MINISFORUM Motherboard BD895i SE Mini ITX NAS Motherboard, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX,16 C/32 T,PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot, Dual PCIe4.0 M.2 Support, DDR5,8K Triple Output(HDMI/DP/USB-C), RJ45 2.5G, USB 3.2

I've been building PC's for decades at this point, and this is by far the best value board/CPU combo I have ever built! It is ridiculous value for money, the CPU is an absolute monster and cuts through anything I throw at it (figuratively, of course, heh) and it even runs quietly with my RX 6900XT Red Devil Edition just below it, which is not a card known for being the coolest of runners. It never gets above 80 Degrees Celsius and is insanely good in every game I've thrown (again, figurative) at it, along with being rock solid. If you need something simple, insanely powerful, really small and just easy to install and simple to set up, then you could do a LOT worse! As a side-note for Linux users, of which I am one, when you install your distribution of choice, then you will likely want to disable Secure Boot. This is not as intuitive as it may seem, so when booting, be sure to press the Delete keys repeatedly until the BIOS pops up. After that, Secure Boot should be available and not greyed out. I know that, even though I'm a pretty experienced builder, that caught me off guard and I could not be bother enrolling my device, so I hope this helps at least some folks out. Happy building and hope you enjoy this incredible bit of hardware! :D Edit for 10th March 2026: I have also had contact with the Minisforum team as one of the two boards I bought had developed a fault. I then sent the defective board to them, they got it and fixed it, and then sent it back to me. This process took two days, which is incredible for an RMA! I sent it to them on Wednesday, and it was fixed and returned to me by Friday. Absolutely amazing company with the fastest RMA process I have ever experienced!

If you're a fan of SSF gaming rigs, this is a brilliant little prebuilt bundle to help build very capable gaming systems. 16c/32t upto 5.4Ghz CPU that sips power compared to its desktop equivalent yet provides benchmarking that is very, very close to said desktop variant. Slap a decent power supply, your chosen NVMe/s (use a DRAM decent one for your boot drive), decent PSU, whatever RAM you like, a case, and you're done! The included iGPU isn't going to set records but it's good enough for some games, or for desktop/server use. Simply add a desktop GPU if your choice and BOOM gaming PC! Oh, and add a 120mm pwm fan to your shopping list. I've got the 8c16t version of this already, but this one I've added a 5070Ti and it appears so far to be perfectly matched, neither the CPU on this or the GPU is bottlenecking each other. For the price Vs performance, especially when compared to buying a gaming ITX motherboard and a desktop CPU, it's an excellent choice. It benchmarks slightly above the gamers favourite 7800X3D in single core and floors it in multi core while costing roughly the same as the CPU alone! It's slightly behind the 9800X3D in single core but still beats it in multi core. And it's only slightly (around 15%) behind the current strongest gaming desktop CPU 9950X3D which based on current prices I can find cost nearly DOUBLE the cost of this bundle for the CPU alone, factor in another £300+ for a gaming motherboard and you can see why these are a very good option. You can even get a X3D version of this now for another ~+5% performance uplift. You have to be aware, the CPU is soldered to the motherboard so you're not replacing it to upgrade in the future, but considering again the cost, it'll still be roughly as cheap to upgrade the whole motherboard/CPU combo Vs a new CPU later anyway, and you could quite easily sell the old one for more than you would get for a old desktop CPU alone to help towards the upgrade. I really hope Minisforum continue these ITX boards with the new gaming laptop CPUs for future upgrades. I'm a huge fan!

Genuinely a fantastic product, something unique and provides fantastic value and performance. The box includes all the necessary screws and bracket to install your own 120mm fan (I recommend staying away from anything under 1900rpm and slim). I like the way you install the SSD’s, no need for tiny screws. This is definitely the most powerful pc I’ve ever used, the Ryzen 9 is efficient and VERY snappy in windows. Now for the cons, this motherboard is a bit barebones, I wish there was a header for USB C for the cases that have it, and not have to use a janky splitter solution but I understand why they’d leave it out. The ram slots take a couple of goes to properly connect and there is no proper manual or instruction booklet telling you about what all the screws and bits are for, having to rely on Reddit and YouTube videos. Also my box has a big dent in it and how the backplate is packaged meant it was all bent, however it was quite easy to mould into place and install it. Overall I’m extremely happy I went this route, I saved myself money, managed my expectations and they’ve been exceeded. Enjoying this performance in a SSF build

I have owned multiple Minisforum mini PCs, but they were all garbage. At last, a Minisforum device that works. It appears like the company is finally taking things seriously. With 16 CPU cores that can handle 32 threads in parallel, the CPU is an extremely potent and quick mobile processor. One obvious advantage is its complete PCIe 5.0 support for graphics cards and SSDs. I appreciate that a CPU-heatsink is already fitted on the motherboard. You must supply a wireless module. To me, only the ARGB connector and the USB2 internal header are missing. You plug your connection into the HDMI/DP connector on the motherboard, which supports hybrid graphics. Your graphics card handles the heavy lifting when needed, and the IGP handles the lighter tasks.

i rarely write reviews but i had to for this im over a month in and its holding strong best pc iv ever had i went through 2 cpus in a year both melted (terrible silicon lottery lol) so i decided to change things up and go for this, iv had the 7900x and this thing is just as good while using way less power, it also doesnt have the strange issue of only 1 ccd working at a time while gaming like the 7900x does sometimes(the one i had). igpu works a charm for monitors 2&3, iv got it in a sff case with sff rtx3060 12gb and its silent. it handles AI pretty well(not using the egpu) and rendering is a doddle. love it and may buy another one to upgrade my server 5*****

Very cheap for a CPU that rivals previous generation Threadrippers. It runs hot, but it hasn't thermal throttled even in the small case I've put it in. Considering it also comes with lots of PCIe gen 5 lanes, it's incredible value.

This has a CPU heat sink but you will need your own 120mm fan. The fan overhangs the heat sink so that it can also cool one of the M.2 NVMe drives. There is a socket and bracket for a WiFi / Bluetooth module. I tried a similar looking module from an older PC but this does not fit. It needs to be fitted before the fan brackets are put on the heat sink and before the motherboard is put in a case. The PDF manual is available free but they try to get you to sign up for something (so only 4 stars from me). The module is not mentioned in the manual but is shown on the diagram but not labeled. The onboard M.2 sockets are NVME not SSD. NVME should be fitted before the fan brackets are put on the heatsink. It is held in by a plastic NVMe retainer instead of the usual screw. Raise the plastic pin 2/3 to fit the drive then push it back down. I recommend using a heat sink on the drive. There is a 19 pin USB C header. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00L2N4UFU seems to be able to connect to this. I use Linux Mint and the onboard sound chip does not work with this. The screws supplied for the i/o plate and fan brackets are very small. The Amazon picture shows NVMe heat sinks which are not supplied. Buy your own. Only 4 USB sockets on board. No SATA, no help on the manufacturer web site. If you get a boot failure error you need to press <esc> or <delete> early in the boot sequence to get to the BIOS and change from supervisor to user mode.

We got this mobo for a sff gaming pc. It runs flawlessly. You'll have to order a network card with the antenna as there is not one onboard. Although it doesn't say it in the manual, this board support wake on usb. We have an Xbox adaptor plugged in and we can wake the pc up when we press the Xbox controller button. Very impressed, just what I was looking for!