ROG ally external GPU support

[chilli-macaw]

I know they have this "proprietary" External GPU connector but it looks a lot like a standard Oculink Connector (the not usb-c part).

So i was wondering, if you can just use standard Oculink cables for external GPU support (just using the not usb-c part).

Like how it's done with GPD Win Max 2 

Or GPD Win Max with the modded Oculink Connector (m.2 to Oculink adapter).

 

I would rather do that then buy thier external GPUs.

 

Info dump:

Oculink is an established standard in servers to bring PCI-e lanes via Cable to, for example, Storage backplanes. 

So basically it's PCI-e 4 via Cable so no need to go thou expensive USB or thunderbolt controllers for external GPU support since it's just PCI-e (ex:Gen 4 4x).

 

So i was just wondering if any1 has experience from using that "proprietary" connector in a different product with Oculink.

[MisterFa11]

Well the only devices so far that have a ROG XG Mobile port is the ROG Flow laptop. If someone has made an adapter from XG Mobile Port to Oculink that could work. If it exists that is. I'm hoping that this will be the case as well.

[chilli-macaw]

14 minutes ago, MisterFa11 said:

Well the only devices so far that have a ROG XG Mobile port is the ROG Flow laptop. If someone has made an adapter from XG Mobile Port to Oculink that could work. If it exists that is. I'm hoping that this will be the case as well.

i mean it kinda looks like the same connector and thier "proprietary" connector is not proprietary at all and uses the USB - c just for power.

idk maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.

[MisterFa11]

Could very well be the case. They look identical except for the USB-C attached to the XG Mobile cable.

[MisterFa11]

Ahhhh. Never mind. According to this Reddit thread, it's the same "type" of connector. But ROG Flow's port is a different size than an Occulink connector: 

 

[chilli-macaw]

7 minutes ago, MisterFa11 said:

Ahhhh. Never mind. According to this Reddit thread, it's the same "type" of connector. But ROG Flow's port is a different size than an Occulink connector: 

 

damn well it is what it is.

Thanks