Posted May 4, 2016 Hi all, So I am having this dilemma and I’m not sure what to do. I currently own the hardware as described below. These devices are great for my work as Visual designer. It surprised me that a surprisingly large amount of games can be played on the 3440x1440 resolution using this laptop. Unfortunately a game like Battlefield 4 is basically unplayable with this configuration. What do you think I should do to make games such as BF4 playable at 3440x1440 or at least 2560x1080? Laptop - MSI Ghost Pro GS60 4k Thunderbolt 3 GTX Monitor - Dell U3415w 21:9 3440x1440 I am thinking of three solutions: eGPU custom build What configuration? Can I simply copy a setup like Razer Core Is there a well documented guide on how to do this? How much does this cost? Is it guaranteed that this will work? eGPU like Razer Core Desktop PC What do you think I should do? Has any of you succesfully built a well working eGPU? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 eGPU is clunky and expensive Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 there is really no good e gpu solution i think building a new rig is your only choice btw i am really jealous of your monitor My build http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/KSores/saved/QBd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 38 minutes ago, AmarM said: Too much trouble, just build a desktop, if you're in the US it's about 700 for an i5 6500 + 390 I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 I'd say downscale to 1080p and play on that maybe? Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 7 minutes ago, don_svetlio said: I'd say downscale to 1080p and play on that maybe? Would have to downscale to 21:9 720p for the best scaling I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 Author Thanks for all the replies so far! So basically, an eGPU is not worth it. @Streetguru Haha, yeah, it's awesome. I bought it a couple of weeks ago and I am really enjoying the monitor. Even looking for new wallpapers is satisfying Well, downscaling hasn't been very succesful actually when playing Battlefield 4. The performance is definitely not the same as on 1080p on my laptop. All my settings are set to high when playing without the monitor. With the monitor attached, i can barely play at low settings. I guess it's because the following. I can change the resolution in two ways: In game 16:9 on 1920x1080, it stretches the screen to fit the height of my monitor. Since it's 16:9, I will have black bars on both sides. I don't mind the black bars though. Monitor 16:9 on 1920x1080 without stretching. I see no point in playing like this since it's the same experience as on my laptop, haha. It affects performance when the resolution is changed in game. The graphics are uglier when playing this way, but I honestly don't mind it that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 4, 2016 53 minutes ago, AmarM said: Gotta run it at 1720x720p which probably isn't officially supported in like any games I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly... Spoiler What is your budget/country for your new PC? what monitor resolution/refresh rate? What games or other software do you need to run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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