@@JohnDoe-cv8iw not everyone is from america. and its good to have modular hardware option available. me personally, i have a high end laptop with 20core cpu and decent gpu. i cud buy a desktop no problem but i dont want to setup 2 machines for games. just buy a 4090 and connect to laptop and all the peripherals and laptop becomes a desktop with a single thunderbolt cable. and that single cable supports gpu, mice, keyboard, display out to monitors, etc. so its a instant switch from laptop mode to desktop for long sessions. and also no need to download games multiple times on laptop and desktop.
A major problem you will have is the T480 only has x2 lanes dedicated to the Thunderbolt. Sad really. At least with the newer Lenovo is adding an Occulink port. And an Occulink dock is only $30-40
@@s.omarnoor1380 There is no Thunderbolt 3 connection with just one lane. It's either a 2 or 4 lanes PCIe 3.0 connection depending on the used controller.
That's actually not a bad deal. I have no need for one of these but I find them fascinating. Thanks for the vid. I would like to see the benchmarks without the igpu to compare with/without it.
Which is a very important part of egpu that most people seemed to not talk abojt. If you want the performance drop data, its available basically everywhere. Up to 25% decrease, partially mitigated by using external display.
Another great option OneDock EGPU. The PSU can be a laptop charger intead of this whole block, if you value portability. (+ cleaner look) It also support thunerbolt 4 and Occulink.
dude i have a legion go, and a rx7600 pc desktop, and im moving out so i cant take the Desktop, so i was searching cheap solution as Egpu or selling the PC. and now i can use my GPU and PSU from my desktop to were i go until i build a new one
You should use oculink, its cheap has better performance than Thunderbolt, only side effect is, you need to turn off your computer and then you plug your graphics card
I will double check, but I think the T480 only has x2 lanes for the M.2 and x2 for Thunderbolt. So minimal if any gains, and you will have trouble with storage because there is not a lot of choice. Maybe 2242 M.2 SATA is the only other option.
Good information.. With the integrated GPU not being used, does that mean more thermal headroom is available to the CPU to reach higher sustained performance?
eGPU enclosure: 100$ GPU: at least 300$ Power supply: 50$ That's 450$ for a cumbersome setup, and doesnt even include a laptop. For 800$ you can buy a decent gaming laptop from Asus or MSI. But still, I think it's great if you have all the spare parts lying around or maybe to game on your work computer...
It's about the upgradeability and not to mention laptop GPUs are no match for desktop GPU, despite the same names. In the future you can buy a desktop and reuse the GPU or replace the old laptop or upgrade the GPU, in the end it opens up a lot of options without too much investment later on.
Except laptop gpus are not equivalent to their desktop alternatives. But this setup makes the most sense if you already have a laptop. It could be quite handy though, someone might prefer 14 in laptops which is almost unheard of in the gaming side. But at least $300 for a graphics card? I got some decent performance with my old 1070 ti which is now ≈ $100 on ebay.
I have an eGPU and use it for a few devices as a GPU boost. Older laptop docks into 4 screens, Legion Go has a boost in performance. Even an Asus or MSI gaming laptop you have mentioned can also be boosted if they have USB4/TB3/4 ports. So basically it provides scalability. Plenty of Razer Core X are available for second hand for $US80 (comes with a PSU and TB cable). The GPU you purchase to use in an eGPU can always be sold and upgraded. If you have to purchase all this new then agree and not worth it.
I currently have a laptop with a 3050TI on it. Solid CPU of i5 12500h. And might consider this kind of setup when the 50 or 60 series drop in the future if the GPU cant keep up anymore
i have an Alienware Alpha R2 with the Graphics Amplifier eGPU and a GTX 1660 ti and its great. Alienware uses a proprietary connector which connects directly to the CPUs PCIe lanes so theres no performance loss or overhead like there is with Thunderbolt.
I have a Dell Precision M4800 and I want to do that, but I can't. I don't know where to buy the parts and how to find the appropriate graphics card. Can you tell me how you did that?
