MINISFORUM MS-01 Mini PC Barebone with Intel Core i9-13900H,vPro Enterprise Support,2x10Gbps SFP+LAN/2x2.5G RJ45/2xUSB4/HDMI/16xPCIe 4.0/M.2 NVMe SSD/U.2 NVMe SSD,Mini Computer(No OS/RAM/SSD)

Works great. I added RAM and an M.2 with no issues. Easy to take apart and reassemble. BIOS picked up the items right away. I also added a 10GB RJ-45 card with no issues. I am using this as a ProxMox server and it handles 12 VMs with no issues.. Overkill, but it can do anything now, 10GB SFP+, 10GB RJ45, and 2.5GB RJ45 connections. M.2 is fast and plenty of memory. It's quiet and the HDMI adapter and usb ports work great with my KVM switch. A great small PC box for anything you need

This thing puts out a TON of heat, even when it's idle. I installed a half-height controller card that came with my 8-bay SAS/SATA enclosure. Even when there are no VMs running, and just maintaining a low-use 3-node Ceph cluster, it's just billowing out heat from the vents. I suppose it's not a huge issue, but in my eyes that means it could use better cooling and/or a larger enclosure. That being said, I would definitely buy more of these in the future if I want to expand my cluster, or one of my other PC-based servers dies a horrible death. I upgraded to 96GB of RAM, and you can also daisy-chain 3 of these via thunderbolt and have a wicked-fast internal network for heartbeat, Ceph, and live migrations. Then you can use the 20+ Gbps of networking for everything else.

Running this Minisforum MS01 (i9-13900H) paired with an NVIDIA 2000E GPU for local LLM workloads — it’s been exceptional. Performance per watt is outstanding, thermals are stable under sustained GPU inference, and the noise profile is nearly silent even during multi-hour runs. For anyone building local inference or dev stacks (e.g., vLLM, Ollama, WhisperX, PyAnnote), this unit hits the perfect balance between compute density and acoustic comfort. The small footprint makes it ideal for a desk-side node or a clustered setup, and the internal layout is serviceable without frustration. **Pros:** - Excellent sustained CPU + GPU performance for LLM inference and Whisper pipelines - Extremely quiet under load — barely audible even during CUDA-heavy tasks - Compact form factor with solid thermal management - Easy access for NVMe upgrades and fan cleaning - Stable power delivery; no throttling with 2000E in the PCIe slot **Cons:** - Limited space for larger GPUs — low-profile cards only Overall, this is one of the most balanced small-form-factor AI nodes I’ve used. If you’re running local models, fine-tuning, or need a quiet inference box that just works — the MS01 is an excellent choice.

I absolutely loved this as a homelab machine when it was working, it's a very capable server computer in a very small footprint. The problem was that one of the 10G network ports started malfunctioning. I contacted Minisforum support, went through the troubleshooting steps with them, and they determined that they would send me a replacement after receiving the defective unit. I sent the unit back per their instructions, and never received a message in response, after many messages over several weeks requesting status. I am now out $700 for a computer I returned on the assurance it would be replaced. If you get one, just hope it never breaks.

Order arrived quickly. Concerned to see the box was obviously dropped. The cardboard shipping box was in perfect condition, indicating that shipping was not where the product box was damaged. Upon removing the outer plastic and opening the outer package box, the inner corner matched the outer package damage. This area of the package is where the power supply is located. There does not appear to be damage to the power supply. The computer itself is in packing foam, under the cardboard and has no apparent damage. I am concerned that a drop of this magnitude may have shocked the inner components of the computer. I have not yet powered on the device, as I need to install the NVMe and Memory.

Works well for me, I have 4 of them in my lab

It's very firm and well designed high performance for hypervisors the only issue is if you are deploying esxi 8, the CPU not supported you have to tweak it, abit hot re apply new thermopast, other than that it's perfect

This is a tiny powerhouse. Unbelievable connectivity - 2x 10Gb SFP+, 2x 2.5Gbe RJ45 and 2x USB4! Runs completely silent. I bought to run Opnsense firewall on it, but decided to use it as my primary workstation.