Rob Merritt Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Glad someone did this. I was seriously thinking about it and now I don't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoagtech Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 This is the reason I joined these forums. Congratulations on your external GPU work btw. A couple of questions for this noob. Are you using a standard EGPU external enclosure? Do you give up access to wifi or is their a way to bridge the PIC -e to allow both? You mentioned 4 lanes of bandwidth. Is this bottle necking the potential of the external GPU? IF the External is unplugged, will the VCS still function or do you need to replug the power source back into the VCS instead of the external PSU? Do you use a Pico psu or a full size ATX to power your card and are you powering both the console and the card with the external GPU? Finally. Are their wire routes to fully enclose your VCS after connections? Sorry for Askhole blast but color me intrigued to say the least... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 7:42 PM, hoagtech said: This is the reason I joined these forums. Congratulations on your external GPU work btw. A couple of questions for this noob. Are you using a standard EGPU external enclosure? Do you give up access to wifi or is their a way to bridge the PIC -e to allow both? You mentioned 4 lanes of bandwidth. Is this bottle necking the potential of the external GPU? IF the External is unplugged, will the VCS still function or do you need to replug the power source back into the VCS instead of the external PSU? Do you use a Pico psu or a full size ATX to power your card and are you powering both the console and the card with the external GPU? Finally. Are their wire routes to fully enclose your VCS after connections? Hi Hoagtech, sorry for delayed answer, but I´ll try to respond all your question as good as possible: 1. No, I have used the card without housing. 2. I don't do without WIFI directly, I just use a commercial USB mini dongle for WIFI/BT instead. 3. 4 lanes: Yes this limits the performance, but it is still amazingly good 4. no, anyway I wouldn't risk that, because the GPU then takes power only from the VCS and the VCS doesn't provide enough. The VCS and the GPU are each powered separately 5. I use a full ATX power supply, because the GTX 1060 consumes up to about 130Watt, a Pico-PSU can't do that or only with difficulty. 6. the GPU-DOCK HDMI to NGFF M.2 cable is very thin, you could lead it out of the VCS case without much modification I hope I could help you a bit to answer your questions... Cheers., andY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marss Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Can you do a video, please ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/9/2022 at 10:58 PM, marss said: Can you do a video, please ? Hi marss, the system is currently not installed, so it would be a big effort to rebuild all and make a video. But what are your specific questions? Maybe I can answer them this way.... Cheers, andY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marss Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hi and thanks for replying, A video would be interesting for realizing the impact of an EGPU on games benchmarks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoagtech Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) It finally clicked and I was able to comprehend the whole dock station setup. I was rummaging through my old business PC's and found a PNY GTX 1060 6GB OC and robbed a 600w ATX power supply from it. I have this lo-pro Wi-fi bluetooth usb as my router is close by: I bought this configuration of Beast EXP 8.5 with NGFF HDMI connector. I'm wondering the benefit of the NGFF over the standard m.2 NVME port to HDMI connector used for our internal SSD. I feel like it be less "dongly" not using a Wi-fi bluetooth usb adapter. I received my recommended 32GB 3200 mhz ram in today and will be able to test the Egpu dock in the next few days when it arrives. Fingers crossed Edited February 24, 2022 by hoagtech 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoagtech Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) I did a little more research and it seems that having the Dell 220w DA-2 USFF PSU as a cord would make for a much cleaner setup akin to the Xbox PSU. I looked up the Peak wattage of the 1060 OC at 179 watts so it should fit the bill for the bulky power cord. The problem I have is I cannot find the 8 Pin to 8 Pin and 6 Pin to output from my Dock to external power input on my GPU. and the combo I bought only has the power input from ATX supply. Does anyone know where to buy the 6 pin to 8 and 6 pin Beast output adapter for the Beast? I would like to use the Dell cord because I plan on using this Beast case and reinforcing it with L brackets and nut bolt sets. Edited February 26, 2022 by hoagtech 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoagtech Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I guess I cant edit and add to my post.. I found the Beast output connector. It was a pain and google did not like my search queries on this one.. They stopped including this cable in the beast eGpu kits years ago for some reason.. https://www.amazon.com/Graphics-Cable-Laptop-External-Independent/dp/B07P8VD11J With this. I can power the 1060 with a power block and a single cord coming from the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoagtech Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) Happy day guys. I finally received my Beast dock and was able to install the NGFF connector inside the case.. First I had detach the grill clip in the back vent. Ran my cord through and snipped and 1/16" path. After re-casing. I have a cute little "GPU tail" I'm still waiting on the Beast output cord so I can run my Dell power brick instead of my 600w ATX. Ill be sure to update when I receive it and the eGPU case. But I love the thought of A single cord going to the GPU and a single cord going to the Atari.. So this is what the setup will look like when it arrives Until then. Here is my ATX setup working in my adorable but powerful Atari VCS.. I'm proud to rock the VCS! Edited March 8, 2022 by hoagtech 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marss Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 So nice? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) It looks like these are out of stock out, with the dock. any suitable 3rd party places to find one? I’m in the U.S. though **EDIT: will this do the trick? https://www.newegg.com/p/0DS-01NH-00065 Edited May 31, 2022 by Clint Thompson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymanone Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 15 hours ago, Clint Thompson said: It looks like these are out of stock out, with the dock. any suitable 3rd party places to find one? I’m in the U.S. though **EDIT: will this do the trick? https://www.newegg.com/p/0DS-01NH-00065 Yes, seems to be the proper one... Cheers, andY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalbilly Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 can you confirm that dual display works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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