Build A Low-Cost OCuLink GPU Dock on a Budget! (Easy DIY Guide)

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In this video we build a low cost Super small OCuLink GPU dock, eGPU OCuLink”. This is gratifying for adding a graphics card to a Mini PC, Handheld with oculink, or even adding a graphics card to a laptop. We use a low profile RTX 4060 but you can go with a full size GPU is you don’t mind the size. Oculink is after than Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 so this means more GPU Power!
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00:00 Introduction
00:18 Overview
01:16 How To Build an OCuLink GPU Dock
06:52 Testing it Out
11:36 Final Thoughts

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@jinsong6940 16 күн бұрын

It's a cheap eGPU setup for 100 bucks. If you have a 3d printer or a friend with one, it's basically eGPU solution for 1/3 or 1/4th the price. Decent idea and content.

@mattb9664 16 күн бұрын

Someone needs to make a GPU holder with an integrated CPU box holder. These setups are truly amazing!

@game9370x 16 күн бұрын

there are a plethora of them available, but if your source of information is this guy i don't think you're smart enough to even get an oculink setup going 👍

@betag24cn 16 күн бұрын

those already exist, you can look at them on thos same channel

@nickthaskater 16 күн бұрын

That's called a "PC".

@chrisperrywv 16 күн бұрын

@@game9370xwell that wasn’t very nice…

@hidden_name7469 16 күн бұрын

@@game9370xwow so edgy

@vomytdaug 16 күн бұрын

I remember back in the day when cases were costly enough that I used to run an entire system on my “ desk “ without a case . Yes I used to get weird looks but I just look at it as that I was spearheading the open case platform design 😏

@anderssorenson9998 16 күн бұрын

So not a cat/small human person I see.

@KaiMifune 13 күн бұрын

I remember my big brother doing the same thing

@RobberClobber 16 күн бұрын

I love the idea of these mini's with a eGPU but my OCD could never with the cables mess. Thunderbolt 5 needs to be a thing already.

@post-leftluddite 16 күн бұрын

3d Print or fab up your own case, or use a tiny ITX case

@post-leftluddite 16 күн бұрын

Thunderbolt 5 SHOULD have just been a simple PCIe 5.0x4 link, so that I'd be 128Gbps, but instead it's only 80Gbps bidirectional, with some 120Gbps one way mode.....which stinks because now there will be a plethora of TB5 applications where customers have to read the fine print to make sure each specific laptop/motherboard/cable has the bandwidth they need....very similar to what it's like with USB 3.2 cables. It should have just been 128Gbps minimum

@yasirrakhurrafat1142 16 күн бұрын

My on screen display used to be auite severe too. The.n , I got off screen.

@rileyhance318 16 күн бұрын

Would probably only see full benefits on a gen 5 card. Since thunderbolt 5 would be 4 lanes of gen 5 putting a gen 4 gpu on it would see identical results as thunderbolt 4

@theautomaticfiend 16 күн бұрын

@@BobDevV I thought Intel rolled thunderbolt into the fast usb4?

@holgerwikingsen713 16 күн бұрын

Man I love projects like these. Nicely done. We need moar

@brienh63 16 күн бұрын

Thank you soooo much for this video I was looking in your archive because I thought you already had a video like this!!!! Thanks again!!!

@stregaheart2300 16 күн бұрын

I been thinking about this for awhile. This is pretty rad.

@gingerfication3375 16 күн бұрын

Really cool, you’re such a bro making the videos for alternate gaming rigs.

@shadeogxgreen420 16 күн бұрын

Thank you ive already done this with minis forum 780m victus 32gb ram w 4060 lp 8gb vram through nvme pcie 4.0 and love it

@michaellagamon 15 күн бұрын

this is the exact setup i did a few months ago with my Minisforum UM870 XTX. only difference is my main server power supply that came from a previous setup using a slower adapter.

@Deadmare 10 күн бұрын

Thank you very much. I just ordered a minisforum um780xtx and was told to build my own egpu cause the already made ones are too costly. But I had no idea how till now. Thank you for the tutorial I'll be able to upgrade in the future now:-)

@MobileDecay 16 күн бұрын

I just grabbed a Razer Core X Chroma on eBay for $270. to use with my Legion Go and an RX 6800. Not Oculink but it's crazy seeing a handheld maxing games at 1440p at over 100fps.

