External GPU?

[royal_mihir]

Hey guys need some help,

I just came across this video (

) and want to use this on my laptop but the problem is I am a complete noob and I don't know even if this will work with my laptop.

 

My laptop is Dell Inspiron 3542 i7 version. Ok so here are the questions :-

 

1. Does my laptop have a Mini PCI-E slot ( Yes i have a wireless card and it looks like the card in the video with two sticking out )

2. In this video ( 

) the guy says it doesn't work with some laptops... will it work with mine? Is there anyway to know?

3. Will there be a bottleneck? My CPU is an i7 4510U which is an okay-sh proccessor...

 

Appreciate the help! 

[Shaaaris]

Hello there, 

 

I thinking about the same thing, but I need more information about it. What is the bandwidth of mini pci-e? and how it will effect gpu performance? I have acer aspire 8943g with i5-450M.

 

3. As they show in this video, old cpu can run tom raider or grid with decent performance. I think it will be all right with your  i7.

2. You never know... there is the list of compatible laptops on that page: http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

1. So one way is to use instead of wifi module or look for second pci-e. My laptop has two of those.

[StevenGibson1994]

I have seen this before and in my opinion I don't feel it is worth trying to run a desktop GPU on a laptop. I think if you can just build yourself a budget gaming build for your needs.

 

Something like this would be a good starter if you have the budget :

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/b/cGM8TW

[Shaaaris]

800 pounds it is just to much, thats way we are thinking about getting external gpu. If i would have the budget I would definitely buy a new rig.