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Can i make a external gpu through m sata

tinyexo1
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hi i have a alienware 14 2013 edition and i already know ill get crap for buying alienware but inside i have a pci e for wifi and a m sata can i use a external gpu like a GTX 970 or 960 in the m sata because i need the wifi in the pci e or could i do it through thunder bolt 2 cause i have one of those to 

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GPU in an mSata?... you mean PCI-E, also in a laptop unless I am wrong about an Alienware 14 being the 14 inch laptop they offer.

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yes its a laptop and there are 2 pci e slots 1 has the wifi card but the other is labeled m sata 

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thunderbolt has orders of magnitude less throughput than PCIe (17.75GB/s on PCIE 16x vs 5GB/s on Thunderbolt 3). Alienware sells an eGPU enclosure for their laptops - you're guaranteed it'll work if you use their solution.

 

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