We review the most anticipated Core i9 mini PC of the year the Minisforum MS-01 with SFP+ 10GbE networking, a PCIe slot, and 3x M.2 slots. This has almost everything for the Windows, Proxmox VE, Ubuntu, and Linux users. VMware users may take pause. We tested a ton of cards in this system as well to see how it would work in a homelab.
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Where to Find The Unit We Purchased
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– Minisforum MS-01:
– 64GB Crucial Memory Kit:
– 48GB Crucial SODIMM:
– QNAP 8-bay JBOD Kit:
– QNAP 4-bay JBOD Kit:
– WD UltraStar HC550 18TB HDDs:
– Cheap SFP+ Optics:
– NICGIGA 10Gbase-T NIC:
– Broadcom LSI SAS 9300-8e:
– Example 4K HDMI Dummy:
– Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 25GbE:
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Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video
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– Intel C3758 Fanless 10GbE Server:
– CWWK Fanless Desktop System:
– New 8x 2.5Gbe and 4x 2.5GbE and 2x 10GbE Firewalls:
– R86S Pro Review –
– R86S Review –
– iKoolCore R1 N6005 Review:
– Intel Core i3-N305 Fanless:
– Intel N100 and N200 Fanless:
– Intel Alder Lake Fanless:
– Beelink EQ12 Pro with i3-N305:
– Example of setting up Proxmox VE with OPNsense/ pfSense:
– ASRock 4×4 AMD Ryzen 7 5800U:
– Three 6x 2.5GbE Fanless Systems:
– Two Fanless N5105 Systems:
– VMware ESXi and pfSense on a 6x 2.5GbE Core i7 Fanless System:
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Timestamps
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00:00 Introduction to the Minisforum MS-01
02:11 External Hardware Overview
05:12 Internal Hardware Overview
05:53 Intel Core i9 and DDR5 Area
07:01 The Low Profile PCIe Plot
08:13 3x M.2 Storage Options
10:49 U.2 Storage in a M.2 Slot and the Switch Warning Label
13:24 Performance with Intel Core i9-13900H
16:29 Power Consumption and Noise in Proxmox VE
20:00 Key Lessons Learned as a Windows Mini PC
20:29 Networking PCIe Card Plug Fest Testing for making a Firewall
24:49 Storage PCIe Card Plug Fest Testing for Making a NAS or VM host
26:34 Adding 8x 18TB Hard Drives for 144TB of Storage
26:54 PCIe Card Challenges
28:20 Wrap-up
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