Does anyone know if I can power the exp gdc gpu dock with that jack port shown in the picture or is it just limited to the 8pin? Does anyone know the size?

If a PC is turned on while the connected egpu is turned off, will a monitor connected to the pc (rather than the egpu) still be able to display images using its igpu if it has one, or will the monitor just display blackness? And would accidentally doing this risk damage to the PC in any way?

Also, does turning on a plugged in but turned off oculink after the PC is already on risk damaging it the same way hot swapping does?

And lastly, if an oculink egpu that is plugged in and turned on gets, say, unplugged from power while the PC is still on, would this risk damaging the PC as well?

I'm not asking to be told not to do these things, I'm just curious what happens

I am the owner of a Lenovo Legion 5 with Ryzen 7 5800h and RTX3070. Unfortunately, the nvidia video card no longer works. Upon startup, the screen lights up but remains black, not posting anything. I was wondering if by connecting an eGPU via one of the two M.2 connectors it would be possible to connect it to an external monitor and therefore be able to use it basically as a gaming desktop. Do you know, is a custom bios necessary? How can I act on the drivers or bios if it doesn't post anything? I would like to save it somehow and this idea came to me. If it is possible, I will try first with a video card borrowed from some of my friends. Thanks to everyone in advance

I currently have a ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 (14”) Laptop with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 in a Razer Core X GPU enclosure.

I am looking to upgrade to maybe n RTX 4080 Super but it doesnt look like it will fit nor get enough power in the Razer Core X. Does anyone have any recommendations on what enclosure to buy for this card?

I also have a Samsung 49" Odyssey Monitor, if that makes a difference. Would the 4080 and my Thinkpad be sufficient for running new games on this resolution?

So I have the onexgpu and I been loving it.. til about 3 days ago and now it is having trouble..idk it just isn’t performing well anymore. I played dragon age veilguard when it came out with my Rog ally x and the egpu connected to my benq and it was beautiful medium to high settings 60-75 fps 1440p, now this thing won’t even go above 30 fps and it’s just strugggggggling bro.. i through on some jrpgs and shit because normally it eats those easy cell shaded games alive and nope..it’s still trippin.. I’ve uninstalled reinstalled, I even did cloud recovery for my ally and started from the top to see if it was my device idk haha I’m so confused.. any tech savy buds able to maybe guess what’s happening?

What cable should I just with IdeaPad 5 pro, which has a USB4.0 port? I have tried with 0,5m long TB3 passive cable but pc doesn't recognize gpu. If I switch to USB.3.2 port, at least the eGPUs fan goes on. So is this a cable issue? Does the cable need to be both usb4.0 and TB3 certificated?

GPD Win4 + GPD01 + Dead Space Remake 1080p = 85FPS

Gpdwin4+gpd01+ deadspace remake 1080p + Portable Oled 120hz hdmi = 85fps

GPD WIN4 + GPD01 + Oled 27inch 240hz 1440p DP = 71FPS

I have a Legion Go, and want to set it up with an eGPU to a 4k 144hz vrr display. I am looking at getting a used Razer Core X, but before pulling the trigger, am hoping you can help me with a few questions:

1. The Razer Core X website states that is it compatible with Windows 10, Nvidia 30 series, snd AMD 50 series. Does anyone know if it will work with Windows 11 + Nvidia 40 series or AMD 60/70 series chipsets?

2. Are there any Razer Core X compatibility issues with the Legion Go that would prohibit the combination from outputting a 144hz refresh rate at 4k resolution?

3. Will any standard USB 4 cable work for displaying 4k 144hz with the Legion Go, or does the cable need to specify Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4?

4. Is there a better eGPU to use with the Legion Go than the Razer Core X?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

I have this laptop, the RTX 4060 one but with 8GB VRAM: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/game-laptops/intel/spd/g-series-15-5530-laptop

I checked in the user manual, it has one "USB-C 3.2 Gen 2", and two "USB 3.2 Gen 1"

Which eGPU would be compatible? I'm looking for one that has 16GB VRAM or more.

I don't know anything about eGPUs, if there is anything i should know in terms of compatibility with different laptops because I don't want to make a mistake buying an incompatible eGPU since it's so expensive, can someone help?

additional information: someone was able to have an eGPU with the same laptop I have (here: https://egpu.io/forums/wip-builds/wip-2023-15-dell-g15-5530-rtx3050-13th10ch-rtx-3060-ti-64gbps-m-2x4-nfhk-n-8611y-d-oculink-win11-unsupported-graphics-card-egpu-not-working-with-oculink-egpu-adapter-when-worked/ ). so either eGPU can work on USB-c 3.2 or maybe I'm missing some information (some thunderbolt I can't see or that person did something specific to make it work)

Wanted to make a quick check to see if this particular m.2 to pcie4 looked good to you guys

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The question is should I buy an egpu to upgrade my laptop? I want to know if an egpu gives lower or higher performance compared to a gpu laptop.🙏

I thought this would be the best place to ask, I’m looking to put a NVME PCIE card into a TH3P4G3 85W PD Charging Thunderbolt-compatible GPU Dock, so I’m pretty sure I don’t need a huge power supply it it needs the right pinouts.

