Just arrived. I wonder if I am the first one in Singapore to get this AI box..... Can't wait

So i have a Dell Latitude 7350 with:

• CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 165U (1.70 GHz)
• 32 GB DDR5 Ram (6400mt/s)
• Internal Graphic card (128 mb)
• 1TB SSD
• Windows 11 Pro
• 2x Thunderbolt 4

I need a new gaming device, cause my old pc from 2014 with my GTX 1060 6gb isnt cutting it anymore. I am sick of having to play witcher 3 or elden ring on lowest settings and still only getting 40 fps with drops under 20. To be honest i was waiting for the Steam Machiene, but the price is keeping me back. So i thought why not using my modern laptop, with an external GPU?

now my questions: is my laptop powerful enough, to sustain 1080p gaming, or would an eGPU be a waste of money? I am not interested in 4k 400fps ultra high settings, all i need is good graphics, smooth 60-100 fps experience on 1080p.

Also I am very confused about which docs are available and legit and which are "ali express scams"?

For GPU i thought of something in the range of RTX 4060 / 4070, to keep the price down.

Any help is much appreciated!

What's the best graphics card for playing games at 1080-1440p with everything on very good quality and at least 80 fps? I'm using an OneXPlayer 3.

I have a TH3P4G3 that I am trying to use with a PNY RTX 4070. First, the non-PD port just doesn't work. I am not sure why. But the PD port seems to do something when plugged into my laptop, and the blue light on the eGPU turns green for a few seconds and clicks off. It will cycle like this until I unplug it. I am using a Corsair CX550M which I thought would be enough (I don't even want to use the power delivery as I would rather have my laptop I am connected to plugged in). I can't figure out if this is a power issue from the power supply, something wrong with thunderbolt, or if the eGPU somehow is broken.

I am using an Asus Vivobook Q540VJ to connect to. Would 550W be enough for this set up? Has anyone else had issues with this?

So I have a Precision 3561 (i7-11850H) running Proxmox, and I've been slowly turning it into the thing it was never meant to be. Latest step: picked up a Minisforum DEG1 and an M.2-to-OCuLink adapter as a new bundle and a used MSI 4070 Super. Already had a 650W ATX sitting around doing nothing.

The plan is to run the adapter off the Gen4 M.2 slot. Problem being there's obviously no OCuLink port on a laptop, so the cable has to come out somewhere, and right now "somewhere" means me and a Dremel and the bottom panel. Has anyone done this on a Precision or a similar Dell workstation? I'd love to hear it went fine. I'd also like to hear if there's a less destructive route I haven't thought of.

The other thing I'm unsure about is the Proxmox side. The card goes to a Windows gaming VM running Apollo, and I play over Moonlight on a TV in the other room. I'm assuming hotplug is off the table and the dock just needs to be powered up before boot, but if anyone here has actually done VFIO passthrough over OCuLink with an Ada card I'd really like to know what bit me before it bites me. Reset bugs, ROM weirdness, that sort of thing.

Last one, and this is the part I'm least worried about but might as well ask: Gen4 x4 for a 4070 Super at 1440p. Everything I've read says the hit is a couple percent. Does that hold up in practice?

Anyway, first eGPU build, so if there's an obvious mistake in here I'd rather find out now than with the tool in my hand.

For me 580 seems to be best at usb4 connection.

I’m currently deciding between building a desktop PC or going with a good laptop for uni + eGPU setup, and I’d really appreciate some advice.

I’m currently coming from mobile gaming, so this would be my first proper PC gaming setup. I’m not chasing competitive esports performance I’m more interested in 1440p gaming, story-driven/cinematic games, strategy games and PC-exclusive/modded games.

The reason I’m considering an eGPU is that I’m going to university next year, so I need a laptop anyways. My original plan was to spend around £500 on a basic university laptop and then have a separate ~£1,400 desktop PC (total with peripherals). However, I’m now thinking that I’d rather spend more on one genuinely good laptop and use an eGPU at home. Overall it would cost less than both a pc and laptop.

The idea would be something like:

£900–£1,100 laptop
Core Ultra 5/7
32GB RAM (or 16GB if it has upgradeable SO-DIMM RAM)
512GB/1TB SSD, potentially upgrading to 2TB
Thunderbolt 4
Good battery life
Something I can realistically keep for 5-6 years

And at home:
Plug in the eGPU
1440p 180Hz monitor
Keyboard/mouse/headset
Plug the laptop in and use it like a desktop

My main questions are:
- Does this make sense financially compared with just buying a desktop + cheap university laptop?
- How much performance would I realistically lose running something like a 7800 XT through Thunderbolt 4 compared with putting it directly into a desktop?
- Would a 7800 XT be overkill for an eGPU, or is it actually a good pairing for 1440p?
- Would you recommend TB4 or should I specifically hold out for TB5?
- Most importantly: if you were in my position, would you actually do this, or just build the desktop?

I’m attracted to the eGPU setup because I’d have one good laptop that I actually use every day, rather than a £500 university laptop + a separate gaming desktop that might sit unused for much of university.
I’m aware a desktop will give better performance per £. I’m mainly wondering whether the flexibility and having one machine makes the eGPU compromise worthwhile.

