External GPU options

[Ratburger08]

Hello, I recently moved to a laptop for budget and travel reasons, and what I got was an Acer Nitro 5 (AN 515-53).

 

Now I know that it has a type c port, but it's not thunderbolt 3. It uses what Intel calls a M.2 CNVio adapter for the wireless adapter, and the other m.2 slot houses my boot drive. I'd be willing to sacrifice my wifi, but will that even work? Or am I just shit outta luck? 

[NelizMastr]

Getting a laptop with a graphics card already kinda defeats the purpose of an external GPU imo. Anyway.....

 

CNVio isn't relevant to the matter as it's something on the wi-fi card. It's just a regular m.2 2230 slot. 

 

There's a topic on the forum already for such a solution, so you might want to read up on it here:

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/831808-m2-x4-egpu-dock-fastest-external-laptop-gpu/

[Ratburger08]

Well getting a laptop with a 1050 Ti and a 8300u is great for mobile gaming, but if I wanted to set up a dock for home use with a 1070 or 1080, that would spice up the gaming prowess a bit I feel like. But thanks for the info! Some sites I looked up said the CNVio designation was basically only for wireless cards. 

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6 minutes ago, Ratburger08 said:

Well getting a laptop with a 1050 Ti and a 8300u is great for mobile gaming, but if I wanted to set up a dock for home use with a 1070 or 1080, that would spice up the gaming prowess a bit I feel like. But thanks for the info! Some sites I looked up said the CNVio designation was basically only for wireless cards. 

if you have a 1080p monitor the 1050ti should be more than enough for very high graphics.