# Anyone successfully running Minisforum BD895i-SE + bifurcation x8x8 + dual GPUs? > Source: > Published: 2026-08-20 20:05:41+00:00 [marat](https://forum.level1techs.com/u/marat) 1 Hi everyone, I’m trying to run a true **dual discrete GPU** setup (no iGPU) on a Minisforum BD895i-SE ( BD795i-SE - same motherboard basically) and hitting a wall with pcie connection setup and device detection. **Hardware:** - Motherboard: Minisforum BD895i-SE ( Ryzen 9 8945HX ) or BD795i-SE equivalent - Bifurcation card: 10Gtek PCIe 5.0 x16 → 2× MCIO 8i ( XRET5032 retimer chip, slot-powered only ) - Cables: standard SFF-TA-1016 MCIO cables ( 50 cm ) - Two downstream adapters: MCIO-to-PCIe 5.0 x16 full-height boards (each with own aux power) - GPUs: **2× AMD AI PRO R9700** ( ≈300 W each, RDNA4 ) - PSU: be quiet! Power Zone 2 1200 W ( native 12V-2×6 connectors + dedicated power lines to each downstream board ) - BIOS: **1.15**, bifurcation set to **x8/x8** ( tested Auto / Gen5 / Gen4 / Gen3 ), iGPU + Hybrid Graphics disabled, ReBAR enabled **Problem:** - Single R9700 ( direct in slot or any side of bifurcation ) → works perfectly ( Gen5/Gen4 x8, full speed in lspci ) - Both GPUs powered on → only **one** card enumerates randomly ( lspci shows only one device ) . The other card doesn’t show up at all. Unplugging power from one GPU makes the other work instantly. This happens 100% of the time, no matter the order of permutations. I already ruled out basic power delivery ( PSU is overkill, every component has its own aux power ). **Question:** Has **anyone** here successfully run **two discrete GPUs** on the BD895i-SE / BD795i-SE using a retimer/MCIO bifurcation setup? - Which host bifurcation card worked for you? ADT-Link / JMT F36B-F37B-D8S with aux power? LR-Link LRSV9501-2E? C-Payne? something else? - Did you need to drop to Gen4 or were you able to stay on Gen5? - Any special BIOS tricks or kernel parameters that made dual dGPU stable? I’m trying to avoid dropping $1500+ on a full desktop AM5 platform ( B850 AI TOP + 9900X + **DDR5** ) if I can salvage this setup with a better-powered retimer card < $300. Would really appreciate any real-world experience. Thanks in advance — this forum has saved me many times before! hey - any success or more information? I’m looking at doing the same thing with the same motherboard. Thanks!