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January 20th, 2015 08:00

Connecting an external Video Card to my laptop.

I have a Dell Inspiron 17R 5720, and I wanted to know if I could connect this adapter to my laptop:

http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-Mini-PCI-E-Set-p-934367.html

Actually the question is do I have an ExpressCard slot in my laptop? I don't really understand this stuff but

I know I have a SD Card slot... it is the same as an ExpressCard slot?

And If it's not, maybe there is another PCI Express slot inside my laptop that I can connect it to?

Thanks. 

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January 20th, 2015 09:00

No.

No.

No.

To all your questions.

January 20th, 2015 10:00

Not even if I open my computer and connect some (I don't know) adapter?

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January 20th, 2015 12:00

There are USB external video cards available. You would need to see if they will do what you need. I looked into them years ago, but they did not look too good. There is no other way to change the video hardware.

January 20th, 2015 12:00

I've looked it up but it only gives me adapters from USB to HDMI or VGA...

there is no adapter for desktop Video Card? [:'(]

January 20th, 2015 13:00

Well thanks... I'll just buy a normal PC with a video card that's good enough for gaming...

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January 20th, 2015 13:00

The only practical external video adapters (and bear in mind these ONLY work with external monitors, so they turn your system into a glorified desktop anyway) require an external ExpressCard slot your system doesn't have.  And by the time you buy the box plus the video card and external monitor, you're up to what a decent desktop system costs anyway - so that is a better option.  If you want to spend $500+ on a video upgrade, buy a new desktop system (your system doesn't have the external expresscard slot anyway).

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January 15th, 2016 21:00

I recently purchased a second hand Riser PCIE 1X TO 16X adapter to start a eGPU build. I was wondering if I would need an express card connector for this to work. I have a 2007/08 Dell XPS M1530 running Windows 10 64 Bit. I'm also currently looking into what graphics card to use. The adapter has a USB 3 connector cable aswell if that means anything. 

Here is the adapter. www.amazon.com/.../B00MTI3K62

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January 16th, 2016 11:00

I doubt there is a 1x slot inside the M1530. Even if you could, the 1x speed is too slow for meaningful graphics, and the riser must have a separate power supply. See this post for some info; they used an express card connection in some systems. I agree with an earlier poster. You could get a low cost Win 10 laptop for $300 os so that would outperform the modified M1530. 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/lets-figure-out-how-to-make-a-diy-egpu-previously-diy-vidock.397667/

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January 26th, 2016 02:00

There IS a PCIe-3 port in your laptop (I've got the same). And you actually can use the desktop video card adapter which is I'm going to do as well quite soon (I'm waiting for adapter delivery). The only problem is that you will need to get rid of your wifi adapter and use only cable.

I don't know what all those people are talking about, probably they don't have Inspiron 5720 or just blind.

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January 27th, 2016 10:00

I'm aware of the bottleneck effect that it will have. I'm actually ok with that, I would most likely be running the games at medium settings, I just want a more powerful card so that it will work along side the laptop for rendering and such. I'm not doing any big powerhouse games or demanding software. Primarily just mods to some games and Minecraft type stuff. My PC currently over heats when doing any type of mod to a game, i.e. Star Wars Battlefront 2 mods can be quite demanding. Same goes for Portal and other Steam games.

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January 27th, 2016 10:00

Are you saying I have to go directly into the laptop motherboard to remove the adapter card? Or are talking external, because the M1530 has it built in.

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February 9th, 2016 11:00

I see you have an XPS M1530. I too have one and am trying to do a eGPU setup myself. I have an external PCIE board with a USB 3 cable that is connected to a PCIE connector. I'm not looking into doing anything fancy, just wanting a better GPU for my PC until I have the time and money to build a full PC from scratch. This is what I have so far, 

www.amazon.com/.../B00MTI3K62refRID=DZEZR6Y9N7VJRR4Q76D3&;ref_=pd_ybh_a_48

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February 9th, 2016 12:00

Are you talking about the Dell XPS M1530? If so, then I currently use it as a desktop and have it connected to my network via cable. Removing the wireless card wouldn't be an issue, but would I be able to close the back of the Laptop after I connect it to the adapter?

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February 9th, 2016 13:00

Not without cutting some holes in the case to route wires -- and given how tightly packed the internals of the systems are, even that's a big gamble.

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February 9th, 2016 14:00

The M1530 came with either an Nvidia 8400 GS or 8600 GT video card. These should work foe non-demanding games. The 8600 GT is supported up to Win 10 for a video driver. The 8400 GS should also be supported. These are Win 8.1 drivers.

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