@@اناكندي your computer (Dell m4800) doesn't have thunderbolt ports or any M.2 PCIe slots so there is no way to connect an external GPU up to the computer. The only way to upgrade graphics on your particular model is to swap out the internal GPU which is a special kind of card called an MXM type-A add-in card. according to dell, the 3 GPU cards compatible with your computer are the AMD FirePro M5100, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M.
@@اناكندي My personal advice is don't even bother trying to upgrade that computer. Its a laptop with 11 year old hardware. i recommend that you continue using it for now until you are able to afford a replacement. its 2024 and its time to buy a new laptop.
@@nickhowatson4745 I will install a graphics card on it so that it becomes stronger, as you did, but I do not know the method and the appropriate graphics card.
@@اناكندي your computer (Dell m4800) doesn't have thunderbolt ports or any M.2 PCIe slots so there is no way to connect an external GPU up to the computer. The only way to upgrade graphics on your particular model is to swap out the internal GPU which is a special kind of card called an MXM type-A add-in card. according to dell, the 3 GPU cards compatible with your computer are the AMD FirePro M5100, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M.
I definitely need to try this next month my laptop is fairly okay it runs games but there's quite a bit fps drops cause it runs a geforce 740 on newer games. I really can't afford a new gaming laptop.
I'd love to get a BeeLink mini pc and connect this up to it. Maybe I could get a used 1060 6GB card and an SER5 mini pc. The SER5 mini pc is around €330 or £280, the gpu is about €85 (including delivery) and the egpu is about €150. So for about €550 or €500 if you got the egpu cheaper, you could have a pretty kick ass little pc setup. Just use the mini pc when you are just doing general web browing to save power but when you want to game just simply plug in the gpu and away you go.
I love how he said the standalone plug-and-play boxes start around $300 but once you've bought the egpu dock, the RTX card, and the power supply you're up to about $350 anyway. XD
Just got an AIO for school with a good processor and 32GB ram. Only problem is it's running integrated graphics. Thinking about getting one of these to add to it
This is interesting and fun to test out. I have a gaming desktop and laptop, but i also have extra gpus and pc parts...so for 100$ totally worth it to try... definitely will pic this up
Hi Jason. Nice video. I personally am no expert on the computers and gpus, but I am in the market for a laptop and have spent over a week of intense online searching and educating about processors, gpus, tdp and what not. I do not understand the exact objective scope because even benchmarking doesn't answer my questions, but I get a general idea that modern premium laptops are getting high on processor power and some are completely omitting discrete gpus. I am not a gamer or creator, my specific desire is to have a laptop that can do heavy Power BI workloads, and other data visualizations easily. No specific examples of it out there, just reviewers saying "this laptop will be good at productivity". And that lead me to eventually realize there is an add on for demanding situations, which you unplug once work is done and go about normal lap-topping.
At the time of this comment I just got a really good deal from Microcenter on a 12600kf, an MSI Pro Z790-P Wifi DDR4, 16 gigs 3200 memory for $250- bought individually I priced it at between 400-500. Pretty sure they still have the deal going on. If you need a cheap good gaming build that's what I'd be looking at. The wifi on this board is really good too.
This works very well with all the 2018 Mac Minis out there. They have 8th Gen multi-core i3s, i5s, and i7s. Their downside is Intel integrated graphics. In fact, until the M1 Macs, they were the system of choice for many video editors. As you mentioned early in your video, the cost of eGPUs has been historically high. This $100 option brings that into the realm of usability.
Would be interested in trying something like this with one of the new dual screen laptops (that are internal graphics only). Could use the dual screen at work, keep your egpu setup with dock at home and rock n roll with best of both worlds.
What about laptops without thunderbolt ports? Many look for female thunderbolt to USB male adapters but they either do not exist or are only sold through the black market.
That would not work. The cable won’t solve the problem. If the type c port on your laptop isn’t labeled thunderbolt then the port isn’t capable of accepting enough data to handle an external GPU. The only other port on an “older” laptop capable would be the m.2 slot - but that’s a different adapter and is too jank because you need to have your laptop lid off to use it lol but it’s a cheaper option than this
A test that would be really good, don't know if you have already done it would be one of these and something like a Legion Go and then various GPU's to find the sweet spot of what the Z1e can run since that's a pretty populate APU at the moment.
you can use the laptop's screen but expect a performance hit due to the TB cable's bandwidth since data is looping from the laptop to the egpu then back to the laptop
Thunderbolt 5 will be the saving grace for eGPUs. TB3/4 still has too much of a performance hit because of the bandwidth limitations of TB3/4 and the requirements of higher-tier modern GPUs.
