how to setup eGPU use an external gpu with your laptop for gaming

[@meh8650]

Amazingly detailed, thank you :) you're even using the PCIe 4.0 compatible one that the other guides don't seem to use. Just what I needed!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ur most welcome my friend

[@babyjvadakkan5300]

Where can I get this dock in India? It's not in Amazon 😔

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@babyjvadakkan5300 aliexpress buy from them and it will come to u

[@Memento-s5z]

​@@babyjvadakkan5300 same

[@Memento-s5z]

​@@MIKEYZVLOGZthanks

[@Noyes_7]

this video is underrated :( thank you bro you really helped me

[@steveskobl305]

love it ...great way to use a much more powerful gpu with a descent laptop. I find alot of laptops have good cpus but it lacks in gpu. due to the cost .so having this is perfect way to keep your laptop up to date using a much more powerful gpu ❤❤

[@Daniel-od1hq]

So to use this, you have to buy a new power supply that can connect to the laptop?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

not to laptop...to device only... your laptop has its own power cable .. this egpu device uses an external psu to power it... and with that power ..it powers the gpu ..but u do need another psu yes u do

[@Daniel-od1hq]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Ok thank you! Thats what I thought but double checking.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@Daniel-od1hq no worries at all

[@deep_sheep21]

Absolutely informative ...🎉

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

thanks buddy appreciate u ...Glad you liked it...

[@deep_sheep21]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ just one question insted of external monitors if i use internal monitor with m.2 port is there any perform issue?

[@genshinknight6609]

Your video was so detailed and informative. Glad to see ur vid.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

Glad it was helpful!, and i appreciate u

[@freedomisdead9638]

That s a perfect tutorial my friend, i am so glad i found your video, thank you so much.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ur so welcome thank u .I appreciate u

[@quimarbos2302]

every tutorial should be like these one

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

thank u mate

[@gurkankaragoz9499]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I plan to use a 24 GB Tesla P40 card for a deep learning project.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

i am not too sure tbh... as I haven't done it this way... but I don't think it's enough to reconsider completely

[@error404...udontexist]

Nice setup, detailed explanation. Im thinking about an egpu upgrade

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

Glad I could help... it's actually quite a descent upgrade especially if your laptop cpu is descent and u just want a better gpu

[@scottb9231]

Really cool! I guess it makes it less complicated if you didnt use another nvidia for an egpu. Because nvidia has a desktop and a mobile drive so having 2 nvidia would cause some problems. The dgpu has to be disavled for the egpu if thats the case

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes but with laptops what they have done is enabled both integrated and external gpus so it can be used in sync ..how this works is ..wen it needs the extra graphics it will use the external gpu ..that's why with newer laptops u see 2 gpus in task manager

[@scottb9231]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I see wouldn't that cause some lower performance? That's why laptops have a mux switch to deactivate it's igpu for it to only use it's dgpu for pure performance. But yeah hopefully adding a egpu nvidia with a dgpu nvidia won't cause any problems since newer gen laptops are more smarter. I've seen older gen laptops cause so many errors with egpu and the same for its thunderbolt too.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@scottb9231 yes newer laptops are smarter then old school ones ..but in the end if u want pure just disable it

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

​@teaminvest1397 hmmm maybe ..it's possible ...this is what u should try ..plug I to a TV for now ... and use it as external then go into settings and select the monitor u want it to display and try disable or ensure the gpu is being used to display ... and try to force the pc to use tour monitor as the main display ... it's just a thought

[@si12volt1]

Thank you for the detailed video i have a Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 AMD Ryzen 5 Notebook 6600H its got the nvidia 3050 graphics but also amd Radeon graphics ALSO has a pair m.2 slot 1 2280 and the other is the smaller m.2 with the OS on it. Im planning on getting the Radeon RX 6750XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6 just hoping no conflicts as this lenovo laptop has 2 video on board graphics. what the PS (wattage) are you running on this setup? i think the notes in the video say a 220 watt ATX?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

the psu I used was a 850w but u only need a 500w psu atx to run the gpu..as u are only powering the gpu alone nothing else and its more then enough 500w and u will.be sweet ...ofcourse u can always go higher but that would be up to you..if u wanted to future proof and have a bigger psu for future cards as they get more powerful

[@si12volt1]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ ended up buying a 5KRF5 Dell AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16gb GDDR6 Graphics Card on ebay.. it should be here in a couple days and I have a 1000w ATX psu iv had from past build my question is WILL my laptop detect the new 6800XT video card automatically? this laptop has has 2 graphics onboard a AMD and a nvidia 3050 should I set the laptop to audio detect BEFORE when I first add the 6800XT I am running the laptop on on the onboard nvidia 3050 usually but I have the choice between the 2 onboad in the software ..what do you think?

