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July 27, 2014 12:06:08 PM

Hello everyone, I had a few questions about adding an external graphics card to my laptop.
I did some googling and came across this article among many similar ones to help me.
The only problem is that my laptop doesn't have a ExpressCard slot.
So I was wondering if I use this product to make this project work.

(I noticed you can use a PCI Express slot too, but my laptop doesn't have one, I think. I also don't think you can find an adapter to make it work.)

I have an
"HP ENVY dv7-7243cl Notebook PC".
I have a MSI R9 280 GAMING Graphics Card to use for it.
(I have been collecting parts for a gaming desktop, but I haven't finished it quite yet.)
I don't mind spending a bit for some payoff. I don't plan on upgrading to a desktop anytime soon so I really need something to dump up my laptop's performance a notch.

I read that using GPUs like this will bottleneck it, but I don't mind as long as it boosts my laptop. (My GPU has been sitting around being unused waiting for me to finish getting all my parts anyway)

Any help?

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July 27, 2014 12:17:09 PM

The cost and time in getting it to work is NOT worth the payoff.
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July 27, 2014 12:18:22 PM

You cannot use that adapter look at the bottom of the features Also from what I've heard companies have mostly given up on this marketing scheme from what I know.
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July 27, 2014 12:32:07 PM

dovah-chan said:
You cannot use that adapter look at the bottom of the features Also from what I've heard companies have mostly given up on this marketing scheme from what I know.


Is there any alternative to this? I would really like to boost my laptop's performance and putting my GPU to use would be awesome. Any help would be amazing.
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July 27, 2014 12:37:17 PM

not since 2010 have any companies ventured into this zone so you might be out of luck in compatibility with your card :<
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July 27, 2014 12:48:39 PM

With your laptop, the external GPU isn't even an option. :L From what I can see, it doesn't have an expresscard, mpcie or thunderbolt port. Which are the only three things that you can use for an external GPU.
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July 27, 2014 12:51:33 PM

dovah-chan said:
not since 2010 have any companies ventured into this zone so you might be out of luck in compatibility with your card :<


Oh, Thank for all the help!
But one last question.. I'm reading that the wifi card on my laptop may or may not occupy an usable PCI (express?) slot. I was wondering if you knew anything about that. Considering I can keep my laptop hardwired to the router and not use wifi, is this a possibility?
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July 27, 2014 12:57:27 PM

Ytyoussef said:
With your laptop, the external GPU isn't even an option. :L From what I can see, it doesn't have an expresscard, mpcie or thunderbolt port. Which are the only three things that you can use for an external GPU.


I read somewhere the wifi card occupies an PCI (express?) slot. Do you think I can use that slot for a eGPU?
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July 27, 2014 1:05:31 PM

It's a half-height mini PCIe most probably, and you can't unfortunately. (At least, that's what my research has led me to believe.)
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July 27, 2014 1:36:08 PM

wjstevenlee said:
Hello everyone, I had a few questions about adding an external graphics card to my laptop.
I did some googling and came across this article among many similar ones to help me.
The only problem is that my laptop doesn't have a ExpressCard slot.
So I was wondering if I use this product to make this project work.

(I noticed you can use a PCI Express slot too, but my laptop doesn't have one, I think. I also don't think you can find an adapter to make it work.)

I have an
"HP ENVY dv7-7243cl Notebook PC".
I have a MSI R9 280 GAMING Graphics Card to use for it.
(I have been collecting parts for a gaming desktop, but I haven't finished it quite yet.)
I don't mind spending a bit for some payoff. I don't plan on upgrading to a desktop anytime soon so I really need something to dump up my laptop's performance a notch.

I read that using GPUs like this will bottleneck it, but I don't mind as long as it boosts my laptop. (My GPU has been sitting around being unused waiting for me to finish getting all my parts anyway)

Any help?


You bought a laptop to play games.......Its common sense when you buy into laptops you can't upgrade and laptop users are not expected to play games that require demanding features on the hardware.

Don't buy laptops if you want to play hardcore games.
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