Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro
by SpicyPython on Monday January 02, 2017 @06:02PM
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I understand the curiosity aspect of "Can/could I do this?", but from a practical standpoint, why? A gaming desktop is more practical, cheaper, easy to improve and change, etc. But if your problem is mobility, a gaming laptop is probably cheaper to start off with, then it definitely is after the external gpu.
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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro
by archagon on Monday January 02, 2017 @06:28PM
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My use case is admittedly a bit esoteric but: a) I need a MacBook for work, b) I only have room for a single computer in my life, c) I already have a pretty powerful computer with a TB2 port. Plus, it's nice to keep things relatively simple.
Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro
by jtreminio on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @12:53AM
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I have a mid-2015 MBP, and have it connected to a 4K monitor. Looks beautiful, but there's some obvious jerking going on from pushing so many pixels.
An eGPU would help solve this issue completely, and I could even go for dual 4K monitors (or more).