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Author Topic: Can I run a external gpu throug pci-e on my laptop  (Read 2748 times)

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Janpeter

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    Can I run a external gpu throug pci-e on my laptop
    « on: June 27, 2017, 01:24:35 PM »
    Not that long ago I found out that you could connect a laptop with a desktop video card troug a pci-e video card dock. I was really interested in doing it because I don't have enough money for a full desktop. But I found out that some companies whitelist there laptops so you can't instal anything new in the pci-e slot. My question is can I instal a external gpu on my acer aspire e1-571 or is it whitelisted. Some sites say that acer doesn't whitelist there laptops but some say they do so I don't know for sure.

    Thanks in advance

    pcurtj1974

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    Re: Can I run a external gpu throug pci-e on my laptop
    « Reply #1 on: July 17, 2017, 12:07:45 AM »
    It would require your laptop to become stationary, and it's about as expensive as buying a gaming desktop. Your CPU will bottleneck most gpus