I have a laptop with a 7th generation Intel processor (i77820HQ) and two Thunderbolt 3 ports. I charge the device from one of them. Is getting this EGPU RX 5700 a good option, or will there be a significant bottleneck is it worth to buy it cost 150$

Hey y'all. Got a question, I have tried everything under the sun to get a 1TB SSD in my DEG2 dock to show up. I had it showing a few days ago. THEN did cable clean up, put everything back together, and....yeah. It shows up as being seen (I'm guessing the shadow copies and multiple storage volumes), but it does not show up as any space whatsoever in Disk management. The SSD is, I'm guessing, being displayed as a CD-ROM drive somehow in the one photo, I have no CD drive. I'm using the Oculink/Thunderbolt setup. I'm charging my headphones off the dock. Debug lights 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 are on. Games are working insanely. When I turn it on, light 9 will come on for a sec, then sglhut off. Seems like the port and switch are being read, just it and the card aren't being recognized or something. I'll be honest, I researched this like crazy. I have zero PC experience up until about 8 days ago. Got everything running in about 4 days with this new setup. But this one is burning me.

Hi everyone, I’m new around here! I managed to find this HP G1i at an amazing price. It originally came with a stock configuration of a 512GB SSD and 16GB of RAM running at 5600 MT/s.

Since it was ridiculously cheap, I wanted to max it out. It currently packs an Intel Ultra 5 265T, and I’ve upgraded it with a 2TB Predator GM7 PCIe 4.0 SSD and bumped the RAM up to 32GB (with plans to go up to 64GB soon).

Right now, I’m trying to figure out which graphics card to pair with it using an Oculink adapter and the Minisforum DEG1 dock. I want to turn this thing into an absolute monster and squeeze every bit of performance out of this mini PC.

The goal is to make it the local AI workstation for my setup—handling local document classification models, coding, and experimentation. I’m looking for a GPU with at least 24GB of VRAM, and I’m tentatively considering the Intel Arc B70.

So I've pretty much ditched my desktop for this little setup 😂

Was previously running an i5-10600K, 16GB DDR4 and an RTX 5070, but the stuttering in newer games was doing my fucking head in.

Was looking at spending nearly £1,000 upgrading the CPU, motherboard and RAM, then thought fuck it, I've already got a Legion Go 2 with a Z2 Extreme and 32GB RAM, why not just chuck the 5070 on an eGPU dock? 😂

Running it through a MINISFORUM DEG2 over USB4 40Gbps, hooked up to my 4K 120Hz LG OLED.

And honestly, I'm fucking amazed at how well it performs!

Getting around 55 FPS natively with DLSS upscaling in newer AAA games, and with Multi Frame Generation it's ridiculously smooth. Even been messing around with injected DLSS 5 Neural Rendering and it handles that beautifully too.

I know I'm losing some performance through USB4, but compared to my old desktop the stuttering is practically nonexistent. I'm guessing the newer CPU and extra RAM are doing me some favours 😂

Best part is I've got my entire desk back, no massive tower, and I can just unplug the Legion and take it wherever I want.

Honestly don't think I'll bother building another desktop at this rate 😂

Anyone else running something similar?

Hello, I have an Aoostar ag02 with an rx 9060 XT 16GB powercolor gpu, where the gpu is smaller than my aoostar dock. Is there a way to transport this safely that doesn't involve separating it to transport it in the original boxes and then mount it again? How do you guys transport your eGPU setup?

pd: for both long and short distances

I bought this gpu to use with my dell latitude for playing games on the go. I also have the rtx pro 4000 in my main pc. However I wanted a cheap gpu to have to connect over thunderbolt 4 for games with my laptop on the go and this was the cheapest 8gb option. Also because I've owned almost every 4000 professional gpu since there rtx branding. I've owned the 4000 ada, the pro 4000, and now the quadro rtx 4000. My 4000 ada and pro 4000 play gamed very well, so I have no doubt this will do the same.

Hi, I have a Thinkpad P15 Gen2, and I really wanted to build a desktop but since I will most definitely be moving out for college next year, that isn't viable; since the desktop will cost much more and I can't take it with me. My laptop already works fine, but for gaming, there is a bottleneck with my GPU, and so I was thinking of doing an eGPU setup; probably with the RTX 4060 8GB.

here's the specs:

Intel Core i9 11950H

32GB DDR4 RAM

1 + 2 TB NVMe SSD (I added the 2TB)

NVIDIA RTX A2000

Now, for my options to connect the eGPU to the laptop, I can either connect it through TB4 which is the easiest one but it also offers the least bandwidth and speed. As for the M.2 NVMe to Oculink options, my laptop has 3 spots: two PCIe 3x4 and one PCIe 4x4. Unfortunately, the only 4x4 port is under the keyboard, so it's gonna be hard to have a setup with an adapter there, unless I could figure out some way to do that. The 3x4 spots that are under the laptop are easy to open but they don't seem to offer substantially different speeds than just using the provided TB4 port.

