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Ok so the desktop architecture external docks for graphics cards seem to be growing in popularity. I have a few questions that might help others who read this as well.
1). How does an external GPU dock connect to the desktop? I've seen some articles name PCIe.
2). If you have an internal GPU and an external dock and GPU, do the two cards work together, and if so, do they work the same way that an SLI or CrossFire setup would?
3. Assuming you CAN use both an internal and external card, do the cards have to be two of the same or can they be different cards?
4.) I feel like there must be some loss in using these versus directly connecting a card to the board. If this is the case how significant is the signal/data loss? Enough for this to not be worth using?
5.) Are the docks universal in that they can basically accommodate any card in the desktop PC flavor?
6). With an internal connected Asus Strix GTX 1080Ti would I see any gain from using an external dock? (On an MSI Gaming9 ACK board and Ax1200i PSU).
Thanks!
1). How does an external GPU dock connect to the desktop? I've seen some articles name PCIe.
2). If you have an internal GPU and an external dock and GPU, do the two cards work together, and if so, do they work the same way that an SLI or CrossFire setup would?
3. Assuming you CAN use both an internal and external card, do the cards have to be two of the same or can they be different cards?
4.) I feel like there must be some loss in using these versus directly connecting a card to the board. If this is the case how significant is the signal/data loss? Enough for this to not be worth using?
5.) Are the docks universal in that they can basically accommodate any card in the desktop PC flavor?
6). With an internal connected Asus Strix GTX 1080Ti would I see any gain from using an external dock? (On an MSI Gaming9 ACK board and Ax1200i PSU).
Thanks!
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