I made my own eGPU for Laptop - Basic guide!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2018
- In this video I made my own external GPU for laptops ( but working in some desktops as well ). The case construction is very basic and very simple made from corner aluminum, mostly used on walls, door floors, kitchens and many other places. The GPU is connected trough EXP GDC. The EXP GDC is available in few different versions, Mini PCI-E, M.2, NGFF and PCI Express. The M.2 version is different and allow using newer GPUs but not with all laptops. Also before getting EXP GD do some research because not all laptops or computers are supported and not all GPUs are supported as well.
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Actually, that case you used, was MUCH better than what I expected. I expected 3d printed plastic and rattling, but a aluminium case? Dope AF.
Thank you bro :D aluminium is lite but strong, actually this simple, bad looking case will hold 10-12 kg mass with no problem. plastic case isn't really safe because some gpus and psu's are heavy
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Any tutorial how to build that aluminium case too?
xxtravisxxify Hi bro, here are the dimensions and images goo.gl/hcWbmp the case is very simple you don't need any technique or experience to make it
@Cat and Andrew OMG thank you very much! Sorry for asking, I think it was late overnight I commented this therefore couldn't read the discription. Looks very useful and simple to build. And also cheap! :)
U r welcome bro :D btw if you have some questions fill free to ask :)
Maybe most structured and informative video on this topic. Thank you for sharing!
Really great video. Best I have seen so far on the eGPU. By the way, thank you for the links to the PDF on the case dimensions, lol I actually plan on building this very one.
Awesome video. I always love seeing projects like these that find a great use for older hardware.
Thank you broo 😊
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Hey man, thank you so much for the case dimensions! Appreciate it. The tutorial is also simple and easy to understand and follow. Thanks again.
Hey bro, thank you for watching my video and supporting my work :D
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Hello I just watched your video and I've been trying to determine if my HP pavilion 15t touch is compatible for an external graphics card build like an egpu? Please at your latest convenience message me back. Also, the specs for my laptop are
Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 -8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz 1.99GHZ
RAM - 16.0 GB
system type - 64 - bit operating system, x64-based processor
with windows
I also plan on purchasing the Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1650 Super
P.S I definitely subbed and had to hit the like button because this video was great in my eyes and it seems you really know what your talking about.
OH and I also plan on buying this to power it... EVGA 500 W1, 80+ WHITE 500W,, Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR,
I was hoping if you could help tell me whether or not all this should theoretically work and if not please let me know why!? Thank you
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew what are the measurements for your egpu box
One of the videos about this topic well explain, thank you so much!
Thank you very much, I was looking for a video that actually shows benchmarks proving it can be used to play games.
still after one year this is epic keep up the videos!
really nice aluminum frame, I will use this as an inspiration to make a build setup for me! thanks for sharing!
Same for me as well
Thanks for the additional informations 👍🏻 It is really helpful
finally a fully informed guide on how to do this, thank you good sir.
This guide is very simple. And easy to understand. Thank you for this guide
To make it portable: use a Dell optiplex 220W 8-pin travel adapter. I use that and a gtx 650 with my thinkpad t420. I can take it in my bag in a small box. Pretty dope.
yea ur right
That's the best egpu video 👍
Thank you 😊
True
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew how do i know if my laptop is compatible with my gpu
@@informedquasar7696 try it or google it
arduino
3 (intrged slot) (netexpess ) (audilin) (hardisk )
Wriless card
Express card
I've seen a number of vids on this topic but I think you have the best info...
Damn here comes another awesome video! Thanks Andrew.
actually with some space management u can place a whole system in that frame)) abd u'll get DAN4 case)
Субариджи Субариджи EGPU’s aren’t about space management, but rather giving some extra or new life to a laptop you already own.
@@Daniel-__ eGPU is the definition of space management, your laptop can't house a GPU hence the need for external enclosures. Anyhow it's fun trying to make your design fit within a smaller package or adding additional function to it.
