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    Anyone successfully tried eGPU with internal laptop's screen in windows 10?

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by gogogo1, Dec 10, 2015.

  1. gogogo1

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    Hello Guys!
    I really want to know that if anyone successfully runs eGPU with windows 10, and uses it on laptop's own LCD. Since I don't have an external monitor, so the only way is to using my laptop's screen. By the way, my laptop is asus g751jm with i7-4710HQ 2.50GHz, 8G RAM, and GeForce GTX 860M 2GB. max budget is about $300 for GTX 960 4GB graphic card, pci-express video card dock, and power supply. Thanks to anyone who offer me advices and helps!
     
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    You would need a video input into your laptop and I think only one older model of AW had that option.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 11, 2015
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    Thank you HTWingNut. And what you saying is that it's possible to do it for my laptop? And what is AW?
     
    gogogo1, Dec 11, 2015
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    I do it all the time :)
     
    Splintah, Dec 11, 2015
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    AW = Alienware, and Splintah must be referring to the Alienware 17 which is the one I believe has that option.

    Otherwise no, it is not an option.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 11, 2015
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    Your notebook doesn't have any video input ports so what you are asking is not possible.
     
    saturnotaku, Dec 11, 2015
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    Oh no...! That's so sad to hear it XD. Is there any external hardware that can solve it? Thank you anyway Saturnotaku.
     
    gogogo1, Dec 11, 2015
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    Thank you for explaining it to me. I have done a lots of researches, and all the informations about Egpu with internal LCD were posted like 2-3 wears ago. Really can't believe that no any solutions come out so far. XD
     
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    Splintah. What laptop do you use for it? What kind of video input do you use? Could you please tell me how you made that working? Sorry for questions XD
     
    gogogo1, Dec 11, 2015
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    No problem, I am using the Alienware 17R2, it comes with a port on it specifically made for an external graphics enclosure called the graphics amplifier but it is only made for the last 2 generations of Alienwares released.
     
    Splintah, Dec 12, 2015
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    As you said, my asus laptop seems not possible to use video input to get internal display working because my it doens't have a port for that? Real sad XD
     
    gogogo1, Dec 12, 2015
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    I don't get why people would answer your question without actually knowing anything about the subject...


    Also, most of the egpu's run at pcie x1 speeds... (500MB/s). Getting one in combination with a 960 would be a waste.
     
    dontlistentoidiots, Dec 29, 2015
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    Haha, my 760 runs fine with this adapter.
     
    Kirrr, Jan 28, 2016
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    I have been searching extensively in the past couple of days and it seems doable, my understanding is that you need a laptop that lacks dGPU for it to work.

    Here is a video of it done on a Macbook Pro running windows and it seems to work perfectly and hassle free.

     
    AhmedG6, Jan 29, 2016
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    Thunderboldt 3 is definitely video in

    To your laptops internal screen
     
    stamar, Feb 13, 2016
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    Wow a lot of people answered that have no idea what they are talking about.


    Even thunderbolt 1 was is a video input into MacBook pro which allows you to play Xbox games on your Mac.

    So this is thunderbolt 3 we are on. So yes it is a video input. Thundebolt 1 2 and 3 are video inputs.

    They don't have a t3 egpu for sale but all the demos go right to your screen. They even show the menu you switch the gpu. And they use a MacBook with iris pro
     
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    Ibdont need to provide all the examples but obviously every thunderbolt egpu drives the laptops own screen.

    The thing is before now they were apples.

    But Apple users have used thunderbolt to use egpu on MacBook for years like maybe around 8 years
     
    stamar, Feb 13, 2016
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    You could setup a headless HDMI plug and then route that HDMI information over by using OBS preview from that desktop. You'd have to configure the screen to be extended.

    OBS has a fullscreen preview option. There is of course a tiny tiny delay.
     
    Sparkyte, Feb 14, 2016
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