boost my laptop

[mazen khass]

Hi,

i have a question about boosting my laptop and it would be nice to get some help to decied which graphic-card should i buy !! 

my laptop model is : asus zenbook ux501v .

cpu : intel core i7- 6700HQ 2.6GHz

gpu : Nvidia Geforce GTX 960m 4GB

16GB RAM 

I want to buy egpu thenderbolt 3 and a graphic-card 

budget : 600$ - 700$

I was thinking about buying AKiTiO NODE (200$) and amd Radeon RX 5600 XT (460$)

the problem is i live in israel and not all the graphics-cards are availble for shipping also it cost way more here than if i want to buy it from amazon or any other website outside israel ( also shipping and tax )

[Jedimaster99]

Very rarely are eGPUs actually worth their money. What kind of performance are you looking for, and what is your budget?

[Paroxy]

What's your budget?

[mazen khass]

2 minutes ago, Paroxy said:

I don't see a Thunderbolt port listed in the specs for that laptop.

yes it have thunderbolt 3 i am sure about it 

[jaslion]

3 minutes ago, Paroxy said:

I don't see a Thunderbolt port listed in the specs for that laptop.

The thunderbolt is an optional addon. So if op is 100% certain their laptop has this addon then it might be worth to maybe look into getting an egpu. Even tho the 6700hq is anything but a great cpu nowadays.

[jaslion]

Just now, mazen khass said:

yes it have thunderbolt 3 i am sure about it 

Does it have a thunderbolt icon near any of your ports?

[Paroxy]

Just now, jaslion said:

Does it have a thunderbolt icon near any of your ports?

Yeah I was wrong, sorry.

 

This enclosure is on sale for $640: https://www.newegg.ca/p/N82E16814986002?Description=thunderbolt gpu&cm_re=thunderbolt_gpu-_-9SIADDZAGW2367-_-Product
Whatever money you have left you can spend on a GPU to put in it.

[Paroxy]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

Does it have a thunderbolt icon near any of your ports?

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/product/asus-zenbook-pro-ux501vw

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Paroxy said:

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/product/asus-zenbook-pro-ux501vw

It's optional there are versions out there without it. So best to be extra sure.

[mazen khass]

8 minutes ago, Jedimaster99 said:

Very rarely are eGPUs actually worth their money. What kind of performance are you looking for, and what is your budget?

600$ 

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, Paroxy said:

Yeah I was wrong, sorry.

 

This enclosure is on sale for $640: https://www.newegg.ca/p/N82E16814986002?Description=thunderbolt gpu&cm_re=thunderbolt_gpu-_-9SIADDZAGW2367-_-Product
Whatever money you have left you can spend on a GPU to put in it.

You can also go used and look around for the gigabyte gaming box rx580. Which is sold for the same price as that dock but with an rx580 in it already which is as far as I would push a 6700hq.

[Jedimaster99]

Consider a new laptop, as the CPU is 5 years old and you want a new GPU anyway. Also consider building a desktop, because you won't have as many issues with upgrading in the future. It is also cheaper to go with a desktop.

[mazen khass]

6 minutes ago, Jedimaster99 said:

Consider a new laptop, as the CPU is 5 years old and you want a new GPU anyway. Also consider building a desktop, because you won't have as many issues with upgrading in the future. It is also cheaper to go with a desktop.

I thought about building a desktop but it will cost me more than 700$ and that's what i have :))

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, mazen khass said:

I thought about building a desktop but it will cost me more than 700$ and that's what i have :))

You can easily build a far better desktop than your laptop for that money.

[mazen khass]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

You can easily build a far better desktop than your laptop for that money.

like what spec :))

[mazen khass]

Just now, mazen khass said:

like what spec :))

the problem is i live in israel and not all the graphics-cards are availble for shipping also it cost way more here than if i want to buy it from amazon or any other website outside israel ( also shipping and tax )

[jaslion]

4 minutes ago, mazen khass said:

like what spec :))

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$67.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$69.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$228.98 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$44.99 @ Best Buy
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$84.00 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$705.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$690.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-11 14:34 EDT-0400