The BEST 25GbE Homelab Node Minisforum MS-02 Ultra

We get into the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra, a system with 24 cores, 62.5GbE of network throughput (2x 25GbE, 1x 10GbE, 1x 2.5GbE), 4x SODIMM slots for up to 256GB and ECC support, 4x M.2 SSD slots, and there is still room for two PCIe cards or a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GPU. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/minisforum-ms-02-ultra-review-intel-new-home-lab-king/ Substack: https://axautikgroupllc.substack.com/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Become a STH YT Member and Support Us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Join STH YouTube membership to support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6J_jJa8GJqFwQNgNrMuww/join Professional Users Substack: https://axautikgroupllc.substack.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find The Unit We Purchased Note we may earn a small commission if you use these links to purchase a product through them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - MS-02 Ultra (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/4rpgTod - RTX 5060 LP (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3OWv9qa - 5GbE NIC (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/4jjL50N - 10GbE NIC (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3MR80VD - WD SN850X SSD (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3OJRZBq - 64GB SODIMM Kit (Amazon Affiliate): https://amzn.to/3MIGPwe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/servethehome-com/ Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ServeTheHome/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servethehome/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Cheap 10GbE Networking: https://youtu.be/b3CTh1iqrGM - Minisforum MS-S1 Max: https://youtu.be/EPjA1Lm4ftY - Minisforum MS-01: https://youtu.be/d3j4aEAZR7w - Minisforum MS-A2: https://youtu.be/GB8OGoefru0 - Acemagic F3A: https://youtu.be/8_pw7mKmaLw - Minisforum N5 Pro: https://youtu.be/IiU0HhDYK7o - Framework Desktop: https://youtu.be/crO7vIymfOg - Beelink GTR9 Pro: https://youtu.be/pHB3-9AG6tw - GMKtec EVO-X2: https://youtu.be/BTIUL-yaY4s - NVIDIA DGX Spark: https://youtu.be/rKOoOmIpK3I - Intel Cancel Next-Gen Diamond Rapids 8ch: https://www.servethehome.com/intel-cancels-its-mainstream-next-gen-xeon-server-processors/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:59 External Hardware Overview 04:11 Internal Hardware Overview 05:51 That crazy E810 25GbE and dual M.2 PCIe adapter 09:57 PCIe Slots for NICs or a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 LP Card 11:38 Performance 13:58 Power Consumption and Noise 16:05 Key Lessons Learned