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    M17xR* + E-MXM = desktop graphics card?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Mkkillah, Nov 11, 2012.

  1. Mkkillah

    Mkkillah Notebook Evangelist

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    I just helped a friend build a new Desktop pc with an HD7970 in it and I was like Oh damn I want this too but I have no money.


    So the idea came up wouldn't it be possible to have the M17xR* connect to an External desktop graphics card using the MXM slot? You could just put a splitter on the mxmslot, make the other one an External MXM to PCi-Ex16 slot and have the Dgpu shutdown when the Egpu is connected. That way you could connect a desktop graphics card (with a small PSU and a nice casing) to your notebook and have the card video card connect to the HDMI-IN . This would be way better then the current Thunderbolt/expresscard solutions with questionable Price/performance.


    So why not make an external E-MXM connection? First one to make this work will be rich for sure.
     
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    thunderbolt solutions are not popular because there is no simple plug in/install driver and play + thunderbolt solution makes the cards way way slower. (if you read my post you wouldve known :p)


    Interesting link there


    edit: Thunderbolt seems to give 85-100% performance. Think I'm going to post in the Egpu forum for an Alienware solution. Since we dont have Thunderbolt
     
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    Why get a EGPU for alienware when you can stick a 680MX in there?
     
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    because 1: the price 2: future updates 3: I have AMD switching to nvidia harder? 4: desktop graphics cards always better in same price range


    but your suggestion is very interesting. Haven't been keeping up lately. So when would the 680MX be available?
     
    Mkkillah, Nov 12, 2012
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