T T.luty Jun 11, 2020 8 0 10 Jun 25, 2020 #1 So i know cpus are soldered on the board and there isnt really a way to upgrade them but is there a way to get a laptop more processing power from an external source
So i know cpus are soldered on the board and there isnt really a way to upgrade them but is there a way to get a laptop more processing power from an external source
rhyalus Distinguished Apr 24, 2011 76 6 18,615 Jun 25, 2020 #2 Not as far as I know. You can do external GPU if you have the right ports, but not CPU. And if you could, it would cost more than the inexpensive laptops that are out there... R Upvote 0 Downvote
Not as far as I know. You can do external GPU if you have the right ports, but not CPU. And if you could, it would cost more than the inexpensive laptops that are out there... R
S salyy Jun 15, 2020 3 0 10 Jun 28, 2020 #3 rhyalus said: And if you could, it would cost more than the inexpensive laptops that are out there... Click to expand... How much? Upvote 0 Downvote
rhyalus said: And if you could, it would cost more than the inexpensive laptops that are out there... Click to expand... How much?
rhyalus Distinguished Apr 24, 2011 76 6 18,615 Jun 28, 2020 #4 salyy said: How much? Click to expand... They don't exist for many reasons. My point was that a large portion of the price of a laptop is the CPU (if you have a decent one, anyway). You should probably google "external CPU" - there are some discussions about why it is not feasible. R Upvote 0 Downvote
salyy said: How much? Click to expand... They don't exist for many reasons. My point was that a large portion of the price of a laptop is the CPU (if you have a decent one, anyway). You should probably google "external CPU" - there are some discussions about why it is not feasible. R