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    msi gt80 titan sli egpu???

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by abdullahq8, Mar 1, 2016.

  1. abdullahq8

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    hello guys
    i have msi gt80 titan sli 2qe

    i have two port for back of laptop its look like dp
    maybe mini display port is that thundebolt or im wrong >?

    and is there any way to make external graphics for this laptop
     
    abdullahq8, Mar 1, 2016
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  2. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think you have two mini displayport, not sure if they can be used for an eGPU.

    The first question is what would you want to use for an eGPU on such a beast notebook anyway? Desktop GPU’s don’t get much better than what you have. Maybe an overclocked 980ti or TitanX might be faster, but not even sure of that. It could actually be a step down, except for the benefit of not having to mess with getting SLI to work.
     
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  3. M0del

    M0del Notebook Enthusiast

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    The displayPort is not useable for eGPU and it's not a thunderbolt port as far as I know. The version with skylake CPU has a TB3 port.
    I think a desktop card like the 980 TI is stronger than two 980M.
     
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    It is definitely not stronger than 980m sli no
     
    stamar, Mar 2, 2016
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    I'm running a single Titan X at 1500mhz overclock with a 5820k at 4.4ghz and your laptop should be damn close to my desktops performance.

    This video seems to show the 980m in sli beating the titan x most of the time.
     
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