Should I get this and pair it with my Lenovo Legion Go on a monitor? P.S. I already have a spare 2070 Super to hook it in. I wanna play Hogwarts Legacy and Horizon Forbidden West at higher frame rates. Would this setup work smoothly?
OMG I have the ThinkPad P53 and 3060Ti myself and I will be out of home in a small 1 room apartment for 3-4 months. This video is made for me I want to simply use my 3060Ti since I won´t be home anyways and take it with me to play games. Unfortunately I can´t use an external monitor due to space conditions.
Congratulations on the nas sponsor bro! Btw I'm about to be filming my first PC build! Laptop just couldn't keep up with video editing you know how it goes as a fellow creator!
Thank you so much for this review. I'm keeping an eye on this product on Aliexpress for couple weeks Now. I've a Maxed Out Macbook with i9 and 64gb of Ram, Since I use a lot of 3d programs I'm evaluating an Nvidia Gpu to work on Bootcamp. Does this Enclosure support Power Delivery on the TB3 port?
Would having an external colling cpu system be better for a 24/7 gaming laptop ? or do gaming laptops get hot ? I love this idea for having the option to not use so much power for glamping/solar setup.
I prioritised a small and light laptop so decided to leave out the GPU. Then I got a meta quest and realised I couldn’t run any PCVR 😢. So for me this is an acceptable alternative IF it’s cheap enough.
Literally my laptop except mine had 16gb + 1tb storage. I think a cooling pad or leaving the lid open ( screen off) might help to stabilize the lows. Although the bottleneck is inevitable thunderbolt 3 has an x4 lanes for the PCIe at 5 Gbps vs a desktop X16 or x32, ~20-30% hit vs a desktop but hey it can run Crysis!
@@JasonWitmerYT it only says usb c gen 1 with pd on the website . Its the lenovo IdeaPad flex 5 with the ryzen 5 4500u . So im not sure if its usb4 or not .
Thank you very much for this experiment, and sharing your reasoning.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support! 🙏
I like EGPUs for sharing a GPU around a house, not everyone games at the same time and it makes sense to share the GPU.
That's an interesting use case! Very cool
I got an AIO for school. It's a good processor and ram but integrated graphics. Gonna use this as my solution
Even then, $300 Steam Deck for everyone
eGPU for couch-gaming together
u shouldn't be having kids if u cant afford to buy multiple GPUS lol
@@JohnDoe-cv8iw not everyone is from america.
and its good to have modular hardware option available.
me personally, i have a high end laptop with 20core cpu and decent gpu.
i cud buy a desktop no problem but i dont want to setup 2 machines for games.
just buy a 4090 and connect to laptop and all the peripherals and laptop becomes a desktop with a single thunderbolt cable.
and that single cable supports gpu, mice, keyboard, display out to monitors, etc. so its a instant switch from laptop mode to desktop for long sessions.
and also no need to download games multiple times on laptop and desktop.
Happy to see people are still into this 👍
i just fried my nvidia gtx 1650 ti mobile
so yeah i'm buying a new epu now
its getting more popular lately with oculink since the handheld came into existence
@@machaiah3844 nice😂
@@machaiah3844 How did you fried it?
With the handhelds out now there's a clear reason why people want their device to be what it is and have a little boost here and there
funny enough I just saw this dock advertised to me and was curious how it would work and bam this video showed up in my recommended, great video!
To all my fellow broke gamers, there's hope ❤
Real, I found an empty pc case in a dumpster so I’m doing this to my laptop and making a switch style pc
For reall😂
Most broke gamers do not have laptops with TB3 ports.
@@mughug9616rill
@@mughug9616t480 ain't that expensive lil bud
A major problem you will have is the T480 only has x2 lanes dedicated to the Thunderbolt. Sad really. At least with the newer Lenovo is adding an Occulink port. And an Occulink dock is only $30-40
what is the port…m.2 or thunderbolt
@hareezbenjamin2085 thunderbolt 3 (with only 1 pcie lanes vs the 4 of higher-end tb3 or tb4)
@@s.omarnoor1380 There is no Thunderbolt 3 connection with just one lane. It's either a 2 or 4 lanes PCIe 3.0 connection depending on the used controller.