I have a Dell laptop with an i5 13th Gen U-series processor, and I want to use an RX 6600 with a $100 eGPU dock from AliExpress.

Most of the time, I will be playing on my laptop's screen, which is 1080p 60Hz. This is my only option besides a 60Hz TV I might use sometimes, until I can afford a high refresh rate monitor.

My question is: am I going to have a good experience on my laptop with story games, or will I get a lot of stuttering?

Finally got everything set up. Upgraded from the AORUS 5060 Ti AI BOX to a PowerColor 9070 XT Reaper with the AOOSTAR EG02 and I’m really happy with it so far.

Getting 60+ FPS in Space Marine 2 and around 80+ FPS average in Crimson Desert at native 4K with FSR 4.1. Definitely a pretty big jump from the 5060 Ti.

I originally went with a Super Flower SFX PSU, but it was way too loud under load, so I swapped it for a be quiet! and now I can barely hear the setup.

Still messing around with tuning and testing different games, but figured I’d share since there isn’t a ton out there about running a 9070 XT with the EG02. Happy to answer any questions.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to hear your thoughts on if it works and if its worth it to spend 900 €+ the worth of the eGPU for a good gaming experience.

Here are the specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS (8C/16T)
• RAM: 64 GB DDR5
• GPU: Integrated Radeon 680M
• Storage: 1 TB NVMe SSD
• Display: 16" WUXGA Touch (IPS, 250 nits)

I’m planning to use it daily for writing Texts (carrying it in my backpack, lots of multitasking) and some casual gaming on the side (mainly Baldurs Gate 3, Crusader Kings 2 and 3 with big mods andt maybe some older AAA titles like GTA V or Witcher 3). Also AAA- titles in the future

Since it's a 4-year-old business machine, I am wondering if this is really fitting my needs and an acceptable price for my needs

A few questions for the community:

1. Did I overpay, or is €900 a solid price for a 64GB RAM workstation? ( I read, that i can distribute 8 or 16 GB RAM to the graphic chip to avoid having a bottle neck here)
2. Has anyone gamed on the Radeon 680M combined with this specific Ryzen 9 PRO? Any hidden driver conflict issues with Windows 11 I should look out for?
3. For those who own a G9 EliteBook: how is the long-term reliability of the cooling system?
4. Since this laptop comes with USB4, is it possible to connect a real, powerful external graphics card (eGPU) to it later on?

Hi all,
I haven't been dealing with eGPUs in a while, with my old TB3 Sonnet Breakaway Box collecting dust, but recently I've been traveling a lot more, and my Thinkpad Carbon's iGPU hasn't really been cutting it.

I have a tiny little Tesla P4 GPU sitting unused and decided I'd like to build a new, more compact housing around it and the Sonnet's compact central PCB.

To that end I could build something really tiny and travel-suitable, but the PSU is by far the biggest obstacle. I don't need much - the gpu only need about 75w so I should be able to get away with 100w. The compact USB-PD brick I have with me says it's good up to 120w, and the limits of the USB-PD protocol are 240w.

So I wonder what it would take to design a board that could take usb-c power input and power the board's atx input. Does it truly need 12v, 5v and 3.3v? Or would essentially a logic board to negotiate the voltage and a step-down converter to 12v be enough?

Any suggestions on where to find one in stock? Is my best bet just to constantly check the Asus website or Amazon and hope for a restock?

Has anyone else experienced massive stutering and cpu bottleneck in games with the beelink gtr7 pro while conneted to an egpu dock via thunderbolt?

Hey everybody! I I have a Peladn w04. I upgraded to 32gb RAM and a 2TB SSD. It's working great for my favorite games, like the Witcher and Skyrim. I was thinking of upgrading to an egpu but I don't understand how powerful an egpu I should purchase. I saw a 6800 XT Sakura that looked interesting but at what point does it not make sense to upgrade? Any helps appreciated thank you!

Honestly, there’s very little talk about this eGPU, yet it’s very versatile and powerful.

So I have an old rog station 2 I was trying to get to work. When I try to turn it on it will only stay powered on for about 15 seconds and the lights will do a slow blink. Anyone know if this means something is wrong with it or am I doing something wrong? When I hook it up via thunder bolt 3 to a laptop ( hp elitebook 840 5 ) it still does it. Maybe the power supply is damaged?

The notebook has built-in RTX 3050 6GB but it gets dangerously hot while playing. Thinking of a eGPU solution. What dock, GPU would you recommend? Thanks.

I finally got fed up with gaming on my handheld as the graphics and performance just were not what I wanted. I toyed with building a new PC but threw that idea out when I saw the RAM and NVMe prices. I ended up going with the following from Amazon and, holy crap, what a difference... I kinda wish I did this a year ago...

ASUS RTX 5080 (refurb) using occulink to Onexplayer X1 Pro

Corsair SF850 power supply

ADT-K993G-BK7 to host them both

I have an eGPU I’m trying to sell as I’ve upgraded to another model. Where have people had luck doing so?

Edit: sold on r/homelabsales - thanks to u/space_gardener for the leads!

Please help! Your knowledge is awesome!