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Hii, I have a legion y720 laptop which has thunderbolt 3 port,specs are Cpu:7700hq, 16gb ram It has gtx 1060 in it. I generally do solid works,CATIA and other cad softwares. we are doing to make a car in our project,so I want to go serious in designing So I am planing to buy a used quadro 4000 and gdc egpu adaptor for cad, for performance. Instead of connecting to mpcie slot I want to connect the actor with thunderbolt 3 to HDMI and a HDMI cable (in pictures) to connect the egpu setup,my question is will I able to use the graphic card like this. Bcz it will be difficult to maintain a cable hanging from laptop , moreover it's a new laptop . Thanks in advance ,any suggestion is helpful Please do reply your knowledge and experience With regards Balaji

Hi everyone. I am planning to build an egpu for my Lenovo edge 2. I found this mPCIe board online. Will it work? If not, please specify one that will. I live in India, so, making sure that it is account here will be appreciated.

how do i plug in an external dock for a graphics cards and about how much of a bottleneck would there be if i used a graphics card with an external dock to connect to a PC?

Will my Gigabyte Gaming 7 z170x motherboard work as a Thunderbolt 3 dock for my Macbook Pro 13'' running windows 10? Yup, that's the idea I just had. I will be switching to the MBP for work reasons but I still love gaming. For many of the games I play the cpu is not stressed at all, so an eGPU (GTX 1080 in the AKiTiO Node) might work (though the Node is $300). I also have a lot of peripherals and dongles, so I might end up having to get a thunderbolt 3 dock ($200+). And I just though... my motherboard has thunderbolt 3, PCIe slots, USB slots, ethernet and more... and I have a power supply. Could I build an open air test bench kind of set-up to work as a dock for my MBP (booted as windows)? If anyone can imagine this working, or can offer me a more elegant way to do this... that'd be great.

