MS-S1 MAX

MINISFORUM

MS-S1 MAX

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Are you self-hosting LLMs in your 10-inch racks? Looking for hardware & model advice!

Running a 8u 10 inch mini rack. Minisforum Ms-S1 Max runs my self hosted LLMs like GPT OSS 120b. It’s a bit overkill but I use it for paperless, my n8n workflows, karakeep, openwebui/anythingLLM and also ollama.

wzyho in r/minilab

March 25, 2026 11:56 AM

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What happened to the Beelink 128GB vram models??

Spirited_Line_1702 in r/MiniPCs

May 4, 2026 4:33 PM

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Considering buying a mini PC to exclusively run Steam (need some advice)

Agreed, however, that Minisforum MS-S1 Max is about the most powerful (and expensive) miniPC you can get, and it's not really that small. It's more like a small PC, not a MiniPC. The iGPU in it is the 8060S, which is equivalent to a 7600XT. That's a last-gen mid-range GPU. It's not considered a 4K c

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nlflint in r/SteamOS

April 5, 2026 3:16 AM

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Mac M1 MAX, 64gb - Qwen-3.6-coding or 3-Coder-Next? 35b or 27b

I bought the Minisforum MS-S1 Max for local AI. I had no idea how bad local AI was compared to Opus, but I'm glad I didn't buy anything more expensive than this thing was. Definitely feel like I wasted money. The one thing I'm happy about is that I have private access to uncensored models.

JustSentYourMomHome in r/LocalLLM

May 5, 2026 4:12 AM

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Has anyone tried setting up eGPU with halo strix through OCuLink?

It may be ignorance on my part, but with my Minisforum MS-S1 max 128GB, which I believe i the same thing as Strixhalo, I found that I cannot really use CUDA productively with my RTX5070ti 16GB on eGPU and USB4. On windows11, i found if I have a model that is larger than 16GB, it spillover to ram, at

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tdwbiz in r/StrixHalo

June 25, 2026 12:18 PM

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S1 Max – Rear USB4 v2 / Thunderbolt 5 ports not working

Take note that I ask an LLM to compose this, but all is on point. 💥 MS-S1 Max/Strix Halo eGPU Users: I Found the Fix! 💥 For everyone struggling with getting an eGPU to reliably connect (especially via hotplug) to the Minisforum MS-S1 Max' rear ports on Linux, I've confirmed the absolute core workaro

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Fit-Engineering4830 in r/MINISFORUM

December 4, 2025 5:03 AM

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So does the MS-S1 MAX work with OCuLink eGPU?

MS-S1 MAX with Oculink 4x pci card + DEG1 Oculink + RTX5080 tested.I managed to get it working (Linux and Windows see both the integrated gpu AND the RTX5080). Really hard to make it work. It requires plugging the Oculink cable at some brief moment after the S1 MAX has booted, but not too long. It i

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Far-Lavishness-1411 in r/MiniPCs

December 8, 2025 11:04 AM

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Thunderbolt5 minipc

Minisforum MS-S1 MAX But why TB5? A MiniPC could use a permanent Oculink connection. This is much faster.

egnegn1 in r/MiniPCs

February 9, 2026 10:01 AM

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S1 Max – Rear USB4 v2 / Thunderbolt 5 ports not working

I’m seeing the exact same issue on my MS-S1 Max. The rear Thunderbolt port doesn’t work with my Aoostar AG02 TB dock, while the front Thunderbolt/USB-C port works just fine. I’m hoping this is just a BIOS or firmware quirk rather than a dead controller. We should push MINISFORUM to look into it and

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Fit-Engineering4830 in r/MINISFORUM

December 3, 2025 5:52 PM

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Anyone here owns a Beelink SER9 Pro 64GB, and upgraded from a 6800/7735 based Mini PC?

I am getting the refurb barebone and needed the upgradable ram to max it out at 128GB ram for LLM. The crucial 128GB 32x2 kit is 5600 but I run that at 6000 fine for months on my minisforum 795S7 oculink to a 5070 ti buy limited to 16GB VRAM. SER9 tops out at 64GB soldered. I'll take the minor hit t

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Live-Area-1470 in r/MiniPCs

December 13, 2025 6:06 AM

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