@@gauntr oh sorry I meant to write 2 mb (I said "lanes")
Which is a good Occulink dock and a compatible mini PC in the current market?? I don't want to buy an expensive mobile GPU( 4070 in a laptop 😭
I needed this video
thanks!
That's actually not a bad deal. I have no need for one of these but I find them fascinating. Thanks for the vid. I would like to see the benchmarks without the igpu to compare with/without it.
Jason churning out the vids like a wildman!
Working my ass of for you bro ❤️
@@JasonWitmerYT Off*
Thé excitement in your voice >>>>> 🔥
tu est francophone ?
yes
No idea this even existed but definitely was looking for something like it. Thank you!
So you're reviewing a dock. Not an egpu. Got it.
Which is a very important part of egpu that most people seemed to not talk abojt. If you want the performance drop data, its available basically everywhere. Up to 25% decrease, partially mitigated by using external display.
I bet you're fun at parties.
@@sleestack801y’all are such assholes
This seems like a nice pairing with a handheld
yes if you wanted to drive an expensive monitor with a handheld.
I was thinking the very same thing I'd love to get a eGPU for my legion go
Look into portable external gpus. They're a thing now. Gpd makes one.
turned out pretty good
Lookin pretty good
Another great option OneDock EGPU.
The PSU can be a laptop charger intead of this whole block, if you value portability. (+ cleaner look)
It also support thunerbolt 4 and Occulink.
Which charger did you replace the brick with?
@@D1mj28 Slim Q 330w charger.
There are 450w and 600w chargers but for my need that was enough.
@@helmeston which dc converter would I have to get for it too fit?
That's good to know, my asus rog comes with a 350w AC charger :D
@@helmeston ?
nice! perfect timing been looking for something to enhance my steam deck-desktop setup performance
Thank you I have been dying for a solution like this you are the best instant subscribe spreading the word your channel is awesome
dude i have a legion go, and a rx7600 pc desktop, and im moving out so i cant take the Desktop, so i was searching cheap solution as Egpu or selling the PC. and now i can use my GPU and PSU from my desktop to were i go until i build a new one
i see Jason vid, i click (I have exams tomorrow)
You should use oculink, its cheap has better performance than Thunderbolt, only side effect is, you need to turn off your computer and then you plug your graphics card
I will double check, but I think the T480 only has x2 lanes for the M.2 and x2 for Thunderbolt. So minimal if any gains, and you will have trouble with storage because there is not a lot of choice. Maybe 2242 M.2 SATA is the only other option.
Good information.. With the integrated GPU not being used, does that mean more thermal headroom is available to the CPU to reach higher sustained performance?
yeah i guess
eGPU enclosure: 100$
GPU: at least 300$
Power supply: 50$
That's 450$ for a cumbersome setup, and doesnt even include a laptop. For 800$ you can buy a decent gaming laptop from Asus or MSI.
But still, I think it's great if you have all the spare parts lying around or maybe to game on your work computer...
Upgradability 0,
It's about the upgradeability and not to mention laptop GPUs are no match for desktop GPU, despite the same names. In the future you can buy a desktop and reuse the GPU or replace the old laptop or upgrade the GPU, in the end it opens up a lot of options without too much investment later on.
its for those who bought stylish laptop w no gpu and want to play games at home, instead of buy another pc
Except laptop gpus are not equivalent to their desktop alternatives. But this setup makes the most sense if you already have a laptop. It could be quite handy though, someone might prefer 14 in laptops which is almost unheard of in the gaming side.
But at least $300 for a graphics card? I got some decent performance with my old 1070 ti which is now ≈ $100 on ebay.
I have an eGPU and use it for a few devices as a GPU boost. Older laptop docks into 4 screens, Legion Go has a boost in performance. Even an Asus or MSI gaming laptop you have mentioned can also be boosted if they have USB4/TB3/4 ports. So basically it provides scalability. Plenty of Razer Core X are available for second hand for $US80 (comes with a PSU and TB cable). The GPU you purchase to use in an eGPU can always be sold and upgraded. If you have to purchase all this new then agree and not worth it.