@DuckyUmbra 16 күн бұрын

Whats yer perf loss over thunderbolt 4? Just curious

@MobileDecay 16 күн бұрын

@@DuckyUmbra Quite a bit. Videos are showing the difference on KZfaq. It depends on the game. However, you do leave a lot of performance on the table. Games still look and play amazing though.

@LuminousSpace 11 күн бұрын

@@DuckyUmbra very huge loss, it get more noticeable in multiple monitor setup, i dont like usb4 at all

@_Manfat 16 күн бұрын

Love this. Nice work 👍

@coratora2314 16 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video I have a mini pc and this is perfect for it.

@rafcals 16 күн бұрын

Thanks for doing this video, i recently ordered the oculink kit..

@easymoney480 16 күн бұрын

I'll be following your footsteps soon!

@fwiler 16 күн бұрын

I still think an under 5l build is better. The actual space this takes up would be more if you include multiple power supplies plus cables, plus space to keep mini pc and graphics card separate. An all in one is far more portable, easier, and clean looking.

@joelv4495 16 күн бұрын

agreed. My ideal system would be a Minisforum MS-01, just make it a little taller so it could support 2 slot GPUs.

@Lottsa_Luv 15 күн бұрын

I would've liked to have seen a benchmark of this set up vs the 4060 installed into a full desktop with an equivalent Ryzen CPU.

@georgigeorgiev9931 16 күн бұрын

Actually, this Is awesome and very helpful!!! Thank you 🥰

@Quastillo Күн бұрын

this is why i love this channel

@pedroramirez2215 16 күн бұрын

This is the content I signed up for

@marcus11619 16 күн бұрын

Just got my 2019 MacBook Pro to connect to the one dock egpu via thunderbolt and rig ally via oculink. Rig ally with an oculink 3080 ti is great!

@daveb0t82 16 күн бұрын

Thats a cool little project and super easy

@robbazarchive 16 күн бұрын

With a acrylic base or similar it would be easy to make it into one unit, this stuff is really clever. In a pinch perhaps even turn it into a Nas.

@DCX1 13 күн бұрын

Very cool project! More videos like this please!

@soiltek2015 8 күн бұрын

Such a great video! Thank you so much!!

@iamnama999 16 күн бұрын

positive comments on eta prime video? looks like this is what gets you support lol. i have not much input to add but i do really like projects like this as i do them myself. i may do something like this at some point

@hyhyhyGG101 16 күн бұрын

can I connect 4070 to it?

@iamnama999 16 күн бұрын

@@hyhyhyGG101 i wouldnt be surprised if you could, as long as you have an x16 pcie slot and a way to connect it, i dont see why you couldn't hook up a 4090 to it. you might need a stronger psu though the more you increase the power of the graphics card

@hyhyhyGG101 16 күн бұрын

@@iamnama999 thanks, I'm looking for such a solution for my portable PC

@DeangusMcFife 16 күн бұрын

i cant wait to see someone 3D print an enclosure for the setup

@post-leftluddite 16 күн бұрын

Probably just use a small itx case

@eliezerortizlevante1122 16 күн бұрын

VESA mount as minimum.

@ChibiTheEdgehog 16 күн бұрын

Just in time, I been looking at these. Just needed someone else to risk the explosions 1sts lol

@cloudycolacorp 16 күн бұрын

I hope one day egpus get more convenient, they seem to be slowly coming along

@kmjsuperfly1 16 күн бұрын

Imagine being able to dock a steam deck 2 to one of these setups? Oh the possibilities.

@LuminousSpace 11 күн бұрын

well, u dont need steamdeck to start rn, im really satisfied with gpd product as of now, used to own sd and ally

@MacySpitfire 16 күн бұрын

I hope new legion go 2 will get occulink port! It will be awesome!

@manurz1 16 күн бұрын

i love the idea of pico power suply but that thing even if its only 120w need a casinng

@ezg8448 16 күн бұрын

No, because it's a switch mode power supply and not a traditional one used on PCs. They're plenty good for powering a GPU.

@hkazazi 16 күн бұрын

LOVE IT ♥

@ajieobah 13 күн бұрын

I personally would like to soldered cable with switch on/off rather than multiple connector for long life term 👌 Its really nice to see if there r avaible in my country ❤️👍

@bgates275 16 күн бұрын

I could see this making sense if you've got a low powered system and happen to have an extra gpu laying around.

@sonofwright 13 күн бұрын

One can use multiple oculinks to setup a machine learning inference rig - 3x 16GB VRAM will run your own large language model assistant like Llama 3 70B. Like if your case has no space.

