Question about USB Type-C and external GPU

[supernoob9000]

Hi there friends, looking to buy a new laptop.

 

I remember watching one of LTT videos a while back and Linus said you only need USB Type-C to use External GPU. 

However after waching the HP Spectre video, I found that there are USB Type-C and USB Type-C ports with thunderbolt.

 

To clarify, do I need a laptop with a port that has USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 functionality. Or will any standard USB Type-C port work with an external GPU?

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

You need thunderbolt

[supernoob9000]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

You need thunderbolt

 

 

Got any suggestions of cheap laptop with thunderbolt on them ? I need laptop for back to school, but i thought I may as well buy one for the long run (so it can use external GPU in the future).

 

Im from the UK if your wondering.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, supernoob9000 said:

 

 

Got any suggestions of cheap laptop with thunderbolt on them ? I need laptop for back to school, but i thought I may as well buy one for the long run (so it can use external GPU in the future).

 

Im from the UK if your wondering.

There aren't any cheap laptops with thunderbolt

 

You looking at stuff like a dell xps 13 and 15

 

razer blade blade stealth.

[Shiv78]

It NEEDS to have Thunderbolt 3.

[Guest]

You want laptop to be cheap but you also want an external gpu??

[supernoob9000]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

There aren't any cheap laptops with thunderbolt

 

You looking at stuff like a dell xps 13 and 15

 

razer blade blade stealth.

Oh I see, do you think any laptops will be coming out by december with thunderbolt on them ? thats cheaper than £1000

 

Also, thank you very much for the fast reply, you helped me out loads. This is my first time on this forum and I didn't think any one would be willing to help, or help as quick.

[supernoob9000]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

You want laptop to be cheap but you also want an external gpu??

cheaper than £1000 because I dont want it to be eye-catching to thieves at University.... lol

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, supernoob9000 said:

cheaper than £1000 because I dont want it to be eye-catching to thieves at University.... lol

If you want nonflashy look at the dell e7470

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, supernoob9000 said:

I dont want it to be eye-catching to thieves at University.... lol

Put a bunch of shitty stickers and take a shit on it, nobody will want it then.

[Mira Yurizaki]

The XPS 13 has Thunderbolt and starts at $800. But it's paired with an okay dual core processor. Any external unit is going to cost as much if not more than the video card you throw in it if you don't want it being bottlenecked

[supernoob9000]

On 9/18/2016 at 7:14 PM, M.Yurizaki said:

The XPS 13 has Thunderbolt and starts at $800. But it's paired with an okay dual core processor. Any external unit is going to cost as much if not more than the video card you throw in it if you don't want it being bottlenecked

yeah but dual cores suck so hard, my friend has one and it is really slow loading videos.

Those new 'U' processors can barely handle the laptop they are in, let alone an external gpu

 

 

[Mira Yurizaki]

10 minutes ago, supernoob9000 said:

yeah but dual cores suck so hard, my friend has one and it is really slow loading videos.

Those new 'U' processors can barely handle the laptop they are in, let alone an external gpu

I had an XPS 13 2015 model. I found no issues with its performance. Plus "loading videos" is kind of a vague term. Loading from where?