MINISFORUM DEG1 eGPU Dock, External GPU Docking Station for RTX 4090, AMD RX 7900 XTX, eGPU Enclosure Graphics Card Extension Support ATX/SFX Standard Power, Oculink Expansion Graphics Docking Station

I was really skeptical about trying this thing out. Had an urge to get a minisforum because I wanted a desktop that could serve as a laptop but also have high end graphics when I'm home. Also didn't want to spend money on a giant rig and a top end laptop. So this thing was the crucial piece in making that pipe dream come true. So far, and it's been a couple months, so good. It's built really well. I dropped a corsair power supply on there and a 4070 Ti Super and it's been rock solid. I'm getting really good throughput with oculink. Uningine Heaven getting minimum 100fps, often 250. I'm pretty much maxing out game graphics. bus interface pinned at x4 4.0 so i'm not seeing any degradation of throughput - full speed pcie gen 4 bandwidth. It's a little weird to see the card just out in space like it is but i keep it on the back corner of my desk and kind of like the way it looks. If it ever gets hot, which it hasn't yet, I can blow a fan right on it. Oculink card install in the minisforum was simple. Worst case, buy a case and use the graphics card there. I hate giant cases - it's one way around it.

No riser support bracket for the GPU. PCIe connection is wobbly and loose. I don't recommend if you plan to use for prolonged periods. Better to buy an enclosure with actual support for GPU stabilization.

Using this with a 16GB Radeon RX7600 XT and a Minisforum UM890 Pro running Arch Linux for local AI inference. Picked up a Corsair 650W power supply (reviewed elsewhere) and it was easy to set up and get running with the ROCm tools under Arch. For me, one big advantage is that, once you've done the initial setup, you no longer have to deal with the "turn on the eGPU, then she main system" procedure, as the mini-PC and this dock negotiate that for themselves, so the occasional reboot is seamless. Can't speak to graphics, or any gaming stuff, as this unit runs headless and only does AI inference

Works well as intended. Connected to my new GMKTec M7 Pro with 4 screens and a RTX 4070.If you are trying to replace your big, old, heavy tower with something lightweight and portable like a mini pc with this setup it is easy and works fine however there is one con but i'll still give it 5 stars.The con being that if you do not have a power supply that has removable cables or the cables are just too long it's quite hard to manage the cables and make them look tidy.I would also suggest you buy an extra OCULINK cable and the longest quality one you can find to get a little distance between the setup and the pc you are connecting to, other than that it works great and is a good build quality.

The dock broke after about a month very disappointed for the price. I would not recommend buying one.

Good dock. Very sturdy. Onboard chip does things your riser card doesn't.

wasn't familiar with the Oculink technology, and had to find a PC with that built-in, minisforum had a great option. put my 3090 GPU works like champ.

The Minisforum Deg1 is awesome. Great speeds and works straight out the box just plug and play.