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[–] forestry@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hi, I want to play with sending small amounts of data between multiple GPUs, for a distributed computing POC, but want a small PC case. Most of the time I won't use the GPUs.

[–] forestry@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I have other reasons to want a normal, small PC. I don't expect to change the hardware much once I get it. I will consider the other approach, but in the mean time I'd like to know what the eGPU options are.

The prototype involves sending a small amount of data between devices, and doing some small calculations. I expect to get 3050s, and even those will be massive overkill. I'm specifically prototyping sending data.

[–] forestry@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Thanks for mentioning this, I'll think about it.

In short, I have a very niche requirement for multiple (at least three) GPUs, but want an mATX build. Performance is unimportant, it's all for a prototype

 

I am building an AMD Ryzen PC, and want eGPUs. Thunderbolt is extremely limited, but I've recently seen OCuLink. For example, AOOSTAR AG02 supports USB4 and OCuLink.

The AOOSTAR AG02 is more expensive than some Thunderbolt options, so I'm looking around. What options do I have for non-Thunderbolt eGPU?