Framework 16 Suggestion regarding x8 link

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@Tony_White

If so then all someone needs to do is make a custom PCB designed with OcuLink 8i connector. For a far superior eGPU.

This is exactly what Framework’s CEO is saying.

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…