Would you settle for an external eGPU over USBC?
My framework setup already has so much raw power in terms of RAM and CPU. A solid GPU is the next step :-) Would do a GPU pass through setup with virtio/QEMU and a Linux host… if only eGPU setups weren’t so damned expensive! And that’s not even factoring in the sheer lack of availability of 30x series cards.
You can go even smaller at 3.9L in a Velka 3 [1], if you use a single fan graphics card.
I’d love to get a setup like this going with a 30x series card, but I’m not sure how difficult getting one at listing price is these days.
Buyer beware: for the Dan Case, it's only compatible with 2.25 slot (45mm) width cards at max. Most 3080s are 2.5 slot (50mm) wide. The EVGA 3080 XC3 Black is a notable exception, and is a very satisfying tight fit [0]. There's also a 3D printed GPU spacer to increase width of the case (sacrificing portability) [1].
Here's my hardware:
CASE: Dan A4-SFX v4.1 7L
PSU: Corsair SF750
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT 6C/12T 3.8GHz/4.5GHz
FANS: Asetek 645LT 92mm AIO + Noctua NF-A9x14 x2
MOTHERBOARD: Asus ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING mini-ITX
LAN: Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
WLAN: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
AUDIO: Realtek S1220A
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB DDR4 @ 3600MHz
GPU: Powercolor AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Dragon
NVME0: Sabrent Rocket 1TB R/W 3400/3000
NVME1: Crucial P1 1TB R/W 2000/1700
SSD0: SanDisk Ultra II 1TB R/W 540/500