How does eGPUs work

[Pixelar]

I wonder if i can connect an eGPU to my laptop using 

XCSOURCE PCI-E 1X to 16X Mining Machine Enhanced Extender Riser Card Adapter with 30cm USB 3.0 Power Cable AC330

 to add my GTX 1060 because currently i don't have the money to buy the rest of my pc (i have my gtx 1060 at the moment).

Would i need something other than this?

[Jade]

It'd help a lot to know the laptop you're using. Either way, no, it probably wouldn't work at all for 99% of laptops.

[tarfeef101]

8 minutes ago, Pixelar said:

I wonder if i can connect an eGPU to my laptop using 

XCSOURCE PCI-E 1X to 16X Mining Machine Enhanced Extender Riser Card Adapter with 30cm USB 3.0 Power Cable AC330

 to add my GTX 1060 because currently i don't have the money to buy the rest of my pc (i have my gtx 1060 at the moment).

Would i need something other than this?

Yeah, don't use that. The performance will be bottlenecked SEVERELY. The reason the Razer Core, Alienware Graphics amp, etc. sell is because they are the appropriate solution. You need much more power than the SATA power the thing you linked, you need more than USB bandwidth (what the thing you linked provided), etc. That's why those products exist, and they are what you'll have to use.

 

Also in the future instead of copy pasting the title of an amazon ad, please just link it.

[Pixelar]

Thanks for the answers.Im using the dell xps l502x.

[doomsriker]

What you are describeing is a riser cable I think. Not quite sure. What you need is a usb adaptor for the pcie and a standard ATX power supply to power the graphics card (you will need to jump the pins with a paper clip becouse you will have no power button). Keep in mind that the port you will use to plug in the graphics card will be your wireless card port, so if you want wifi, you will need to buy a dongle. 

 

So this: 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01GWMUK7W/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482059666&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=usb+to+pcie&dpPl=1&dpID=41%2BHIqD%2BPUL&ref=plSrch

 

and a power supply for the 6 pin on the GPU

 

Here is a video on the subject:

 

 

[Pixelar]

Thank you!

[QueenDemetria]

24 minutes ago, Pixelar said:

I wonder if i can connect an eGPU to my laptop using 

XCSOURCE PCI-E 1X to 16X Mining Machine Enhanced Extender Riser Card Adapter with 30cm USB 3.0 Power Cable AC330

 to add my GTX 1060 because currently i don't have the money to buy the rest of my pc (i have my gtx 1060 at the moment).

Would i need something other than this?

That is not an eGPU adapter, it won't work at all(for your use). The connector on your laptop isn't the same, and it doesn't use USB.

[doomsriker]

17 minutes ago, doomsriker said:

What you are describeing is a riser cable I think. Not quite sure. What you need is a usb adaptor for the pcie and a standard ATX power supply to power the graphics card (you will need to jump the pins with a paper clip becouse you will have no power button). Keep in mind that the port you will use to plug in the graphics card will be your wireless card port, so if you want wifi, you will need to buy a dongle. 

 

So this: 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01GWMUK7W/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1482059666&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=usb+to+pcie&dpPl=1&dpID=41%2BHIqD%2BPUL&ref=plSrch

 

and a power supply for the 6 pin on the GPU

 

Here is a video on the subject:

 

 

Sorry, the thing I linked might be wrong, but I know a thing exists. Try the link under the youtube video.