yfuser2024
Regular Member
So I like to tinker and originally I had a udm se but I missed running opnsense/pfsense so started looking again for a low cost, low power device that I could preferably run various o/s on and fit a 10gb rj45 card due to both my lan being 10gb rj45 and YF hand off being rj45 for 8gb..
I recently bought a miniforum ms01 as it seemed to meet all my requirements. I opted for the i5 12600h and sourced my own ddr5 ram (16gb). The device has 3 nvme slots (1 of them is gen 4)and 2 x 2.5gb nics and 2 intel x710 sfp ports both being intel and 1 pcie slot.
I started with sfp to rj45 modules . These ran super hot so I fitted a 10gtek dual rj45 nic as this suited my network setup better. 10gtek advise no additional cooling is required but given how small the device is I modded the top of the case and fitted a simple 5volt usb 3 speed fan.
So far it's been great. Core temps are 29-35. Cpu and ram use are minimal. I have the fan on low speed and overall consumption according to my watt meter is between 20 and 30w depending on what's going on. Not seeing any issues with heat so the fan may not even be required but I was to happy to fit it anyway. It's nice having one machine I can easily re-configure for different setups fairly quickly and easily.
I appreciate its probably overkill but I wanted something that met all my requirements which this box does.
I also found a printable stand for it which is a great addition.
Some pics
I recently bought a miniforum ms01 as it seemed to meet all my requirements. I opted for the i5 12600h and sourced my own ddr5 ram (16gb). The device has 3 nvme slots (1 of them is gen 4)and 2 x 2.5gb nics and 2 intel x710 sfp ports both being intel and 1 pcie slot.
I started with sfp to rj45 modules . These ran super hot so I fitted a 10gtek dual rj45 nic as this suited my network setup better. 10gtek advise no additional cooling is required but given how small the device is I modded the top of the case and fitted a simple 5volt usb 3 speed fan.
So far it's been great. Core temps are 29-35. Cpu and ram use are minimal. I have the fan on low speed and overall consumption according to my watt meter is between 20 and 30w depending on what's going on. Not seeing any issues with heat so the fan may not even be required but I was to happy to fit it anyway. It's nice having one machine I can easily re-configure for different setups fairly quickly and easily.
I appreciate its probably overkill but I wanted something that met all my requirements which this box does.
I also found a printable stand for it which is a great addition.
Some pics























