Upgrading a Laptop with an external GPU

[GorujoCY]

1 minute ago, Freakwise said:

Don't overspend on it, some good 500w is enough

And short the pin 16 to any ground pin to turn the psu on

 

EXP GDC already provides an adapter that shorts the cpu power and 24 pin

[GorujoCY]

also it doesnt seem like this thing is cheap anymiore but tbh way cheaper than an thunderbolt egpu you can find:
https://www.banggood.com/M_2-X4-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-With-Power-p-1109912.html?cur_warehouse=CN
again keep in mind the risks i have told before. as always, I dont want anyone knowing that they wont work on their laptop, or even worse void the warranty or break anything.
 

[Elijah1234]

6 minutes ago, GorujoCY said:

then you can use an m.2 nvme EXP GDC external gpu but keep in mind the risks you will have to face, if you are that desperate for an eGPU then sure but as I said 

ok thank you and also thanks for sticking with me : )

[Elijah1234]

6 minutes ago, Freakwise said:

Don't overspend on it, some good 500w is enough

And short the pin 16 to any ground pin to turn the psu on

 

what is psu on or what is it doing?

[GorujoCY]

1 minute ago, Elijah1234 said:

ok thank you and also thanks for sticking with me : )

you'll rarely encounter people as patient as me if I do say so myself ehehe

but um yeah no problem.

[Freakwise]

1 minute ago, GorujoCY said:

also it doesnt seem like this thing is cheap anymiore but tbh way cheaper than an thunderbolt egpu you can find:
https://www.banggood.com/M_2-X4-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-With-Power-p-1109912.html?cur_warehouse=CN
again keep in mind the risks i have told before. as always, I dont want anyone knowing that they wont work on their laptop, or even worse void the warranty or break anything.
 

That one seems kinda bit confusing, since the nvme come with newer board with 2 data line

[GorujoCY]

1 minute ago, Freakwise said:

That one seems kinda bit confusing, since the nvme come with newer board with 2 data line

yes the op has an m.2 slot, upon indication it is an nvme so it can work, and again EXP GDC has an adpater cable you can plug it in and it will short the connectors needed and that's one of the good things about it.

Edited May 30, 2021 by GorujoCY

[Freakwise]

Just now, Elijah1234 said:

what is psu on or what is it doing?

It's power supply the egpu setup require external power that come from, well, external power supply

Those one that used in pc...

 

[GorujoCY]

1 minute ago, Freakwise said:

It's power supply the egpu setup require external power that come from, well, external power supply

Those one that used in pc...

 

umu, it's mostly used on gpus with pcie power connector. if you have a low power one like a GTX 1650, The specific model EXP GDC allows DC Power as well.

[GorujoCY]

2 minutes ago, GorujoCY said:

yes the op has an m.2 slot, upon indication it is an nvme so it can work, and again EXP GDC has an adpater cable you can plug it in and it will short the connectors needed and that's one of the good things about it.

forn instance this is the connector used in those models:

 

[Freakwise]

1 minute ago, GorujoCY said:

umu, it's mostly used on gpus with pcie power connector. if you have a low power one like a GTX 1650, The specific model EXP GDC allows DC Power as well.

Yeah my bad, i guess I'm using confusing analogy here, by external power supply o mean standard standard atx power supply outside the case and it's "normal use case"  so I type it external psu

 

[Elijah1234]

ok i think i know what im going to do:

buy a GPU and Powersupplie in my budget and try out the methods you said would work : )

thank you guys, i have to go to dinner now, so bye and have a great week

is there any way i can support you like rating you as helpfull or something like that?

[Freakwise]

Lastly tho if you have the budget you can go with adt link egpu dock like @Necrocomputing said since it was kinda all in one setup and have higher chance of working, i myself used exp gdc but never on my main laptop so I don't know how stable it is to daily drive it

[Elijah1234]

1 minute ago, Freakwise said:

Lastly tho if you have the budget you can go with adt link egpu dock like @Necrocomputing said since it was kinda all in one setup and have higher chance of working, i myself used exp gdc but never on my main laptop so I don't know how stable it is to daily drive it

ok i remember what he said ill watch for something like that first