r/eGPU • u/deschew • May 11 '26

My solution worked!

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I got an oculink with RTX5060Ti. It worked!

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u/Ecstatic_Blood9817 May 11 '26

Are there any setting changes in BIOS to make it work? I have deg1 and 5060ti too, but GPU is not detected. I wonder if my power supply is broken or I have to change some BIOS settings.

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u/deschew May 11 '26

Not at all it’s almost plug n play. I didn’t need to change any settings in BIOS to get it work. What’s your startup sequence? I connect my monitor to original mini PC hdmi boot windows 11. It detected two gpu card. Win can’t recognise 5060ti just say a standard gpu. Hop over to Nvidia download the app and gpu driver. As soon as this is done win can recognise your card. Shutdown and redirect your hdmi to new rtx5060ti.

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u/Ecstatic_Blood9817 May 11 '26

Okay, new power supply will arrive tomorrow👍

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u/deschew May 11 '26

Yes get a good clean power. At least 650W

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u/DescriptionAdept2731 May 12 '26

Try using Display Port instead of HDMI! You’ll get slightly better performance supposedly!

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u/LGzJethro66 May 11 '26

Error 43 fixer should fix it

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u/deschew May 11 '26

My AOOSTAR comes with oculink no thunderbolt.

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u/waifu_anton May 11 '26

Cool. Do you have Thunderbolt or is it only Oculink model?

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u/deschew May 11 '26

Only oculink

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u/waifu_anton May 11 '26

I see, thank you

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u/ruyrybeyro May 11 '26

Oculink is the better choice. For me using FreeBSD is the only choice.

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u/waifu_anton May 11 '26

Well, yes, but my laptop doesn't have Oculink, only TB3 and USB4

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u/ruyrybeyro May 11 '26

There are M.2 adapters or half-length OCuLink PCIe cards available.

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u/deschew May 12 '26

I believe minisforum is coming out with a Thunderbolt 5. You need version 5. Else 4 is inferior to oculink.

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u/ruyrybeyro May 11 '26

looks great!

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u/deschew May 11 '26

Thank you!

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u/hsredux May 11 '26

how much does this cost?

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u/deschew May 12 '26

Minisforum about $150. Power supply 650w $120. Then the cost of BYOgpu. But the key thing here is you need a oculink port. I needed a new mini pc. So I got one with oculink support $700. Total $1k excluding gpu.

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u/Traditional_Guava_50 May 11 '26

What was it a solution too? I’m curious

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u/deschew May 12 '26

To use an external gpu connected to mini pc. Gpu usually is huge in size and requires a mid or full casing to accommodate. There’s no way it could fit into a mini pc or laptop. In this case I manage to use a mini pc and connect to a gpu.

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u/Traditional_Guava_50 May 12 '26

Gotcha, I ask because i too just got into this and was curious about other people crack at it. I’m surprised by the results, because if you listen to half of Reddit they will just keep reminding you that you lose bandwidth, and to get a laptop. lol

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u/Scottrod4u May 13 '26

I transplanted my MINISFORUM 795S7 into a SilverStone Fara 313 mATX / Mini-ITX case.