Passively cooled computer with an i5? - Zotac suite - CES 2016
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·Linus Tech Tips
·2016-05-06
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Welcome to Zotac. Today we're going to be covering a passively cooled Zbox, an
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entry-level Zbox, and a new NVMe drive.
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Thank you to Squarespace for bringing us to CES 2016 this year. And check out
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their link in the video description down below. So, we're going to start with the Zotac C series. This is their passively
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cooled model, and they've had these in the past, but this one's much larger and
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has a much more badass CPU in it. So, this one specifically is running an
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Intel Core i56300U Skylake, which is a big step
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above, I believe, the i3s that they had in the smaller models. That does require
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much more metal due to the heat sinks, the metal plate that's in the top and
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all that kind of stuff. So, it does have some weight to it, but they did say that
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the final version will be a little bit lighter than it was here. So, I'm not going to quote the weight. And I
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wouldn't look too closely at the size either because they're saying it's going to get a little bit smaller as well. Due
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to the previously mentioned processor, it also has Intel HD graphics 520. It
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has a 2 and a half inch SSD or hard drive tray, which is configurable as you
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would like. It can support up to two sticks of DDR3L, so up to 16 GB of
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memory. On the front of the unit, it features a power button, two USB 3.1
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type-C connectors, a USB 3.0/ SD card
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slot, which is actually pretty cool, and then headphone and microphone jacks. The
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tops and sides both feature a really cool honeycomb mesh aesthetic. The
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bottom just has some feet to raise it up off the ground and keep it away from
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sliding on your desk. Next up, we've got the Zotac Zbox EA740, which is the more
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entry-level Zbox that we're going to be checking out today. It features an Intel
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Core i3 6100T Skylake processor and an
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AMD Radeon R9 M365X with 2 GB of GDDDR5.
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I'm under the impression that this is somewhere around the desktop rated
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performance of a 750Ti if you're wondering. This one features two DDR3L
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sodium slots, a 2 and 1/2 in slot for a hard drive or SSD configurable as you
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please and an M.2 SSD slot as well. This
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one's aesthetic isn't quite as awesome as the previous one, but still is pretty
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good being mostly matte. I do like that. On the left hand side, we have a large
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circular power button. Then we have a USB 3.0/ 0/ SD card slot on the more
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right hand side with a headphone and microphone jack and 3.5 mm after that
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and then USB 3.0 type-C connector on the far right hand side. Just note when
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we're looking at the back here, there's actually three full-size display ports,
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not six that you're able to see. Those six are for a digital signage version of
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this computer, not an actual consumer available version. There's a Wi-Fi
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antenna, which also supports Bluetooth 4.0, dual gigabit ports, and dual USB
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3.0 ports with an AC jack on the back. Zotch also announced a 480 GB NVMe drive
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at CES 2016 this year. It's still going to be going under a fair amount of
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revisions both aesthetic and firmware wise in terms of speeds. So, hit them up
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on Twitter if you have any feedback. It will currently be probably running at a
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sequential speed of in terms of read and write 2500 megabytes per second and
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1,200 megabytes per second respectively. So, it should be pretty beast mode. I
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currently really like the aesthetic of the kind of holebased design on the
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gunmetal side that will probably be facing downwards in most configurations
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and I think they might be just making that flat. So you can weigh in, message
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them on Twitter. Thank you again to Squarespace for sending us here to CES
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you distribute a chandelier? Genuine question. Let me know in the comments
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Their live chat or email support, which are super super helpful. They have tons
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look really pretty. And you can even maybe make it so that there's like
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images that are all of your different chandelier designs and then people can
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pick one specifically or they can see custom work that you've done for other
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people. You have a gallery and a store on the same page. Badass. Anyways,
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Squarespace, build it beautiful. We'll see you guys next time. To see all of
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