External gpu on a laptop?

[legitfruitsalad]

Hi, I have a non gaming laptop and i found this device which is a external pcie slot. it connects to your via a mini pcie inside your device. Which is usually used for your wifi card.

However i have no clue if this wil actually work with my laptop. could anyone maybe help me? 

My laptop is the acer aspire e5-571 with gigs of ram (upgraded 1x8) and an intel core i5 processor

and this is the ink to the product   http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...

 

[saladcrack]

No no no do not get that. Looks super sketchy and there's no way to power the card and no enclosure. Look for a gpu dock like the Razer Core or I think Alienware has something like that, they are expensive but they work.

[alexhelvetica]

Buy a better laptop and don't even think about getting that. That thing is crazy, it isn't something I'd want to plug into my laptop and it would be inconvenient and you are likely to break your laptop because you have to pull apart your laptop every time you want to start gaming on it. You also need an external screen and other stuff like a PSU. Overall do not get it. It isn't worth it. If you want an external GPU, get a laptop that has a Thunderbolt port and get a Thunderbolt eGPU dock.

[legitfruitsalad]

ooh, my laptop is doesnt have a thunderbolt port. Could i maybe use an adapter. or doesnt usb 3 have enough bandwith

[legitfruitsalad]

ooh, my laptop is doesnt have a thunderbolt port. Could i maybe use an adapter. or doesnt usb 3 have enough bandwith

[star-lord]

Actually it aint that bad, but in your case you´d have to remove the keyboard (i think) to attach the pci. check this video and decide your self 

obviously there are drawbacks and problems, but if you´re on a budget and don´t mind modding your laptop this is a totally valid option and if not practical, a fun project to tinker with.

 

[kirtimaan01]

I own a Acer Aspire E5-522G laptop 

with A8-7410 APU w/ R5-M335 2gb dedicated VRAM.

 

Neither in BIOS nor in graphic's drivers, there isn't any option to turn off integrated graphics.

 

Can I somehow combine and run a gtx1050Ti mini using GDC Laptop External Independent Video Card Dock Mini PCI-E to my laptop??