Thanks working great with my Asus laptot, i7 8550u, i replaced the Intel uhd 620 by a rx 590 ans its working great 9 FPS to 110 in planetside 2.
Can you please help me idk what I’m doing wrong! But I’m legit trying to put a rx 590 on my asus laptop with a ryzen 7...
@@Aronss try different drivers , or maybe a different gpu. The parts you chose may be incompatible
Very good info, thanks man
Excellent video. Very informative.
Could you make a drawing with the dimensions of this case? It's really nice and clean setup.
This is probably the most comprehensive video I've found on building a DIY eGPU. I'm looking to build one myself (awesome case you made, btw) but for a small form factor desktop instead of a laptop. Currently, I'm not able to put a full-size GPU in the case because there really isn't enough room for good one (i'm stuck with stuff that isn't much better than the intel 650 integrated stuff). The kit you put together though, would that be the same parts I'd need to connect to a HP lubin motherboard? From what I seen it has a pcle slot, just not enough room to fit a big card.
Hardisk incloser (stroage)
Well done, nicely built and well explained!
Thank youu 😊
Bro. Very usefull information and very clear to understand.
I legit was looking for a video like this for the last 40 minutes just to find it on my recomendations after I gave up
I ain't mad but DAMN TH-cam COULD YOU JUST RECOMEND ME THIS KIND OF STUFF WHEN... Nevermind Im just goind to watch the video
Hahaha nice
Good call bud
Have u tried using the express card ? any problem with it?
A little smoked Plexi, some Velcro and another fan or so and you can enclose that case. Would look cool. Add in an RGB strip per your taste (or not)...and you'd have one of the nicer looking eGPU cases out there. Great job!
Hi Andrew, you are awesome,,,, love all your non conventional DIY and full of creativity videos, keep it up :)
Thank you bro :D i will keep Up :D
hi, i know im late, but the compability link is broken, cool content btw
just search the file in google.
what is the keywords?
@@frahigeli EXP GDC check laptop Compatibility, click the 1st link (sorry late reply)
@@rmjd7778 thanks for the info dude
would this work with an external nvme card through TB3? that would be easier than removing the wifi card
Thanks mate i was waiting for a long time to get the answer for GTX 1080
U r welcome bro :) btw the 1080 is the best gpu for eGPU just in the most of cases need older nvidia driver
Great Video as usual
That's AWSOMe
Thank you bro 😊
Good video. Can you do one for thunderbolt 3?
Same question
EGPU GDC doesn't do thunderbolt 3
Buy EGPu from alienware or ROG enclosure.
so much details! thank you sir
Clear and very informative. Thank you.
U r welcome bro :)
Hey Andrew nice video! I’m curious if you ever got this eGPU to work with your MacBook Pro.
It can, by using thunderbolt port
@@gioadvincula7285 do you have any tutorial forum for this setup to MacBook Pro ?
@@DarrenCKL. Idk any
@@gioadvincula7285 I see but how to verify it can be use on MacBook Pro?
@@DarrenCKL. Search on google where is the thunderbolt 3 port on your macbook model
can you show how you built the case?
why its not that hard to guess how he built it?
@@DI-xe8vq Because it would simply be cool to see how he did it? Yeah, I could sit there and puzzle it out. I probably will. But it looks nice, and an assembly video would be cool.
There is a pdf with all the dimentions and all of the sizes and cuts
can you show tutorial for dedicated laptop gpu with exp gdc?
he says he put a building tutorial in the description
I knew about eGPU for long time. BUT your DIY is perfect! I really love your idea. It's look great and cool! (first time I think it's mining rig. Lol)
Thank you bro 😊
You’re welcome. 😎
That aluminium case looks nice, just cover it with semitransparent plexiglass and its going to look awesome! ;)
What happened to the audio? I couldn't hear any music, or even your voice-over nearing the end of the video.
this video definitely helped me alot in clearing alot of doubts i had, Can i use gtx 1060 or gtx 1070 for my laptop, my laptop has a i7 4510u processor
Hi bro, with i7 4th gen you can use 1060 and 1070 without having some issue like bottleneck or others
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Thanks
Can i put GTX 2080 TI on
i7 8750 h 2.2 ghz(8th gen) ? . Originaly i have GTX 1060 6 GB DDR 5 . Ist a Acer Predator Helios 300 317-52
@@brane7841 If you have the cash for a 2080ti you may as well build a pc...
