Desktop GPU in Laptop

[Sklo]

Check this out.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_8EYQ-2RA

[Giraffackle]

Interesting to see that work, but don't recommend doing it, who knows what problems it'll have 

[LegendKillerRG]

Isn't this what thunderbolt was made for?

[spartaman64]

what is a destop

[NotCthulhu]

Would like to see this done with a newer laptop.

[Valentyn]

Thunderbolt 2 already allows this and provides 70-90% the performance of a desktop depending on card and workflow.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7987/running-an-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-over-thunderbolt-2

 

With Thunderbolt 3, I suspect that the current 70-90% external performance will be more in the lines of just 90+%.

[Marvzl1357]

wow, well that answers my question of "why can't the m-pci-e slot in a laptop be used for something else" Turns out you can use it for something

[Kherm]

Wow, what a very detailed post. Much information, very links. 10/10 IGN

[ShadowCaptain]

Check this out.

 

 

This is nothing new at all, has been around for years People have been hacking external GPUs into laptops for ages

 

Also Thunderbolt already have official graphics card enclosures that work fine

 

Also MSI GS30 laptop will come with an external graphics card cage

[LePawel]

2 many cables and additional requirements for it to be useful.

[Tripnator]

great idea for people wanting to run more screens from a laptop when its at a desk. 

[Pugs501]

Hope your Laptop can stay cool...

[Tonylu1595]

Great thing for people who like ultraboooks but also like gaming when at home.

[carolkarine]

Thunderbolt 2 already allows this and provides 70-90% the performance of a desktop depending on card and workflow.

 

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7987/running-an-nvidia-gtx-780-ti-over-thunderbolt-2

 

With Thunderbolt 3, I suspect that the current 70-90% external performance will be more in the lines of just 90+%.

 

except how often do you see a lower-end laptop with thunderbolt? cause this is great for people with 3-4 year old laptops.

[Me1z]

what is a destop

 

[Valentyn]

except how often do you see a lower-end laptop with thunderbolt? cause this is great for people with 3-4 year old laptops.

 

Well any Apple one.

 

I haven't seen a low en powered laptop with m-pcie in years. Especially in Ireland.

[fnixha]

This is nothing new at all, has been around for years People have been hacking external GPUs into laptops for ages

 

Also Thunderbolt already have official graphics card enclosures that work fine

 

Also MSI GS30 laptop will come with an external graphics card cage

yes its around for ages and most low end laptops doesnt have thunderbolt only apple's and this is cheaper than thunderbold anyway

 

Well any Apple one.

 

I haven't seen a low en powered laptop with m-pcie in years. Especially in Ireland.

if you have apple laptop you have money to buy gaming laptop or pc and not deal with all this crap so this isnt for you, if you havent seen one then you are living among rich people

[Valentyn]

yes its around for ages and most low end laptops doesnt have thunderbolt only apple's and this is cheaper than thunderbold anyway

 

if you have apple laptop you have money to buy gaming laptop or pc and not deal with all this crap so this isnt for you, if you havent seen one then you are living among rich people

 

Oh man, all students in Ireland using cheap Dells or Acers are rich people.     haha

 

I do agree though but for some this might be nice. Get an ultra book for college, or travel, and when hop plug it into your External GPU.

Saves having a separate desktop, although this is very unlikely in any case haha.

[Trik'Stari]

Seems like a lot of effort, still think a small form factor desktop would be better.

[fnixha]

Oh man, all students in Ireland using cheap Dells or Acers are rich people.     haha

 

I do agree though but for some this might be nice. Get an ultra book for college, or travel, and when hop plug it into your External GPU.

Saves having a separate desktop, although this is very unlikely in any case haha.

cheap or not they cost around 300 to 400 eur, my moms wage its 400 eur as teacher and feeding 4 more people 2 among them students soo yeah your students vs. ours they are rich 

[Misanthrope]

Seems like a lot of effort, still think a small form factor desktop would be better.

Yep, it's better to just get a Corsair lunchbox:

[TheKDub]

Sorta misleading title, the gpu is not in the laptop, it is just connected to it

[ShadowCaptain]

Come on guys, a small form factor desktop or itx thing is NOWHERE near the same idea as a laptop, you still have to carry a screen, keyboard and mouse, and it has no battery life, it is heavier and less portable

 

The whole E GPU idea is a great one, Makes a lot of sense for me, on the go you have a decent laptop, take it to work, on the train, to your friends house etc, enough performance for a basic gaming and video editing and then you have the dock, when you get home you connect it up and you can do your serious gaming connected to your serious display

 

I am looking forward to the GS30 with its external GPU 

 

http://www.msi.com/news/1834.html

[Misanthrope]

Come on guys, a small form factor desktop or itx thing is NOWHERE near the same idea as a laptop, you still have to carry a screen, keyboard and mouse, and it has no battery life, it is heavier and less portable

 

The whole E GPU idea is a great one, Makes a lot of sense for me, on the go you have a decent laptop, take it to work, on the train, to your friends house etc, enough performance for a basic gaming and video editing and then you have the dock, when you get home you connect it up and you can do your serious gaming connected to your serious display

 

Thats exactly how I used to think back in like 2006-07ish. We live in a world with smarphones and tablets now, being able to have mobility AND power for later isn't nearly as important now that I have a smartphone and possible a tablet later on. A portable desktop for 'friend's house' trips it's better suited as an itx build (though really let's be honest, most of us here with post counts beyond 3k don't really have enough "friends" to hang out with for this to really matter anyway) it's good enough and your smartphone will do vs lugging around even a very light weight ultrabook, more so that we have the in between form factors of phablets and tablets.

[ShadowCaptain]

Thats exactly how I used to think back in like 2006-07ish. We live in a world with smarphones and tablets now, being able to have mobility AND power for later isn't nearly as important now that I have a smartphone and possible a tablet later on. A portable desktop for 'friend's house' trips it's better suited as an itx build (though really let's be honest, most of us here with post counts beyond 3k don't really have enough "friends" to hang out with for this to really matter anyway) it's good enough and your smartphone will do vs lugging around even a very light weight ultrabook, more so that we have the in between form factors of phablets and tablets.

 

I take a gaming laptop with me everywhere, I use it at work, I take it on the road, I take it on holiday, I take it to LAN, I take it friends

 

I cannot play BF4 on my Phone, I cannot play Crysis 3 on my tablet, Laptop sales, especially gaming laptops sales are still strong, especially with the thin light machines

 

Besides people with tablets and smarthones still have PCs and I bet many still have regular laptops, the idea is, that you have a lightweight long battery life machine, which is very capable on its own, but when serious gaming comes, you connect it to your dock and it access more power