MinisForum MS-01 - Owners Thread

[montymint]

I'm trying to determine if one of these is overkill for me or not.

Intention is to use it to run multiple game servers via AMP on proxmox, plus a few more dockers for things like OPNSense, pihole etc etc.

I have an unraid server that's handling media related dockers, but as the hardware is aging a little, I want to move any game related services off that to save on the overhead.

Edit: for context it's to upgrade from a micro pc (710q) with a 6500T and 64GB ram

 

[skyeci100]

1 x X710 intel dac from fs.com is what I got

Thanks guys,

I'm going i5, I'll do the repaste. I'll email minis first regards the import duty. I'll do that later as I'm unsure the wait on delivery.

A few final questions.

If I drop ram to 64gb will it run 5600
I'll have 1x NVME for proxmox OS (256gb or similar but high write capabilities )
1x NVME for VMs
1x 4TB SSD for storage

To link the Proxmox machines 1x dac cable, then 1x dac cable to link proxmox machine 1 to my switch.

Does the above make sense. Anything else I'm missing.

You may not get any customs charge. You'll have to pay it anyway if you order one and it's added by FedEx etc or they won't release it. Cost me £101.40 which I got refunded eventually.

 

[TechMinerUK]

I'm trying to determine if one of these is overkill for me or not.

Intention is to use it to run multiple game servers via AMP on proxmox, plus a few more dockers for things like OPNSense, pihole etc etc.

I have an unraid server that's handling media related dockers, but as the hardware is aging a little, I want to move any game related services off that to save on the overhead.

Edit: for context it's to upgrade from a micro pc (710q) with a 6500T and 64GB ram

If the 6500T is running fine then the MS-01 may be overkill however if you want more head room its likely the best value unit available of you dont want a bigger form factor.

The other benefit is the newer CPU means they dont use a great deal of power

 

[montymint]

If the 6500T is running fine then the MS-01 may be overkill however if you want more head room its likely the best value unit available of you dont want a bigger form factor.

The other benefit is the newer CPU means they dont use a great deal of power

The 4 cores / threads are the limiting factor really, so I know I won't be able to use it much beyond the 2 games it's currently hosting.

I was torn between this ond the AMD 6900H / 5800H based systems

 

[TechMinerUK]

The 4 cores / threads are the limiting factor really, so I know I won't be able to use it much beyond the 2 games it's currently hosting.

I was torn between this ond the AMD 6900H / 5800H based systems

I see, I guess it depends if networking is going to be an issue etc as the main reason I would go for the MS-01 over the other units is the network connectivity and extra PCIe slot for expansion.

If networking and storage expansion is something you'll need go for the MS-01, if not if you can get the other units cheaper they might be a better fit

 

[skyeci100]

Thanks guys,

I'm going i5, I'll do the repaste. I'll email minis first regards the import duty. I'll do that later as I'm unsure the wait on delivery.

A few final questions.

If I drop ram to 64gb will it run 5600
I'll have 1x NVME for proxmox OS (256gb or similar but high write capabilities )
1x NVME for VMs
1x 4TB SSD for storage

To link the Proxmox machines 1x dac cable, then 1x dac cable to link proxmox machine 1 to my switch.

Does the above make sense. Anything else I'm missing.

I ordered my additional i5 yesterday. Have you ordered yours yet? The uk website says won't be shipping till end of the month

 

[4Qman]

I ordered my additional i5 yesterday. Have you ordered yours yet? The uk website says won't be shipping till end of the month

Hi,

I ordered two yesterday, I've just checked and I've not had a notification to say it's dispatched.

If I get anything I'll post in here to let you know.