@@BigDavoNorriwong thats clear ' i woz wondering if i can do that . Iv tried but its not working cause pciex. For wifi card is not 3.0
Beautiful homemade case.
Thank you :D btw now i'm working on much better case and soon will be available on my channel
Your restoration videos are really inspiring. I'm a great fan of your videos. Your voice is clam & clear. Pls. post a video on updation of Lenovo Z560 with eGPU support.
Thank you bro :D i will try to find some lenovo Z560 or similar model
Hi Andrew, amazing videos, especially interesting to me are the ones where you work on Macs! I still own a fully functional 2006 Macbook Pro with the Core Duo T2500 processor and ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, 2GB or RAM and SSD already installed. The GPU started causing glitches on the screen and the computer starts running really hot after a while. The latest OS supported is 32-bit OSX 10.6.8, internet experience is just terrible since it doesn't support newer version of Chrome and it doesn't stream videos properly. I was thinking to rework the motherboard with the newest Socket M cpu available (Core 2 Duo T7600), do you think this is a possible mod? Can I get an eGPU setup like the one in this video to work with this model through Expresscard? It would be amazing to repurpose such old tech and make it work again like a charm. Cheers and keep up with the good work!
Can ur device run chrome os ??
XD
First, thanks for answering my question
So what you advise me
I was expecting this video 🙄🙄 great one 👍👍
Thank you bro 😊
Great video. Thank you
Because I use a GTX 1070 my gpu uses the August 2016 drivers and with those drivers I can't utilize Geforce Experience. How to fix that?
Update driver from web?
How's the GTX 1070 holding with your setup? Did you play assasins creed origin or odyssey with it what are yhe FPS?
My laptop has discrete GTX 1080 on it but if this setup works close enough i might get a more portable laptop instead with this setup instead of that hulking of a laptop i have to carry.
I wish to have it with Thunderbolt to MacBook :)
Actually it's possible, i mean theoretically :D - DVI to Mini PCI-E cable from the Dock TO PCI Express X1 Cable extender TO Mini PCI-E to PCI-E X1 adapter TO ThunderboltEX PC Card Than from ThunderboltEX PC Card via Thunderbolt cable to Macbook :D :D this is theoretically only but i will try to find all of these cables and adapters and try it :D
There it is, just like Razer core X
What games do you play on your MacBook?
@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Hey Andrew! Would it be possible to just use a HDMI to usb-c as opposed to the jumble of adaptors you listed? If not, is there any way you could expand on it further, as i am not too familiar with pc terminology. I'm having the same problem as Bart and would love to know how I could connect one of these video card docks to my pc via thunderbolt 3
@@p.6463 i"am not sure bro, personally i tried that but is not working in my case
I'm working on a similar project for a Dell Optiplex 9030 AIO. Instead of using an external frame and power supply. I'm utilizing the internal power supply from the two internal sata power ports which originally are intended for a HDD and Optical drive.
There's an unconventional B+M key NGF PCIE (NVME) socket which I intend to use to connect the PCIEx16 GPU. So far everything is ready bar one component. The B+M key adapter.
I've got 2 types comming. one will convert the B+M to MiniPCIE, and the other B+M to M key NVME M.2. I've got the PCI connectors for either.
Hopefully one or both of these will work connecting to PCIEx16 adapters (powered via the sata line).
The last parts arrive in the next week. If it works, I'll be testing a variety of cards.
The default graphics for the Dell 9030 AIO is the Intel HD Graphics 4600 2GB.
I'll start with a Quadro M2000 (4gb) (Passive - No external power)
A Radeon Pro 7100 (8gb)
And then a 1080ti (11gb)
If all this works I'll prob post some vids on my channel showing the part and benchmark comparisons.
