External GFX Cards?

[Snapman]

Was checking up some pc gamer posts on twitter when i ran into what looks like an external graphic card enclosure. First time Ive seen anything of the sort, so my mind is blown right now.

http://www.pcgamer.com/powercolor-devil-...c-systems/

[Mr. Robot]

lol get this and put it in a itx case

http://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E-Versi...11222.html

[Snapman]

It just got released on newegg like today and its already sold out.

[Sparechicken]

But Asus and razer sell gpu cases like this too.!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbowuAFbslI

[effoR]

how do you even use it?

[MrOats]

how do you even use it?

Plug it in and hope for the best.

[Sparechicken]

Lmao. Oats
PCIe adapter/board: This is a small circuit board with a PCIe slot, some HDMI slots, and a whole bunch of power options. The only point of the PCIe adapter is to help the graphics card communicate with the laptop.

Express Card Slot: This is the spot in your laptop that is reserved for wireless broadband cards from a mobile carrier.

mPCIe: This is an interface that some eGPU enthusiasts use to connect their graphics card to their laptop instead of an ExpressCard. It offers a better connection, but it cam be a hassle because most mPCIe slots are inside the laptop.

Thunderbolt: Intel’s blazing fast I/O technology is also an option for an eGPU connection. Windows laptops don’t commonly offer Thunderbolt ports (yet), but many MacBook eGPU enthusiasts report a great experience with a Thunderbolt connection.

Youre mostly going to use Thunderbolt, because its much easier then all the other solutions

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But youre always will experience the feeling of a cpu lag
If you have a Bad Laptop and a powerfull GPU---> The CPU from your Laptop will slow down the GPU because its taking more time for the CPU to do some tasks and then the GPU will need to wait for the CPU.
^^^Very simple explanation i hope^^^

[Snapman]

Sparechicken, Asus isnt selling it just yet, it was just a CES2016 demo for upcoming projects.

Sux thought, looks as if i would need to jerry rig up a connection to my current laptop like an mPCIe entry unless i upgrade.
Unless they come out with some usb to thunderbolt converter sometime soon. (all i can find is thunderbolt to usb converters right now)

[Sparechicken]

Sparechicken, Asus isnt selling it just yet, it was just a CES2016 demo for upcoming projects.

Sux thought, looks as if i would need to jerry rig up a connection to my current laptop like an mPCIe entry unless i upgrade.
Unless they come out with some usb to thunderbolt converter sometime soon.  (all i can find is thunderbolt to usb converters right now)

Oh you want to buy this for real ?.

Hm, but Usb hasnt got the speed, maybe usb type c but usb will never reach thunderbolt.

[effoR]

I'll have to wait and see if its worth it

Probably will always be faster to just install the gfx card in the pc directly.