MINISFORUM MS-A1 Mini Workstation Barebones AM5 PC $399.99 Delivered @ MINISFORUM Store via Amazon AU

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An interesting option for those who want a compact PC sans GPU, given the prices of AM5 ITX motherboards with decent connectivity remains high. Smaller than practically any ITX system, although not as small as some other mini PCs.

Includes AM5 socketed motherboard, case, 240W PSU, low profile cooler. BYO CPU, DDR5 SODIMMs, storage.

2x 2.5Gb Ethernet and 4x PCIe M.2 lends itself towards homelab/workstation use - though note PCIe lane restrictions. Oculink also opens interesting possibilities e.g. external GPU or HBA —> DAS.

Supports zen 5 with latest update. MINISFORUM specifies up to 100w CPUs but also ships a SKU with a 9950X - just be aware you may have to disable PBO/apply a power limit for higher end parts.

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Specs

189.5x186x48mm

DDR5 Dual Channel (SODIMM Slots x2, Up to 5200MT/s, Max 96GB)
2xM.2 2280 PCle4.0 SSD Slot (up to 4TB, PCle)(PCle4.0x4)(Back side)
1xM.2 2280 PCle4.0 SSD Slot (up to 4TB, PCle)(PCle3.0x4)(CPu Side)
1xM.2 2280 PCIe4.0 SSD Slot (up to 4TB, PCle)(PCIe4.0x1)(CPU Side)
M.2 2230 WIFI Support (Wi-Fi 6E, BlueTooth 5.2)

R145 2.5G Ethernet Port x 2
OCulink x1
DC Jack x1
RJ45 2.5G Ethernet Port x 2
Type-C x 1(USB4 only on PHX CPU)
DP 2.0 x 1
HDMI 2.1 x 1
USB3.2 Gen2 10Gbps x 1
USB2.0 x 1
USB3.0 Gen1 5Gbps x 2(Front side)
USB2.0 x 1(Front side)

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  Zeee on 18/12/2024 - 17:02

  9950x is $1000 or more

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  tonyjzx on 18/12/2024 - 21:41

  is it possible to run an external gpu on this?

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    [Deactivated] on 18/12/2024 - 21:43

    Yes via oculink

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  Nukkels on 18/12/2024 - 22:40

  Is it possible to install a 3.5" HDD internally?

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    butter on 19/12/2024 - 07:15

    +1

    This entire pc is slightly bigger than a traditional 3.5" hdd. So unlikely

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  Pusheencat on 19/12/2024 - 03:25

  +1

  I'm not in the market for this, but I'm interested if anyone can recommend the right CPU for this machine. I imagine you'll need one with an iGPU, and balance processing power with thermals and the 240w PSU.

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    jk82 on 19/12/2024 - 10:14

    +2

    Probably the Ryzen 5 8500G / 8600G / 8700G depending on your budget

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    snep on 19/12/2024 - 11:03

    +3

    All AM5 CPUs barring the couple of F variants have iGPUs suitable for graphics out and basic transcoding. If you want to do anything moderately demanding the 8700G and similar could be a good choice. On the other hand some might be happy with a headless system (no display out) for some uses.

    As for balancing processing power, yes you might not be able to run a 9950X or similar at full tilt, but a power limit to 100W or a bit above combined with curve optimiser etc shouldn't lose you too much performance compared to the maximum.