Question Questions regarding EXP GDC v8.5 (a.k.a. EXP GDC Beast)

[nyaisstoopid]

Posting this here since for some reason Reddit users don't reply to questions anymore for some reason 🙁

I'm planning to put a eGPU on my Asus PB50 Mini PC (Ryzen 5 3550h with Vega 8 iGPU, 12gb RAM)

1. Can the device work with just a 12v 8a/12v 10a charger? I'm going to use a GTX 1650 (more specifically, a Gigabyte GTX 1650 OC 4GB) that doesn't require 6/8 pin power, only PCIE connection, so basically a 75w GPU
2. How much bottleneck would there be?
3. Is it better to use it through M.2 A + E Key or PCIe?

 

[COLGeek]

Do you have an enclosure in mind for your eGPU? Knowing that should help with determining the power needs.

 

[nyaisstoopid]

Do you have an enclosure in mind for your eGPU? Knowing that should help with determining the power needs.

Nope, just the EXP GDC and the GTX 1650, nothing else (from what I know, a eGPU enclosure is like a big box with a PSU and all of that, sorry if I'm wrong D

 

[COLGeek]

Is this what you are looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/JMT-Notebook-External-Discrete-Graphics/dp/B07XBYZS9T

 

[nyaisstoopid]

Is this what you are looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/JMT-Notebook-External-Discrete-Graphics/dp/B07XBYZS9T

Yeah! That one

 

[COLGeek]

Aside from power, I see an issue using with your mini-PC. You have to open and leave open the enclosure to route any sort of m.2/mini PCIe cable into it. That seems fairly risky.

In terms of GPU processing gains, the 1650 is not going to be a massive increase over the integrated video you have now. In some scenarios, it may even be slower. Others faster. Not sure the juice is worth the squeeze (so to speak).

Can you post a link of the specific PB50 Mini PC you have?

Looking over the item and its reviews, the use of a laptop power supply really isn't mentioned, although there is such a connection present on the adapter. They may provide sufficient power to the device and 1650.

 

[nyaisstoopid]

Aside from power, I see an issue using with your mini-PC. You have to open and leave open the enclosure to route any sort of m.2/mini PCIe cable into it. That seems fairly risky.

In terms of GPU processing gains, the 1650 is not going to be a massive increase over the integrated video you have now. In some scenarios, it may even be slower. Others faster. Not sure the juice is worth the squeeze (so to speak).

Can you post a link of the specific PB50 Mini PC you have?

Looking over the item and its reviews, the use of a laptop power supply really isn't mentioned, although there is such a connection present on the adapter. They may provide sufficient power to the device and 1650.

I don't worry about the mini pc's enclosure to be honest, there's 2 pieces I can unscrew off my mini pc which will let me pass a cable through without leaving the pc open with no case on top

Here you have some links for my pc
(The specific model is a ASUS PB50-BR072MD)

https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/mini-pcs/pb-series/mini-pc-pb50/

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Graphics-802-11AC-Bluetooth-Windows/dp/B08GQC5BK1

I remember seeing a reddit post asking about if the DC IN port was enough power but they didn't really explain much sadly..

 

[COLGeek]

Most of what I have found shows the device connected to a regular PC PSU. Give it a try with the laptop charger. Documentation regarding that thing is rather sparse.

 

[nyaisstoopid]

Most of what I have found shows the device connected to a regular PC PSU. Give it a try with the laptop charger. Documentation regarding that thing is rather sparse.

Well, I got enough money to buy a cheap old psu if it's really needed in the end... Thanks for the help man!

 

[COLGeek]

Let us know how this goes. If you have an open m.2, that is the interface I would recommend.