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See this post: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/minisforum-ms-01-pcie-card-and-ram-compatibility-thread.42785/post-471876 The fan and needed cables are noted in the post of @Miesepies You need to build an adapter - the cable-colors of the fan are fine, but cable-orientation is...

The biggest problem is, the stock paste on the CPU. A PTM performs here much better: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/minisforum-ms-01-heating-problem.43519/post-440091 You can also counteract this by adjusting the fan curve in the BIOS. Deactivate Turbo mode if the performance...

If you get a chance to get a cheap x550, take this card - it‘s most future-proofed (1g, 2,5g, 5g & 10g). otherwise the aliexpress-card is also ok and they will not overheating. you can additional change/renew the paste/pad on the heatsink of these card to get this cards a bit cooler.

The battle for every degree I modified the NUC fan a bit and installed it higher with standoffs. I glued a 2mm thick EPDM / neoprene sealing tape around the upper fan grille so that both fans draw in the colder room air better.

As I can see from the pictures, the screws are accessible from above. So you could try installing the slot bracket first and then the card. Finally, screw the card to the slot bracket. Maybe this can work ?

What about an Intel X710-DA2 or an Intel X550-T2 ?

Thanks for all the details. I‘ve did that mod today :) Fortunately the NUC fan fits very properly. Here's the M2_2 fan pinout: I installed the fan rotated so that it blows the colder room temperature into the case.

Thank you Did you use the fan headers on the downside / ssd-side ?

That‘s nice. Did the connector of the additional NUC-fan plug‘n‘ play ? Can you send me please a link to the NUC-fan ?

i tried to „shrink“ my Kingston DC1500M, but without success - no chance to fit it in. Smaller bolts for reducing the height, also not working. I ordered a PM9A3 now.

Die anybody know which connector will fit here ? Is that a Micro PH (2,0 mm) ?

I‘ve tested it and it runs without problems, but i switched to proxmox, because i do not want to disable any cores or thinking about core affinity. https://williamlam.com/2024/02/esxi-on-minisforum-ms-01.html...

SSDs are using the SATA interface. U.2 drives uses PCIe lanes. You can not use SSDs in the U.2 slot.

https://www.servethehome.com/how-to-pass-through-pcie-nics-with-proxmox-ve-on-intel-and-amd/