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    ViDock Question! Urgent!

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by whoahesgood, Aug 21, 2012.

  1. whoahesgood

    whoahesgood Newbie

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    I've been looking around for an alternative to purchasing a new laptop with a dedicated graphics card (Too expensive atm).

    I've come across the ViDock.
    Not sure if it's worth it or not..

    It's basically an empty box, in which you purchase a separate video card to put inside.
    Then you connect the ViDock via ExpressCard slot on your laptop, and finally connect the box to a external monitor screen.

    Does anyone know exactly how much it would cost?
    And if I am able to place this inside it?
    ASUS Radeon HD 6450 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E Video Card : Video Cards - Future Shop

    I already have a spare monitor lying around, so it isn't an issue.
    Just wondering, if it'll be worth it.

    Computer Specs:
    6GB RAM
    Intel HD 3000
    i3-2330M
     
    whoahesgood, Aug 21, 2012
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    User Retired 2 Notebook Nobel Laureate NBR Reviewer

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    Villagetronics' ViDock is not worth it imho. Village Instruments : Store

    A DIY eGPU is considerably cheaper, has a stack of success stories plus realistic performance data: http://forum.notebookreview.com/e-gpu-external-graphics-discussion/418851-diy-egpu-experiences.html

    I'd suggest looking at a DIY eGPU + NVidia Fermi/Keplar (GTX460/GTX660Ti) instead of a ViDock+HD6450. Your HD3000 can then take advantage of "x1.2Opt" pcie-compression and gain a transparent accelerated internal LCD mode due to the NVidia Optimus drivers. A [email protected] will be a huge performance improvement over your HD3000 and could be done for < $200 all inclusive with some savvy purchasing.
     
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  3. miro_gt

    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    nobody has heard of anything like this before.

    .... though you may wanna check some of the subforums in here, such as this one: Graphics Card Forum, eGPU
     
    miro_gt, Aug 22, 2012
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  4. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Short answer no it won't compare to a dedicated GPU on your laptop. I think anytime you go external on laptop it reduces the gaming factor. Now for desktop GPU replacement that a whole different ball park. But no either it is a Dedicated GPU that you can upgrade to a higher GPU card or no. I avoid external GPU propaganda unless they have very compelling evidence to support it otherwise that can be independently test and checked and verified. So if you want to game on the laptop you will need to get a laptop with a dedicated 1G or more GPU to play a quality game even some with 512K Ram might also do the job. But since you don't give what game specs your looking to play knowing the kinda GPU in the laptop you need will be hard to know.
     
    StormJumper, Aug 22, 2012
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