MS-A1

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MS-A1

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Best Affordable Mini PC with Occulink?

I cannot guarentee fps because the question is too vague. Different mini pc have different strengths Bosgame M4 7840HS: cheapest Zen 4 prebuilt on amazon Aoostar Gem12 8745HS: cheapest Zen 4 barebones on amazon Minisforum UM880 Plus 8845HS: all rounder GMKtec K8 Plus 8845HS: dual usb4 Minisforum MS-

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SerMumble in r/MiniPCs

June 10, 2025 3:36 AM

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Minisforum AI X1 pro with DEG1 Docking station with 5080 what's your take on it?

It looks like you're aiming for a high-end eGPU setup, and there are some important considerations to make—starting with the GPU choice. The RTX 5080, while offering solid base performance, feels underwhelming for its price. With only 16GB of VRAM, its long-term value is questionable, especially whe

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SerMumble in r/MiniPCs

May 31, 2025 8:34 AM

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Windows 11 install speed difference between Dell R630 vs Miniforum MS-A1

List it on locally or eBay as the R630 vintage still has some value. To be fair the R630 can do things that the MS-A1 can't do. It has a lot of PCIe lanes, it can run 1.5TB of ECC RAM and many drives, along with iDRAC for remote management. It's more about using the right tool for the job.

PermanentLiminality in r/Proxmox

October 28, 2025 3:07 PM

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Anyone have experience with these? Are they any good?

This is exactly what I was going for. I initially had the atomman g7 but the 7600m was just to weak so i was going to get the new one which imo is better than these because its a laptop 4070/5070 vs desktop 5060 which is also upgradeable for less money…..I sold the G7 and the g1 kept being sold out…

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Traditional_Guava_50 in r/MiniPCs

April 25, 2026 12:56 PM

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Gaming laptop died. BSOD. Want to reuse SODIM and SSD - opinion and feedback please

You almost had it but ms-a1 yes you need a desktop cpu or you get the one that comes with 8700g. The A1 also has oculink so the sky is the limit after that. I just did a build with left over ssd, nvme, psu. Grabbed used 9800x3d and 9070xt with the deg being $100. $1300 and I have beast of a machine

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Traditional_Guava_50 in r/MiniPCs

April 28, 2026 12:14 AM

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$400 Mini that works with m2 Oculink adapter

I can absolutely recommend DeskMini x600/USB4 (or without USB4 as well). see my post . I would like to say, that I've initially got MS-A1, with the 8700G inside. I did not like the noise level of CPU fan, even for the most basic tasks, copying files or browsing. I mean, those fan is ridiculously sma

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anti22dot in r/MiniPCs

January 22, 2026 6:06 PM

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First home server/N6 build

I like multi purpose because I have a nice space to place a server but it’s essentially a closet. I also don’t tinker a ton. once I have things set up I leave it alone and use it basically. I tossed around the idea of the minisforum n5 ( standard) + an ms-a1 or a2 w/ oculink for an egpu. That would

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the926 in r/JONSBO

January 27, 2026 9:51 AM

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People with Minisforum MS-01 or MS-A1 Mini PCs, how has it been?

I purchased the barebone version of the MS-A1 during Prime week event, 64x2gb laptop memory sticks 5600 speed, 1x 4tb M.2 Gen 4x4 and the AMD 9950x3d. Had it running a week now. I like it. Waiting for my egpu to come in to plug into the Oculink and see how it runs playing games. Been using the inter

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Nervous_Ad8088 in r/MiniPCs

August 1, 2025 8:29 PM

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MINI PC FOR CLOUD GAMING

It looks like you've listed good choices; I'd vote for one with an Oculink port, because you could then use an eGPU enclosure with it in the future (that's full-nerd I admit). It looks like the GMKTec M7 has one. The Minisforum MS-A1 is another that has it; that's what I use for a Proxmox host, and

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jharle in r/GeForceNOW

December 1, 2025 4:38 PM

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Looking for advice.

MS-A1 minisforum is the only thing you can look at :)! it wont support lp gpu inside tho, theres oculink but its the only mini pc that does not soldered cpu.

General-Term-7819 in r/MiniPCs

June 20, 2025 1:30 PM

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