@b71717 12 күн бұрын

Did you end up doing this? Been interested in building a small form factor inference rig for a while and am thinking about what the best setup might be (APU, mobile CPU with GPU over oculink, NVIDIA Jetson, etc…).

@casualgamer366 16 күн бұрын

Good job!!!!

@spector1525 16 күн бұрын

awesome!

@deechvogt1589 16 күн бұрын

Neat DIY project. How about hooking up an icy dock via occulink to a mini pc for swappable name drives?

@ogdan1173 16 күн бұрын

Hi. OcuLink can run on linux? Does exist an adapter from mini pcie (laptop) to oculink to make plug and play setup?

@aaronalquiza9680 16 күн бұрын

i wish this video came out a couple of months ago. lol

@jasonbwolf9364 16 күн бұрын

Can you use that set up on the Lenovo Legion go because I want to see how much performance can you go? By using 4060 because I want to see how much performance can a boost.

@ggkanakestardom4370 16 күн бұрын

you should add another demonstration with a laptop setup where you use the m.2 slot available

@selimdagtekin3101 16 күн бұрын

It gave me an idea about converting my thunderbolt 3 Razer Core X to Oculink

@Typecast-L 16 күн бұрын

That's a solid idea and would make for a nice upgrade. Give that bad boy a fresh breath of life.

@antondovydaitis2261 16 күн бұрын

Thank you! If I understand, to use this in a laptop without an occulink, I would have to use the M2 PCIE 4 slot, but as this is the boot device, that won't work. A second M2 PCIE 3 won't be sufficient. Even if it did, I would have to slip the connector and maybe some kind of thin ribbon out of the laptop case. So not practical for my Gigabyte G5 GD, alas! Guess it's back to building my own gaming PC.

@thomaskerr2477 16 күн бұрын

very nice video ,.....was wondering if you could put together very portable form factor for good VR games or cheapest lightest pcvr games ,like using steam and other pc vr places ...........as i am thinking to buy laptop or pc but want as portable as can be

@user-hr5di5fg8b 16 күн бұрын

Would be nice to see this egpu hooked up to a cheaper Intel or AMD CPU with out a good igpu since the PC should be cheaper.

@alirax4058 15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

@mrdali67 16 күн бұрын

Would be nice to show this with a suitable casing. If you where to take this around with you, not very smart to have electronics exposed to greasy finger and maybe liquid or metal things that could short stuff.

@Gigi-zy1kx 16 күн бұрын

thats cool

@Eireeth 16 күн бұрын

I think it's not a good idea to max out the 120w psu, i would recommend a bigger one, atleast with 12 amp, or undervolt the graphicscard.

@Merrlin 2 күн бұрын

Dang I really want one of these oculink setups so I can use any GPU i want for when I travel but my TSA might have a problem with me bringing that through the airport

@dimitriid 16 күн бұрын

I wish some of this e-gpu boards would just make it mitx sized instead or adapt to mitx: I know its much smaller than what it needs to for mitx but if I'm already using an SFX PSU I could just use a mini itx case so it's still DIY but not just a mess of cables and unprotected GPU on my desk.

@thestorminmormin1442 16 күн бұрын

Can that occulink cable be adapted to thunderbolt though for devices that don't have an occulink port?

@denisdeleu8280 16 күн бұрын

So what's the total power drainage?

@And-vx6ry 16 күн бұрын

✋🏼 anyone if i want to use egpu which would be better connection 1 ) Internal Laptop Screen - Oculink port laptop or via nvme 2) External monitor - Oculink port laptop or via nvme ????

@ahmedpranto6669 16 күн бұрын

Please try the nvme to oculink connector

@antondovydaitis2261 16 күн бұрын

Yes, please. Even though it won't work with my laptop, I would still like to see it.

@shriharideshpande1980 16 күн бұрын

@@antondovydaitis2261 hey im new to this... why do you think it wont work with your device?? does you laptop not have an m.2 port?

@antondovydaitis2261 16 күн бұрын

@@shriharideshpande1980 It has one M2 PCIE 4, which is the boot device, and an additional M2 PCIE 3, which I understand won't work with this.

@forty2retro 16 күн бұрын

Nice

@lugented 16 күн бұрын

I could see super tiny sff with gpu priority a thing

@vis-exile 16 күн бұрын

Do you have a video tutorial on cutting and soldering the psu cables properly? 🙏

@rick_222 16 күн бұрын

Shouldn't have to do any of that.

