Feature Request Megathread - Expansion Bay modules

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@Victor_TorresLopez

This would be nice! I would love to use my GPU on my framework 16. I will brag so much I think I would even travel with the FW16 and the eGPU. Hopefully when the FW 16 is release someone can work on this project.

Already in work from some users. Watch this thread:

OcuLink Expansion Bay Module

We’re starting to see OcuLink-based eGPUs come around. The Expansion Bay module is sized in a way that it’s possible to fit an OcuLink receptacle in it, so a mostly passive adapter board is probably possible. This is assuming sufficient signal integrity through the full chain of connectors and cables, but it would also be possible to stick a redriver on the card. This probably isn’t something we would build ourselves, but all the necessary parts should be available in small quantities, and it…