How would one go about making a portable eGPU for a laptop? I have an old laptop that does not have a Thunderbolt or USB Type-C port that I can use for an external Graphics Card solution. I cannot afford a laptop with a GTX 1050 (poor college student here), but I would like to play games on the 8 hour bus ride to and from my house during breaks. College tuition takes all my money and thus will not have any for a laptop in the near or intermediate future. I found two solutions which use the Mini PCIe port used by the WiFi adapter inside my laptop. The first I modified in an attempt to make it portable, but since I do not know anything about batteries, wattage, amps, etc., I am wary of this one. The second solution is non-portable, and while it seems easier, the power cord would not plug into the power outlets in the bus I take. Both solutions are below. I welcome any help and suggestions for either solution. The specs for my laptop will come after the solutions. If I were to follow through with either solution, I would buy the cheapest GTX 1050 at the time of purchase. Solution 1 from PCI-E X1/UB to Mini PCI-E Adapter card+30cm FPC cable [$15.99]: http://eshop.sintech.cn/pcie-x1ub-to-mini-pcie-adapter-card30cm-fpc-cable-p-1005.html PCI-e 1X to 16x Riser Card 30cms+molex power cable for bitcoin [$4.29]: http://eshop.sintech.cn/pcie-1x-to-16x-riser-card-30cmsmolex-power-cable-for-bitcoin-m-p-968.html Mini-Box picoPSU-160-XT High Power 24 Pin Mini-ITX Power Supply [$49.99]: https://www.amazon.com/Mini-Box-picoPSU-160-XT-Power-Mini-ITX-Supply/dp/B005TWE6B8 TalentCell Rechargeable 12V 6000mAh/5V 12000mAh DC Output Lithium Ion Battery Pack For LED Strip And CCTV Camera, Portable Li-ion Battery Bank With Charger, Black (Multi-led indicator) [$33.99]: https://www.amazon.com/TalentCell-Rechargeable-12000mAh-Multi-led-indicator/dp/B00ME3ZH7C/ref=pd_sim_267_7?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00ME3ZH7C&pd_rd_r=HB7R728N352EKACCQ99Z&pd_rd_w=iSAQQ&pd_rd_wg=mZIrD&psc=1&refRID=HB7R728N352EKACCQ99Z Total: $104.26 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Solution 2 from [Mini PCI-E Version] V8.0 EXP GDC Laptop External Independent Video Card Dock [$48.99]: https://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-p-1011222.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_campaign=lowspecgamer&utm_content=lailixian EXP GDC HDMI to Mini Pci-e Cable [$17.50]: https://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-HDMI-to-Mini-Pci-e-Cable-p-968884.html?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_campaign=lowspecgamer&utm_content=lailixian Dell 180W DA-3/DA-2 AC Power Adapter Plus Cord for OptiPlex Ultra Small Form Factor (USFF) GX620, SX280, 745, 755, 760 Dell Part Numbers: M8811, RXVT7, Y2515, D3860, 86FYX, MK394 Models ADP-220AB B, D220P-01, F180PU-00 [$38.95]: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Adapter-OptiPlex-Factor-Numbers/dp/B0035H7MV0/ref=pd_cp_147_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0035H7MV0&pd_rd_r=58W8NSSDW2BNFTFJ336Z&pd_rd_w=Eliu4&pd_rd_wg=88Yea&psc=1&refRID=58W8NSSDW2BNFTFJ336Z Total: $105.44 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Laptop: ASUS X551MAV-EB01-B CPU: Intel Celeron N2830 GPU: Intel Integrated Graphics RAM: DDR3 4 GB @ 1600 MHz HDD: None SSD: SanDisk SSD Plus 240 GB Screen: 15.6" 1366x768 Led Display ___________________________________________________________________________________________ EDIT: First, I would like to thank everyone who has contriubuted to this post thus far. It has helped steer my search for an eGPU. Second, I realize the difficulty of making an eGPU and how finicky it can be to get working. I read through many forum posts online about people having a hard time setting things up with "error 43" being the most prevalent problem. But I am still determined to research and maybe try the solution out on my own. What sort of PC enthusiaist would I be if I didn't do something because it was "too hard" or "too finicky"? With this said, here's my 3rd solution to those still willing to humor my stubborn request for advice on making an eGPU: Solution 3 V8.0 EXP GDC Beast Laptop External Independent Video Card Dock Mini PCI-E In USA [$42.88]: http://www.ebay.com/itm/232279153844?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT YUNDA Universal 100W Laptop Charger Notebook Charger AC/DC Adapter 110-240v Power Supply With USB Port 8 DC Connector for Most Laptop [$19.88]: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Notebook-110-240v-Power-Connector/dp/B0198575M8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 V8.0 EXP GDC Laptop External Independent Video Card Metal Protector Case [$51.49]: https://www.banggood.com/V8_0-EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Metal-Protector-Case-p-1121411.html Total: $114.25 Same question: would this work? This site (https://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-p-1011222.html) indicates that the dock would work through the 12v DC input,but I haven't been able to find examples of this online. I am thinking of going with Solution 3 because the bus I take home during breaks only has 2 prong power outlets, and the YUNDA laptop charger has 2 prongs.

Hello, I know I've already asked the question, but I unfortunately got no answers about it. I have a laptop and it's GPU (AMD 7970m) died a year ago, replacing it would be quite expensive and the 7970m is not that great. So I wanted to plug in a GTX 970 on the MXM 3.b port, I just wanted to know if it's possible or if I still needed the Express Card adapter. As far as I know, MXM ports work just like PCI E ports, so that shouldn't be a problem I will also use an external PSU to power it Thanks in advance !

