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    I'm a noob at External GPUs - Would they be viable?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by DeeVu, Jan 14, 2011.

  1. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    DeeVu, Jan 14, 2011
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  2. ejohnson

    ejohnson Is that lemon zest?

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    That card is for a desktop PC, not a laptop. Its just a normal GPU with a cool fan on it.
     
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  3. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Haha oh wow fail. SO much for me typing in "external GPU" and coming up with an "internal" one
     
    DeeVu, Jan 14, 2011
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  4. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    Are you referring to a DiY ViDock?

    I haven't done much benchmarking comparing their performance against the GT335, but I do know they work, and work well for those with Intel Integrated graphics. You found me!
     
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    You're probably talking about something like this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-vidock-experiences.html

    It's not really useful imo, as you can't get it to work on the internal display... at least not at the full framerate.
     
    svl7, Jan 14, 2011
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  6. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    Ah alright thanks for all the feedback. I was just curious. I haven't done much research and my friend brought it up earlier today. I guess it isn't too feasible for this little guy. Cheers :)
     
    DeeVu, Jan 14, 2011
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  7. roxxor

    roxxor Notebook Evangelist

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    The point is to get high FPS at higher resolutions on bigger monitors. It may not be as useful for us as we're cranking out 7k+ 3dmarks already, but there are people in that DIY ViDock thread getting 15-20k with some cards - even though they're effectively gimped.
     
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