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1. Toble Miner | tsys (toble_miner@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 08:34:21 JST Toble Miner | tsys

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   For the last few years I have been really annoyed with companies that advertise so called "Gaming routers". None of them are ever capable of running any games!
   So @manawyrm and I built what I consider to be the first real gaming router.
   It is based on a classic, the TP-Link TL-WDR4900 WLAN router with an AMD Radeon external GPU connected via PCIe and can run GTA.

   https://youtu.be/bcjuoEZg8rI

   Blogpost: https://kittenlabs.de/real-gaming-router/

   •  (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 08:34:11 JST 

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     • Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas:
     @straw @Toble_Miner Turns out those Chinese Celeron boxes were the real gaming routers all along. Only need the miniPCI-e/M.2 breakout without any patches.
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   • Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas: (straw@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 08:34:12 JST Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas:

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     @Toble_Miner i considered doing something like this before but i think this is the first i've heard of this actually being done, that's cool :D
   • Toble Miner | tsys (toble_miner@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 08:34:20 JST Toble Miner | tsys

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     To make connection of an eGPU to the router possible one of the WLAN chipsets has been disconected with a small mini PCIe breakout wired up in its place.
     An off-the-shelf mini PCIe to PCIe eGPU adapter can then be plugged into the breakout to interface with a normal desktop GPU.

   •  (mint@ryona.agency)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 08:35:03 JST 

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     • Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas:
     @straw @Toble_Miner Actually, why bother, integrated UHD Graphics 600 is enough for light gaming.
   • Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas: (straw@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 09:14:18 JST Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas:

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     @mint @Toble_Miner by doing somtehing like this it was not on a router but trying to hack a standard desktop gpu into a laptop board xd
     I decided im not good enough at soldering to risk it in the end
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   • Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas: (straw@comp.lain.la)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 09:15:05 JST Straw (God) :lain_bearpajamas:

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     @mint @Toble_Miner true! you definitely could, i gamed plenty on UHD 620 on my last machine
     I got integrated rizon on this machine tho its way nicer atleast i dont have to close telegram everytime i wanna play cs now :meowlaugh:
     i can even play more modern games on low!
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