcome if you wonder

@jeffsterc1657 2 жыл бұрын

this mini pc comes without ram/storage/OS whereas i can get a i7 11th gen with 16GB ram/1 TB ssd/RTX 3060ti 8GB for the same price lmao

@jong2359 2 жыл бұрын

$1700 is for the i5 variety. The i7 SKU costs ~$2000-2200.

@myaccount__7269 2 жыл бұрын

I7 is 2600

@jeffsterc1657 2 жыл бұрын

@@jong2359 it costs 1820 on Amazon

@jong2359 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffsterc1657 No it doesn't. Look at the GPU in the listing - you are referring to the 3060 equipped magnus one.

@forestcatcrimson 2 жыл бұрын

That price is pretty Magnus. The difference in price between a 3060 model and a 3070 is pretty ridiculous. The 3060 model isn't too bad at $1699 I guess.

@EvilDeadGuy666 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always Thanks. I plan to get one soon As I can sell my Alienware M15 r7 laptop

@harveysmith4424 2 жыл бұрын

This is super sick. But man 2k is a lot. I went ahead and copped a phantom canyon nuc for $1100 w/ rtx 2060. More then enough for what I need.

@IRWPD 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great mini PC.

@Kekeripo 2 жыл бұрын

Zotax just showcased their 2.7 Liter magnus with an RTX 3080 (mobile). Makes this one look gigantic now kekw.

@_shadow_1 2 жыл бұрын

I have the 3070+i7 one. I decided to just remove the side panels for a bit of extra cooling. Also the price went up 700 dollars since I first bought the thing.

@yvesnyfelerph.d.8297 2 жыл бұрын

Just checked the price on his link it's like USD 2700. Sure the still insane price hikes on GPUs are to blame but at this amount it is pretty much a no go.

@_shadow_1 2 жыл бұрын

@@yvesnyfelerph.d.8297 I bought it at 2000 around june of last year so it was a pretty good deal (compared to other offerings at the time), but I agree that at the current asking price you should just look for something else because it was even a real stretch at the 2k asking price.

@technicaldragon4607 2 жыл бұрын

@@yvesnyfelerph.d.8297 I got this for 122300 rupees in india which is close to 1600 usd.

@korrm3494 2 жыл бұрын

Removing the side pannel seem to reduce the fan noise of some decibel. The holes in the pannel should be round for reducing turbulance. But just by removing the side panel is a good fix .

@ryujito 2 жыл бұрын

@@technicaldragon4607 how are the CPU temps and fan noise? there's one in my local store for 1200$, but I'm not even sure if its worth it at that price

@AdrianDrott 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I read and heard complaints about noise and overheating for this computer. I don't know much about hardware and have very little interest despite working in 3D graphics. I need a new computer for work as my laptop is dying and becoming overheated too often. I feel like it's time to get a mini PC instead, I really wanna get this one but don't wanna be running into overheating issues again. Would you recommend this?

@cubeflinger 2 жыл бұрын

Like what zotac are doing but good luck finding their mini pc range in the UK.

@RR-ho3td 2 жыл бұрын

For PS3 emulation and games from 2019, would a GTX1660 be enough for med/high to high/ultra? I mainly just play D3, Mirror's Edge, and Ashes on my old 1080Ti setup. Is the 1660 a good upgrade or should I save up for a 3060 or 2080Ti?

@Closer80IT 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a solution like this one.. thanks

@profpoyo 2 жыл бұрын

Read somewhere that the cpu cooler can be replaced with thermalright axp without taking the motherboard off.

@MoviesNGames007uk 2 жыл бұрын

Please test MGS4 on this amazing mini PC. I'd love to see it run in 1440p or even 4K!

@wiedapp 2 жыл бұрын

How happy are you with that external Orico SATA-SSD case? How's it holding up? How's performance of the SSD inside it? Care to make a short clip about it?