Does anyone have some suggestions of cheaper but quiet graphics cards that would suit?

Perhaps it is just because I am in Australia, but I cannot seem to source an eGPU dock or enclosure. AOOSTAR AG02 is out of stock, and the Razer Core X looks discontinued.

I potentially can purchase parts off Amazon and build my own, but that is pushing my knowledge and skill a little, so it is not my first pick. What am I missing?

Good day! I am in a bit of a conundrum here and would like some advice as to what I should do.

I have a gaming PC, but I'm really not using it for gaming much lately. I'm not using it much at all actually. I still want to have the ability to game on PC occasionally (RPGs like Baldurs Gate are mainly my jam). I'm starting my own business and need to buy a laptop I'd use at the office for CAD, slicing, rendering - so I still need a decently powerful laptop.

I really love having the portability of a laptop, but I'd need GPU power both at home and at the office. It feels silly to keep the desktop when I use it so little and consolidating everything to just one machine would be really nice.

So, what to do? I like the idea of selling my PC, but I don't know if I should keep the GPU and use it with an ultrabook as an eGPU or just get a powerful gaming laptop. The only things turning me off from the gaming laptop is that they are usually very heavy and not upgradable.

I implore your wisdom to find the best solution for me!

I recently purchased the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 9 (16" AMD) laptop, and it was important to me that it has USB4 to ensure Thunderbolt compatibility. I tried to connect my Razer Core X eGPU enclosure with the GTX 980 to it, but under Windows, I couldn't establish a stable connection. The graphics card is recognized, but then the USB4 connection drops. When I search for changed hardware in Device Manager, Windows freezes. When I try to pass through the eGPU via a Thunderbolt dock, I get error code 12. On Linux, the issue does not occur depending on the kernel version, but Linux is not the ideal solution. My Thunderbolt dock is properly recognized, and I have reinstalled the drivers multiple times as well as Windows. Does anyone know why this is happening? I also tested with five cables and tried it with an RTX 2080. But I also read that USB4 supposedly requires PCIe 4.0 cards?

So I have a g14 2024 with an intergrated 780m and a dedicated rtx 4050. I got the laptop bc rtx 4050 is cheapest and will give me gaming performance away from home. But I always planned to get a beefier egpu to dock when I’m home. Since on my laptop I already have amd software and NVIDIA GeForce now, what brand of e gpu should I get AMD or NVIDIA? I don’t care about fps per dollar or cuda stuff, I just want the brand that will give me the least drivers headache because I’m essentially pluggin a 3rd gpu into my pc. Also I have confirmed that my computer does have usb 4

Anyone else have issues getting the external gpu actually functioning using the Sonnet? I have an RTX3060 in mine and can see it with the lspci command, telling me that the thunderbolt is doing what it's supposed to. However the OS (TuxedoOS with the updated Nvidia proprietary driver) doesn't show it connected and isn't able to send a signal through it. All I can see and use is my GTX1060 onboard the laptop.

Before transitioning to Linux I was using it just fine on Windows, so I know all the hardware is working.

Hey y'all! I have a late 2011 mbp, and i'm not sure what thunderbolt version it has, but in system information, it says 10Gb/s so i'm guessing tb1.

I never had an egpu before, so what do i need?

I have a thunderbolt 3 port on my XPS and I’ve been looking for a very good enclosure that preferably has a PSU already and can filter dust well / at this point all I have seen is cases for 400+ dollars and then this cooler master nc100 for 180 but I don’t know If its an actual enclosure or not.

Thinking of the above setup using the Aoostar for when I want to hook it up to my LG C1.

With USB4 bottlenecks, is this achievable? I guess the idea behind it is to have a target performance of A PS5 Pro - meaning console equivalent settings for fidelity mode with DLSS for 4k60. I know maxed out settings aren’t realistic.

Or would a 4070 Super be better? If it were to make any difference.

Or would a separate 4070 desktop build still be the better option for this target performance? I’m trying to avoid this because of space constraints…

In my laptop i have

Intel core i5 11th gen processor 8gb 8gb Ram but I can upgrade

What kind of egpu should I be looking at so that it doesn't bottleneck with my mid range processor

I'm trying to use Sunshine on Windows with the R43SG eGPU in the m.2 slot. In the program settings, you can specify the video card that will be used and the monitor that should be streamed.

But here when I put exactly how the Sunshine script shows the GPU, it gives two fatal errors:

• Fatal: Unable to find display or encoder during startup • Fatal: Please ensure your manually chosen GPU and monitor are connected and powered on.

Since Sunshine works without specifying, I assume it is using Intel Hd to do the job and this may impact my experience, as I am having micro-stuterings.

I wanted to test what it would be like on my eGPU, it's a 6GB RTX 2060.

