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

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)