Macar Report post Posted October 3, 2012 So I got tired of always having to set my graphics to the lowest settings in any game i play because of my laptop that was good for like 2.5 years ago. I'm on the move a lot so I couldn't really justify buying a brand new gaming desktop right now (though i'm gonna do it once things settles a bit) and I stumbled over the External GPU solution. There's a company in Taiwan HWtools that sells an adapter that gives you a PCIe-slot. So what I got is : 1. A GPU (EVGA GTX460 SE v2 1GB) 2. A PSU (powersupply unit) for the graphics card. 450 watts for this one (Had a spare) 3. The adapter 4. An external monitor (Had a spare) This cost me 2200 Swedish kroner and it plays Skyrim on ultra/high, BF3 on high and Starcraft II on the highest aswell. Unfortunately my particular GPU has a bad driver for Guild Wars 2 so I'm currently troubleshooting it and trying to fix it. All in all this is an awesome solution for me who has to be mobile alot during the daytime and spend a few nights a week away from the apartment so i can just bring the whole thing with me. Oh and I dont have a chassi for it cause I just finished it tonight and want to carry it with me tomorrow. So i made... a temporary solution. I really recommend this to someone who sits on an old laptop with a decent processor and is on a budget. EDIT: Oh and if you have you don't to go through the hassle you can just buy a ViDock at Village Instruments but only that thing costs as much as my whole setup + that I like building things like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumble Report post Posted October 4, 2012 Haha good job I like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qwazin Report post Posted October 4, 2012 That is an awesome chassis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karge Report post Posted October 9, 2012 Gotta love the creativity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