@bene7925 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed this on a couple other videos as well as this one. Is it possible to supply links to buy what you’re doing the video on that go to the actual product and not the generic storefront for that manufacturer on Amazon. It is really frustrating to click your ‘buy it here’ link only to have to search again and often not find the product on their page. Love your videos, especially the ones on small form factor pcs like this, it’s just frustrating when the links supplied don’t go to the product.

@pedrofish2099 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine this beast next to the Xbox and Playstation on a 4k tv setup... Nice!

@CSIG1001 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing is you should mention is it has hdmi 2.1 which will give you hdr Dolby vision on a LG OLED tv

@TechSportz 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I can’t afford that but it does look amazing!

@99fulham99 2 жыл бұрын

Just once could you review the performance of a mini PC , with HQPlayer audio software?

@vikingboss807 2 жыл бұрын

What keyboard is that I would love to get one

@minebin 2 жыл бұрын

Nuphy air 75

@aboudi0507 2 жыл бұрын

Yea you’re right it do be lookin cool

@Reducer 2 жыл бұрын

Nuphy Air 75, as mentioned. I bought one to use as a slim keyboard I could bring with me in my backpack, but I ended up liking it so much it’s my everyday keyboard now.

@splugereport 2 жыл бұрын

I love the nuphy. Highly recommend.

@footballfanatics3987 2 жыл бұрын

Nuphy Air 75

@john2001plus Жыл бұрын

Things have come a long way since this video was released. Looking to buy a 7940HS mini-PC

@ahmetkoc749 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for RDR 2 benchmark.

@MonkY2k2 7 ай бұрын

Nice review! Just one small question: is the GPU card removable? Is there a PCIe slot that I could use for something else (need to use an accelerator card) and the display to be connected only to the onboard GPU? Thanks in advance!

@ribeirinhu 2 жыл бұрын

How about the PSU fan noise? anything?

@khyron6 2 жыл бұрын

The case looks great. But the cpu is kind of old. Great video, Thanks. :)

@scottwatschke4192 2 жыл бұрын

Love that beast.

@Dnizzle25 2 жыл бұрын

ETA did you do anything particular or special to get Panzer Dragoon to even load on Cxbx cause mine gets to the "Presented by Sega logo" and freezes any solutions?

@undertheflatsun 2 жыл бұрын

For around the same price you could build your own ITX build that's just as small, with better components. People in the market for a tiny gaming rig at this cost are more than likely already knowledgeable enough to build their own. I'm a little confused exactly who would buy this? Good review though! Its interesting to see this kind of stuff!

@legolasdf1 2 жыл бұрын

not really dude, theres a decent market for these. curiously this kind of tiny rig attracts pc noobs very often. I for eample got to know better the pc world via a Gigabyte bryx tiny machine with a gtx 760

@meegomeow 2 жыл бұрын

The main advantage with this PC is that Zotac offers 3+2 years extended warranty on it out of the box. Plus I travel a lot due to my job. A gaming laptop is out of question as they expensive, heavy and quickly get outdated.

@AndrewAHayes 2 жыл бұрын

Does it have a Kensington security socket for a Kensington security cable?

@bladeokelly4195 2 жыл бұрын

what is that keyboard you are showing near please? link to buy ? thanks

@gabriel_animated 2 жыл бұрын

I love looking at reviews of pcs i'll never afford

@WebLeoTV 2 жыл бұрын

will you test the Phantom Canyon NUC11PHKi7C some day? Please i hope!

@SteveRadermaker 2 жыл бұрын

Suggestion : In your next video with this PC, please try the PS3 version of The Force Unleashed

@wanessasilva4541 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if a hackintosh is possible… I would love to see it alongside windows with parallels.

@maybeits1K 4 ай бұрын

Hello, can you mount this thing, horizontally? Thank you

@thebl0b41 2 жыл бұрын

Do you make any DIY videos of these mini PCs?

@korrm3494 2 жыл бұрын

Can you test it on batocera frontend please ? I bought a mini pc lately and the mother board is a custom made like in this computer and batocera do not recognize my nvidia gtx 1650 gpu. Well i can make it recognize it by batocera but as soon i try to launch any games it completely freeze . A developper told me its probably the motherboard model that is not supported by batocera . And i cant make any research on it because my mother board cant be identified by any software or dos command...so this computer is interresting but the custom mother board make me think about tha. Good review my friend.

