Once, it was the only eGPU game in town. Nowadays, with PCIe 4.0 cards ... You can convert any machine with a spare X4 M.2 slot to run over OCuLink, but be prepared to get involved with some ...

an eGPU dock compatible with OCuLink and a PSU, an M.2 to OCuLink adapter and an OCuLink cable, and a spare graphics card. Alternatively, you can use a HAT that covers the PCI FCC to a x4 PCIe ...

Since the mainboard used also offered PCIe, the same card was run in a PCIe x4 slot, as well as in an x1 configuration, both with noticeably higher performance and putting the ‘why’ in ‘try’.

One of the standout features is the PCIe Gen 4 x4 OCULINK port ... GP1 to test how much of a performance increase connecting an eGPU would provide, and to be honest, it was impressive.