I agree with others on a second video showing a comparison between all three GPUs on this setup. I love mini PCs and travel with one, so the idea of having a Oculink native setup at home would be nice. It would also be nice to see a video running ChimeraOS on this setup with the GPD G1 or a higher end AMD GPU in one of your DIY Oculink docks.

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

When you say you travel with one, does that include a monitor and so on? Does it replace a laptop for you? Enquiring minds want to be nosey :)

@lynnjr457

6 ай бұрын

@@jonevansauthor I travel with a wireless keyboard/mouse and currently use a minisforum UM560XT 32GB/512GB SSD that I connect to the TV in the hotel room. Most hotel rooms use ethernet to feed their streaming devices now, so I just steal their HDMI and ethernet connection to plug into the mini pc. I have a company provided Macbook Pro for my day to day work so the mini pc is used for personal stuff. I use the mini pc for light gaming with some older titles that the onboard graphics will support, streaming, watching KZread, paying bills, etc.. I'd love to have an Oculink dock at home with a higher end AMD graphics card in it that I can run 1440P using a mini PC like this one when I am not traveling. I may end up building a full blown PC in the end, but a mini PC setup like that would be an interesting project. I have been using higher end gaming laptops for years and I got tired of dragging the bulky things through airports when I travel.

@Arkie407

6 ай бұрын

@@jonevansauthor - Ditto's here for me as well! What about uses OTHER THAN gaming, though? My "game" is fast moving high volatility stock scalping, day trading, need at least 2 4k monitors, preferably 3... 🤔

Always a pleasure learning new things from you ETA.

Seeing different eGPUs would definitely be interesting to see how well performance scales with Oculink!

@brandondegantevillasante538

7 ай бұрын

For me it’s wanting to see Polaris gpu (Rx 590) to the Navi 22/33 gpu (Rx 6700/ 7600)

@samserious1337

7 ай бұрын

@@brandondegantevillasante538 Polaris should be a thing of the past :D RX 6600 would be the way to go^^

@jondonnelly4831

7 ай бұрын

I think Oculink is good up to about the 4070.

@cybernit3

7 ай бұрын

So Oculink gives you better bandwidth than USB4; but how much of performance hit % would get with Oculink PCIe4 x4 but PCIe4 x16 (so like 50% performance hit?)@@jondonnelly4831

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

@@jondonnelly4831 yeah that's my question about it - I wondered if Occulink gets saturated by more powerful cards. I mean, not the Radeon or Intel ones obviously but the Nvidia ones. I'm kidding Radeon fans, their cards are great they're just utterly useless for my own needs. :)

As always, Thanks for the review. Been eyeing this thing for while since it went on pre-order. That oculink option is nice

Great video! Some basic Oculink, vs. M.2 vs. USB 4 testing would be awesome. All out the same device, no one's done this and my curiosity is at it's peek!

I am always thrilled to see another upload, and youtube is now is putting your videos front and center on my feed when you post

Yes please show more videos with other eGPU options! Can you also show the performance difference between GPD G1 with Oculink vs USB4?

I would love to see a video on making a dock. It would also be awesome to see one that could do thunderbolt 4/USB4. Awesome work as always!!

I see plenty of requests here for the proposed comparison, but id really like to see noise measurements on the cou cooler. I've been looking for this kind of information for a PC in a noise sensitive environment (Studio recording). Would add a lot of value to your videos for viewers. Thanks for hughlighting these machines!

Yeah, definitely would like to see some more videos with this system and oculink gpus. Also would be interested in seeing how linux is with this setup, if that's at all possible.

Thank you for the review on the 780XTX! I have the 790pro. It'd be cool to see you break down the differences on these two units.

@BayAreaMusicVideos

14 күн бұрын

BIG FACTS

would love to see a comparison between the g1, the 4060 and the 4090!

I would love to see more GPU's tested with it. Are there USB 4 external graphics cards? That would be a good comparison if there is, 40GB vs 63GB. Thanks for all these awesome videos. We have 3 Ace Magicians and 1 Minisforum (the 690S thanks to you) on the way!

