K8 Plus

I have the GMKtec K8 Plus and I'm looking at the Aoostar AG01 For much cleaner cable management and a much smaller footprint. With the OCuLink 8GB/s data throughput limitation I'm a little skeptical to run some titles with 16GB of VRAM at certain resolutions. Leaves a lot of graphics performance on

sorry for the brainded, asked to a friend to print for mehttps://makerworld.com/en/models/1160886-honeycomb-cover-gmktec-nucbox-k11-perhaps-k8-m7?from=search#profileId-1167100https://makerworld.com/en/models/2226155-gmktec-k8-plus-mini-pc-stand?from=search#profileId-2421455 this and things similar t

Not dual channel memory as advertised; struggles with thermals If you have plans for an eGPU, spend more on something with 32GB dual channel memory (2x16GB) and x4 4.0 PCIe OCuLink. Single channel memory can reduce processing and graphics performance by 40%. USB4 graphics card docks add expense and

For the price the 8945HS GMKtec K11 would be more popular with better cooling and more features than the A8 Max. You would still have enough budget to add a $80 3-year Asurion extended warranty to help with coverage at a local (not China) level. I personally owned the 8845HS K8 Plus version as I did

Unlike my K8 Plus, the K12 case design uses the case fan for primary induction. Air flows out through the heatsink exhaust or the bottom case vents. I'm guessing this was in an effort to reduce noise over the earlier generation M7/K8 Plus/K11 with a fully ventilated case where the case fan exhausts.