Would this GPU work with my Laptop?

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

I've found this external desktop GPU dock for laptop via ExpressCard.
http/www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?page=ViDock

I have an Lenovo X1 Carbon WITHOUT expressCard, but with a displayport/thunderbolt. Would this adapter let me use the viDock and a external GPU?!?
http/www.sonnettech.com/product/echoexpresscard34thunderbolt.html

 

[Deleted member 1697763]

I would say yes.

 

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

I would say yes.

Are you sure? I will be quiet expensive if it does not work..

 

[Deleted member 1697763]

I would say yes.

Are you sure? I will be quiet expensive if it does not work..

Thunderbolt supports up to 10gbps each way currently and expresscard 2.0 uses 7.5gbps at most so from that technical standpoint it should work.

 

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

I would say yes.

Are you sure? I will be quiet expensive if it does not work..

Thunderbolt supports up to 10gbps each way currently and expresscard 2.0 uses 7.5gbps at most so from that technical standpoint it should work.

I see. But will the laptop detect the GPU as an actual usable video card?

 

[Deleted member 1697763]

I would say yes.

Are you sure? I will be quiet expensive if it does not work..

Thunderbolt supports up to 10gbps each way currently and expresscard 2.0 uses 7.5gbps at most so from that technical standpoint it should work.

I see. But will the PC detect the GPU as a actual usable video card?

That's where it gets a bit tricky - some laptops work fine with external graphics while some are really finicky and require LOTS of tweaking for them to work. They may only work partly anyway. You may want to look at something like this too - it will replace the mini pci port that the wireless adapter is currently plugged into.

 

[Casper Traberg-Larsen]

I would say yes.

Are you sure? I will be quiet expensive if it does not work..

Thunderbolt supports up to 10gbps each way currently and expresscard 2.0 uses 7.5gbps at most so from that technical standpoint it should work.

I see. But will the PC detect the GPU as a actual usable video card?

That's where it gets a bit tricky - some laptops work fine with external graphics while some are really finicky and require LOTS of tweaking for them to work. They may only work partly anyway. You may want to look at something like this too - it will replace the mini pci port that the wireless adapter is currently plugged into.

I have been looking at the EXP GDC Beast Laptop External Independent Video Card Dock that you mention. I'm sure that it will work - but i don't want to open up to my motherboard and remove my wireless adapter frequently.. I need a fast dock/undock solution, which the ViDock + expresscard to thunderbolt offers..

 

[jaguarskx]

Technically it should work.

Just realize that you are using an adapter to connect another adapter to adapt a graphics card. Therefore, there is a possibility that it may not work or provide be optimal performance. The only way to know if it will work is to try it.