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

USB 4 is capable of more than 40 gb but I realise that doesn't mean that it's available to us mortals yet. Obviously not much point having it in the eGPU at 80gbs+ if we can't then plug it in to the PC.

100% seeing the other GPU's in a video. Great job as always

Yes a video on setting up your own occulink dock!

It includes the OCulink adapter? Very nice. I have a friend who loves this form factor but still wants to game hard, and eGPU can definitely help with that, though I'd need to see some actual FPS numbers for games running @1080p High with a 3060 and a 4060, as well as @1440p and @4K with a 3080 and a 4080.

This unit would be perfect for an RV or Van mobile type setup...perfect for on the go productivity and gaming. This is one of your best reviews so far.

@DigitalNomadOnFIRE

6 ай бұрын

Surely a laptop would be better. Not sure why anyone would get this rather than a GPD WinMax 2 2023. Similar size but a usable laptop you can take with you.

Please show more on these eGPUs!

How cool is it to have your logo on a mini pc?! That’s amazing

@Gectms

7 ай бұрын

Would have loved to see it displayed.

Very interested in a walk through of the low profile/budget eGPU setup. Ideally, I’d want something that fits inside the entertainment unit in the living room.

I would also like to see a video on how your making your own mini Oculink dock with the Low Profile 4060.

Thanks for the video very good information, thank you.

I so hope this is released in Australia; I have been waiting for one to come out with oculink before I buy my first mini pc.

Thanks for the video👍

I would love to see a video on that 4060 with the pico power supply. I a more parts friendly and budget friendly half slot card would be nice and still fit well with these smaller computers.

When you test new machines, could you show hard to emulate games from each generation of consoles? That would give a real good indicator of what is possible.

Not only USB4 but also the oculink included, can't believe the dream come true

I was waiting for this review, to see the great ETA Prime's recommendation.

Prime, thank you. Kindest regards.

An eGPU video/s would be great. Questions you could probably answer that I definitely can't. * Will a 4090 saturate Occulink or USB or is it sufficient for all current gen cards? * If you get the new 4060 that has a built in NVME slot, will the PC be able to access that disk over Occulink/USB? * Is Occulink better than a PCI riser cable? Perhaps it can be a longer cable or is just as fast? * What open bench style options are good for an eGPU with Occulink? * Are there any prebuilt eGPU cases with Occulink worth using? * Is it worth putting an AIO or other extra cooling with things like a 4090 in an eGPU format? * Is it simple to put the card in a small PC case of some kind, and use it as an eGPU? * If so, what's a budget case that would be sensible, and what's the luxury option for the 4090 crowd? * Is Occulink better or worse than the Asus XG Mobile connector (which seems to be Occulink+USB for extra bandwidth/device support) * Do you think there's something better than either of those coming such as Occulink 2, Asus thing becoming a standard, or USB-65? * Is it possible to use a mobile GPU in a home built eGPU and is that even worth thinking about? * How long can an Occulink cable be, because that affects desk layout? * Are there any docks that support Occulink too that might help with that? * Will you be getting an ETA Prime Stencil so you can replace the tiger with your own brand? I think that's about it. For me, I'm hoping to get an Asus Z Flow 13 at some point, so I can use it as my office/work PC going forward and also to give me a tablet and laptop all in one. I probably wouldn't bother with the eGPU for that as it's unlikely to face that kind of workload and I want to avoid gaming on it anyway. But for the gaming PC, and for messing around with Stable Diffusion and ineptly using photo editing software and stuff, I'd like to move up to a 4060 Ti 16gb from this 1080 which is... well, it's a champ and it was given to me by a friend, but it's still 'ancient' and a 40 series would be a massive upgrade. Not that a 4090 wouldn't be nice to have. I love the idea of a future where I could put whatever card I use, in its own box with reliable cooling and plug it into a Rog Ally, or Steamdeck, or my office or gaming PC to use it as needed. Not to mention the cooling being easier to control. Hopefully the Occulinks of the future will surpass the speed that the graphics cards can operate at, have long enough cables to help with layout and ultimately, reduce e-waste.