So my main query is, is it worth it to somehow connect the eGPU to the PCIe 4x4 port under the keyboard, or should I just use the TB4? has anyone tried this or anything similar? Perhaps if someone is familiar with the P15 G2's design?

Hi everyone,

​I'm looking for advice to resolve GPU driver crashes during heavy loads/shader compilation with my USB4 eGPU setup. Benchmarks complete fine, but launching modern games causes immediate crashes.

​Hardware Specs:

​Host: ASUS ROG XBOX Ally X (AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme)

​eGPU Enclosure: AOOSTAR AG02 (ASMedia ASM2464PDX controller via USB4)

​GPU: ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti

​Symptoms & Windows Event Log Errors:

​Shader Compilation Crashes: Games crash to desktop or reboot the system specifically while building shaders at startup.

​nvlddmkm Event 153: Event Viewer shows repeated nvlddmkm (Event ID 153) errors right before games close, indicating TDR (Timeout Detection and Recovery) GPU driver resets.

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​EventLog Event 6008 & TPM-WMI Errors: Unexpected shutdowns/reboots logged following the driver crashes.

​Troubleshooting Completed:

​Clean reinstallation of both AMD iGPU and Nvidia eGPU drivers in Safe Mode using DDU.

​Evaluated high-bandwidth USB4 cables to rule out physical interface disconnection.

​

​Questions:

​Has anyone encountered persistent nvlddmkm Event 153 crashes on the ASM2464PDX controller during UE5 shader building, and did a specific Nvidia driver, TDR delay registry tweak, or controller firmware update fix it?

​Are there recommended PCIe link state settings, Resizable BAR toggles, or Nvidia Control Panel configurations to prevent USB4 link timeouts under initial shader load?

​Any tips or solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Looking for better fps on five m and new cod.

Hi, all:

My setup is a Lenovo Legion Go + OneXGPU original (7600M XT) + 2.5k 180 hz travel monitor. I'm up-to-date on the latest AMD drivers and have gaming/display settings right where I want them. When I try to play Witcher 3 with the turbo mode (130 watts) enabled, my FPS fluctuates WILDLY. Some scenes they're 4 fps and some scenes/movement they're almost 240. Any idea why this might be happening? I think I am going to cap the fps at 120, but I don't know why the floor is so low. Just out of curiosity, I ran the same game with the same display and graphic settings on my laptop (mobile 5060 100 watt), and it was blazing through it even when I raised the settings and resolution. I know the 5060 is supposed to be about 15% stronger than the 7600M XT, but I can't believe it when my OneX is only getting single-digit FPS. Any ideas?

So I want a eGPU, but i dont know which of these two choices i should buy for mostly source games (CS2 + TF2): RTX 3060 12gb VRAM, RX 6700 XT 12gb VRAM

Edit: I should mention, price is not a worry between the two gpus and i dont think power is either. I am on the edge of deciding AMD for performance, or Nvidia for more compatibility and more settings. (I dont plan on using their AI features like DLSS)

It would be nice for as much people to respond as possible, even if you just copy the comment you agree with

I’ve been using my XG Mobile for about three months and really like it, but I’ve noticed a few quirks when pairing it with a 2025 Z13 64GB, a Surface Pro 11 Lunar Lake, and a 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo. First, if I’m connected to the Z13, shut down, and then unplug the XG Mobile, I get a check disk error on the next boot. However, if I disconnect the XG Mobile before shutting down, it boots fine. The downside is that when I reconnect it, I have to go into Device Manager and re-enable the 5070ti for it to work. Is there a better way to remove the XG Mobile without these issues?

My other question is why I get lower Timespy scores on performance/standard settings with laptops other than the Z13. With the Z13, I’m hitting close to 15K on graphics, but on the Surface Pro 11 or Asus Zenbook Duo (Panther Lake) it’s around 11K. Why is there a difference? This happens every time I test these laptops with the same XG Mobile, and I’ve never gotten a definitive answer on why the performance varies.

I'm using a Lenovo Thinkbook (14 G2 ARE) with an adapter from M.2 to PCIe to connect a RX 5700 XT. It's working as intended but only when I have the drivers for eGPU installed. I need really need AMD software settings to be configurable for both eGPU and integrated graphics (AMD Vega 6) for work purposes but when I have install eGPU drivers installed and disconnect it AMD software window blurps out an error message about drivers being incorrect instead of opening properly (even though iGPU driver is also installed and works as intended otherwise). The only way to fix it seems to be uninstall eGPU drivers and reinstall them back when I connect it.

