External Video Card in my Alienware Laptop

[Manuel12]

Hi;

I have a project in mind with my Alienware M18x R2 (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz, Ram: 12GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 2GB), i wanna install an external Video Card (GTX 980), the problem is that i dont have all the knowledge to know if it gonna works or no, however i saw some interesting things on the internet trying to figure out if i can do it... what i found is..

http/www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

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http/articulo.mercadolibre.com.co/MCO-414997688-fuente-rosewill-hive-650-650w-modular-80-plus-bronze-atxeps-_JM

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http/www.amazon.com/EVGA-GTX980-Superclocked-Graphics-04G-P4-1982-KR/dp/B00R3NK340%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAI2I36U2HOIVJCKMA%26tag%3Dfuturemark-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00R3NK340


It's supposed to work, so i wanna ask if anyone have done this, does it works? Do you get the full performance of the card? Does it worth it?

PD: I have to use a laptop to play because i trave a lot and i cant take with my a Destok PC all the time.

(Sorry for my english, is not my native language).

Thanks!

 

[popatim]

You do realize that a mini-pcie's one data lane could not fully feed a gtx980 (that wants 16 lanes all by itself) right?

your money is probably much better spent on obtaining and installing a gtx970m