I currently have a laptop with a 3050TI on it. Solid CPU of i5 12500h. And might consider this kind of setup when the 50 or 60 series drop in the future if the GPU cant keep up anymore
You were just gonna say "good" then proceeded to correct yourself to "pretty good" 😂
i have an Alienware Alpha R2 with the Graphics Amplifier eGPU and a GTX 1660 ti and its great. Alienware uses a proprietary connector which connects directly to the CPUs PCIe lanes so theres no performance loss or overhead like there is with Thunderbolt.
I have a Dell Precision M4800 and I want to do that, but I can't. I don't know where to buy the parts and how to find the appropriate graphics card. Can you tell me how you did that?
@@اناكندي your computer (Dell m4800) doesn't have thunderbolt ports or any M.2 PCIe slots so there is no way to connect an external GPU up to the computer. The only way to upgrade graphics on your particular model is to swap out the internal GPU which is a special kind of card called an MXM type-A add-in card. according to dell, the 3 GPU cards compatible with your computer are the AMD FirePro M5100, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M.
@@اناكندي My personal advice is don't even bother trying to upgrade that computer. Its a laptop with 11 year old hardware. i recommend that you continue using it for now until you are able to afford a replacement. its 2024 and its time to buy a new laptop.
@@nickhowatson4745 I will install a graphics card on it so that it becomes stronger, as you did, but I do not know the method and the appropriate graphics card.
@@اناكندي your computer (Dell m4800) doesn't have thunderbolt ports or any M.2 PCIe slots so there is no way to connect an external GPU up to the computer. The only way to upgrade graphics on your particular model is to swap out the internal GPU which is a special kind of card called an MXM type-A add-in card. according to dell, the 3 GPU cards compatible with your computer are the AMD FirePro M5100, NVIDIA Quadro K1100M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M.
this sounds great for xmas when i go to my parents and can only bring a laptop. can just pop your gpu and a psu and away you go!
Thank you so much, this video answered all of my questions and had almost the same circumstances I would do this in
TDP of the CPU is limiting the already weak CPU. Also the voltages are high for the frecuency. 3.5Ghz on 14NM+++ needs 0.980 mV.
Thank you . I don't have to built a new computer to edit my videos and school work.
Well, I guess I've found my next "litte brother" gaming pc.
I definitely need to try this next month my laptop is fairly okay it runs games but there's quite a bit fps drops cause it runs a geforce 740 on newer games. I really can't afford a new gaming laptop.
This is a great video Buddy
Thanks! Just trying some new stuff lately
I'd love to get a BeeLink mini pc and connect this up to it.
Maybe I could get a used 1060 6GB card and an SER5 mini pc.
The SER5 mini pc is around €330 or £280, the gpu is about €85 (including delivery) and the egpu is about €150. So for about €550 or €500 if you got the egpu cheaper, you could have a pretty kick ass little pc setup.
Just use the mini pc when you are just doing general web browing to save power but when you want to game just simply plug in the gpu and away you go.
How much power do you expect to save?
Am I really about to take my GPU out of my desktop for travel
Can you make a video of your experience after 1 months use,and impact on pc
very inticing, i'll look more into this, might be a solution for my needs :D
Finally, someone who tests a normal midrange eGPU
I love how he said the standalone plug-and-play boxes start around $300 but once you've bought the egpu dock, the RTX card, and the power supply you're up to about $350 anyway. XD
Ok, then add $300 to it if you buy the standalone box. Then you're up to $600. Hope that clears it up
Any ideas for a case option for this? Awesome video btw! Subscribed
Just got an AIO for school with a good processor and 32GB ram. Only problem is it's running integrated graphics. Thinking about getting one of these to add to it
This is interesting and fun to test out. I have a gaming desktop and laptop, but i also have extra gpus and pc parts...so for 100$ totally worth it to try... definitely will pic this up
Hi Jason. Nice video. I personally am no expert on the computers and gpus, but I am in the market for a laptop and have spent over a week of intense online searching and educating about processors, gpus, tdp and what not. I do not understand the exact objective scope because even benchmarking doesn't answer my questions, but I get a general idea that modern premium laptops are getting high on processor power and some are completely omitting discrete gpus. I am not a gamer or creator, my specific desire is to have a laptop that can do heavy Power BI workloads, and other data visualizations easily. No specific examples of it out there, just reviewers saying "this laptop will be good at productivity". And that lead me to eventually realize there is an add on for demanding situations, which you unplug once work is done and go about normal lap-topping.