Hi,

I'm brand new to the eGPU scene, I have built a few of my own PC's but am having to move abroad for work in the new year and want to take something more portable, and this seems like a fun project. I've managed to get a Dell Precision 7750 laptop for cheap from work, and figured I'd mod it with an Oculink port in one of the four(!) m.2 slots.

Just want to check if my plan is sound and I haven't missed any important details.

eGPU hardware I plan to buy:

• An OSMETA NVME M.2 to Oculink adapter from AliExpress
• A Minisforum DEG1 eGPU docking station

I intend to use the adapter in the m.2 port away from the other three (the one with instructions on releasing the SSD in the picture), I'll mod the cover to fit the occulink port so its accessible from the underside of the laptop.

My main concern is that the Dell Bios on the laptop is very limited (I guess because its a professional/business workstation rather than consumer bought), I've already ran into this problem with my RAM additions, my clock speed has defaulted to 2133MHz and I can't change it/enable XMP to get up to the advertised 3200MHz.

I already have an RTX 3070 and PSU from my current desktop PC that I can use with the eGPU dock.

1. Could the Bios give me any issues?
2. Is my hardware compatible?
3. Have I missed anything?

Thanks in advance.

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I'm planning on getting a eGPU so that way i can upgrade the intel iris xe graphics card that came on my laptop to be able to play more games. Before I go and buy everything, I want to just confirm that it will all work. I linked the dock and psu i want, and will be getting a rtx 1080/ti depending on what i find on ebay. Thanks for the help! If you have any better recommendations let me know but i would (hopefully) like to keep the build cost around $300-350

Dock (already checked my laptop has thunderbolt 4): https://www.amazon.com/Enclosure-Compatible-Thunderbolt-External-Conversion/dp/B0D9H5HVX5/ref=sr_1_38_sspa?crid=F9UDOYFX7Z3P&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FmEOpm8snlJNRChrwR5lIN40G8doNy9YXhc6YIBeRogOvkiU40UsP8Elq1jQwthFYE02BMtY3xCkC2t43lZ261o_y3pE_xyu8ZqwjZlvB_19KzWtiEYY_OEje5w3P6HI021m5rHFsgGZGI75M6wOq-m08Rsy2sxTqRp18y6biXlWQmuBY5J_KQ9WqzKXdiQe.UEVIwwExV-oGZodx8Dr7A1qeFor3H8PwFWtcfFJ2Um4&dib_tag=se&keywords=thunderbolt+4+egpu+dock&qid=1731016421&sprefix=thunderbolt+4+egpu+%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-38-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

PSU (i assume 400w will be enough because most tests ive seen mark the 1080ti as using 250-300w): https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Power-Supply-100-N1-0400-L1/dp/B00LV8TZAG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2B2VSIHPDY1YX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BJqJxB7jmCk7uzsbgwJzV8PbV_2p5SQfr9MWxdBFXDLVQrYP-714tgb5vJQYNE92MnXQxfyyE-1Lg1Hlg7MZTglUtIzeVLG69rNRm6UBUnD51RAmv2G9tr_2vraEnDPDzzFtpkztjWJakv99CCSaB_8BMDMiWpbvc9kmNPwuZTKGBw8mxvtdXl5gwDdAmzN3MBlksylqBH1--22S3crjdD1Y1rhSkgfzGYylRAdIPow.xwdXwWIvi8gtJ7vesHHatw22dx_8eupIvEqI0ngk7vs&dib_tag=se&keywords=atx%2B400w%2Bpsu&qid=1731016739&sprefix=atx%2B400w%2Bpsu%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-2&th=1

When I connect my PC (Legion Go) to my eGPU (ONEXGPU), Windows throws a notification that the display driver (for RX 7600M XT) needs to be updated during system shutdown/restart. I remove the USB4 cable from the PC and shut down both devices. When I restart the PC, the display driver for the iGPU is broken.

I have already edited the hardware section of advanced system settings to not allow updates and also went to edit registry to flip a bit to disable hardware driver updates on Windows updates. Still the same issue happens after I connect to the eGPU and afterwards shut down the system.

I have to use custom drivers for both devices (provided by the manufacturers) for stable operation. Windows has forced once a faulty driver update for the iGPU but now this same issue seems to be somehow triggered by connecting to the eGPU.

Any tips on what could be done to prevent this problem?

I want to build an external gpu. I don’t know much about it, I’d like to use oculink, but also have the option to use thunderbolt if needed. I have a gmktec m6 and an extra 3080 I’m not using atm, I want to pair together. What all will I need to accomplish this? This is more of a project than anything, I have a gaming pc, but I also want to do this the right way. I’ll be buying a psu to pair with this, I’m curious what wattage is needed. Any info would help. Thanks

Will a Ryzen USB 4 work with eGPU's such as the TH3P4G3? I wanted to make sure before buying a Lenovo Thinkpad Ryzen Edition or Intel.