diff --git a/recipes/deepseek-v4-1-flash-exl3-3bpw-tc-moe-on-4x-cmp-170hx-tp4/recipe.yaml b/recipes/deepseek-v4-1-flash-exl3-3bpw-tc-moe-on-4x-cmp-170hx-tp4/recipe.yaml
index c7df6746c..188b14b1b 100644
--- a/recipes/deepseek-v4-1-flash-exl3-3bpw-tc-moe-on-4x-cmp-170hx-tp4/recipe.yaml
+++ b/recipes/deepseek-v4-1-flash-exl3-3bpw-tc-moe-on-4x-cmp-170hx-tp4/recipe.yaml
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ config:
   layouts:
     - tp
   storage_requirements:
-    ram_gb: 384
-    nvme_gb: 674
-    note: 'Host needs 384 GB RAM (Engram pinned ~190 GB in system RAM; serving peaks ~288 GB). 674 GB checkpoint streams from disk (lazy). ~62.5 GB of each 64 GB card is filled (48 GB cards do not fit).'
+    note: 'Host RAM: no fixed 384 GB minimum (author machine has 378 GB visible; while serving it uses ~288 GB, ~190 GB of it the pinned Engram tables in system RAM — a 256 GB machine does not have room for that pin). 674 GB checkpoint streams from disk (lazy). ~62.5 GB of each 64 GB card is filled (48 GB cards do not fit).'
 performance:
   claimed_by: submitter
   metrics: