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    So the new Dell XPS 15 has a quad-core i7 and Thunderbolt 3.0 USB-C...

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by TareX, Oct 19, 2015.

  1. TareX

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    Perfect? That depends on what you're looking for in a laptop. Given how thin it is, it might have issues with cooling, or with throttling (the new Alienware lineup has issues with the CPU throttling under load). We'll have to wait for reviews.

    That being said, the XPS seems to be the first laptop that makes sense in regards to eGPUs. Most other laptops that are coming out with the TB3 port are high-end machines with MXM GPUs (i.e. graphics cards that can be removed/upgraded/changed), thereby greatly reducing the value of an eGPU - just upgrade your GPU when your current one is too old/weak. A thinner laptop with a weaker gpu (960M) makes a lot of sense with an eGPU.
     
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    Well, the Alienware 13 throttled because it had a dual core CPU. The Alienware 15 worked just fine with minimal loss of FPS, but as you said it already had a super powerful mobile GPU and was thick and heavy (albeit being lighter than most their laptops).

    The new XPS 15 on the other hand comes with a real quad-core i7 Skylake CPU. Heating wouldn't be a major issue since the GPU would be external....
     
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    xps 15 is easily the ultimate egpu laptop.
     
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    So, is there any hardware limitation to getting an external GPU via Thunderbolt 3.0 down the line?
     
    TareX, Nov 15, 2015
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    Hopefully we will see a decently priced TB3 eGPU enclosure in early 2016 I'm looking forward to trying one of these things out.
     
    R3v4n, Dec 1, 2015
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