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    2014 Alienware 17 eGPU solution?

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by QwertyDrew007, Jul 9, 2015.

  1. QwertyDrew007

    QwertyDrew007 Newbie

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    Hi everyone,
    I have a 2014 Alienware 17 laptop with a mediocre M gpu inside. I bought the laptop mainly for some light on the go gaming and college use. I was wondering, is there a eGPU solution for this laptop? I'm pretty tech savvy and dont mind digging into the internals of the laptop.
    I tried searching a lot but damn google only spits up the new graphics amp with the external gpu keywords.

    If I were to get this:
    http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

    And then hook up say a gtx 970, or 980 along with a PSU via a mpcie under the laptop. Will I be able to run it on the alienware 17?

    Would appreciate the help, Thanks!
     
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    QwertyDrew007, Jul 9, 2015
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  2. Kirrr

    Kirrr Notebook Deity

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    You can pack in a GTX 980m, or use an eGPU setup, with mpcie, but then you need a workaround for the wifi, because thats the only slot for add-on cards.
     
    Kirrr, Jul 9, 2015
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    QwertyDrew007 Newbie

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    The 980m would cost me well over 1000$ which is pointless. (I would buy a gtx titan x for that much)
    My question really was, is that alienware capable of running a egpu with the dock i mentioned above if i use it in place of the wifi? What capacity of performance would i get? 70%? 80%?
     
    QwertyDrew007, Jul 10, 2015
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