https://vimeo.com/214786788 AKiTiO who has been a proud sponsor of my film "The Southwest", recently released their Thunderbolt 3 eGPU enclosure. With the National Association of Broadcasters trade show quickly approaching we thought it would be cool to do a flashy trade show version of the NODE. Just putting a window on the side and some RGB lights would have been easy and throwing in an all in one cooler wouldn't have been much of a show stopper, so I decided to see how extreme we could go while at the same time utilizing the existing case. That meant filling the case to the brim with custom water cooling components, a full windows 10 computer, and system monitoring sensors. Inside is a MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X card that is cooled by EKWB components. The whole system is controlled by a Corsair Commander Mini running on a Latte Panda motherboard which is a full windows 10 computer thats just about the size of a deck of cards. This is all interfaced on the 7" IPS touch screen display. The software not only controls the EK PWM water pump, but the radiator fan, LED lights, water temperature sensor, air intake temperature sensor, and air exhaust temperature sensor. It allows the user to monitor the loop and adjust settings for different types of working conditions. So you can have it running very quietly when your not rendering or gaming and then adjust it depending on the load. One side of the NODE was replaced with a custom cut matte black acrylic face that has an inlay clear window to see the water block and an opening for the touch screen. On the opposite side is a small clear window to see water flowing thru the reservoir. The EK Coolstream SE 120mm radiator and EK Vardar fan pull clean air from the rear of the case and out the front. There is two temperature sensors to monitor the in and outflow air temperature and a coolant sensor in the loop just after the water block. An EK T valve was added to aide in draining the loop, so that everything wouldn't have to be removed to flush the system. The NODE comes with a non-modular PSU that has no additional inputs for powering the loop so a Silverstone 700w PSU was added. It was hot wired so it would run without a motherboard signal and I made custom wiring to fit in this tiny case. A leftover DEMCifilter from my NCASE M1 Mini itx build was added to the side of the PSU. Components MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X EK Coolstream SE Radiator EK Vardar 3000 RPM PWM Fan EK-XRES 100 SPC-60 MX PWM Reservoir/Pump Combo EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 - Nickel Plated Copper Water Block with Plexi Top for MSI GTX 1080 EK-FC1080 GTX TF6 Backplate - Black for MSI® Gaming X EK-DuraClear 9,5/15,9mm (3/8" x 5/8") Tubing EK-CryoFuel Navy Blue Concentrate EK-FC Terminal Rotary 90° - Black EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 - Black EK-ACF Compression Fitting 10/16mm (3/8 x 5/8") - Black EK-AF T-Splitter 3F G1/4 - Black EK-AF Extender Rotary M-M G1/4 - Black EK-AF Angled 90 G1/4 Fitting - Black EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G1/4 - Black XSPC G1/4" Plug with 10k Water Temperature Sensor, Black Chrome Leftover ncase m1 Air Filter Latte Panda Motherboard with Windows 10 Latte Panda 7" IPS Display with Touch Overlay Silverstone SX700-LPT Power Supply Corsair Commander Mini Corsair Link RGB Lighting Strips Custom Cut Matte Black Acrylic Face with Clear Inlay Window Custom Wiring

are there any external pcie boxes such as the razer core that support thunderbolt 2? If so, how can I get it working on a mac?

Hi, I have an HP Elitebook 840 G1 and i want to install an eGPU in it. I will use this. I want to know 1. if my computer can support an eGPU and 2 if there are multiple PCIE ports available. Thanks

Need help guys. Im thinkin to buy eGPU for my laptop. but i dont know if it is compatible. heres what i have and what im about to buy. Hope someone helps me. Have: Asus x554L i3 5010u 2.1ghz intelhd 5500 Buying: Beast GDC v8 zotac 730 1gb ddr5 need suggestion about psu. Thankyou to who will answer.

So I was planning on buying a Razer blade stealth and wanted to get the Razer Core to go along with it for some gaming, but the $500 price tag is way too much. I was wondering if there was any way I could make a similar enclosure to the razer core out of a smaller PC case that could connect through the laptop's thunderbolt 3 port(which would cost much less). If it can be done, do you know what specific parts I would need besides the GPU and power supply?

