Posted January 7, 2019 I currently have an Acer Nitro V with a GTX 1050(got it as a reward at work) however the GPU is very lacking for gaming. I was wondering is there a way to hook up an external GPU to a laptop that DOESNT have Thunderbolt 3? And if so...how? And will there be a performance hit for not going TB3? I upgraded my desktop to a 2080ti so I have a 980ti just chillin waiting to be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 7, 2019 In theory, you could use an internal PCIe slot for this, and hack up your laptop's access panel to route it outside. It's not elegant and voids your warranty, but it works, giving you somewhere between 1 and 4 PCIe lanes, depending on the slot used. PC Specs - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - MSI B550M Mortar - 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-3600 @ CL16 - ASRock RX7800XT - 660p 1TBGB & Crucial P5 1TB - Fractal Define Mini C - CM V750v2 - Windows 11 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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