Pretty good results :)
At the time of this comment I just got a really good deal from Microcenter on a 12600kf, an MSI Pro Z790-P Wifi DDR4, 16 gigs 3200 memory for $250- bought individually I priced it at between 400-500. Pretty sure they still have the deal going on. If you need a cheap good gaming build that's what I'd be looking at. The wifi on this board is really good too.
This works very well with all the 2018 Mac Minis out there. They have 8th Gen multi-core i3s, i5s, and i7s. Their downside is Intel integrated graphics. In fact, until the M1 Macs, they were the system of choice for many video editors. As you mentioned early in your video, the cost of eGPUs has been historically high. This $100 option brings that into the realm of usability.
Will it work with my mid 2017 iMac Intel i7 7700 running Sequoia via Open Core Legacy Patcher and of course with an AMD RX 580 GPU?
Older lapotps dont have thunderbolt 3
The $100 doesn't include the graphics card, right?
Would be interested in trying something like this with one of the new dual screen laptops (that are internal graphics only). Could use the dual screen at work, keep your egpu setup with dock at home and rock n roll with best of both worlds.
Nice finally found this video, why you didn't link this video for your updated none thunderbolt version?
great video!
What about laptops without thunderbolt ports? Many look for female thunderbolt to USB male adapters but they either do not exist or are only sold through the black market.
That would not work. The cable won’t solve the problem. If the type c port on your laptop isn’t labeled thunderbolt then the port isn’t capable of accepting enough data to handle an external GPU. The only other port on an “older” laptop capable would be the m.2 slot - but that’s a different adapter and is too jank because you need to have your laptop lid off to use it lol but it’s a cheaper option than this
@@JasonWitmerYT Your response is very helpful. Thanks 👍
😭😭bro the “pretty good” counter , I love this
Just FYI. You can split the 24 pin and 8 pin and run 2 GPUs with one PSU with those setups.
Are there any solutions if you don’t have a thunderbolt connection to your mini pc?
Yes, you need nvme access. Checkout my other egpu video on how it works
@@JasonWitmerYT ok thank you!
Can you run ollama using CUDA with this setup?
hey man can you this if u dont need these anymore
What is the little green peice he installs?( Timestamp 2:03)
This is the controller that you plug the thunderbolt cable into
A test that would be really good, don't know if you have already done it would be one of these and something like a Legion Go and then various GPU's to find the sweet spot of what the Z1e can run since that's a pretty populate APU at the moment.
Cqn you use thunderbolt adapter if you don’t have the slot?
Unfortunately not
TB3 only has less than 25Gbps to fully utilize the 3060ti that you have. You should mod it so that it has oculink and it’s amazing
Its not "only $100" if you need to get a GPU and PSU which are at least additional $150 if you really want an upgrade for your laptop
Why stop there? You also need electricity, a table, and arms to get this to work. I should have included those in the title too, sorry.
Bro this video came like a miracle since i have the same laptop 😅
if you unpluged this would your computer go to the default drivers automatically or do you have to do it manually?
This is a good setup for doing AI LLM or vr game development on the go. egpu with thunderbolt 3/4.
This is actually great for my recently burned Nitro 5 💀.
What so you recommend for affordable gaming laptop with a decent gpu
subscribed i used a old OptiPlex 3010 to game on, years ago hehe
How much does the Thunderbolt port on the laptop cost as most laptops that would benefit from this do not come with one?
do you need an external monitor in order to have the external GPU? or can you run the game on the laptop screen?