Am I missing anything? I'm sure that I am but this is the first time I've put it on paper. PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rgXCFd Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Xtreme Gaming Video Card Case: Silverstone SG08B-LITE Mini ITX Desktop Case Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply USB 3.0 PCI-E Express 1x to 16x Extender Riser Card Adapter Total: $706.04

I have this laptop https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GP62-6QF-Leopard-Pro.html#hero-overview I want to attach a graphics card through the ngff port used by the wifi card what % of normal performance can i expect when using an ngff connection at pci 2.0 x2? what about pci 3.0 x2? is there any way to somehow 'condense data' to increase performance or use some other solution? would a gtx 1050, 1060 and 1070 all have the same performance in this setup from being bottle-necked by the pcie cable?

Hey everyone, new here to the forums, i try and keep it short and simple, with much info possible and sorry if the post is in the wrong forums, i posted this question on other sites forums with no such luck of even an answer back, or even a Google doesn't come up with anything. My laptop gave out on the graphics (everything thing else on it is fine,CPU tested great, RAM tested great, mboard is great, except the gpu was failing) Is it possible to run a eGPU via mPCIe with a laptop that has a faulty/dying internal GPU??? i search online with no such luck of finding an answer that i have, all i found was eGPUs running to connected laptops and builds that people have done with laptops older than mine running better graphics than my laptop internal GPU alone, and new laptops the same too, but nothing about running a eGPU to a laptop that has a faulty internal GPU so is it possible Also just a couple of things added in, its not really a laptop anymore ether, i considered it a portable desktop it doesn't have a screen anymore as that broke last year so I've just use my external monitor also theres no keypad (doesn't work (long story) so i just use a external keyboard) and no track pad too (have it disable, prefer using a mouse) quite a great laptop for gaming also, Its a Toshiba L650/0ED until the GPU kick the bucket still runs perfectly fine untill it boot into an os, the freezers then does a safety shut off any other question please ask

Hi, I actually have a DELL XPS 15 which does have USB-C with Thunderbolt 3 supported. Okay, I want to use a external GPU in this laptop, BUT! the Razer Core is too expensive and there is another option, a GPU dock. But this device use a HDMI to Mini PCI port which does under your laptop on the Wi-FI card slot. I need something more fancy men. So, this is my idea, from the GPU dock goes a HDMI cable to a HDMI to USB-C adaptor, then the USB-C to the USB-C port in my DELL laptop. Would this work? I mean, replace the MINI PCI for a USB-C. I don't know if this is going to work but, it's interesting. PD: I found a USB-C to HDMI adaptor in Amazon that supports Thunderbolt 3, thats great and it's very cheap tho. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Thunderbolt-Compatible-Adapter/dp/B00X4S5C7G/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1476712749&sr=1-5&keywords=usb+c+to+hdmi Hope someone with those resources (LIKE LINUS HUEHUE) can do that test. It would be just amazing spending $100 instead of $500 in the Razer Core.

So I'm thinking about purchasing a laptop that has a i7-6650U. This laptop has a Type-C thunderbolt port. I'll be purchasing an eGPU dock with it. Probably a 1060, but let us assume a 1080 (or even a Titan idk) for sake of discussion. What would be the limits here? I believe the CPU is a dual core, which is what I am most worried about. Are there games that would simply not work well? Do you think this system could handle 2k at 144 hz? What about 1080 at 60 hz? What type of FPS would I be getting in really demanding games. Thanks, CMP

have anyone tried Radeon RX460 on EXP GDC beast V8.0 Graphics card dock?

I have a few questions that Linus didn't answer in is videos about eGPU enclosures and the Razer Core. 1. Does the Razer core hot-swap feature reduce performance vs. a eGPU enclosure that doesn't support hot swap? 2. Does running a 1080ti give a boost of performance over a 1080 in a eGPU enclosure? I.E. is there a performance cap? (yes I know there is a is a performance percentage loss) 3. What is the best performing eGPU enclosure, or are they all the same? thanks, I know this is a lot. Would love to hear some thoughts!

