My first Minisforum build didn't go quite as expected

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My first Minisforum experience didn't turn out quite like I expected. Find out more about Build a Cubesat: https://www.youtube.com/@buildacubesat Subscribe to @saveitforparts ;) And check out all the parts I used to build the Minisforum MS-A1: - Minisforum MS-A1 Barebones kit: https://amzn.to/4o2GEcL - Crucial DDR5 SO-DIMMs (4800 MT/s): https://amzn.to/45ha1AC - AMD Ryzen 7 8700G CPU: https://amzn.to/4oiopAm - Kioxia XG8 2TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/44VlJRD Special thanks to Kioxia for sending me the drive I used in this build! And the U.2 NVMe SSD that I couldn't quite make fit :P Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - Gathering dust, and gathering parts 03:29 - What you get with the MS-A1 05:20 - Cracking the case 07:08 - Building a custom PC - CPU and RAM 08:44 - Picking the right M.2 NVMe slot 10:43 - Cooling in a tight space 12:15 - U.2 don't fit 13:30 - First boot and Windows install 14:43 - Microsoft shenanigans 15:44 - Breaking in the new build with Cinebench 17:58 - An unexpected result 19:51 - A satisfying conclusion