Budget 0-20k Experiment with 6500xt as egpu

salman8506

salman8506

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AS the title suggest i want to play around with attaching a egpu to my current laptop, This will be just an experiment to see how it performs in gaming.
I currently have a i5 11300h laptop with 32gb ram and a 1650 gpu, i dont play games much on my laptop as i have multiple gaming rigs but very curious to experiment with a egpu on this laptop.
Also if you have links to any reasonably priced solutions available in india which will be great. Any views about this are welcome.
 
guest_999 said:
@OMEGA44-XT did some research & found it not practical at the time.
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salman8506 said:
It's more of a experiment for me then practicality, I have 2 good specced rigs to play with...this is just something of a side project.
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I have Alienware m15 with easy to use TB3 as well as propreitory connector for eGPU but eGPU made no sense cost-wise. I had the option to import dock from US but still didn't make to buy a $200 dock in addition to a GPU. I built a desktop when my laptop was 3 years old.
 
Buddy as I explained, I understand the idea that it's better to build a desktop then doing a egpu thing, but I only plan to experiment and would not be spending $150-$200. I wanted to understand what to look for and now I know, I have a 120w pico psu with a 120w adapter which will be powering this contraption, I would also be keeping an open eye to find someone who is selling one of the solutions cheaper.

What I am after is how well does it scale, pros and cons performance wise, any major limitations. Online resources are limited in this area.

I already have 3 desktops 4070ti,3060ti and 6500xt so I don't need this for primary gaming, only experimentation.
 
salman8506 said:
Buddy as I explained, I understand the idea that it's better to build a desktop then doing a egpu thing, but I only plan to experiment and would not be spending $150-$200. I wanted to understand what to look for and now I know, I have a 120w pico psu with a 120w adapter which will be powering this contraption, I would also be keeping an open eye to find someone who is selling one of the solutions cheaper.

What I am after is how well does it scale, pros and cons performance wise, any major limitations. Online resources are limited in this area.

I already have 3 desktops 4070ti,3060ti and 6500xt so I don't need this for primary gaming, only experimentation.
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Check videos by Jarrod Tech on pros & cons of eGPU. He made some few years back.
 
salman8506 said:
Buddy as I explained, I understand the idea that it's better to build a desktop then doing a egpu thing, but I only plan to experiment and would not be spending $150-$200. I wanted to understand what to look for and now I know, I have a 120w pico psu with a 120w adapter which will be powering this contraption, I would also be keeping an open eye to find someone who is selling one of the solutions cheaper.

What I am after is how well does it scale, pros and cons performance wise, any major limitations. Online resources are limited in this area.

I already have 3 desktops 4070ti,3060ti and 6500xt so I don't need this for primary gaming, only experimentation.
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Nice, where did you get that 120watt pico psu ? Is that the one that ETA prime channel has used in some of his projects.
I am planning to order some oculink components from china and will keep you posted. Keep hacking, experimenting, failing and learning !!
 
theagilecoder said:
Nice, where did you get that 120watt pico psu ? Is that the one that ETA prime channel has used in some of his projects.
I am planning to order some oculink components from china and will keep you posted. Keep hacking, experimenting, failing and learning !!
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I had bought one few months back without any use for it as i was struggling to find one a year or so back once i saw this listed i simply bought it for future use.
 
6pack said:
Mini eGPU Enclosure Compatible with Thunderbolt 3/4, USB4 40Gbps External GPU Dock Station, Compatible with NVIDIA/AMD PCIe, PD 85W Charging Support, Daisy Chain, DC/ATX/SFX Support https://amzn.in/d/b8iUhBH
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Damn!! Three times as expensive as ordering TH3P4G3 or adt ut3g from China.
Rednekol said:
If you can import it , the MinisForum DEG1 might be your best bet under 100 USD
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Thats what I am waiting for. They dont seem to be shipping to India as of now. Running my eGPU setup currently over a 7k inr board I got from amazon.
 
theagilecoder said:
Damn!! Three times as expensive as ordering TH3P4G3 or adt ut3g from China.

Thats what I am waiting for. They dont seem to be shipping to India as of now. Running my eGPU setup currently over a 7k inr board I got from amazon.
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I'd love to try it as well if I ever do a SFF pc build, or get a HandHeld that can use Thunderbolt / Oculink out of the box (There's the rog ally X but it's too expensive)
 
Rednekol said:
I'd love to try it as well if I ever do a SFF pc build, or get a HandHeld that can use Thunderbolt / Oculink out of the box (There's the rog ally X but it's too expensive)
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The idea behind this dock is to later use it with a micro based pc for leisure gaming when needed but testing with the current laptop to check if it works good.
 
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