These Dell 9030 AIOs are really good value for money if you can find them at a good price.
I picked up 4 touchscreen i5 models without stands 8gb RAM for around 50 quid each, though two had minor chips in the corners, the touchscreens are fine.
Replaced the DVD drive with a Blu ray I had lying about, and installed sata SSDs.
If all goes well, I plan to integrate a decent fitting GPU into the chassis with some minor modding, and if possible run the GPUS, without having to sacrifice the optical drive.
16gb Ram upgrade cost 20 quid.
Next step would be to test with external power supply for powered cards.
It is awesome! Thank you for sharing! :)
can it work with rx 570 and will an i7 3632qm bottelnecking it (i already have the device but not yet bought the gpu)
Did you get gpu ? Tried it ? I have same cpu thats why I'm asking
I have i7 3630qm as well on dell 7720 17r se laptop, which GPU would be best for me, kindly suggest
@@mhbr rx 570 or a gtx 1550,although the 1650 seems pretty good for this use(it doesnt draw power from a psu)
I don’t think there would be that much bottlenecking with a quad core cpu at that clock speed
@@Anasou7 it will have a lot of bottleneck
Is an i5-3210M CPU enough to not bottleneck a graphics card like the GTX 1060 or GTX 1050ti?
nah you need maybe 6th gen of i3 or i5 cpu....but it will still bottlenecking 1060 but for 1050ti the result is pretty decent
In theory, with GTX 1060 will work good. But the GTX 1050ti is Not supported, Any 1050 and 1030 are not supported
Cat and Andrew Well, thanks anyways.
U r welcome bro
Btw, Is the 750ti compatible tho?
very cool case.
Nice explanation!
I have lenovo T430 is it compatible with EXP GDC?
Look for a teardown of your laptop and look if there is a pcie connector, also jeongyeon is best
I don't have an eGPU. But I have been looking into them and have a T530 (same laptop but 15"). They have an expresscard port so should be easier to install. Just make sure you get the expresscard version.
Give it some RBG 😎
Sounds Good 👍
RGB??
@@r41ndr0p6 yeah i reverse 2 colors 😂 you got stuck because of that ?
@@psykobibi made me feel uncomfortable
For 10x the performance
I see how the main PSU connecter handled the green wire that came out of it, kinda cool actually!
Congratulations! Its amazing. Sadly not every laptop supports. I studied This option but them i passed to Desktop portable micro ATX (itx)
Thank you bro 😊 the micro/mini atx is good also to make case
Try to make a thunderbolt enclosure for cheap like this
I will try it bro, because i have macbook also :)
Oh, it's great news. I hope that one is usable for Mac mini.
solidpotatosalad you need the newer Mac mini with 4th gen haswell processors, you need thunderbolt 2, or the performance of the graphics card is limited
Cat and Andrew do you have the thunderbolt 2 or thunderbolt 3 MacBook? I have a late 2013 rmbp 13" that I use for video editing, I can only find thunderbolt 3 enclosures, and even they are too expensive!
Nithun Selvaa if you're connecting through thunderbolt port, the processor is not a big deal.
if you're using pci-e slot, now that makes sense, because your gpu performance will be based on the lane bandwidth given by the cpu.
I have core i5 4200u.. i need an external monitor ?
Hi bro, that depends from the laptop, some models request external some not
right.. thanks bro ;)
Also depends on whether your laptop has enough "system bandwidth" to handle both sending data/instructions to AND from the eGPU. Having a powerful graphics card is good and all unless it needs to send and receive info at a rate higher than what ur laptop was designed to handle.
In essence, if ur laptop is the bottleneck in the entire eGPU/laptop system and NOT the external dock itself or anything like that, and u find that an external monitor helps to get rid of said bottleneck, then u should get an external monitor
External monitor is better for gameing :)
Nice suggestion with removing the cd drive, no need to put excess holes.
this is perfect ,,, thanks bro :)
This would prove useful for my laptop. Mine has Intel HD Graphics instead of, say, an nVidia card. It'll run Fallout: New Vegas and Tropico 4 but not without any massive drops in my framerate. Then again, I also have a pretty heavily modded copy of FNV installed.
