Tiber1337

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I honestly don't remmeber as it never reached 100% usage. I have the 9000 ron one.  I'll return mine on Tuesday so if you want a buy at a discount, wait for it

@Tiber1337 Hmmm, pretty much what everyone said is wrong. 
 
Firstly, Alienware eGPU implementation is great. It's a direct 4x lane without any TB3 conversion loss. If you look at benchmarks comparing 16x vs 4x the difference is like 5%. So whatever. 
 
TB3 does incur higher losses depending on how you run it. 
 
Interestingly, ULV CPUs work better with eGPUs up to a certain point due to OPI. Note. Up to a certain extent. If you take a look at benchmarks on Firestrike from someone using a ULV CPU+xGPU and a 6 core 45W CPU+xGPU, the ULV setup's GPU score is generally higher. (source: ultrabookreview). However, if you're planning to add a 2080 then you'll need the 6 core 45w CPU to scale even if you incur higher losses, it's worth it once you hit a high enough GPU power threshold.
 
I run my XPS13 (2018 white) with an Aorus 1080 box and I get around 1070 to 1070ti desktop levels. Note my setup is very optimized, highly overclocked and lots of aftermarket modding went into it. A stock setup is around 1070max-q with a 1080 box.
 
Hence you can assume a tier downgrade from whathever GPU you're running using TB3 (2080ti will run like a 2080/1080ti) and no downgrade using Alienware's eGPU setup.
 
^ those are the facts.
 
Now for my opinion. Why the fuck are you using a 17in laptop for eGPU? The point of eGPU was to have a thin and light notebook do it no? But ultimately up to you. If you really really want to run the best eGPU setup, Alienware is the best implementation on the market. BUT all Alienware's are heavy as fuck. I lugged one around for 2 years and while I was fine, when I went to my XPS13 it was a completely different experience. 
 
Should probably get a thin and light ish laptop with a 6 core CPU + eGPU

netgear r8 ac5000 I have it and its perfect. but it is a little more than 200 but so worth it cause you link aggregate if you want for your home server to be able to handle multiple devices reading at 1Gbps cause it gets 2Gbps to the router and anything reading or writing gets 1Gbps but it helps with multiple devices reading and writing

Should I wait for graphene or buy now?

A 2070 wil be enough

I hope these will come into laptops soon

What's with all these kids achieving shit. 
When I was 15 I was making my own wallhacks at best, most I ever achieved. 
Whoever cures cancer will be 14 I swear. 

Look at the bright side, the mining dificulty will go up so much that the mining value of the rx 500 cards will be too low to turn up profit, you'll get 580s at half the price on the used market

Nah, its 170$ now, besides won't they, move on to other crypto currencies?

Ebay sellers right now:
 
"This is my GPU. There are many like it but this one is mined!"
 
(reference? ^^ )

the darwin awards called, they found their winner for this years awards.
they probably should include the whole family in the ceremony.

3 weeks is not that long to wait m8, plus it's a bad time to buy GPUs right now.

3 weeks is not that long to wait m8, plus it's a bad time to buy GPUs right now.

When my mom first used a PC, she lifted the mouse from the desk trying to move the cursor up

Any router with DD-WRT will work just fine, you can setup DD-WRT to work as a wireless client and connect to a secured wireless network. You can find some old routers on eBay that support DD-WRT for your needs.

If you set this up, even if the new device is making its own subnet and is running NAT, anything that connected to this password-less wifi aould be able to access all the devices on the main network. From a security standpoint there is no difference between this, and just removing the password from your wifi.

Would you use Ethernet for some of your devices, or do you rely purely on WiFi for all of your devices? Also what what would be your max. spend on this project?

OK. You could pick up a really cheap router off amazon or ebay for very little money. I know that in Britain you can pick up ex-BT routers that can handle your main signal for about 10GBP, and I would presume you could get an equivalent in another country. My suggestion is that you could get some extenders to run off of the main router and put one where the signal from the main router dips. The advantage to this system is that then you can connect say 5 devices to each extender, so you get more connectivity, but the only problem would be that you would have 3 or 4 different WiFi addresses in your house. This would be alright if you just had a laptop that stayed on your desk or a smart TV that didn't move, but for your phone that may become a bit of a hassle. The only thing is that the more extenders you have, the pricier it will be. I can't recommend any parts at the moment, but if you are looking for solid hardware, NETGEAR is good, but it is pricey when new. However, you may be able to pick up second or third hand bits cheap, because NETGEAR stuff lasts and is reliable. Hope this may have been a help..

bet they also upgraded the iGPU

I'd never heard of that phone before. But it seems really cool & having a slide down gamepad type thing is awesome. I'd buy a renewed version of that phone any day of the week

500W is plenty, Haven't heard of the unit, however. It appears to be Chinese so I'd probably ditch it and get a higher quality unit. Look at the PSU tier list in my signature and choose something at least tier 4.

Aight so wattage wise I'm all good if I go with 500, thanks for your help

'Small loan' from Trump and you're set.

*looks to right through case window at RX 480*
*looks at AMD Crimson icon in taskbar*
*smiles*