@vis-exile 15 күн бұрын

@@rick_222 i may need to since some of my cables are causing my case to bulge on the side panels.

@zombiewolf007 4 күн бұрын

ETA PRIME, YOU LINKED TO AN OCULINK BOARD THAT ONLY SUPPORTS 32GBPS... (Data transfer rate up to 32 Gbps). Just figured that out after I ordered the part and spent 4 hours testing things and wondering why my system kept crashing. The CAPS doesnt mean I'm angry, I'm just trying to get other people's attention so they don't make the same mistake and purchase the item from the link that you posted. I just purchased the JMT brand PCIe 4.0 board and nvme that supports 64gbps and I'll report back if that works, wont be delivered for two more days. If you really are running the same board in your video here that you linked to on Amazon, then you were only testing oculink performance over 32gbps and it was likely slower than USB 4.0 40gpbs speeds, even though it daid it was using 4x pci lanes. I still love you of course, ETA Prime.

@marcwijtenburg1906 14 күн бұрын

Could you test this with the N-one ultra laptop. It should have a spare m.2 header, that combo is very interesting to me!

@Goober0527 16 күн бұрын

What if I wanted to build one for thunderbolt 4 for the legion go?

@novantha1 16 күн бұрын

🤔 4x 4060TI 16GB ~= 1/2 the price of 1 A6000 48GB. You'd lose so much performance on the PCIe bandwidth, so I'm not sure what you would use it for, but on the other hand, for half the price, it might be worth it, lol. Plus I think there are some consumer motherboards that support 4 NVMe slots out of the box nowadays. Food for thought.

@Flatheadmedia1 4 күн бұрын

Can you just snip the wires you’re not using on the pico PSU leads? I have all the parts but want to get this as clean as possible.

@JacobRamirez-dk6je 16 күн бұрын

i have a laptop with a 11th gen 600 or 700s series cpu i dont remember but only iris xe graphics im trying to use oculink or thunderbolt 4 you think you can help me pick out a gpu and help me set it up

@acegear 16 күн бұрын

been wondering is there any usb-c version connector for this? m.2 route kinda bad for laptops

@post-leftluddite 16 күн бұрын

Not if you want 64Gbps bandwidth, currently USB-c solutions like Thunderbolt and USB4 are limited to 32Gbps (they say 40Gbps, but that figure comes from combining the 32Gbps for data and the 8Gbps for displayport protocols, but in reality the eGPU only has access to 32Gbps)

@acegear 16 күн бұрын

i guess its just a matter of 10-20yrs for people to adapt as normal thing thing and hope its standardize dont want more cable for specific laptop brands which they tend to make their own connectors that does the same thing like the others

@Copernicus22 13 күн бұрын

It's a gamble with the aoostar gem 10, I heard they don't respond to warranty calls?

@b71717 12 күн бұрын

Awesome concept. Does @etaprime (or others) know how far you could push this setup? I’d be interested in hooking up a 4080 Super (or even a 4090) to something like this if possible. If not possible, where would it be bottlenecked (power, CPU, other)?

@jffrycldrn 6 күн бұрын

It's possible, but you will need a beefy power supply and if used on a handheld device bottleneck will be CPU. So if portability is something you want it will be hard. I prefer having a portable device so the GPU shown on video is probably the best option right now. It's pretty easy to build a small case for it too.

@steffenpruin4030 16 күн бұрын

Are you planning on making a tutorial to install a OCuLink on a framework 16 extension bay?

@default1647 16 күн бұрын

What about mpcie x1 can you and GPU and what adapter or Coventr to use ?

@TheMasterwitcher 16 күн бұрын

Id love to see how ud slap a m.2 to oculink on a legion go xD once thunderbolt 5 is a thing, ill get something with that. Until then ill use the legion go and geforce now together. Unnecessarily complicated with those cables imo

@luisrrr3290 14 күн бұрын

Se vé muy interesante, algo economic en comparacion a un gabinete de PC con todos los componentes.

@thomaskerr2477 11 сағат бұрын

,.........hi i keap watching this and ever wondering if this be good option for my laptop thats has dedicated graphic card so it cant run games well or even vr steam vr games ,am trying ideas out or just pay for shadow pc cloud gaming me any way thanks for your videos

@shadeogxgreen420 16 күн бұрын

Whats the mini pc link my guy i need it for friends tryna buy this

@sigma.4974 16 күн бұрын

My minipc has usb 3.0. Can i attach an oculink cable and then an external gpu?

