Adding GPU to ASrock Deskmini X300 (or to some laptops) | ADT-LINK R43SG M.2 NVME to PCIE x16

[@NOTJustANomad]

I run a very similar setup with the A300 and a RTX 3060 12GB connected through the same ADT-LINK dock. I have two tips: 1. you can connect the dock to the NVMe port on the backside of the board. then the cable doesn't have to be bent and it goes through where the metal plate should be on the I/O port side if you take it off. 2. for the power supply you can get a cheap Dell DA-2. they can supply up to 200-220W of power while being completely fanless. this is ideal for smaller graphics cards that don't go above that power limit.

[@boomshaka918]

Thanks for this video. I want to try this with an old laptop.

[@gogobram]

This review is next level! And definitely not surprised to see the ASUS STRIX GPUs coming out on top. You can see it just by looking at the PCB. The Asus STRIX GPUs have more components than those of any other vendors. They absolutely made no compromises when they designed them. I found out about ASRock by comparing specifications of several reliable GPU servers. I constantly saw EPYCD8 and ROMED8 motherboards popping up. Later bought one of each, and both systems have been running flawlessly 24/7 (crunching Asian chess games). The amount of PCI lanes on those are incredible. ASRock is just a great hardware vendor. Because of those good experiences, I finally had the guts to buy an X300, to build a computer for my 6-year-old son. But my hands are still itching. Assembling computers is so addictive. Great review! PS: I find it interesting to see the cutouts in the case for (what looks like) an RS232 connector. I wonder if it's possible to plug that on to the motherboard somewhere. Wondering, did yours get shipped with a CPU fan? It's strange but I didn't expect one, but my X300 got delivered with an additional box containing a free CPU fan. Then when I ordered my AMD CPU it got shipped with a 2nd fan. And in mean time had already ordered a 3rd CPU fan. -- I should open a fan-shop website.

[@manongunboxing]

Yes it did come with a cpu fan. The amd stock fan will only fit if you deshroud it. Costs asrock less than $8 for it but saves them a ton of support inquiries, and for sure its cost was inclusive to the price anyway.

[@azzrhei]

Thanks for the info dude, i think ill buy one for my laptop.

[@rohanchooramun7288]

Please try the new Adt-Link R43UH pcie 4.0 as well. Including software process how to make it work.

[@LeeNeighoff]

Excellent assessment! I myself will be putting together a similar build, though with the R43SF and a PowerColor RX 6400 LP. My plan is to use the R43SF's slot power (via included SATA power cable) to run the GPU, and mount it to the side of the DeskMini. I'm glad to see that this type of solution works without much trouble!

[@carlosgrant4227]

Thank for the info very helpful i be thinking about doing this with a ASrock. I got the same setup with a HP g2 mini with a i5 6500 and ASrock x300 seem like a good upgrade and it works with R3G 👍 awesome ..i think your setup would work better if you cut the case and have the ribbon cable run through the hole in the case. that's what i did with the g2 mini

[@onethousandyearsofcultivat78]

Your tutorial of this dock is the best. You describe all the connections in a very detailed manner. Thank you so much. It is really helping me out It's been a long time since i last saw a PSU though. Can you please tell me if the 4-pin i need to connect to the dock is always marked as "CPU" on the cables?

[@manongunboxing]

I wouldn't confidently say "always", but more often than not yes. Also, the 4-pin power connector that can fit will _always_ be a CPU power connector. The other 4-pin connector that you'd see is a molex (won't fit), and the one that looks like a CPU connector is a PCIE connector, 6+2-pin (also won't fit). In other words, don't worry, it's somewhat fool-proof, even the cut-outs are designed to fit on certain connectors only (unless you mash the cables extensively, you won't be able to plug the PCIE connector).

[@nathanalbritton3766]

Great video!

[@kenjaws7066]

Hello, currently there is R43SG 4.0 (supports PCIe4.0). M.2 PCIe4.0 x4 has double the bandwidth than m.2 PCIe3.0 x4 that you have on your deskmini X300. I would love to see if the performance difference for the RTX 3070 can be significantly reduced if a laptop/miniPC has a PCIe gen 4 slot to be connected with the eGPU adapter. O,O

[@manongunboxing]

Sorry for the late reply and also I currently don't have the capacity to test the 4.0 as I have no m.2 4.0 slot on hand.

