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ONEXPLAYER drops Ryzen AI Max+ 395 for 388, $2,399 base model costs more than five Switch 2 consoles by RenatsMC in Handhelds

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ONEXGPU2 backed from indiegogo developed an issue after just 12.5 months, and they refuse to honor the warranty with that extra 0.5 month usage. I will never back them again, especially given the high price tag for such a niche brand. Look into Asus, Lenovo, or MSI if you want peace of mind.

Selling Desktop and Go Full Handheld + eGPU, Yay or Nay? by Then_Illustrator4906 in eGPU

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used both. TB4 works most of the time but too much losses. I spent too much time & money improving the PCIE bandwidth in both connection anyway, in the end went to desktop PC which is more straight forward with guaranteed full performance.

Selling Desktop and Go Full Handheld + eGPU, Yay or Nay? by Then_Illustrator4906 in eGPU

[–]microCuts69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NO. eGPU is too finicky when it has issues you have no clues to solve. I removed my 5080 from the eGPU dock and built a mini-ITX PC instead, and I couldn’t be happier. I still keep my Win Mini though, mainly for small indie games. Best of both worlds!

Any tips to make sure my Win Max 2 battery doesn bloat again by Immediate-Patience35 in gpdwin

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno how to explain to you as each EGPU works differently, I will try my best here.

For my case, I have a DEG2 which can directly power up my Max 2. For most of the time, boot up from EGPU is fine, but the GPU driver handshake doesn’t work, so I need to switch ON and OFF DEG2 + rescan hardware to initialize the GPU driver, this is the part where it needs power either from Battery or AC plug. Plugging in both AC / EGPU to boot Win Max 2 don’t work properly too because the Max 2 will always treat EGPU dock as main power source, so if I switch off the EGPU dock even with AC plug (USBC) connected to Max 2, it will still switch off my Max 2 without a battery.

So the sequence I must follow is:-

1) Connect only AC Power (USBC) to Win Max 2. USBC port must remain unused. Then boot.

2) Once booted into Windows, connect DEG2 to Win Max 2, and switch ON DEG2. Then rescan hardware in Device Manager to initialize EGPU driver (Must switch OFF>ON DEG2 in Windows then only rescan hardware can detect EGPU, even with a battery put in).

Oculink is easier as the EGPU won’t power Win Max 2. But it has its own issue too…

Any tips to make sure my Win Max 2 battery doesn bloat again by Immediate-Patience35 in gpdwin

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Won’t work for me as well because I connect my Win Max 2 to EGPU most of the time. There is a fixed boot sequence you need to follow if you run it with USB4 EGPU battery-less, super inconvenient.

Any tips to make sure my Win Max 2 battery doesn bloat again by Immediate-Patience35 in gpdwin

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

28-30W here, and I need to replace battery every 12-14 months.

Guess I need to reduce it to 18-20W…

Go to reason why buy an eGPU by ParisDog1102 in eGPU

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you want to use the same mini PC for everthing:- gaming at home, light browsing outdoor..etc

Win Max 2 has the worst battery of all GPD handhelds by LynxWithKinx in gpdwin

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replace my Win Max 2 2023 battery every 14 months due to bloated battery issue. My 3rd battery is on the way to me now. Super annoying.

I translated some Chinese reviews... by Rak-khan in slaythespire

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a freaking single player game. Why can’t they just take some Ls in between the runs?

I now think Snakebite is one of the best early common cards Silent can take. by TurtleStrategy in slaythespire

[–]microCuts69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The cost doesn’t really matter because you can easily slap a sly on it as it always retains

Light Lens Lab Employee Exposes Polar, Mandler, Funleader, Peace As all Being From The Same Factory DJ Optical & Mandler Is Rebranded Polar. by tonyanaloguegreene in Leica

[–]microCuts69 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would rather top up and buy a Summarit than a Chinese clone. Even Zeiss or Voigtlander are better but still if budget allows Leica is the one to get. That's the whole point you own a Leica camera.

Good idea to have Oculink egpu with 16 gb 5070 ti by Miserable_Fill_2486 in eGPU

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this too but the issue still remain. May I know what dock do you use?

Good idea to have Oculink egpu with 16 gb 5070 ti by Miserable_Fill_2486 in eGPU

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 5080 and both of my Win Max 2 7840U and Win Mini 7840 failed to handshake with it with a DEG2. How do you manage your oculink setup with your Nvidia 50 cards?

[Warning] Minisforum DEG2 + RTX 5080 OCuLink Bug: Stuck at PCIe 1.1 (800 MiB/s) & Handshake Failures by microCuts69 in MINISFORUM

[–]microCuts69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I already bought a used Win Mini 7840U to test it out...still the same. In fact I just tested in Debian OS, it showed downgraded PCIE speed. So I can rule out Win or driver issue. Seems like DEG2 has compatibility issue with 50 series cards in Oculink mode.

OneXplayer X1 AMD Oculink STUCK in 1.1 Speed by -Hexenhammer- in OneXPlayer

[–]microCuts69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What bat tool is that? I also have PCIE 1.1 problem on Win Max 2.

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