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Minisforum MS-A1 Barebones Mini PC (No CPU/OS) w/ AM5 Ryzen 7000/8000/9000 Support

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Minisforum has Minisforum MS-A1 Workstation Barebone Mini PC (Without CPU / OS License) on sale for $259 - $46 off in cart discount = $213. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • AM5 CPU socket supporting Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series Desktop Processors (9000 series support w/ BIOS update)
  • 2x DDR5 SODIMM slots (supports up to 96GB 5200 MT/s)
  • 2x PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 2280 slots
  • 1x PCIe Gen 3x4 M.2 2280 slot
  • 1x PCIe Gen 4x1 M.2 2280 slot
  • 1x M.2 2230 for NIC (Populated)
  • Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Front Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB-A 2.0
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
  • Rear Ports:
    • 1x DC-In (19V 12.63A, 240W)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 2.0
    • 1x OCulink Dedicated Port
    • 1x USB 4.0 Type-C 40 Gbps (Data + DisplayPort)
    • 1x USB-A 3.2 gen 2 10 Gbps
    • 1x USB-A 2.0
    • 2x Realtek 2.5G RJ-45 supporting link aggregation
  • Features:
    • Supports Raphael (Ryzen 7000 desktop), Phoenix (Ryzen 8000 series Desktop) and Granite Ridge (Ryzen 9000 series Desktop) Processor. 9000 series will be supported with BIOS update
    • The 3x M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD bandwidth depends upon the CPU choice as the Phoenix APUs do not offer as many PCIe Gen 4 lanes as the Ryzen 7000 series Desktop Processors. If 8000 series is used, the 2nd PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot will run at Gen 4x2 speed.

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $26 less than the previous FP deal.
    • Offer valid for a limited time (while supplies last).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Minisforum has Minisforum MS-A1 Workstation Barebone Mini PC (Without CPU / OS License) on sale for $259 - $46 off in cart discount = $213. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Suryasis for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • AM5 CPU socket supporting Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series Desktop Processors (9000 series support w/ BIOS update)
  • 2x DDR5 SODIMM slots (supports up to 96GB 5200 MT/s)
  • 2x PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 2280 slots
  • 1x PCIe Gen 3x4 M.2 2280 slot
  • 1x PCIe Gen 4x1 M.2 2280 slot
  • 1x M.2 2230 for NIC (Populated)
  • Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Front Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x USB-A 2.0
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
  • Rear Ports:
    • 1x DC-In (19V 12.63A, 240W)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x DisplayPort 2.0
    • 1x OCulink Dedicated Port
    • 1x USB 4.0 Type-C 40 Gbps (Data + DisplayPort)
    • 1x USB-A 3.2 gen 2 10 Gbps
    • 1x USB-A 2.0
    • 2x Realtek 2.5G RJ-45 supporting link aggregation
  • Features:
    • Supports Raphael (Ryzen 7000 desktop), Phoenix (Ryzen 8000 series Desktop) and Granite Ridge (Ryzen 9000 series Desktop) Processor. 9000 series will be supported with BIOS update
    • The 3x M.2 PCIe Gen 4 SSD bandwidth depends upon the CPU choice as the Phoenix APUs do not offer as many PCIe Gen 4 lanes as the Ryzen 7000 series Desktop Processors. If 8000 series is used, the 2nd PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot will run at Gen 4x2 speed.

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This offer is $26 less than the previous FP deal.
    • Offer valid for a limited time (while supplies last).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

Original Post

Written by Suryasis

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best option is Ryzen 7 8700G which will give you a very balanced combination of CPU performance, good integrated Graphics and Power consumption. If you are planning to add a dedicated GPU using external OCulink or TB4 eGPU enclosure or using a lot of faster storage ad gaming on integrated GPU is less of a priority then Ryzen 7 7700 (Non-X) /Ryzen 7-9700X for storage usage and Ryzen 7 7800X3D/ 9800X3D for gaming usage.
Don't go past more than 8 Core CPUs.

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What would be some good cpus to put in this thing?
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Quote from Justyourdad :
only 100w for cpu , so don't even think about high end cpu
If this is the case, shoulnt this have a lower price?
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What would be some good cpus to put in this thing?
best option is Ryzen 7 8700G which will give you a very balanced combination of CPU performance, good integrated Graphics and Power consumption. If you are planning to add a dedicated GPU using external OCulink or TB4 eGPU enclosure or using a lot of faster storage ad gaming on integrated GPU is less of a priority then Ryzen 7 7700 (Non-X) /Ryzen 7-9700X for storage usage and Ryzen 7 7800X3D/ 9800X3D for gaming usage.
Don't go past more than 8 Core CPUs.
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Quote from Gb1908 :
If this is the case, shoulnt this have a lower price?
It is not a case or chassis, it is a barebone and there is a difference between them. Consider it as the motherboard + Ports + Case built into a package. Similar concept like Asrock Deskmini.
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Quote from Justyourdad :
only 100w for cpu , so don't even think about high end cpu
I wouldn't think anybody who need a high-end CPU will ever consider getting this barebone tho?

Is like drive a toyota sedan with a v8 engine.
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Quote from Suryasis :
It is not a case or chassis, it is a barebone and there is a difference between them. Consider it as the motherboard + Ports + Case built into a package. Similar concept like Asrock Deskmini.
This also include power supply but it limited the desktop CPU up to 100W TDP. And either use CPU will built-in graphic APU or need to use external graphic card which may lose some performance using Oculink.
So pretty much this is just for building a low end desktop PC

While other Desktop barebone may give you option for better CPU and internal video card, etc.
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Quote from CharlesCCC :
I wouldn't think anybody who need a high-end CPU will ever consider getting this barebone tho?

Is like drive a toyota sedan with a v8 engine.
What? You don't like the IS 500?

Anyway, you have to look at the form factor... You aren't going to cool a 225w tdp cpu in a case this small. This case would be perfect for an 8700g or 8600g. This would be plenty of computer for most folks, and would probably also be an excellent computer for a batocera drive with 780m graphics. AM5 is still pretty young, and I would expect more APUs down the line. I have an AM4 5700g, and I am currently waiting on the ASRock deskmeet x300 to go on sale. If I didn't already have that APU I would love one of these and an 8600g.
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Quote from Suryasis :
best option is Ryzen 7 8700G which will give you a very balanced combination of CPU performance, good integrated Graphics and Power consumption. If you are planning to add a dedicated GPU using external OCulink or TB4 eGPU enclosure or using a lot of faster storage ad gaming on integrated GPU is less of a priority then Ryzen 7 7700 (Non-X) /Ryzen 7-9700X for storage usage and Ryzen 7 7800X3D/ 9800X3D for gaming usage.
Don't go past more than 8 Core CPUs.
thanks for the info. checked on amazon and it looks like about another $250 so total for a decent config $213 + 250 + $100 for ram and small SSD I'm at around $550 _600 for the computer, is that all I would need?

would that be a good value? Thanks Smilie



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Will this support a 7600x?
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What are you guys using this thing for? 2 2.5GbE ports, would it be used for a homemade router?
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What are you guys using this thing for? 2 2.5GbE ports, would it be used for a homemade router?
I guess some could use for homelab use

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ECC support?
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