M.2 or Mpcie

[FishOnAComputer]

I am going to get a exp gdc GPU dock but they come in several connector versions and I am pretty sure I have a m.2 but I’m not super sure these are the adapter options.

• Mpcie
• m.2

I would be replacing my wife and Bluetooth card (killer 1535 wireless card) which is stated as m.2 but I’m not sure because the seller listings list it as “m.2 pci-e”. This is the item I was looking to get for a rx580.

I unplugged the WiFi card and the ssd to see what fits on what and the ssd did not fit on the WiFi card slot. I think I have a M.2 Slot but can’t be positive can anyone help me identify? This is on a Razer blade pro 17 inch gtx 1060.

 

Also if anyone knows how much would I be limited by using the WiFi card slot to the GDC beast? I know there’s a substantial performance loss but that’s okay I’m just not sure if I should get the 9.0 version or the 8.0 version I think the 9.0 has higher data rates but I’m not sure and I’m not sure if it even comes with the correct connection I know 8.0 has both options though. Let me know what you think oh and also a thunderbolt connection isn’t really an option due to price of enclosures.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Why are you getting a 580, its basically the same speed as the 1060 thats init, probably slower with the egpu setup.

 

That looks like a a + e key m.2, so only 1 or 2 lanes of pcie.

[dizmo]

Not worth it. IIRC when you connect via an external GPU box, you lose a video card tier worth of performance.

[FishOnAComputer]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why are you getting a 580, its basically the same speed as the 1060 thats init, probably slower with the egpu setup.

 

That looks like a a + e key m.2, so only 1 or 2 lanes of pcie.

There’s a perfectly good reason for this, I am using it for a valve index VR headset and this laptop doesn’t have DP from the GTX 1060 and I already went and tried every different way with adapters and custom resolutions and many many adapters and nothing gave me a video output so I’m moving on to this. How does a+e key m.2 differ from just m.2 I thought it was a universal standard that is just m.2? I think I would only get 1 lane but I’m willing to put up with it until I eventually build a pc but not any time soon. Any guess on what that would do to the 580 performance being on one lane?

[FishOnAComputer]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Not worth it. IIRC when you connect via an external GPU box, you lose a video card tier worth of performance.

I believe you are correct but I’ll just have to do it otherwise wait a long time to build a pc. I have all the parts already just this adapter is the last link in my whole contraption.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, FishOnAComputer said:

There’s a perfectly good reason for this, I am using it for a valve index VR headset and this laptop doesn’t have DP from the GTX 1060 and I already went and tried every different way with adapters and custom resolutions and many many adapters and nothing gave me a video output so I’m moving on to this. How does a+e key m.2 differ from just m.2 I thought it was a universal standard that is just m.2? I think I would only get 1 lane but I’m willing to put up with it until I eventually build a pc but not any time soon. Any guess on what that would do to the 580 performance being on one lane?

a+e key is made for wifi cards, and that linked egpu won't work in those slots.

 

Id really just sell the laptop and get a desktop if vr is a goal as its gonna be a pain using a egpu and performance won't be great.

[FishOnAComputer]

14 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

a+e key is made for wifi cards, and that linked egpu won't work in those slots.

 

Id really just sell the laptop and get a desktop if vr is a goal as its gonna be a pain using a egpu and performance won't be great.

I would like to do that but unfortunately Razer laptops do not have a great resell value and this one doesn't have a batter due to it puffing up so it only works off of the wall outlet which at that point I would rather keep it and save up separately for a desktop. What exactly prevents it from working on the wifi slot? these adapters are made just for that I think.