Lenovo y50 - how many PCI-E slots & External GPU

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Hello, I'd like to ask 2 questions:
How many PCI-E slots has Lenovo y50? I don't have this laptop, but I want to buy it, once. And I found that external GPU can be added thruth PCI-E, but most laptops has only 1 and it's used for Wifi. So how many PCI-E slots has Lenovo y50?
Also, how can be added external GPU? Is thruth PCI-E only solution?
Thank you for answers!
 
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Laptops do not have pcie. Laptops have mpcie for wifi but these are not for gpus. However since it's the same protocol, there have been diy and like 3 commercial egpu products. But it's cheaper and better performance to just get a laptop with a better gpu. Mpcie is x1 or x2 so bottlenecks. You'd have to have the bottom cover off, lose all mobility and would need an external monitor. Might as well get a desktop and save a couple hundred dollars while you're at it.
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I too have this exact same question. The Y50 4K Touch is a beautiful laptop, but I want the power of a full sized GPU for maxing out demanding games - and preparing my self for Star Citizen.

So... Can we use a PCI-E adapter for an external GPU? Will we lose wifi?


Thanks!
 
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As far as I know, we would have to use external wifi adapter to plug in GPU. However, what I saw on many videos, they used external monitor, not the monitor on laptop. So I dont know, if is possible to use laptops display or we would have to connect it thruth VGA cable - I don't own Lenovo y50 so far, so I don't know if laptop has VGA port.
 
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Laptops do not have pcie. Laptops have mpcie for wifi but these are not for gpus. However since it's the same protocol, there have been diy and like 3 commercial egpu products. But it's cheaper and better performance to just get a laptop with a better gpu. Mpcie is x1 or x2 so bottlenecks. You'd have to have the bottom cover off, lose all mobility and would need an external monitor. Might as well get a desktop and save a couple hundred dollars while you're at it.
 
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Thank you, that was helpfull.
I am thinking of buying Lenovo y50, however, don't know if GTX 860m or GTX 960m, that should be released soon, I will decide on power and price.
 
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