External GPU for Laptops???

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Rsmith0087

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Idk if there is one or if its even conceivable but i think that ATI or NVidia should come up with some kind of external GPU so that you can carry around your Laptop and plug in the GPU when you want to play games.... Is this even possible.... Like for example putting a PCI-express slot on the back of the laptop where the other inputs go and maybe an adapter for a PSU to handle a GPU power requirements.

This would be awesome if they came up wiht something like this
 
no, some laptop boards have modular GPUs, i forgot what they're called, but you can switch out the GPUs, they're really weak unfortunately. As for adding a PCIe, unless they're putting it like the RAM, it's almost impossible to put a higher end graphics card. Take an X800 or even a 9800pro, if you laid them down, the heatsink takes up a lot of space along with the general size of the card, making it hard for the cmopany to build smaller lighter laptops (which most people buy them for). And anyway, Laptops aren't really gaming machines (maybe the core duo's or the meroms when they come out :p .)
 
No no you didnt read my post... put a PCI-express slot on the back of the laptop where the vga input, power cord input, is...And having an adapter to another PSU for the power requirements
 
sry, lol, taht'd be cool. But they'd have to make the card in like an box like external hard drives so no crap gets inside. it seems all too complicated, and the laptop would take up a lot of space. but i agree, that'd be kick ass
 
Oh fuck thats expensive some company should do some more R&d for this and get something out to the consumers.. I think that there would be a huge demand for this... BC people like me without space would love to use Laptops instead of huge ATX cases for our gaming needs
 
Woah... Does that thing actually work? What would the bandwidth be like on a device like that? I can't imagine it'd be too easy to cram a full (or even half, in this case) pci express slot's bandwidth over such a connection...
 
StealthyFish said:
no, some laptop boards have modular GPUs, i forgot what they're called, but you can switch out the GPUs, they're really weak unfortunately. As for adding a PCIe, unless they're putting it like the RAM, it's almost impossible to put a higher end graphics card. Take an X800 or even a 9800pro, if you laid them down, the heatsink takes up a lot of space along with the general size of the card, making it hard for the cmopany to build smaller lighter laptops (which most people buy them for). And anyway, Laptops aren't really gaming machines (maybe the core duo's or the meroms when they come out :p .)
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its called MXM = Mobile PCI-Express Modual.
 
lockheed2266 said:
its called MXM = Mobile PCI-Express Modual.
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Yes, thank you. And btw, there's something else that is small but with the power of a desktop...... a micro-ATX system... =)
 
Yeah you can make your own Laptop these days with changable parts (GPU, Ram, CPU etc etc), and they are almost up to Desktop performance and I would hate to carry a friggen videocard around with the laptop unless they are attachable to the laptop in a way ,but then again that would add more weight.
 
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