Awesome video. Also, I love your english accent
Thank youuu broo 😊
Thanks this saves me a lot of money!
What happens if you didnt have money to begin with
That was the best egpu equipping vdo
Thank you bro :D btw your laptop is supported, just maybe you will need to use external display
After watching your videos I am going to make my next case.
Nice custom frame there ☝
Many Thanks
I would love to see one of these for a thunderbolt three and MacBook Pro set up
Thx for sharing man. Looks like the sound cut out during the benchmarking.
That was sick
Great video. I was looking forward to making my own GPU rack according to the link in your description - however - the link to the document is no longer working. Any idea if you could make it available again?
Very good content
You helped me a lot I have a same laptop so thank you
U r welcome bro :D
Great video! Question: is it possible to use this setup as a dual monitor for any software that supports dual monitors, like video editing? Example...use laptop monitor and integrated video controller for the program itself...then render and playback on external card and external monitor.
Best tuturial off all
Thank you bro :D
Hi Andrew, thank you for this video. I wanted to try making the aluminum egpu stand but couldn't find dimensions. Can you kindly provide the dimensions to the aluminum egpu stand? thank you
bro i know its only aluminum angle and some rivets but a how to video on the cage would be amazing.
Looks good
Thanks for the Video.. can you explain how it works with using the internal display? Thanks
Since i have i7 asus lptop, egpu compatible with RX 580 8gb. Love the video and nice casing setup, i would copy those hehe.
Did u ur rx 580 running properly as egpu ?
I watched your video first or second on this topic, then continued over weeks and watched almost all the others. Im back here to say, this was the most thorough video made. thank you for your patience. Ill be making a similar case once I get a chance, maybe include some plexi glass or honey comb style aluminum if i find some somewhere on the internets or around town. maybe even a simple wire mesh would work . i have a higher gauge aluminum angle left over from projects. will be interesting once I start.
lower gauge*
Have you done it?
Very nice.
Best video bro
I love *graphi* cards :D
Hi Andrew, I watched some of your video and find it very interesting, and love what you have been doing. do you mind if I ask you a question. can this external graphics build works for a laptop that has broken internal GPU? I have a laptop(gigabyte sabre 17) which has broken GPU. (when turn the laptop on, I have nothing on the screen and it is confirm that the GPU is burn out) so thinking if this would works? Thanks in advanced...
Its really only good as the cable speed going to the laptop. To use the full potential of the egpu you really need Thunderbolt 3.
I found TB PCie card in the UK for about £70. But I don't suppose the TB port is bi-directional. It does show that TB licensing is probably not that expensive.
I think the problem with TB, at the moment, is Intel requires a licensing fee and I am sure they will want to know exactly how the TB chips are used. So if a small company wanted to create all the parts for DIY eGPU, Intel would say no.
I guess eventually the price could come down.
You saved my life!
I LOVE IT!
I have a laptop with a thunderbolt 3 port. Do you know if there is a way to just use the thunderbolt port for connecting the egpu like you would with a prebuilt egpu box?
Very nice gpu case 🤩
I still wonder how can we custom make a case with usb or thunderbolt like factory do and avoid this pci express adapter due to high incompatibility 🧐🤔
Im gonna try to make a similar cage once i order my PS and GPU etc. ill try to incorporate a "laptop holder" since most people running this want a comprimise from a Full PC build ill be running wireless m&kb to keep my desk clear of everything except monitor. ahh the butterflies.
great work , will this work with "dell inspiron 15 3000 series" laptop?
Hi. Very informative video. Thanks! Just a question. I would like to build one for my dell xps 15 9560. Is there a way to connect the eGPU with USB port, so that I don't have to open my laptop to use the recommended way?
what is a good aluminum trim to build this? Also how did you make the holes for the for aluminum trims
amazing bro
Thank you bro :)