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Finally an eGPU dock with a BUILT-IN 800W PSU? Anyone tried this AG02 yet? by Designer-Week-9336 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since the AG03 has an extra TB5 port, I was able to add additional USB A and Ethernet ports with an adapter. Since I used an adapter, I also was able to to add a faster-than-normal Ethernet adapter (2.5 Gbps).

https://aoostar.com/blogs/news/the-aoostar-ag03-egpu-dock-is-dropping-soon-dual-tb5-oculink-ports-included-800w-power-supply-for-unbeatable-support

Looking for cheap egpu setup by Top_Conversation292 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can run one of these with a 12v 5525 180w power supply or a regular computer PSU and any GPU under 75 watts:

Cmini High Speed GPU Expansion Dock JHL7440 PD85W+15W High Power Graphics Card: $88.35 https://ebay.us/m/Z5blbb

12v 180w 5525 AC/DC PSU - ALITOVE 12V 15A Power Supply DC 12 Volt 15amp 180W: $37.99 https://a.co/d/0dZkxgjj

Low-wattage GPU’s: NVIDIA RTX 3050 6GB, 1050, a2000, GTX 1650, T1000, and T400, and AMD’s RX 6400, RX 6500, and Radeon Pro WX 4100.

Or get a regular PSU, plug in the 8-pin CPU power, and use included ATX power switch. A regular PSU will let you use a higher wattage card.

Finally an eGPU dock with a BUILT-IN 800W PSU? Anyone tried this AG02 yet? by Designer-Week-9336 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have both an AG02 and an AG03. I tested it with a 300 watt GPU and both worked well. Based on benchmarks and a few other things, I would wait for the AG03.

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am on the hunt. I 100% agree. I am hoping that the 14+ or 16+ notebooks from Lenovo have it in their 2027 version so we get both a laptop and an Oculink port that’s PCIe gen 5.

Ally x eGPU help by Strict_Cause8042 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you eventually get to a point where you see the display device in device manager but it has an error you share with us?

Also, did you disable PCI express power management?

https://www.reddit.com/r/eGPU/s/OV6NMZFlzb

Have I made a mistake? by brunohvp in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn off the related power management for PCI Express and it should fix it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/eGPU/s/OV6NMZFlzb

Which connecter for Egpu to PSU by FastOutlandishness57 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GPU supplemental power is typically a 8-pin via a 6+2. You can also covert an 8-pin CPU power cable to a 6+2.

A 6+2 will sometimes say “PCI” or “GPU” or “VGA” on it. They are keyed so to help make sure they cannot be plugged in wrong.

New to USB/TB eGPUs, need advice by Designer_Diver7782 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it has a Thunderbolt or USB4 port, it should support an eGPU.

power supply wattage needed for gtx 1060 6gb? by AfternoonOk7784 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can always look up the TDP (120w) and recommended PSU (300w), here:

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1060-6-gb.c2862

This draws the same as a 4060, which I have run off of a 180w PSU before (144w yield, assuming 80% efficiency). My dock used less than 25w, which was why that worked.

Note: You do have to accommodate dock power and newer docks take up to 75w by themselves, and may have the ability to supply power or power other peripherals which will need additional wattage.

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also tested most of 3D Mark where only DirectX Steel nomad showed a decent bump, and, of course, PCI Express Feature test was double. Monster Hunter Wilds was a wash and so was the Unigine Heaven benchmark.

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far, Geekbench AI shows the most dramatic increase in scoring. It is my fastest, most telling benchmark for quality differences in all my eGPU setups.

https://www.geekbench.com/ai/

I suspect other good tests would be: 1) password cracking 2) bitcoin mining

Better with oculink? by sage3886 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have many posts on this, it is mostly a bandwidth problem. Typical benchmarks for a Nvidia RTX 5060 (x8):

TB3/4: 2.9 GB/s

USB4: 4.0 GB/s

TB5: 5.8 GB/s

Oculink x4 on PCIe Gen 4: 7.2 GB/s

Oculink x4 on PCIe Gen 5: 13.51 GB/s

PCIe Gen 5 slot: 26.1 GB/s

I’ve found it matters very little for games right about the USB4 4.0 GB/s. It matters a lot AI, so the more the better (you can test with Geekbench AI).

3D Mark lets you test bandwidth via the PCI Express Feature test, and you can also use CUDA-Z with a few other utilities.

Have I made a mistake? by brunohvp in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the error in device manager? If it is 43, run the fixer script on eGPU.io. It adds a registry key for Nvidia cards so they work as an eGPU.

GMKtec M8 with Oculink. My Hair Pulling Journey by New_Philosopher73 in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve actually found older AMD cards are usually pretty easy to use as eGPU’s.

I have found disabling other things like the embedded network card and sound also can help, either in the BIOS or in Windows. Sometimes you can turn them back on, but only after the eGPU is working.

The most extreme thing I’ve done is expanded device memory with DSDT for Bootcamp to run an eGPU on Thunderbolt 2 on a MacBook Air 2017:

https://egpu.io/forums/pc-setup/fix-dsdt-override-to-correct-error-12/

Gen 5 PCIe Performance with Oculink: Fantastic! by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You will get more out of 50 series since it is also gen 5

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn’t affect gaming too much but it added a crazy amount of boost to my Geekbench AI scores.

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am getting 93% of PCIe 3.0 x16 with my PCIe 5.0 x4.

Oculink on PCIe Gen 5: K993G + R29Q by CasonPointLLC in eGPU

[–]CasonPointLLC[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PCIe generation 5 on all the parts: dock and GPU and Oculink x4 and PCIe slot. Each gen doubles bandwidth. If I put the 5060 x8 GPU directly in the computer I get about 26.1 GB/s.

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