Using a Laptop MXM GPU in a Desktop?

[stradio]

I'll start by saying I know this isn't practical at all, more of a curiosity. I recently tore down an old notebook that had an Nvidia 675M in it, and I was considering that I might be able to repurpose it into a desktop rig somehow.

 

Beyond the obvious issues of needing to rethink cooling and mounting, the card attaches with MXM and has no video out. After doing some research I found these riser cards that Eurocom is making that hold an MXM card and sit in a PCIe slot, probably intended for miners or something:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Eurocom-MXM-to-PCIe-x16-adapter-lets-you-put-a-laptop-GPU-inside-of-a-desktop-PC.479568.0.html

 

Thing is, these riser cards are crazy expensive since they're commercially positioned, $699 (see here) for the cheapest Nvidia MXM -> PCIe riser.

 

Has anyone done this successfully?

[Drama Lama]

7 minutes ago, stradio said:

$699

For that you could get a entire PC

[WereCatf]

12 minutes ago, stradio said:

Has anyone done this successfully?

What do you mean with "this?" Buying an MXM-to-PCIe - adapter?

[SuperCloneRanger]

If you have an integrated GPU one of these cheap mining adaptors and this hack for using mining cards might work. not sure how well over a 1x interface though.

 

[Prodigy_Smit]

21 minutes ago, stradio said:

Thing is, these riser cards are crazy expensive since they're commercially positioned, $699

You could get a nearly top of the line GPU for that price so I don't see a reason why you would need the adapter.