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External GPU through gen 1 USB 3.1?

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was wondering if anyone knew if its possible to run an external GPU thrugh a USB 3.1 gen 1 port, and if so, how powerfull could that GPU be before there is a bottleneck with the port? also im not sure becacuse there are two USB ports and it dosent say but its either type A or C, probably C but the laptop page dosent say afaik. thanks for any replies and any help :D 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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5 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

was wondering if anyone knew if its possible to run an external GPU thrugh a USB 3.1 gen 1 port, and if so, how powerfull could that GPU be before there is a bottleneck with the port? also im not sure becacuse there are two USB ports and it dosent say but its either type A or C, probably C but the laptop page dosent say afaik. thanks for any replies and any help :D 

 

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Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

You need thunderbolt, you can't use usb

well then the type C port is useless then... well thanks anyway :)

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Brooksie359 said:

 

its not thunderbolt 3.0, just USB 3.1 gen 1, otherwise i wouldnt have asked lol, thanks anyway tho

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Brooksie359 said:

well it is the only way to get an external gpu for a laptop. thought i would show it. 

you can do it with adapters and stuff instead of a wifi card for example but im not allowed to touch the insides of the laptop, if i could do that i would already have upraded the RAM and found some other GPU to botch in it or something instead of the R7 M350 lol

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

you can do it with adapters and stuff instead of a wifi card for example but im not allowed to touch the insides of the laptop, if i could do that i would already have upraded the RAM and found some other GPU to botch in it or something instead of the R7 M350 lol

well yeah you can get a usb wireless adapter but thats alot diffrent than a gpu. a gpu needs 4 lanes of pcie 3.0 while a wireless card can run off of one lane of pcie 2.0

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