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Notebookcheck’s review of the Aorus RTX 5060 Ti AI Box eGPU! Alex pairs Gigabyte’s external Thunderbolt 5 desktop graphics enclosure (180W RTX 5060 Ti 16GB) with the ultra-slim (and quite gorgeous) ThinkPad X9 14 (Intel Lunar Lake 140V) to test gaming, 4K DaVinci Resolve editing, Blender 3D rendering, and local AI image generation and LLM interaction (FLUX / LM Studio).
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### 💻 TESTED HARDWARE & SETUP
– **eGPU Enclosure:** Aorus RTX 5060 Ti AI Box (180W Desktop GPU, 16GB VRAM, Thunderbolt 5 / USB4)
– **Primary Test Laptop:** Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 (Intel Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 140V, 32GB RAM)
– **Comparison Laptops:** Gigabyte Aero X16 (USB4) & Aorus Elite 16 (TB5 with RTX 5070)
– **External Display & Peripherals:** Philips Evnia 27″ QHD OLED
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### ⏱️ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – The Laptop Upgrade Dilemma
01:05 – What is the Aorus RTX 5060 Ti AI Box?
01:50 – Test Laptops: Aero X16, Elite 16 & ThinkPad X9 (Lunar Lake)
02:53 – Single-Cable Docking & Port Selection
03:47 – Software Setup & Driver Installation
04:02 – Synthetic Benchmarks: FireStrike, TimeSpy & Steel Nomad
05:06 – 1080p/1440p Gaming: Cyberpunk 2077 & Baldur’s Gate 3
05:40 – Assassin’s Creed & 200 FPS Fortnite Experience
06:29 – Creator Workflows: Blender & DaVinci Resolve 4K Timeline
07:41 – Local AI Workloads: ComfyUI/FLUX Wallpapers & LM Studio LLMs
08:30 – Thermals, Acoustic Noise & Final Verdict
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