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    Asus ROG G551VW compatibility with Samsung SM951

    Hello! I just bought the following laptop: https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-G551VW/specifications/ I don't have much experience with laptops, and I'm curious if it's compatible with the following SSD: Samsung SM951 - 256gb...
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    HP Sleekbook 15 eGPU, can it be done?

    Hi all, I've been a ghost on this forum for some time now reading very interesting topics. I figured it was time to join the discussion by starting one of my own. I have HP Sleekbook 15 and am interested in converting it into a desktop. I would like to know if anyone has had any luck using...
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    is getting the msi ge62 6qc a decent choice?

    hi guys..been trying to make some choices n kinda gone through some corcerns..i would like to get the msi ge62 6qc vrsion : details intel i7 6700 + hm170 windows 10 nvidia gtx 960m 2gb ddr5 1tb hdd 7200rpm ram 8gb ddr4 PCI-E gen3 ssd(1 slot option) n some msi features : cooler boost 3,killer...
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    PCI-E bus interface speed problem on dual AMD Radeon 6970M cards. Please help me.

    Hello, TH community. I just joined in. First let me post the basic specs of my AW M18X laptop so things will be a bit clear: i7 2630QM @ 2.0GHz 2x Radeon 6970M on CrossFire 16GB 1600 RAM 2x 500GB 7200rpm HDDs, I guess they are WDs. I have an odd problem with the PCI-E speeds on the GPUs, card...
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    [eGPU]Use Laptop Monitor Instead Of External Monitor

    Hi, Is there a way to use my laptop monitor instead of using external monitor? I heard that i can by using "NVIDIA OPTIMOUS" ? *I'm using mPCI-e on Lenovo Z5070
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    Lenovo Y500 mPCI-E

    Hello there! So, im thinking about getting a egpu to my Lenovo Y500. I can see there is a free MPCI-E slot in my laptop. Do you think it will work? http://www.banggood.com/Mini-PCI-E-Version-V8_0-EXP-GDC-Beast-Laptop-External-Independent-Video-Card-Dock-p-1011222.html
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    SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 512GB PCI-E 3.0 x4 best choice?

    I have this laptop http:// and Im not sure if the samsung 950 pro would be worth it over an 850 pro because I read something about pcie lanes, I have 16 available but the gpu uses 16, ive read that it can use 8 and not effect performance but im not sure about the rest of the system
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    External Graphics Compatible with My laptop?

    So i've been looking at this external PCI-Express x16 dock and i was wondering if it would be compatible with my Acer Aspire E5-511? My laptop has a PCI-E Slot like required but i just wanted to know. The dock...
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    Would this work?

    Situation: Have a laptop with a spare Mini PCIe slot have a Mini PCIe to USB 3.0 adapter. This USB 3.0 slot would carry a USB 3.0 cable to a USB 3.0 to PCIe 16x slot adapter. This adapter would be powered by an external power source. A GPU would be fit into the PCIe 16x slot, powered...
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    Whats better? New laptop, mini pci-e to pci-e or express to pci-e adapter.

    I have recently bought a hp pavilion 15-p088tx touch grey. would it be possible to use a pci-e adapter? the laptop has a full covered back with only a removable battery, and no express adapter. is it possible that i could use a hdmi port with a pci-e gpu adapter?
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    installing usb 3.0

    i have an dell inspiron n5030 it has usb 2.0 it does not have pci express slot it does have sdmmc/mspro slot is there any way to install 3.0 physically or with any kind of adapter trying to get better transfer speeds
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    Alienware 14 Laptop External GPU

    Tl;dr kinda guy? Here's it short: I have an Alienware 14 laptop that has a mini Displayport, mSata/mPCI-e port, and another mPCI-e port for the WiFi card. I do not want to build a desktop, I want to have an external GPU that can be attached to my laptop. Is this possible? Thanks...
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    PCI-E mini same as MSATA?

    Hello,I want to change the GPU of my laptop.The GPU cannot be changed but I recently found a way to use an external gpu on it.This GPU in order to work requires ExpressCard or PCI-E mini.My laptop doesn't have ExpressCard so the only way to make it work is with PCI-E mini.I heard that many...
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    An issue with multiple playback devices on Windows PC.

    Went out and got myself an Asus Xonar DSX 7.1 soundcard. With my 7.1 headset plugged into the soundcard everything works great. But there's no playback option for me to switch back to my main speakers in the playback devices menu. Can I only use the PCI soundcard after I've installed it? :??:
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    Anyone recommend best out of these gaming laptops.

    Hi, I would like if you guys can place these laptops (no need to consider the price) Sager-np8278s -4th Generation Intel® Haswell Core™ i7-4710MQ (2.5GHz - 3.5GHz, 6MB Intel® Smart Cache) -NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 970M (6.0GB) GDDR5 PCI-Express DX11 (Maxwell) -16GB DDR3 1600MHz [2x8GB] Dual Channel...
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    Complete Home Audio Solution assistance

    Hi all and thank you for the oportunity to finally get the kinks out of my setup, with a milltion connections and options to, i am stuck with how this should be setup for absolute sound rather than out of the box basics. Below are my specs relevant to the assistance i need, nothing flash but...
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    Power supply for External GPU for laptop

    Can I use the pci-e slot used by my wireless card for connecting with a desktop GPU I have done a lot of surfing for this and I found this http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html Is there any special kind of adapter(PSU) for this or I can use desktop...
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    Lenovo y50 - how many PCI-E slots & External GPU

    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...
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    Pci e slot on laptop

    Hello Guys i have a hp pavilion g6 1242se does it have a spare pci slot so i can use a external gpu on my laptop
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    Msi ge70 2oe external gpu

    Hi,Im wondering if i can use an external gpu with My msi laptop?