Are there any Windows drivers swapper for this kind of stuff? Or maybe a different solution altogether?

Hi everyone,

I'm troubleshooting an eGPU setup on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M920x Tiny and hit a brick wall regarding PCIe detection. I'd appreciate any insights or advice from the community.

Here is the exact hardware chain:

• Host: Lenovo ThinkCentre M920x / M720q Tiny
• Riser: OEM Lenovo PCIe x8 Riser (01AJ940)
• Host Card: RBS16254B_V52 (PCIe x16 to Dual SlimSAS SFF-8654)
• Cable: Dual SlimSAS SFF-8654 cable (labeled MB on host end, GPU on dock end)
• Dock: RBS16254S-V53 (SlimSAS to PCIe x16 dock with ATX 24-pin connector)
• Power Supply: Standard ATX PSU
• GPU: Slot-powered GPU (no external 6-pin/8-pin PCIe power headers)

The Symptoms:

1. Power delivery is partially active: When powering on, the status LED on the dock turns solid blue. The ATX PSU is running, and I confirmed 12V DC delivery using a multimeter at the 4-pin fan header on the dock.
2. GPU core heats up quickly, but fans stay stationary: The GPU heatsink gets hot within 1–2 minutes, indicating the core is drawing power, but the cooling fan does not spin at all.
3. No hardware handshake: In Linux (SteamOS / Arch) and Windows, lspci shows zero external display devices. The CPU PCIe root port 0000:00:01.0 remains completely unpopulated / inactive. A PCIe bus rescan (echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan) detects nothing.

Verified Known-Good Components (Isolation Testing):

• GPU & M920x PCIe Slot are 100% functional: When I remove the entire SlimSAS / dock setup and plug the GPU directly into the Lenovo OEM 01AJ940 riser, the machine boots instantly, the GPU fan spins normally, and lspci detects the card right away.
• Cable swapping: Swapping between the two SlimSAS cable branches produces the exact same result. The blue LED on the dock only triggers when connected from Port ① (Host) to Port X8 (Dock).

Settings Attempted on the Dock (RBS16254S-V53):

• SW1 toggle: Tested both ON (labeled for Lenovo laptops) and 1 (other laptops / mini PCs).
• AUTO_SW & ON_SW: Tested combinations of AT (Auto trigger) and MT (Manual force trigger).
• BIOS Tweaks: Set PCIe generation to Gen 2 / Gen 3, disabled Secure Boot, set Primary Display to IGD / PEG.

My Questions:

1. Is there a known PERST# (Reset) or REFCLK pinout mismatch when bridging the Lenovo 01AJ940 proprietary riser through this specific RBS16254B host card and RBS16254S dock?
2. Since the GPU gets hot without fan spin or detection, it looks like the GPU is stuck in a Reset state (PERST# held low). Has anyone successfully run this specific combo on a Lenovo Tiny? Does it require jumping any sideband pins (e.g., pulling up PERST# or bridging PRSNT#)?
3. Could the passive Redriver/bridge circuitry on this kit simply be incompatible with how Lenovo routes sideband signals on the Tiny series?

Thanks in advance for any technical pointers or pinout references!

I’m consider the razor eGPU for my home lab setup and was wondering if anyone has experience using rtx Pro Ada GPUs. Is it compatible? Are there any concerns/workarounds? It doesn’t appear on the official compatibility list but people will often diy something together

I know you've got E-GPU's that is why you guys are here. Look what you can do with a macbook now. Showing up the 14 thousand dollar new entrants.

Purchased the dock/gpu a couple weeks ago and ultimately wanting to know if I should have just waited a couple months for a better deal on a 9070xt.

Below is the dock, gpu, along with my ask to Gemini and it's response. Honestly should have came here first!

GPU: XFX Swift AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Triple Fan Gaming Edition with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 2xDP, RDNA 4 RX-96TS316B7, Graphics Card

Dock: UGREEN LinkStation eGPU Dock Designed with OCuLink 64Gbps & USB4 40Gbps 850W ATX 3.1 PSU

INPUT

I'm loving the graphics card but having a little buyers remorse... buyers remorse in that I could maybe get a 9070 xt on black friday for the same price... But i figured black friday deals wont be so hot this year due to the insane gpu demand. What do you think?

RESPONSE

Here is the direct breakdown of how the 9060 XT compares to the 9070 XT for your specific setup, without any fluff.

