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    Use an Ati 6850 as an external gpu on my Dv6tse?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by brenms, Sep 26, 2011.

  1. brenms

    brenms Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an Hp dv6tse with a ati 5650m, i5, 6gb ram?

    Think it's possible?
     
    brenms, Sep 26, 2011
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    hockeymass that one guy

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    Uh, how are you planning to connect it?
     
    hockeymass, Sep 26, 2011
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    everythingsablur Notebook Evangelist

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    Without an ExpressCard slot in the laptop, external GPU housings are not an option.
     
    everythingsablur, Sep 26, 2011
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    teotuf Notebook Evangelist

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    we have a mPCI-E port on the bottom for the wifi card. it can be done if you really wanted it to work.
     
    teotuf, Sep 27, 2011
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