Need help with egpu

[crimson monolith]

Is it possible for me to use a egpu with a laptop without thunderbolt, Its an old laptop so i can try it out.
I'm currently watching the ltt video about it but ts really old and google was no help, I have a old laptop with an i3U 10th gen, i'm fine with giving up my m.2 slot, I use linux on a external drive with usb persistence

its old but not that old it was made in 2021

[high flume]

there are thunderbolt egpu's that you can only use with thunderbolt.
there are also those m.2 to full pcie adapter boards that would likely work

[crimson monolith]

but would it be cheaper than getting a new laptop?

[high flume]

if you can life with that "hacky" mod, then yeah it would be

ltt did a video on that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyL2tPyXFA

[crimson monolith]

yea but is there is updated one

its from 6years ago

[high flume]

but its still the same
nothing has really changed

but yeah
it was just the first vid that popped up to me

[crimson monolith]

let me open up my laptop and send a pic here then could you tell me if its feasible

[high flume]

rather give the laptop and model name

[crimson monolith]

i have no idea which it is

actually nvm

HP pivillion x360 14dh1178tu

this is it

[high flume]

ok it would be possible and would work

issue is you have to take out the nvme to insert the gpu
so with that you will need to boot via usb drive as far as i can see

[crimson monolith]

its fine i already use a usb to book

[high flume]

then nothing stops you from doing this mod

[crimson monolith]

ummm why is the cable 136.78 $

https://www.amazon.in/JMT-Notebook-External-Discrete-Expresscard/dp/B08133NZDL?th=1

[high flume]

because this is for expresscard

rather look on aliexpress (if it is available for you)

[crimson monolith]

banned in india

[high flume]

oh damn

[crimson monolith]

also can i get away with using this ?

or do i need the dock

[high flume]

you need the dock
the hdmi is only to interface with the dock and not with any display or other device

[crimson monolith]

ah ok

[high flume]

but there are certanly cheaper docks

130$ are way too much

for that you can get a cheap thunderbolt dock (at least in germany)

[crimson monolith]

but my laptop has no thunderbolt so i havent got a choice

[high flume]

something like this is the right one
https://www.amazon.in/Generic-External-Docking-Station-Interface/dp/B09VT1JYHP/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d_d_sccl_1_2/259-9146407-4797634?pd_rd_w=HZhPf&content-id=amzn1.sym.b824fc89-964a-497a-8acc-bb81ba3d08ca:amzn1.symc.1b44a113-f80b-4bad-946d-45e84e3d8ccf&pf_rd_p=b824fc89-964a-497a-8acc-bb81ba3d08ca&pf_rd_r=1EH1AWKXAVDS0QPPV0KR&pd_rd_wg=Qf5vP&pd_rd_r=b201695f-ec17-4e6c-abe9-d46177a7eea2&pd_rd_i=B09VT1JYHP&psc=1

[high flume]

yeah
but this was just a example, since thunderbolt is pricey af

[crimson monolith]

found this
https://www.ubuy.co.in/product/3MRWGG6YW-jmt-exp-gdc-notebook-external-pci-e-discrete-graphics-beast-series-external-laptop-docking-station-mini-pci-e-m-2-a-key-no-power-mini-pci-e?st=es

is it fine too?

[high flume]

would be
but i see something

you have 3 options. first one is expresscard (which does not your laptop have)
second is mini pci-e, which is the wifi/bluetooth module.
and the third one which is m.2 m key, which is the nvme slot.

if you cant give up wifi/bluetooth, go for the m.2 key

[crimson monolith]

well i'll see which is cheaper and order it

btw could you help out with one more thing

[high flume]

yeah sure

[crimson monolith]

I just installed a bios update from lenovo vantage and the fans spun wayy more than normal, i could hear them from 5 meters away but when gaming or running a benchmark they dont spin up fast

i have my laptop pluged in and in performance mode

not sure why this is happening but i really dont need more thermal throttling

[crimson monolith]

^

[high flume]

oh sounds like that lenovo did something with the new bios

[crimson monolith]

not exactly my laptop still goes to 95c regularly

[high flume]

yes exactly it is
they certanly changed some fan parameters in the new bios
would say that you should report it to the support team