Recent content by electrontau

Use an adapter from regular moles connector to 8-pin. IMO eGPU is waste since none of the external inputs such as usb have the same throughput of PCIe. a major choke point.

Just keep in mind laptops are not as upgradeable as desktops. Cannot change GPU and CPU. CPU and GPU are low-voltage versions to keep power consumption and heat down. Their performance will not be as fast as equivalent desktop version.

Are you aware that laptops are not the best gaming platform? Performance is lower than the equivalent desktop model. Only thing you can upgrade is memory and hard drive. GPU cannot upgrade, it is soldered on motherboard. CPU not recommended to upgrade. heat removal might not handle extra heat...

The laptop does not have "external graphics" but a discrete graphics. Intel i5 has built-in graphics in the CPU but laptop has additional AMD graphics chip that is soldered on the motherboard. It means that if defective you need to take to a computer repair shop to get a replacement chip. You...

I agree with DasHotShot. Laptops in general are not the best gaming platform. Cooling is limited so fans have to work harder becoming noisy and CPU/GPU get hot when playing games. You will no the able to upgrade CPU and GPU in the future, unless you get realyy high end laptops.

You might want to change to HDMI 2.0 which supports the desired resolution at 60fps. Also you need to check if laptop support 1440 res @60fps.

Check Event Log/Applications. It might give you a clue what is causing the problem. - right click Computer (This PC for win8) - select Manage > Event Viewer > Windows Log > Applications. Might want to check System as well. Look for red x or ! Also make sure video card drivers are up-to-date.

overheating might be he possible cause. laptop is not the best platform to play games such as yours.

Space is limited in laptop and AFAIK there is no water cooling kit for laptop. Laptops are not the best for gaming. Laptop CPU and GPU run at lower voltage to reduce the excess heat and lower voltage means lower performance compared to desktop CPU/GPU. I have a i7 and AMD 6990m laptop that...

The device is for desktops. Laptop GPU usually are integrated on the motherboard. Laptop cooling might not take additional heat from faster CPU/GPU.

Most laptop CPU and GPU are not upgradeable. You can add more memory or change hard drive to SSD.

You cannot change your laptop CPU.

Assuming laptop has Windows 8... The very first thing you have to do is burn the recovery discs (about 4 single layer DVDs). Laptop has an app to to that, search in Dell folder. This is very important since installation of any OS will require to reformat the hard drive and it will erase the...

if laptop is working you can burn your own recovery disks. All laptops come with app allowing you to burn these disks. Just look for app in Toshiba folder. If hard drive is defective and cannot boot to Windows, the only option is to contact Toshiba and buy the recovery disks. All laptop owners...

Another thing you can do is to remove the battery and use only the AC adapter. Battery generates heat. If possible keep the battery cover removed while laptop is on top of cooler. Might help. Heat issue is one of the reason laptops are not good for gaming. The other is unable to upgrade CPU and...