Recent content by codinghorror

I was gonna enter the Zotac Magnus One but.. there's no way lol https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/zotac-magnus-one-mods.16827/ Case: Velka 5 Rev 2.0 177 x 99 x 285 mm = 4.99L ... vs ... 265.5 x 249 x 126 mm = 8.3L And any Zen 3 is gonna clobber Intel on top of that!

Oooh neat a leaderboard @comagoosie ! Has anyone entered the Zotac Magnus One in that topic? I dremeled down two screws so I could mount a single screw in the upper right hand corner of the Noctua to hold the 120mm slim fan. (I have two of these Zotac systems, that's how much of a fan of...

Also here are the thermals under load, with the enhanced airflow

Check out my Zotac Magnus One mods -- this turns it into a surprisingly quiet machine! https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/zotac-magnus-one-mods.16827/ Also I had to update the BIOS and the GPU BIOS to get the "Resizable BAR" optimization and HDMI output compatibility.. I tried to hook...

Also one note about the top/left/right metal mesh panels: you need them, because on the left and right they are part of what hold the panels into the machine, and on the top, the metal provides structural integrity for the whole top fan assembly. The top was definitely a pain though, that's a...

I'm a huge fan of the Magnus One.. until I get my hands on Beast Canyon, I think it's the NUC to beat in terms of power to size ratio. I love Phantom Canyon but the RTX 2060 is a tad too underpowered for 4k these days, and that power brick.. sheesh. Excellent review at AnandTech...