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

You might need to do a series of eGPU videos answering questions such as, 'Why even use an eGPU instead of a massive desktop?' and, 'Why wouldn't I just use an expensive laptop with weak hardware?' Lots of comments in here have no earthly idea why an eGPU is advantageous in some situations, which is not entirely inexplicable. I have reasons to like the idea, some people are completely baffled by it though because other options seem more sensible, easier or better until someone explains what the use cases are.

Hope you feel better soon 🤞

This is the minipc of the year. This will replace all my repair bench workstations. Thanks ETAPrime

I would love to see you do a live stream with one of these mini pcs. Otherwise, what you did with this mini pc was pretty sick.

I need to get my hands on one of these

I’d be curious about how a full tower with a top GPU performs vs These Okulink ports will the same GPU.. for reference I know little about the technology

Love you ETA Prime ❤ Can you do a video on how to have the best Apple Setup to play Apple Arcade games? (You actually can just use a Apple TV. I suggest because a new exclusive Sonic Game is come to Apple so I thought it’d be a cool idea for you to show off some Apple setup with Xbox controller or something.)

I've just bought one of those, with a coupon 150€ off! 🤩 super stoked with antici-.... It's gonna replace my big chonking Fractal Define R6, B550 ATX mobo and 5600G. The upgrade im looking forward to most is the jump from Vega7 to RDNA3 - if i'm counting right, i'm jumping 2 generations. Since i'm keeping my SSD, i got the barebone variant and ordered 32 gix of dual channel Kinston Fury Impact 5600 CL40 RAM. That OCUlink port really sold it!

Finally a decent review with the power set to 70w. I love your content. Please make the videos. So the cpu alone can’t go over 65W even with the external graphics?

As these start to go up a little in spec and down a little in price they will be pretty compelling.

Yup would like to see a video on how to setup other more power gpus on it.

Great vid. I hope you can make a vid about USB 4.0 vs oculink

yes yes yes show how you made/make the dock!!! I have a 3070 sitting around... would love to connect to this UM780

We need video for that 4060 build you did ! ❤ ✌️

Would this PC fit on the stand for the B550 mini pc they made a while back? thatd be a much easier dock for the all out build.

They release the EM780 (like the EM680, but with a 7840U) with Occulink and It's an instant buy for me! One can dream (Thinking about using their board for DIY handled)

just got this. now saving up for an oculink setup with rtx 4070

first day this came out i ordered one. i already have a beelink 5800h and i made my own eGPU via the wifi slot using a GTX 1660S. the only problem was it was only using one PCIE lane. but it works.

That gpd card linked over oculink versus linked over usb4, as it has both interfaces onboard. Interesting to show how much performance of that external gpu stays on the table (or not).

I'm excited for the Mecury series, I hope it will upgrade to current gen. I would love to see an EM780 (or EM790 if possible).

I’d like the see the difference in usb4 egpu vs oculink egpu how much of a gain you get In performance or if it’s worth using up an m.2 slot. Many thanks

I would be SO grateful if you would please do some VR testing with this UM780 XTX using Quest 2/3 with the GPD G1 and a GTX4070 and/or GTX4080 attached, including Half Life: Alyx benchmarks. I bought the UM780 XTX, it works ok for some VR apps, it generally works solo but really bad frame rates for games like HL:Alyx using BIOS Performance (70W) setting.

I’m really tempted to get one for my homelab server

I would definitely like to see how you would DIY an Oculink dock that would work well with an RTX 4070 graphics card.

I'm curious if it would be worth considering putting in the 7745hx in this and keep its peak power low. As opposed to pushing the hs chip to its max. I know that would require a while new motherboard, so it's not practical, but....if they figure an egpu will be used, the hx models may be an interesting chip to use in this size case

awesome vid. thanks! does occulink work with steam os (linux)?

Given that you lose an m.2 storage slot they should have added a 3rd m.2 slot or at least a sata slot for a 2.5inch sata ssd. Games are huge these days and you need the extra storage. Would be good if you did a comparison of performance between using that gpu in usb4 and oculink to see if theres a significant difference.

