As mentioned by another poster it would be good to make sure there's sufficient cooling when the system is fully loaded.
2x10G+2x2.5G+PCIE Solt+Intel VPRO+U.2 NVME[Minisforum MS-01]
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These small boxes are great, but cooling is always an issue. IMO a perforated case, equipped with some kind of tool-less plastic holders for an externally mounted standard 120mm or 140mm case fan, that could be powered from an USB port, could be a solution. Even an option to mount an external fan on both side of the case maybe, if the box is standing vertically.
That would enable users with moderate CPU and nvme storage solutions to run with a small internal fan, or enable the use of very powerful CPU and fast nvme + fast 40GB+ networking cards, without much noise, and also easily replaceable fans.
I don't see any other way to cool these without constantly having to worry about the small internal fans failing, and frying the NIC, or throttling the nvme ssd / cpu..
is it a totally dumb idea?
That would enable users with moderate CPU and nvme storage solutions to run with a small internal fan, or enable the use of very powerful CPU and fast nvme + fast 40GB+ networking cards, without much noise, and also easily replaceable fans.
I don't see any other way to cool these without constantly having to worry about the small internal fans failing, and frying the NIC, or throttling the nvme ssd / cpu..
is it a totally dumb idea?
Looks like it can only be placed vertically for ventilation, if being used at home or small office.
@JaxJiang If it can be placed in a network/server rack, probably it needs a tray similar to the one of "Netgate 8200" which can put the external power supply on it, and additional silent fans.
Further more, another design to use a wider case with internal power supply, may be easier to put it in a rack. But this will increase the total cost of this product.
@JaxJiang If it can be placed in a network/server rack, probably it needs a tray similar to the one of "Netgate 8200" which can put the external power supply on it, and additional silent fans.
Further more, another design to use a wider case with internal power supply, may be easier to put it in a rack. But this will increase the total cost of this product.
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newer update(in Chinese):
铭凡 MS-01 迷你工作站即将推出：可选 i9-13900H + 独显，双万兆网口 - IT之家
据网友投稿，铭凡新款 MS-01 迷你工作站现已正式进入量产阶段，预计 12 月 20 日上市，首批上市配置有可选 i9-12900H 和 i9-13900H。
Looks like Dec 20(less than 2 weeks) it will be on the market.
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I'd been looking at some of the r86s machines, and while to be fair they are a really a very different size/category.... this one looks amazing to me... very interested.
If you use the tool below, the process is fairly quick and painless.
GitHub - bibigon812/xl710-unlocker: Unlock Intel XL710 / X710 cards for use with any SFP+
Unlock Intel XL710 / X710 cards for use with any SFP+ - bibigon812/xl710-unlocker
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It isn't necessary in the case of this particular mini PC, but still.