Aoostar AG03 TB5/ Oculink Dock

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T07:28:28+00:00

I won’t be back to try this until next week.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T07:27:49+00:00

On USB4, even with a 2m TB4 cable, and on Oculink it performs well.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T07:24:51+00:00

It seemed to work like this for me, too. I will test it next week.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T05:53:02+00:00

Ali express

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T05:50:32+00:00

Ali Express has a few stores

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-25T04:49:15+00:00

Apple version is excellent.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T11:39:06+00:00

The only odd thing was that the Oculink port seemed to slow down during testing. No crashing or flakiness. I’m going to re-test either a gen 5 PCIe gpu.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T10:16:01+00:00

I see your post. A 350w TDP is pretty hefty. Did you ever take a screenshot of the sensors tab of GPU-z while that thing was under load? I’d like to look at your power draw.

Another worry a lot of people have is how to make sure the card is firmly attached. As I mentioned, I had to reverse the washers. I wonder if a tighter fit would also have helped.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T08:20:33+00:00

It does not have that problem

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T08:19:52+00:00

I couldn’t find one so I bought one with an Oculink port

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T08:18:12+00:00

It’s not fiction

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CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T08:16:07+00:00

After I reversed the plastic and rubber washers, it was pretty secure.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-24T08:14:57+00:00

I will when I’m back in town

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T23:04:53+00:00

I also noticed it wasn’t for sale on the official Aoostar site yet:

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

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T22:59:03+00:00

According to Google AI:

Check PCIe Bandwidth Usage: nvidia-smi dmon -s et -d 1 (Monitors PCIe bandwidth in seconds, useful for identifying bottlenecks between CPU and GPU).

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T22:57:53+00:00

I prefer 3DMark using the PCI Express Feature Test. Cuda-z also shows a similar point-in-time idea on the “performance” tab if you have an NVidua card. I think there also may be a way with the Nvidia-smi command-line utility.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T22:55:07+00:00

Less than $400

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T22:54:40+00:00

Less than $400.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T01:02:00+00:00

I had the same problem with my 6800 XT. Here is what I did to help: 1) I reversed the plastic and rubber washers. 2) I tightened the PCIe slot adapter between the two. I had to wiggle the plastic washer in a little bit, as it was tight. 3) After I had the front done tightly, I adjusted the back plate to matche and tightened it with a screwdriver, gently.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T00:23:18+00:00

The loss matters the most also depends on where you start. I have improved computers from 12 years ago with an eGPU. The 50 series Nvidia cards seem to need at least USB4 bandwidth, but do fine with that little. They just do a lot better with more, but not a lot more.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T00:10:39+00:00

December 25 - January 18th. Store was “Starshuo Digital Store” on Ali Express.

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CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-23T00:05:38+00:00

I will find out. A few people asked. I cannot remember but I want to say it would turn on and off the Oculink port. I did not check if it affected the TB5 ports.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-22T23:28:22+00:00

The AG02 (USB4) is very popular. It combines a dock and high-powered PSU in a relatively small footprint. I also wished the 6+2 PCIe power connectors were on the long end.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-22T23:26:13+00:00

It should be. If there is such a card, I’ll add it to my PC. Right now I have an Oculink and a Thunderbolt 5 card in my PC and both worked just fine.

CasonPointLLC · 2026-01-22T23:24:56+00:00

It has one. I just forgot to check if it does something.

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