@ritualdelo 2 жыл бұрын

Can you review the new chuwi larkbox X im considering it

@levinste2750 Жыл бұрын

Is it loud / hot / for only web browsing / KZfaq ? No gaming or video editing. Thanks

@rustyshakkleford 2 жыл бұрын

Does it have a normal BIOS? Can you undervolt the cpu?

@TheNazreensyah 2 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly the price is much cheaper in my country. I thought it would quadrupled if i would convert 2400$ into my currency. But it is being sold for about 1200$ here in Malaysia. Would definitely put this in my wishlist.

@TheResistanceTv Жыл бұрын

Where are u in Malaysia? Are computers cheaper there usually compared to elsewhere?

@TheNazreensyah Жыл бұрын

@@TheResistanceTv no, not really. Sometimes they're letting go off previous years stocks for less. Currently, computer pricing is back to normal. But the zotac i7 currently out of stock everywhere. The i5 rtx3060 is still around, selling around 900 usd.

@ragnarok2unlimited 2 жыл бұрын

in the future can you test RDR1, and GOW3 on RPCS3?

@BioHorror 2 жыл бұрын

cyberpunk? (Good video, thx for covering it) Just imagine it with an i5-12600

@labnine3362 2 жыл бұрын

I was really interested in this machine but after reading reviews that said the fans were super loud, I may just move on.

@Dekerus 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! That's impressive! Nice video. Thank you. 🙂

@marcturcotte1962 2 жыл бұрын

Do Zotac make an AMD variant ? Could a 5600x instead of a 10700 give you better performance and less watt/heat ?

@johnt6810 2 жыл бұрын

My Magnus One stopped booting up.. After a lot of trial and error I figured out one of my cores of the CPU is bad. I had to go into the BIOS and enable a single core, instead of ALL 8 cores. And this worked... now I can boot into Windows successfully But it is running really slow with 1 core. So my question is how easy it to replace the CPU (intel I7) . Any idea?

@jnackmclain 2 жыл бұрын

hey what keyboard is that?

@LegacyLoot 2 жыл бұрын

You should show gpu thermals as well

@HardWhereHero 2 жыл бұрын

I really wanted to buy one of these but I cant get the Zotac page to load!!!

@thephoenixchant 10 ай бұрын

How good is the EN laptop GPU version? It has a 4070 now

@fumtu2512 2 жыл бұрын

How does this compare to the Intel NUC 11 Extreme?

@darrell3682 Жыл бұрын

What are the factory noise db levels from 2m, 4m, 8m? Thanks

@glennroggenkamp7271 Жыл бұрын

How well will this run a CAD program like fusion 360?

@vicorp 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know of a mini PC that would fall between this & the Super Console X PC that comes with a preloaded drive of games in it like the Super?

@sacmis19 2 жыл бұрын

What is the maximum size of graphics card it accepts?

@Natsu139 11 ай бұрын

Where is the emulation video, try the updated version of the zotac Zbox Magnus One ERP74070 with a 4070

@FajriFurqon 2 жыл бұрын

daamn what a good pc... with a *expensive price* it must be

@bbaileynyc 2 жыл бұрын

What's the keyboard your using ?

@Kumodot 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same keyboard. Nuphy A75

@KINGLIFERISM 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how this compares to the msi trident 3 11 gen i7? Just curious. ETA please run Android Emulation. (Bluestacks) shadowing legends I'm considering a nvidia shield replacement for TV consumption

@primalconvoy 2 жыл бұрын

When you review/demonstrate these systems, please could you include a price? There's no point in saying how good of bad anything is if we've got no price to compare it to. I think you should include it via your commentary, overlaid text AND in the video description. Cheers.

@anuragbishnoi3208 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the video and this device is better than all the lenovo ,dell prebuilt pcs. But its way too expensive. And it doesn't come with ram and storage too.