M.2 to Oculink 4i Adapter - TURN £5 INTO 64Gb/s
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£5 M.2 to Oculink 4i Adapter on AliExpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ooVSp9z $29.99 on Amazon M.2 to Oculink 4i Adapter https://amzn.to/408tFfP Minisforum MGA1 Docking Station Review https://nascompares.com/review/minisforum-mga1-docking-station-review/ Minisforum MGA1 $569 ePGU Docking Station https://amzn.to/49IR9Lw MINISFORUM DEG1 $81.22 Oculink Dock https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFPPFmB Minisforum MGA1 $481 ePGU Docking Station on AliExpress https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFPPFmB Minisforum MS-A1 for $269 on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4doQbV6 Download UnRAID - https://unraid.net/pricing?via=nascompares-summer Terramaster D8 Hybrid - https://amzn.to/3ZVi7wL Sabrent 8 Bay DAS - https://amzn.to/4eEKfIP Written article of M.2 NVMe SSD Upgrade Card (more pictures + tests) of The Minisforum 6x M.2 Upgrade Card - https://nascompares.com/2024/07/26/minisforum-ms-01-6x-m-2-upgrade-card-early-prototype-review/ Minisforum MS-01 as a NAS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQFinPiwedg Minisforum 6xNVMe Card on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MDzL2mxYcY MINISFORUM MS-01 Workstation on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4bwwACk What Is The Most User-Friendly DiY / BYO NAS Software? (2024) https://nascompares.com/guide/what-is-the-most-user-friendly-diy-byo-nas-software-2024/ CWWK Q670 Gen 5 NAS 8-Bay Board Review https://nascompares.com/review/cwwk-q670-gen-5-nas-8-bay-board-review/ CWWK Q670 8-Bay Gen5 NAS MoBo ($203 AliExpress) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCfJSKR CWWK X86 P5 NVMe NAS Review https://nascompares.com/review/cwwk-x86-p5-nvme-nas-review/ CWWK x86 P5 NVMe NAS Board ($155 AliExpress) - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkxPSjt CWWK x86 P5 Barebones + Case ($239 Amazon) – https://amzn.to/44MatoA Video Chapters 00:01 - Introduction: The M.2 to Oculink Adapter 00:34 - Why Add Oculink to Your System? 01:06 - Comparing Bandwidth: USB vs. Oculink 01:45 - Peripherals Leveraging Oculink 02:26 - The Limited Adoption of Oculink 03:05 - Understanding M.2 Bandwidth and Gen 4 Connections 03:47 - Alternatives: M.2 to PCIe Adapters 04:48 - Use Case for Adding Oculink to Non-Thunderbolt Devices 05:27 - Performance Testing: External GPU with Oculink 06:07 - Benchmark Results: Oculink vs. Integrated Graphics 06:44 - Testing Oculink on Older Hardware 08:01 - Bottlenecks with Gen 3x1 Connections 09:08 - Evaluating the Adapter for Modest Setups 09:49 - Final Thoughts: Cost-Effective Oculink Expansion 10:22 - Future Outlook: Oculink vs. Emerging Standards 10:51 - Upcoming Tests: Unraid, Proxmox, and TrueNAS 11:15 - Recommendations for Buying and Using the Adapter Recommended Jonsbo N3 NAS Builds For $300 – $500 – $1000+ https://nascompares.com/guide/recommended-jonsbo-n3-nas-builds-for-300-500-1000/ The Jonsbo N3 NAS Case Review - https://nascompares.com/review/the-jonsbo-n3-nas-case-review/ Jonsbo N2 vs N3 NAS Case - Get It Right First Time! https://nascompares.com/guide/jonsbo-n2-vs-n3-nas-case-get-it-right-first-time/ Synology/QNAP versus Build Your Own NAS - https://nascompares.com/guide/build-your-own-nas-vs-buying-a-nas/ https://nascompares.com/2023/09/08/top-jonsbo-n2-nas-builds-for-250-500-750-and-1000/ I Built the Jonsbo N2 NAS - https://youtu.be/C6hf3ddtNCs Jonsbo N2 NAS Build Complete Guide UnRAID/TrueNAS - https://nascompares.com/2023/09/01/jonsbo-n2-nas-build-with-topton-motherboard-build-complete-guide/ Find Your ideal NAS here on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3BpPQRk Best Buy also provide NAS solutions, visit them here - https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/DVNO4j Looking for deals and offers on all things NAS? Take a look at what devices are on special offer right now, worldwide, by visiting here - https://nascompares.com/daily-deals/ The NAScompares Podcast - Let's Talk Data Amazon Podcasts - https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/56809b64-b7d8-498d-9363-fab4e95a0a3a/the-nascompares-podcast---let's-talk-data Spotify Podcasts - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/xwip2zWbSzb Castbox Podcasts - https://castbox.fm/channel/id5420217?country=gb Hire Robbie or Eddie as a consultant or to do some analysis of your security here - https://ko-fi.com/nascompares/commissions Buyers Guide to NAS (Synology, QNAP, Terramaster, Asustor, WD And More) - https://nascompares.com/2023/05/10/buyers-guide-to-buying-a-turnkey-nas-in-2023-synology-qnap-terramaster-asustor-wd-and-more/ buy Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj Finally, if you need data storage/networking help NOW and the free advice/forum on NASCompares is not going to be quick enough for you, you can use the Ko-fi commissions page here - http://ko-fi.com/nascompares/commissions
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