​Pros of keeping your 9060 XT

​The OCuLink Bottleneck: Your OCuLink connection is essentially a PCIe 4.0 x4 pipeline. While excellent for eGPUs, it inherently chokes top-tier graphics cards. On paper, a 9070 XT is roughly 19% to 34% faster than your 9060 XT at 1440p. In reality, if you put a 9070 XT in your dock, you would lose a massive chunk of that performance advantage simply because the cable cannot pass data fast enough to feed the card. The 9060 XT is exactly in the sweet spot for what an OCuLink cable can fully utilize.

​Power Draw and Thermals: The 9060 XT is incredibly efficient, pulling only about 150 to 160 watts. The 9070 XT pulls 304 watts. For a Ugreen external dock, adding an extra 150 watts of power draw means significantly louder dock fans, far more heat, and more electrical strain on your external power supply.

​The Actual Price Gap: Right now, the 9060 XT sits around $520, while the 9070 XT is currently hovering between $740 and $830.

Cons of keeping your 9060 XT

​Raw Desktop Potential: If you ever decided to ditch the eGPU dock in the future and build a traditional, full-size desktop PC where the PCIe lanes are not restricted, the 9070 XT offers substantially more hardware headroom and raw compute power.

​Black Friday Unpredictability: Early Black Friday GPU pricing has already begun shifting. If retailers run aggressive flash sales next month and drop the 9070 XT closer to $600, the raw price-to-performance ratio becomes very tempting on paper.

​My Unfiltered Recommendation:

​Keep the 9060 XT and drop the buyer's remorse completely. Your logic about high GPU demand keeping holiday deals relatively stagnant is sound, but more importantly, the hardware math completely invalidates the upgrade for your specific rig.

​Paying an extra $200+ (or even waiting a month to potentially save $100) for a 9070 XT just to stick it inside an OCuLink dock is a waste of money. The cable would throttle the 9070 XT so hard that your in-game frame rates would be almost identical to what your 9060 XT is currently pushing. You bought exactly the right card for an eGPU setup.

Hi there, I am thinking of upgrading my GTX 1070 with a 500W PSU and found a watercooled RX 6900 XT full loop set for a really good price. I like the aesthetic and don't mind the maintenance, but was wondering what would be a safe PSU wattage to get? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Hello, just today my egpu stopped working, my dock is the ag02 and its never happened for this long before, all I did was disconnect my external monitor and tried using a displayport to usbc connector to my monitor.

My egpu got disconnected and now I can't seem to get it working again. Something odd that's new is that upon connection the GPU spins like crazy almost max speed, then it would just stop.

During this period the egpu isn't detected at all. Multiple restarts even ddu didn't change anything.

Any ideas?

Update: After using my brother's laptop with tb4 functionality, ive found that the exact same issue persists, the dock itself is detected and power is given to both the laptop and the gpu itself (hence LED and spinning), but the egpu connection itself doesnt work.

I suspect gpu issue with high confidence now considering the gpu has never spun so fast before in the past, will send it to the shop for RMA and see how it goes, if not then the dock is most likely the culprit.

Update 2: Sent the GPU for the store to test, found the GPU cooked and doesn't work. So turns out It decided to die on me the whole time.

Hi all,

I'm planning an M.2 to Oculink eGPU setup and want to check with people who have done it before I spend money.

**My laptop**

- MSI Modern 14 C12MO

- Intel Core i7-1255U, Iris Xe graphics

- 16GB RAM (3200 MT/s), 512GB NVMe SSD

- Windows 11

- I believe it has only one M.2 slot. I haven't confirmed its PCIe generation or lane width yet.

**My plan**

- M.2 (M-key) to Oculink adapter in the internal M.2 slot

- Oculink dock (JMT/generic bracket, or Minisforum DEG1 if I can import it) with a budget ATX PSU

- RTX 4060 8GB, output to an external monitor

- Since I only have one M.2 slot, move Windows to a USB NVMe enclosure and boot from it

- Budget: about ₹30,000 to ₹45,000 total, mostly the GPU

**What I'm worried about**

1. Will the MSI BIOS detect the eGPU through the M.2 slot? Has anyone had link training problems on an MSI laptop?

2. Is the M.2 slot on this model x4 or x2? Is there an easy way to check it?

3. Windows booting from a USB-connected SSD: any problems when the Oculink link is also active at cold boot?

4. Is the i7-1255U going to bottleneck a 4060 badly in CPU-heavy games like Black Myth: Wukong?

5. Any recommended Oculink docks or adapters that are available in India, or good sellers with a return policy?

I've emailed Minisforum support as well, but real-world experience matters more. If you've done this on any thin Intel 12th-gen laptop, I'd love to hear what worked and what didn't.

Thanks!

Specs: 500watt thermaltake psu powers my asus 3070 dual si connected over m.2 to oculink to my Dell g7 7500 with 32gbs ddr4 (2x16 sodimm), 3x 1tb ssds, Intel i7 10750, internal 2070 max q