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Zotac with external gpu

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11 minutes ago, Kevinhkn said:

Thunder3 doesnt not mean its egpu compatible, has to be enable or something by the manufacturer. Someone said that in some forum on the internet.

Only specific GPUs will work with specific PCs that have been designed to support eGPU capability and pass Thunderbolt 3 certification. Without Thunderbolt certification for eGPU capability, the system behavior can be unpredictable. To address this question about certifications, they’re creating a page on the Thunderbolt website where you can find available Thunderbolt certified devices:

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products?tid=All&field_company_nid=All&field_prod_os_value_many_to_one=All&field_prod_tb_version_value_many_to_one=tbv3

And Gigabyte supports eGPU

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Hi everyone!

I fell in love with mini desktops like the Zotac ZBOX C Series, and I have a question.
Is it possible to use an external gpu on a mini desktop pc like a Zotac? 
And if it is possible which series of Zotac mini desktops are compatible with an external gpu? Or which brand has a mini pc that is compatible with an external gpu?

Thank you.

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Just now, pwn_intended said:

Thunderbolt 3 is a requirement for running external GPU's. I don't know which ones have that, but that is the feature that you need to look for.

Thank you :) But is it a sure thing if it has a Thunderbolt 3? Or is there something else I need to look for?

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3 minutes ago, Tolmoli said:

Thank you :) But is it a sure thing if it has a Thunderbolt 3? Or is there something else I need to look for?

It is only "officially" supported by razer (and any brand that makes their own external gpu dock) but you may want to take a look at these videos that linus put out:

TLDR: it works with pretty much anything that has TB3.

 

When in doubt, re-format.

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11 minutes ago, Kevinhkn said:

Thunder3 doesnt not mean its egpu compatible, has to be enable or something by the manufacturer. Someone said that in some forum on the internet.

Only specific GPUs will work with specific PCs that have been designed to support eGPU capability and pass Thunderbolt 3 certification. Without Thunderbolt certification for eGPU capability, the system behavior can be unpredictable. To address this question about certifications, they’re creating a page on the Thunderbolt website where you can find available Thunderbolt certified devices:

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products?tid=All&field_company_nid=All&field_prod_os_value_many_to_one=All&field_prod_tb_version_value_many_to_one=tbv3

And Gigabyte supports eGPU

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