Question 1

Whats is left to get this running as a PC? I am looking for a small bare bone PC to configure as a server to play around with. I looks like it still needs RAM and Storage but I want to confirm.

Accepted Answer

You will need a dual-channel kit of DDR4-3200 SO-DIMMs for the memory, a PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 SSD for the storage, and a Windows 11 install USB and license key (if you are going the Win11 route). I paired mine with Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 memory and a 1TB WD_BLACK SN850X drive - both are crazy cheap now and top of their class in performance and reliability. It runs extremely fast and is very energy efficient.

Question 2

will this support a 2TB sata drive?

Accepted Answer

easy answer - read the specs:
1x M.2 22x80 M-key supporting PCIe
x4 Gen 4 NVMe or SATA SSDs

1x M.2 22x42 B-Key supporting PCIe
x1 Gen 3 or SATA SSDs

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