So i have the Asus ROG G750JW And im wondering if anyone has gotten around to trying to run an eGPU on it. if you can id love to hear about it and how much

Hello, thank you for taking the time to read this. I am trying to use a GeForce GT 620 on an EXP Beast through MPCIE, with my Toshiba Satellite c55dt-a5106 on Windows 10, (BIOS verison 1.80) and when I first cold plugged it, the computer showed it as VGA adapter, but with error 18, so I installed the latest drivers from Nvidia, and I restarted the computer after it installed, as directed by Nvidia, but now it only either ends up with BSOD (error code: 0xc0000001) when starting up, or it stops booting at a black screen with a text cursor in the top left corner of the screen. Does anyone have any ideas, information, anything? Also, please tell me if this is missing any info.

Hey, I'm considering to upgrade my laptop (currently MSI GT72 6QD Dominator pro with integrated gtx970m 3gb gddr5) to the newer model (MSI GT72VR 7RE Dominator pro with integrated gtx1070 8gb gddr5). Now I read the MSI GUS 2 is coming to the public soon. The thing is I'm still hesitating if I should go for the upgrade or just buy an MSI GUS 2. So I was wondering if you guys knew if there are any drawbacks to the eGPU compared to an integrated (dedicated) GPU. As example: Is the performance of the eGPU as strong as it would've been an integrated GPU? Does it has output lag? etc. I would like to know what your opinions are about this and what you would do if you were in my place. (Not considering money as an influence. Let's say it would both kost about the same eventually). Anyway thanx for taking your time. (a link to the eGPU: https://www.lowyat.net/2017/122333/msi-gus-may-be-the-external-graphics-enclosure-weve-been-waiting-for/)

, Hi guys ! I rencetly decided to put a diy eGPU since most of the external solutions are really expensive and that I already have some spare parts left that could be combined to create a External Graphic Solution. First, I have an Dell XPS13 20174 full specs, thunderbolt 3 of course (so PCIE pass through), a R9 270X, a Antec Truepower Trio 650W and a PCIE Riser exntesion, x16 to x1. Since I think most of you know, the PCIE riser extension use to convert an USB cable for the x16 PCB to a x1, and i thought, since Thunderbolt can use fast PCIE like specs, I can just plug a USB C cable and make a external GPU ! For now it seems simple, or i'm missing something. So I started: Plug all cables to R9, on the x16 extension; plug the Molex for the PCB extension to Molex port (or with a converter to SATA), plug both 8pins connectors for card, jump the 24pin one to start psu and transfer energy for the R9, plug electric cable to PSU and switch it on. But now, my card wouldn't spin, did not produce any hot, my card is suppose to make his fans spinning so I know it works but nothing. And strangely I tried my PSU by also plugging a SSD to a SATA connector, its turning, but only when the 8pins connector are plugged into the card otherwise it stops. I've made a classic jump found on internet where I link the green and black (two in the middle I tried both) on the upper line of pins when looking at the pins. But I still don't know, I'll try on another PSU when I have one but my solution is acting weirdly for some reasons... Any idea ?

Hi, I have an R9 280X ( tri-x oc and stuff ) for an eGPU ( the adaptator still on transit ) and I don't know what is the cheapest and working PSU I can get with 2 x 8pins connectors.

So im thinking of buying the new hp spectre x360, but i do have a concern. I want the 15 inch display, but it comes with an mx150 graphics card. I was thinking about getting an egpu with a much higher graphics card. My issue is that i read somewhere you cant use an egpu on a laptop with a dedicated graphics card. So is there a way to make the laptop integrated rather than dedicated, through the bios or something? Or will there not be any issue depending on which egpu i get? I saw linus reviewing the razer core by plugging it into a razer stealth laptop which has dedicated graphics, so im kinda confused.

Would a GTX 1080Ti be better than a Vega 64 in an EGPU?