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Using an external graphics card is possible, but it is relatively expensive and you will get limited performance.
You can purchase the Alienware Graphics Amplifier for $200. It is nothing more than a case, a power supply and a motherboard with a PCI-e x4 slot that allows you install a GPU that you buy which is then connected to the USB 3.0 port in your laptop.
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The PCI-e x4 (mean 4 data lanes) slot means it will be a waste of money to install an overly powerful GPU. The more powerful a GPU is the more data lanes it will need to transfer data. I would say that a PCI-e x4 slot basically limits you to a GPU that...
You can purchase the Alienware Graphics Amplifier for $200. It is nothing more than a case, a power supply and a motherboard with a PCI-e x4 slot that allows you install a GPU that you buy which is then connected to the USB 3.0 port in your laptop.
http
/www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-graphics-amplifier?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&sku=452-BBRGThe PCI-e x4 (mean 4 data lanes) slot means it will be a waste of money to install an overly powerful GPU. The more powerful a GPU is the more data lanes it will need to transfer data. I would say that a PCI-e x4 slot basically limits you to a GPU that...
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Nope. That graphics chip is soldered into the motherboard.
Only a few specific gaming laptop models that generally cost around $1,400+ will allow you to upgrade the GPU. There are $2,000+ gaming laptops out there which do not allow you to upgrade the GPU so as I stated "specific gaming laptop models"...
Only a few specific gaming laptop models that generally cost around $1,400+ will allow you to upgrade the GPU. There are $2,000+ gaming laptops out there which do not allow you to upgrade the GPU so as I stated "specific gaming laptop models"...
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Using an external graphics card is possible, but it is relatively expensive and you will get limited performance.
You can purchase the Alienware Graphics Amplifier for $200. It is nothing more than a case, a power supply and a motherboard with a PCI-e x4 slot that allows you install a GPU that you buy which is then connected to the USB 3.0 port in your laptop.
http/www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-graphics-amplifier?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&sku=452-BBRG
The PCI-e x4 (mean 4 data lanes) slot means it will be a waste of money to install an overly powerful GPU. The more powerful a GPU is the more data lanes it will need to transfer data. I would say that a PCI-e x4 slot basically limits you to a GPU that generally costs no more than around $200 (just a guess). The USB 3.0 port is another limitation because only so much data can transfer over it. It the Amp had a PCI-e x16 slot which allow you to install a nVidia GTX Titan X GPU (~$1,000), the USB port would be a huge bottleneck because of the limited data transfer.
You should do you own research into the Amp to find out what it's limitations are.
You can purchase the Alienware Graphics Amplifier for $200. It is nothing more than a case, a power supply and a motherboard with a PCI-e x4 slot that allows you install a GPU that you buy which is then connected to the USB 3.0 port in your laptop.
http
/www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/alienware-graphics-amplifier?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&sku=452-BBRGThe PCI-e x4 (mean 4 data lanes) slot means it will be a waste of money to install an overly powerful GPU. The more powerful a GPU is the more data lanes it will need to transfer data. I would say that a PCI-e x4 slot basically limits you to a GPU that generally costs no more than around $200 (just a guess). The USB 3.0 port is another limitation because only so much data can transfer over it. It the Amp had a PCI-e x16 slot which allow you to install a nVidia GTX Titan X GPU (~$1,000), the USB port would be a huge bottleneck because of the limited data transfer.
You should do you own research into the Amp to find out what it's limitations are.
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