Updated with a video above showing the final setup, benchmarks and game tests.

This one is kinda special as it's happily running over PCI 3.0 x4 in an m.2 slot. Set up is problem free apart from needing to disable the intel HD graphics as some sort of conflict causes slow down and freezes, works fine once disabled.

*Updated to show that Hotplug is not capable, which may affect choice of GPU if going for 10xx series*

Original post

Well this is a little odd. I just received what was supposed to be a delivery of a v8 with a m key m.2 adapter and something unexpected showed up in the box. It's a new series v9.0b with dual hdmi inputs on it (I assume for x4 pci 3.0). Looking forward to giving it a test.

Has anyone come across a v9 before? I can't find any reference to it online.

System

AsRock Beebox-s NUC

i3-6100u

8gb RAM

Has a spare m key m.2 and a sata socket so can squeeze in a 2.5 ssd and still leave in place the wifi in the other m.2

eGPU gear

EXP GDC Beast 9.0b M2 x4

NVidia GTX970

220W Dell DA-2 PSU

I did buy the EXP GDC 9.0b from Cloud Hero's. Package came with the exp gdc, pcie Y-cable, Dell DA-2 PSU and a perspex enclosure. Cost was 668 CNY so translates to about $95USD for the lot, pretty good as banggood are charging about $150. I bought through Taobao. I live in Hong Kong so have a taobao account I buy directly through (I don't speak or read Chinese so was a pain of google translate to set up). Shipping to HK was like $10usd

I've put it in a metal enclosure I had at the moment. Looks quite good I think.

Tests/Benchmarks