[@erwinrifailangi]

very interesting test.👍

[@HuntaKiller91]

Perfect for 8th gen i5 laptops worth $150 like HP 840 or dell ones aswell as lenovo Im slapping a rx580 on this later Might test on my toshiba first 6th gen

[@mdmali2]

hello, did you have to connect the PSU to the eGPU or was the power supplied through the ADT Link? I was looking to do something similar but I didn't know how much power I would need with a RTX 3060TI

[@manongunboxing]

Yes, I had to connect the PSU to the eGPU with the 24-pin. This will technically power up the PCIE connector + 2 8-pin power cables. 3060 Ti has 200W TBP, get good ATX PSU say 400W or more to account for transient spikes. My general rule for PSU is get the best one that can fit your budget as PSU can be transferred easily in the future.

[@mdmali2]

@@manongunboxing thank you so much for the detailed reply!

Is it necessary to connect a monitor? Or I can use the graphics directly from the laptop without needing a monitor (I don't have thundelbolt, it is through PCIe)

[@manongunboxing]

Likely yes to utilize it. If you use your laptop monitor, you will not be able to utilize the external gpu as it will render with the igpu or your laptop’s dgpu (depending on load). Though some laptops can capture the external gpu back to the laptop monitor, but very rare.

[@tasmania9576]

Did you run Windows 11 on an external SSD or did you have your Windows partition on your Wifi M2 slot?

[@manongunboxing]

There's a SATA drive at the back (vid here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZrOpWuvorOqg7s )... also running Win 10

[@NiKo14ification]

Hey, how did you install the drivers for the external gpu?

[@manongunboxing]

For the adt link? No driver required. It's like your normal pcie riser, it's just that it went thru nvme slot.

[@NiKo14ification]

@@manongunboxing i mean the driver for gtx 1660 super

[@manongunboxing]

I installed the gpu driver that can be downloaded directly from nvidia website. Link: www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx

[@NiKo14ification]

@@manongunboxing so no need to install driver for ryzen 7 5700g integrated graphics?

[@manongunboxing]

Yes, no need. However, Windows will automatically install a driver for the 5700g apu, even though it is unnecessary.

[@aking9077]

Does the x300 work with AMD 3 4100 CPU? I cant get mine to boot and I am using this CPU. What CPU are you using for yours?

[@manongunboxing]

For the deskmini, only G series are supported. Direct answer is no, 4100 is not supported www.asrock.com/nettop/AMD/DeskMini%20X300%20Series/index.asp#CPU

[@manongunboxing]

And to answer on what CPU: R7 5700G

[@acelart]

it support ryzen 3 4100 but it doesnt have apu

[@manongunboxing]

Are you talking about deskmini or deakmeet?

[@EyBakaBOBOka]

Sir. Ask ko lang ok lang po ba gawin tong pang matagalan na build? Hnd po kaya sya masisira agad pag gagamitin sa 6600xt? + Dell optiplex 3080

[@manongunboxing]

Yes if you can secure it sir. Hirap sa ganitong janky, matalsikan lang ng tubig yung gpu mo, may chance na agad magshort.

[@NiKo14ification]

Hey, only use 1 4-pin CPU power cable for the eGPU device?

[@manongunboxing]

I plugged in both 1x24-pin atx and 1x4-pin CPU cables

[@sipansibabdreddknot5179]

pcie 3.0 x16 gpu to pcie 3.0 x4 slot ba kinalabasan? yung vga cutout sa likod pwedeng padaanan ng cable

[@manongunboxing]

Tama sir. Bale x4 yung ending link. Agree sa cutout na pwede ma-utilize. Wanted to try it out kaso nagkulang na ako sa oras (to publish). Thanks as usual for watching!

[@fajar4741]

I tried this on my laptop but didnt work even tho my laptop has NVME M.2 slot. I have RX 6600 XT but i don't use it bcs the EGPU didnt work with my laptop. Need a help please

[@manongunboxing]

Maybe its pcie is blocked. I suggest to google your brand and model number and search for egpu options.

[@fajar4741]

@@manongunboxing i've searched all of my questions on google but none helped. The device manager showed error 31 and asked me to install the driver, then i restarted my laptop and it turned into black screen. Then i disconnected the EGPU and my laptop turned normal.

[@manongunboxing]

Oh it means it's a windows issue then. Try searching for code 31. I do find some reddit posts on it but may not be your case: www.reddit.com/r/eGPU/comments/otuqkw/code_31_on_the_dgpu_even_after_egpu_disconnected/

[@fajar4741]

@@manongunboxing yes. And also device manager showd error 45 that my GPU needs to be reconnected again.

[@brokichy6667]

Is it working if i use cpu 65 watt tdp but without igpu like ryzen 5 5600 or ryzen 5 5600X ? Because now it has egpu there,,

[@manongunboxing]

Deskmini X300 will work with G procs only (BIOS limitation).