Yes external tv or monitor is needed
u can use the laptop screen but u lose some performance
you can use the laptop's screen but expect a performance hit due to the TB cable's bandwidth since data is looping from the laptop to the egpu then back to the laptop
I learn my laptop don't got thunderbolt time to go watch your usb version now
The thumbnail 💀
Thunderbolt 5 will be the saving grace for eGPUs. TB3/4 still has too much of a performance hit because of the bandwidth limitations of TB3/4 and the requirements of higher-tier modern GPUs.
Now I need a laptop with thunderbolt port....
Should I get this and pair it with my Lenovo Legion Go on a monitor?
P.S. I already have a spare 2070 Super to hook it in. I wanna play Hogwarts Legacy and Horizon Forbidden West at higher frame rates. Would this setup work smoothly?
Yep, would work perfect for that!
My power supply fan is not spinning… what do I need to do?
Contact the seller to troubleshoot
OMG I have the ThinkPad P53 and 3060Ti myself and I will be out of home in a small 1 room apartment for 3-4 months. This video is made for me I want to simply use my 3060Ti since I won´t be home anyways and take it with me to play games.
Unfortunately I can´t use an external monitor due to space conditions.
So what exactly do you need to buy again apart from the egpu enclosure and the graphics card itself? New to egpus
Just a power supply and you should be good to go
Why doesn’t the gpu fans spin even when you start the game?
have acer nitro 5 gameing laptop run smooth too i dont have eGPU yet
is there an occulink version of this?
How you connected the egpu to external monitor?
Directly into the graphics card
I want one of these simply to run 4 4k monitors for work
If you have a legion go can you make a tutorial video on how to set it up? 🙏
Can i connect this to a portable game handheld rog ally?
Absolutely
Why crapy cpu whats your problem?
would this work on a more modern windows laptop?
Congratulations on the nas sponsor bro! Btw I'm about to be filming my first PC build! Laptop just couldn't keep up with video editing you know how it goes as a fellow creator!
Is it looking good tho?
Thank you so much for this review. I'm keeping an eye on this product on Aliexpress for couple weeks Now. I've a Maxed Out Macbook with i9 and 64gb of Ram, Since I use a lot of 3d programs I'm evaluating an Nvidia Gpu to work on Bootcamp. Does this Enclosure support Power Delivery on the TB3 port?
I don’t believe it does,and it doesn’t work with MacOS unfortunately :(
But you can message the seller directly and they will have more thorough answer
It would be interesting to see a laptop with an intergraded gpu , you guys think it would work ?
It works, it just swaps over to the egpu when plugged in!
Can this work with usb 3.0?
Nope, it's only work with USB 4 or Thunderbolt 4 & Thunderbolt 3
Would the egpu still work even though my laptop already has a NVIDIA gpu inside
Yep!
Would having an external colling cpu system be better for a 24/7 gaming laptop ? or do gaming laptops get hot ? I love this idea for having the option to not use so much power for glamping/solar setup.
Does the low profile gpu works with it ?
Yep
@@JasonWitmerYT so i can make it without a psu
No, the device needs a PSU to power it regardless
I prioritised a small and light laptop so decided to leave out the GPU. Then I got a meta quest and realised I couldn’t run any PCVR 😢. So for me this is an acceptable alternative IF it’s cheap enough.
How do I know which laptops are able to use this
If it has thunderbolt 3 or thunderbolt 4 port
Werid though could this work on the msi claw since it’s Intel and thunderbolt?
Yep it works on the claw!
@@JasonWitmerYT thanks any werid issue just thinking I have an old Razer box and that could save a lot of money
What is the case used with the EVGA GTX Hybrid? The ones I found do not have a front mesh.
Literally my laptop except mine had 16gb + 1tb storage. I think a cooling pad or leaving the lid open ( screen off) might help to stabilize the lows. Although the bottleneck is inevitable thunderbolt 3 has an x4 lanes for the PCIe at 5 Gbps vs a desktop X16 or x32, ~20-30% hit vs a desktop but hey it can run Crysis!
Does this also work with amd laptops with usb c ports ?
Only if they are USB4
@@JasonWitmerYT it only says usb c gen 1 with pd on the website . Its the lenovo IdeaPad flex 5 with the ryzen 5 4500u . So im not sure if its usb4 or not .
Usb Gen 1 is not usb4, sorry