@jamesharnish650

6 ай бұрын

You can buy 4 and 8tb nvme drives now

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesharnish650 right but if you can afford those options, you probably wouldn't buy this machine.

@eraldorh

6 ай бұрын

@@jamesharnish650 Yeah and those 2 options cost alot more than the 1 and 2tb options. 2 m.2 drives is far cheaper than a single 4tb or 8tb drive.

Freakin' Awesome !!!!

im really wondering how much RAM was allocated to the GPU. if you said it i missed it. Would like to see it maxed out and the GPU to be overclocked and the CPU tuned

Hey Eta, please make an video of this oculink-dock, this would be great 🙂

@JoePolaris

7 ай бұрын

Agreed , I’m interested into the full blown card vs the compact oculink setups you had going , great review!

I have a spare red devil 5700 XT. Was thinking about using it with this setup. Would that be a worthy bump in performance or a waste of time? thanks in advance!

I feel like the Raspberry Pi may have influenced the development of mini computers, but whether or not that's the case, it's a very interesting direction to go in for gaming and desktop use alike. Interested to see if integrated graphics start to get beefier as companies maybe start creating powerful all-in-ones like this more.

@jonevansauthor

6 ай бұрын

I'd say the Intel NUC was a pretty major thing but it came out after Pi. It's probably more likely that there was an inflection point where the hardware shrank back down to the size that could make the whole thing possible, and of course, Microsoft stopped bloating Office and Windows so normal office usage requirements remained similar. (Don't get me wrong, they're still buggy, bloated and awful but a better CPU isn't going to make Word, Outlook or Acrobat Reader perform much better anymore.)

@lynnjr457

6 ай бұрын

I was running Atom based X86 PCs in 2009 well before the Raspberry PI came out. The Pi and the NUC were just this generation's foray into the idea of what used to be called "nettops". Those Atom based machines would run Windows 7 or Linux (I ran Lindows for a few years) like a champ, game on basic stuff, browse the web, and even run some versions of photoshop. I traveled with one of those for YEARS. My favorite was the ZOTAC that was the size of a cigarette pack.

@atta1798

6 ай бұрын

NOT at all ..... just part of engineering and progress .... if anything else both come from the same engineering vision

I ordered of these PC's but I am super interested in building that eGPU dock you made. Can you share what's needed?

Would just like to say thank you for reviewing an AMD 7x40 APU, I've been waiting for someone to put it through its paces! I've seen it in mobile devices but it's then got something like an Nvidia 4050 along side, doesn't really test the graphics side of the device. I was hoping for these to have been launched about 6 months ago - have developers been slow at releasing them or has there been problems adapting the platform? Have they released benchmarking for the AI Cores yet? would like to see that in action

I really want Ultrabooks with oculink in 2024

I'd like to see that 4060 egpu setup you've shown here. I was planning to do the same thing.

We would love to see a video with a complete build of your 4060 oculink dock running on rog ally and mini pc

I like that occulink for gaming or proffessional GPU needs. What is the best modern GPU to match the occulink bandwidth bottle neck? Sweet spot is needed to get a good match. I'm sure everyone wants to know.

Really wish they had more USB-C ports.. those USB-3 ports seem out of place here. Also, it would be really great if you could test this model with your beefier eGPUs.. running games in 4K. I'd appreciate that as that would be my own use-case. Finally.. when you are running Cyberpunk, are you able to turn on Ray Tracing with the setups you tested in this video? Thanks!

Can you make a video with internal graphic, usb4, and oculink comparison? That would really help people who plan to buy this product, by knowing the longevity in the future. Thanks.

Would love to see how you built the eGPUs. I have all the parts just trying to figure out the enclosure.

Could you produce a video building a eGPU oculink enclosure to suit this mini PC. I'm interested in how nice an enclosure could look and how it could be setup for all full size cards and be upgradable. Thanks

What is the specific adapter did you use for 4060LP connection? Would be cool if there were links for them.