[@brokichy6667]

Ok,, Thanks for info man 😊

[@turbo_wrath]

what if ang gpu na gagamitin is hindi nangangailangan ng external psu? oks lang ba? like mga low profile 1050ti..

[@manongunboxing]

Still needs an external PSU sir. 25W lang kaya nung NVME link. Give and take, may power loss... kahit GT 1030 mahihirapan ipower up.

[@BxA0308]

hi sir.. m.2 2242 ung slot ng laptop ko.. ano ba pwede? ung r43sg or r43sg tu?

[@manongunboxing]

Parehas po pwede, pwede po kasi putulin na lang yung sobra. Pinagkaiba lang nung TU at walang TU is magkaiba yung orientation. Mas ok po icheck yung laptop tapos imaginin if TU at hindi TU ang ilalagay. Need po kasi pilipitin yung ribbon kapag nagkamali kayo ng pili.

[@BxA0308]

@@manongunboxing nice pwede pala putulin.. thanks ng marami.. ask ko lang pala ulit sir.. tu ung nasa vid diba?

[@manongunboxing]

Tama po, TU yung nasa vid

[@user-eq3uv2ci1z]

Hello, which one to buy? R43SG or R43SG-TU?

[@manongunboxing]

R43SG-TU as this has a short ribbon

[@user-eq3uv2ci1z]

@@manongunboxing What is the function of the short ribbon?

[@manongunboxing]

I consider it as a buffer for the PCIE x16 slot from your m.2 to the chassis. You may want to compare the images here: www.adt.link/product/R43SG.html

[@user-eq3uv2ci1z]

@@manongunboxing Will the buffer increase GPU performance?

[@manongunboxing]

No. The purpose is that if you will plug it to a laptop or a PC with a case, you can still close it. Maybe the right term is an extension cable from nvme to the pcie x16. If you don’t have this ribbon, your laptop might need to be upside down and the eGPU will be sitting on top of the now upside-down laptop

[@handcannon9814]

Hi can this deskmini a300 or x300 can be used with non G version? Like 5700x or 5600x?

[@manongunboxing]

By default, no. Limitation is via bios.

[@handcannon9814]

@@manongunboxing so any bios out there that can be flashed to make this happen?

[@manongunboxing]

Sorry, none that I know of. Too risky for me as well.

[@dcayt4491]

Sir tanong lang po kailangan po b tlga isalpak yung cpu n 4 pin hindi pwede yung 24 pin lang?

[@manongunboxing]

Not sure if nakareply na ako sa iba niyong comment, but yes. Need yung CPU 4-pin din.

[@azzrhei]

Sir, bat di niyo po subukan sa ibang modern laptop both internal and external monitor. I think it would be a helpful content kasi wala pa atang ibang nag upload din kung anong pinag kaibahan with benchmark.

[@manongunboxing]

Kasi po wala na akong ibang laptop hehe.

[@azzrhei]

@@manongunboxing ah sige, understandable sir 😊

[@handcannon9814]

What power brick u use for adt link? How many watt?

[@manongunboxing]

It was an ATX PSU (rather than a power brick), it was a seasonic 1300W. You don't need that much though.

[@handcannon9814]

@@manongunboxing im using this adt link for pretty long time about 4 years with dell da2 220w power brick for cleaner setup. Currently with only gtx 1060. Do u thing 6700xt will run normally with 220w power brick?

[@manongunboxing]

I fear not. My 6700 xt has 1 8-pin and 1 6-pin. 8-pin max power is 150W 6-pin max power is 75W And the pcie connector itself w/ 75W. Total of 300W. Realistically 260-275W while gaming but there may be transient spikes of 300W (or a bit more).

[@handcannon9814]

​@@manongunboxingis it stable or major bottleneck issue when ure using it with rtx3070?

[@manongunboxing]

It was stable when I tested it. It was more than a week. No perceivable difference but measurably worse at 1080p (since 3070 is a decent 1440p class card though becoming 1080p on newer titles). Btw, usually the stuff that you see in this channel gets torn down after a week. The only live and kicking are: the zzaw c2p build and the deskmini itself (w/o egpu).

[@dcayt4491]

Ok lang b to sir gamitin ng pqng matagalan?

[@manongunboxing]

Should be fine. Better than gpu crypto mining extension to tbh.

[@dcayt4491]

@@manongunboxing sir kailangan b tlga isalpak yung cpu 4 pin

[@manongunboxing]

As far as I remember, yes.

[@dcayt4491]

@@manongunboxing ok po slmat ng marami parating po kse yung order ko na ganyan.. bka magkamli ako ng salpak ng psu