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    HP Omen

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by William Huynh, Oct 18, 2016.

  1. William Huynh

    William Huynh Newbie

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    So I plan on attaching an eGPU to my HP Omen but being fairly new to this kind of thing I am not sure whether it will work or not.

    I have done a bit of research and I know you need a PCI-E port and that's as far as I got. I also intend on utilising the GTX 1060 for the eGPU.

    So I want to know whether this particular setup on the HP Omen will work or not
    Also how much performance will be lost using an eGPU
    Thanks in advance.



    These are my laptop specifications:
    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaigns/hp-omen/overview.html

    This is the PCI-E port I plan on buying:
    http://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E-...al-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-p-1011222.html

    This is the Graphics Card (GTX1060) I plan on buying:
    https://www.pccasegear.com/products/36286/msi-geforce-gtx-1060-oc-6gb
     
    William Huynh, Oct 18, 2016
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  2. sangemaru

    sangemaru Notebook Deity

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    Are you sure there's enough space under the laptop for the mPCIe adapter to fit, and that the direction is correct?
    I've been using eGPU for a year and never noticed anyone using HP Omen, there's a possibility that your TOLUD would not work with the card, requiring a DSDT Override. It's a complicated process, so make sure you know what you're getting into.

    I use a GTX 1060 with an ExpressCard version of that adapter - so far it seems to be working fine.

    Here are some example scores with my GTX 1060 3GB:
    http://www.3dmark.com/fs/10509226
    http://www.3dmark.com/fs/10509162

    I believe the performance penalty compared to using a desktop is around 20%.
     
    sangemaru, Oct 18, 2016
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