Hello, in cyberpunk game test with iGpu you said İTS 1080p but on screen it was written 1440p which öne was true? Thanks for the videos!

Would any of these mini pc’s support multiplayer use? How impactful are multiple players on these systems? A friend of mine would love a mini emulation pc for their kids this Christmas. Literally asking for a friend. Thanks!

When do you think they'll update the hx77 an put the 7600m in it? I'd like to see an update to that over 2 year architecture and what kind of price point it can be

this is a game changer !!! eveything i want in a computer ... can you run other type of pci cards over Oculink? can you run more than one pci card? gpu or other ??

Where did you get that m.2 adapter from? Did you customise it with a soldering iron and saw?

Hey, Prime, I'm a long time viewer, and love your videos, and you are always my go to guy when trying new stuff. But I have a question, if I may. I am in the process of building myself a luxury off grid mobile home, and I knew that this would be the perfect computer for this purpose. But here's the thing: I don't really want to run this little PC off of a power inverter. I am building my van around a 24v solar system, but do you think it would be possible to hard wire this computer straight into my 24v system? I appreciate the volts/amps need to be specific to this computer, otherwise I run the risk of blowing it up. But do you have any ideas where I might be able to get a custom built power supply that will run straight from my 24v batteries, and give this little computer exactly what it requires? I appreciate this may be a little out of your usual content, but any ideas or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks, buddy.

Please consider including running linux desktops on your reviews as well as all the windows game stuff you already do.

i have a um790 what i would improve: power converter same size as the mini pc so you can stack it and usb-c as connector

I can't keep up with these products, every other week it's a news faster smaller and favorite PC 😂

What minipc would you recommend for modded Minecraft. I was looking at this one or minisforum neptune hx99g. Or what would you recommend?

Why didn't you show it with your Logo LED Cover? 🥺

Any hopes for a 780m igpu benchmark without upscaling?supper hard to truelly gauge the true potential with upscaling benchmarks

Do you do Benchmarks on all the top mini PC's?

Were you able to play Steam games like Call of Duty without crashing? or having consistent errors? Would appreciate your reply.

Yepp, Please. We would like to see how it compares to a desktop 8 cores cpu with similar GPU installed. Maybe an 5700X? Or even a 7600X cpu?

What mini pc would you say is better UM780XTX or the 790 pro?

Forgive my ignorance of this had been shown already, but I'd really like to know if these all AMD Oculink systems run well under Linux. There's a lack of small form factor gaming systems with all AMD. The only other I can think of is the HX99G family - and that's gone out of stock.

Do you have or would you consider making a sheet that lists and compares emulation performance across chips ? Sbc and igpu/apu would be of most interest for me but others might be interested in cpu/gpu combo performance as well. If this already exists somewhere, oops! I’d love to look at it.

@stinkingdruid7133

7 ай бұрын

I think reddit has a living document on this, I know retrogamecorps advertises it on his page.

Forza Motorsport is a surprising result. I know it's the game optimization, but it's amazing if we remember how bad it was before.

Laptop class X3D Cpu would be awesome.

Would love to see this with your built GPU dock...

@petermann1487

6 ай бұрын

yes, I would also love to make one of these myself. A build guide would be great!

Connectors for external wifi antennas would be nice.

For PD in do you have to have a monitor that can deliver 120W like the power adapter? Or would you be fine using a 90-95W PD monitor with no risk of things blowing up?

Hi ETA, what kind if Oculink cable you are using? I need a li ger cable, but not sure which i e to buy. Thanks

I am trying to find it on Europe and buy it with installments but I haven't found anything yet. What about noise while playing ?

yeah! show them please!)

Can you look in to a water cooling for this system in the future?

Thank you for another great Mini PC video. Can you or anyone in the chat outline exactly which components with names(minus the PSU) go into the FULL OCULINK eGPU KIT? Every time I click on this link(and the links from other videos) I am directed to an Amazon page with multiple different "kits/components" (many of which look and read) like they would work. Many thanks and my sincere apologies in advance for being a pain in the rear. I just want to get this nailed down without purchasing a dozen or more products/SKUs.