@zenmaster24 15 күн бұрын

can you test this with linux installed on the mini pc?

@BenTechTalk 16 күн бұрын

Does any company sell something like this in a nice package? I need an egpu for my laptop but the available options are all massive and expensive. Seems like a gap in the market

@guillaumebackelandt7381 16 күн бұрын

Besides faster transfer speed in a consumer friendly format, I think it'll take a major brand to make a very successful product making use of an eGPU before the market for those widens. I wish Valve will use this for the Steam Deck 2 and make it work in a dock form factor with a non proprietary connector, they do that, many brands would follow suit like they did after the Steam Deck once they're sure their investment has a high chance of success, we just need a couple more years I think for it to become REALLY popular. It doesn't take a crazy CPU for 4K gaming in most games, laptops CPUs or APUs are totally enough for GPU limited scenarios, big desktops PCs for gaming won't be necessary for 99% of gamers for much longer, I can't wait for this to happen, sure nVidia will never stop showcasing new techs justifying overpriced cards and manipulate the AAA devs into believing whatever they say is the future but Valve demonstrated that a lot of players don't need that crap that cuts your framerate in half to be happy.

@ancaxtx647 14 күн бұрын

ROG ally with this is awesome. make egpu can cheap

@edulak1 15 күн бұрын

Hi, Can you please make a video review about the new Bazzite OS like steam OS distro

@joelleat1201 10 күн бұрын

You recon this would work with the rog ally?

@hosam7609 5 күн бұрын

Why is the gem 10 oculink port not in the back? That causes a huge mess

@megan_alnico 16 күн бұрын

Here's the thing about frame gen. Why do we want more frames in our games? It's because frame rate is a stand-in for latency. At 120 frames per second I have twice as many opportunities to react as 60 frames per second. And four times as many opportunities to react than at 30 frames per second. Synthetic frames don't give me the opportunity to react, hence they are of significantly less value than true frames. Does it look better? I mean yeah in a way it does but it's not functionally better.

@Razzy_III 6 күн бұрын

Depends on the game. Yeah for a competitive FPS or fighting game it’s meh. But for more spectacle and single player stuff where you’re not really winning or losing based on a few milliseconds just watching smoother animations is like half the fun.

@gamerstewart1660 15 күн бұрын

How did you get a pcie x8 4.0 connection with oculink x4(has 4 lanes, not 8)?

@bartoszp2135 15 күн бұрын

He didn't. That was slip of the tongue. You can see in GPU-Z that after "@" is PCIE 4x Gen4.

@danielhulan3058 16 күн бұрын

@ETA PRIME, what was the cost of doing this minus the gpu?

@betag24cn 16 күн бұрын

you must be new to the channel, money is not mentioned to not scare away possible customers if you have to ask for the price, it is not for you

@chadmasta5 16 күн бұрын

Approximately $107 usd.

@lacklustre222 16 күн бұрын

THIS 🙌

@SuperFredAZ 15 күн бұрын

I am not sure why you thought the 12V+Pico supply with all the cables was better, than the Apevia which already has all the cables?

@matthewbutler4650 4 күн бұрын

Is there a simple solution to add an Ethernet port?

@stephenlee3911 Күн бұрын

dont you need to install the gpu driver ?

@deher9110 16 күн бұрын

What is the point of an m.2 to oculink adapter? Why not just grab m.2 to x16 at that point

@devondeleon7705 16 күн бұрын

Would this work with the steam deck?

@joegalloway1613 15 күн бұрын

Can I oculink to a legion go with a desktop gpu?

@ThatGuyRusty 16 күн бұрын

Is that mini PC actually an AOOSTAR? Unless MoreFine owns them...?

@Megatog615 16 күн бұрын

what if we put all of these things in a box and the gpu connected directly to the computer

@JackBellows 8 күн бұрын

OKOK there is a sci fi sub somewhere on here, go there with that nonsense talk.

@xpneuma 15 күн бұрын

anyone know if this would work with a hp victus laptop?

@drpc98014 4 күн бұрын

how about expresscard to ? to gpu

@Rkcuddles 9 күн бұрын

How come oculink is limited to 4x?

@someguy3186 16 күн бұрын

This is why I subscribed to this channel. Weird, janky setups that are normally only attempted by South Asians and Eastern Europeans with thick accents.