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    Is it possible to "Solder" an X16 PCI-E connection to a laptop mobo?

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by leladax, Jun 20, 2013.

  1. leladax

    leladax Notebook Guru

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    The chipsets appear to support it. I wonder if it's possible.
     
    leladax, Jun 20, 2013
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  2. Idarzoid

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    I'm not sure what you mean by that?

    Something like desktop GPU (or anything with PCIe slot) > some sort of cable > laptop mobo?
     
    Idarzoid, Jun 21, 2013
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  3. leladax

    leladax Notebook Guru

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    I mean if the chipset and CPU support another PCI-E X16, solder the connections for it. Ideally for an external GPU.
     
    leladax, Jun 22, 2013
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    iCrazyNoob Notebook Guru

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    thers noway u can fit a x16 slot in ur laptop its just physically impossible - -
     
    iCrazyNoob, Sep 20, 2013
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    It is probably theoretically possible to make a cable that routes the MXM slot to a PCI-E X16 slot and use it for external GPU purposes which in theory would have no performance bottleneck. I think someone proposed that on this forum a couple years ago, not sure if there is any successful implementation or actual experiments though.

    EDIT: I found the link on the second page of the forum...
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/e-g...nal-mxm-connector-external-pci-e-x16-box.html
     
    carage, Sep 20, 2013
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    Theory - possible. Practice - not possible.
     
    vwrafi, Sep 26, 2013
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