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  • - Hey guys, this is Austin.

  • Even though this might look like a large box,

  • inside is one of the most powerful

  • and smallest gaming computers, that you can buy.

  • Inside this guy, is the wonderfully named

  • ZOTAC MAGNUS EK71080,

  • which stands for a really powerful, very small computer.

  • I think.

  • So if you guys are familiar with Zotac,

  • you know that they've been making

  • small Barebones PCs, for quite a while now

  • and this is sort of the next evolution of that,

  • as instead of having something that's

  • meant for, like, an office,

  • like kind of a low end computer,

  • this is a proper gaming box.

  • The idea with the Barebones, is that,

  • while this does have important components,

  • like obviously the case and power supply,

  • as well as a processor and graphics card,

  • there's no memory, there's no SSD and there's no OS.

  • The idea here is that you can pretty much supply

  • whatever you want with this guy.

  • But, inside, you're getting a Core i7-7700HQ Processor,

  • as well as a full GTX 1080.

  • Crack this guy open and we get a giant

  • thank you for your purchase.

  • Oh, we also get the kind of giant power adapter.

  • So you know, hopefully you don't have a problem with

  • an enormous 330-watt power brick,

  • that's sitting outside your computer.

  • Which is actually probably about the same size as it,

  • but I mean, I guess, with a GTX 1080 inside,

  • you can't be too picky.

  • We also have our antennas for the built in Wi-Fi,

  • as well as the power cord.

  • And inside here, we have the actual system itself.

  • So it's not that big, I'd say it's about

  • the size of like a tall shoe box, maybe?

  • That is a very dense little computer.

  • Again, keep in mind, this has a GTX 1080 inside.

  • So the top is pretty much nothing but ventilation,

  • which makes sense considering the hardware inside.

  • But up front we get, not only an SD card reader,

  • but also a full size USB 3.0 port,

  • a USB Type-C port,

  • as well as headphone and microphone jacks.

  • Around back it's fairly basic.

  • We have four more USB 3.0 ports,

  • where we actually install the antennas for our Wi-Fi.

  • A pair of Ethernet jacks, which is kind of interesting,

  • and then you get your three display ports,

  • DVI and HDMI from the video card.

  • One of the nice parts about buying a Barebones system,

  • is that it comes pretty much ready to work on.

  • So on bottom here, we can install

  • not only SATA SSD, but also an M.2 drive,

  • or an Intel Optane drive, at the same time.

  • But you also have a pair of DDR4 SO-DIMM slots for your RAM.

  • So now we have the ZBox all set up.

  • All it took, was installing 16GB of DDR4 memory,

  • as well as a 512GB SSD.

  • Throw in a copy of Windows on here and we are good to go.

  • So, first off, we have GTA 5.

  • Even though it's a little bit of an older game,

  • it still can be surprisingly taxing.

  • And here, running at 2560 by 1080,

  • we're getting pretty decent frame rates between 70 to 90.

  • Now, this is an Ultrawide monitor that does have G-SYNC,

  • so that 80 to 90 frames per second looks great.

  • But, in theory, we could run it all the way

  • up to 166 frames per second, if we wanted to

  • bring the graphic settings down a little bit.

  • That being said, on this giant Ultrawide,

  • this looks really good.

  • Especially considering how tiny the PC is.

  • It's crazy that this game can run on Xbox 360

  • and yet, it will also look just as awesome

  • on a proper PC with a nice monitor.

  • Moving on, we have Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

  • Now, while this might not be

  • the most popular game in the world,

  • it still looks really nice, especially when

  • you give it some good hardware to work with.

  • And here, at 2560 by 1080,

  • with pretty much everything cranked up,

  • we're pretty much hitting 70 to 80 frames per second.

  • I was about to say that our next game is PUBG,

  • but while I'm in the loading screen,

  • I'm realizing that even this stupid open area here

  • is running at like 100 frames per second.

  • This is gonna be good.

  • We're skydiving down at 105 frames per second,

  • with G-SYNC enabled.

  • So it shouldn't be a surprise that a GTX 1080 system

  • is able to run PUBG smoothly, but what is nice,

  • is just how easily it's able to run it,

  • while still being quiet.

  • So, there is a little bit of coil whine, I noticed,

  • when you're actually really taxing the CPU.

  • But the graphics seem to be running pretty cool.

  • To put the size of this in context,

  • this is the previous version, the Zotac EN1070.

  • And as you can see, it is much, much smaller.

  • However, not only did it have

  • a less powerful GTX 1070 inside,

  • but it also didn't run anywhere near

  • the same clock speeds of this 1080.

  • I should probably not cover the exhaust.

  • The question though, is, is the ZBOX worth it?

  • Well, before we answer that,

  • I've gotta give a huge shout-out to Dollar Shave Club

  • for sponsoring this video.

  • Maybe they can also sponsor this guy's next shave.

  • So, odds are, if you are a well-groomed person in the world,

  • you've probably bought razors in the store.

  • And you realized that it is a terrible experience

  • all the way around, based on having to ask someone

  • to go get the key, they have no idea what they're

  • actually talking about, and they're really expensive.

  • Dollar Shave Club fixes all of that,

  • in a box that shows up right at your doorstep.

  • Right now, you can try their

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  • Which includes, not only their executive razor handle,

  • but you're also getting four blades

  • as well as a trial of three of their most popular products.

  • See, even Dollar Shave Club censors it.

  • No demonetization here.

  • So, if you are ready to up your shaving game,

  • head over to dollarshaveclub.com/austin.

  • That's dollarshaveclub.com/austin.

  • And a huge shout-out to Dollar Shave club

  • for helping to support the channel.

  • At $1500 for the Barebone kit,

  • or $1800, if you don't wanna deal with it

  • and just get it with memory, SSD,

  • as well as Windows pre-installed,

  • this guy definitely doesn't come cheap.

  • However, when you consider just how expensive it is

  • to build yourself a PC today,

  • especially with high-end components like this,

  • that price isn't too crazy.

  • And of course, getting something that's this small,

  • that you don't have to build yourself, is a huge plus.

  • It's not for everyone, but ZOTAC has built the most powerful

  • small form factor gaming PC I've ever tried.

  • So, I'm curious, what do you guys think

  • about the ZOTAC ZBOX?

  • Let me know in the comments below

  • and I will catch you on the next one.

- Hey guys, this is Austin.

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