extrenal gpu lenovo y700

[Skyler_8]

is it possible to connect an extrenal gpu such as GTX 1060 to the lenovo y700 through the PCIE slot using an egpu ? ( i 7 6700 3.4 turbo boosted skylake, gtx 960m 4gb, 16gb ddr4, 60hz 1080p display ) ?

 

[Oliver_21]

There's a method, buying a razer core https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOFZGCwoRmo


but it doesn't work through the PCIE port it utilizes a thunderbolt port and having seen the specs your laptop doesn't have one
http/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y700-series/y700-15-inch/

And as far as I know you can't do that because the gpu is welded and I'm not sure if your laptop can handle a more powerful GPU

 

[Skyler_8]

but it is already has a 960m which is a powerful enough gpu.. so the laptop is made for high performance gpus.... what do you think..?!

 

[Skyler_8]

also i have seen someone uses a gtx 970 gpu on a lenovo laptop : https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQXkd9FRY1k

 

[k1114]

Pcie is a desktop slot. Mpcie is commonly used for the wireless card in laptops and is what the video shows. It's commonly used for egpus but it is limited to x1 bandwidth which can result in 50% performance of the gpu. But yes you can use an egpu on your laptop. The 960m is not high end btw, it's about the same as a 750ti.

 

[Oliver_21]

the laptop is made for high performance gpus.... what do you think..?!

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-960M.138006.0.html

The 960M cannot keep up with the latest titles at 1080p, It's not high performance