[@si12volt1]

i bought the JMT M.2 M Key NVMe External Graphics Card Stand Bracket 64Gbs Full Speed with PCIe 4.0 x4 Riser Cable R43SG Upgraded for Graphics Card 1660 Above (50CM K43SG) it has 3 mini micro switches on it since this comes with no directions I'm wondering what these are for ? trying to find a manual on line to explain what they are looks like they are all 2 position switches and there are 3 of them to the right of the cable that goes to the m.2

[@si12volt1]

i found what they do.....SW1, Power Forced Start Switch, 1 for automatic startup, 2 for forced startup, please cut to 1 for automatic startup. SW2, PERST # signal delay switch, 1 delay 2.2 seconds, 2 delay 4.5 seconds, with eGPU software, for graphics card compatibility optimization, the current software does not support, please cut to 1 SW3, CLKRUN # signal delay switch, 1 is closed, 2 is delayed for 9 seconds, with eGPU software, for graphics card compatibility optimization, the current software does not support, please cut to 1 J1, PERST # signal delay switch, OPEN to open delay function, SHORT to close delay function, the current software does not support, please insert the jumper cap SHORT. J2, CLKRUN_Capacitance Delay, currently the software does not support, only for R&D engineers plug in capacitance adjustment delay testing. It takes about 2.2 seconds to insert a 1uF capacitor, 5 seconds to insert a 2.2u capacitor, and so on.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

So worth it the 3050 isn't the best graphics card literally any external graphics card over 3060 would be better

[@erisponsible3169]

Yo uhm, tried to do this but my monitor isn't getting any signal

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@erisponsible3169 u using a gen 4 mobo? pr gen 3? and if so try manually selecting the pcie gen 3 or 4 version in bios

[@erisponsible3169]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ so uhm about that, how do ik I got a gen 3 or gen 4

[@erisponsible3169]

Moreover how do I switch that in my bios?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@erisponsible3169 go into bios under settings look for pcie selection ..it's different for each mobo ... under advanced or tweaker something like that ..it really depends on which mobo or brand u have

[@isumit1909]

That's really great tutorial. Will egpu work with type c m.2 slot over usb 3.1 type c port? My laptop doesn't support thunderbolt 4 and has only one m.2 slot. Also I want to keep the setup plug and play. If you could help me with the answer, that would be great help. 😊

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes this can work too... I used a m.2 enclosure to type c and usb 3.0 and it worked for booting Windows and games...so u can do this too... however try and ensure u can select your boot drive in bios ...ensure u have that option..if u do u will be able to do so

[@isumit1909]

​Thanks for your quick response. The thing I want to try is plug the egpu to m.2 enclosure instead of plugging it to m.2 slot of the motherboard. I will still be booting my os and load games from my original source. Primary M.2 ssd installed to motherboard.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@sumitbhalerao3031 ok in that case I'm not too sure I have never tried that... I'm not sure it will work..but u can only try..as I have never tried that ..I can't say for sure buddy... but it might be plausible

[@phoenix3510]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZI only have one m.2 slot which is occupied by my only ssd and I don't have a sata. So I need to remove my ssd and plug the egpu adapter to the m.2 slot and then can I use the same ssd on an external enclosure ?It's the only way to do it right? Also my laptop has 144hz display so I'm not going to use an external monitor but will that decrease performance??

[@wandypurnomo1009]

hi mikeys, awesome video btw, just curious is it ok if we use gpu power ( 2x 8 pin one) direct from psu?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

u can try it, and see if it works, but in my experience , the atx and cpu is what powers the egpu device and then using the egpu , it then delivers power to the gpu output which will then power your gpu, i honestly haven't tried it that way but i believe you can try, it won't harm your gpu, it will either work or not, i simply just followed the manufacturer procedure , i didn't feel the need to modify it in anyway however for a 4090 or 7900xtx which have x3 or x4 9pins, i guess u would need to find a way to add more power , and, if that is the case, i would definitely try it your way, as splitting a already split 8pin is not providing true 150w- 300w per 8pin ...u can only try and see what happens, just be careful

[@wandypurnomo1009]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for your insight man, i appreciate it

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@wandypurnomo1009 ur welcome buddy...I'm no professional but I've slowly learnt to build pcs and slowly starting to understand certain aspects of parts and what they do..but I'm still learning too. but am always happy to help where I can... something u learn just by doing ... and that's what I did for this ...plus research and other yt videos

[@namaco2201]

really in-depth video but please please let me know if you can break off the m.2 riser to fit a smaller nvme slot like 2422 instead of a full 2280 nvme slot. I would prefer it if my boot SSD isnt just hanging from my laptop when I replace it's slot lol. I always watch these videos but never found the answer so a response would be very appreciate!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@namaco2201 honestly I'm not too sure but I presume it wouldn't be OK as there's the pcb that will be affected ... if u can't use a full size m.2 the consider another option or a workaround

[@namaco2201]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ aww that is a shame, but thank you for the response anyway I really appreciate. I guess I'll have the cram the thing in lol.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ye see how u go ..honestly I used it without the bottom cover for a bit

[@dawidwyborski3753]

And how it is about efficiency in video games ? Do slot m.2 have good bandwich ? Are you recomended connect egpu by m.2 slot or wifi card slot ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

m.2 share lanes with pcie which is faster

[@peterpauldonoghue7024]

Hi MickyZvlogz I hope you can help me.. thanks for making and uploading this video I have a Toshiba Tecra M9 laptop which ‘packed in’ last week - I suspect the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 130M: chip / card is dead .. is there a way to connect this laptop to a display ( monitor) so I can access a program on the computer and save valuable data .. the graphics chip is welded ( soldered ) to the motherboard.. so apart from a re-flow or reball .. ?? .. I’m not a tech or computer literature guy .. just a civil engineer- so know nothing about PC ‘s or laptops Cheers … and thanks for making and uploading videos to KZbin

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@peterpauldonoghue7024 that is a good question... to be honest that's a little bit out of my field...I'm notnabpc expert either just a simple guy that learns alot through trial and error... however it is very possible that u can do this in order to bypass the integrated graphics and use the egpu to connect to an external display in order to get your work off the pc... however it would take abit more digging and research to confirm it.. I wouldn't go this route until u knew 100% it's possible. but in theory it should work as it bypasses the integrated graphics which according to you has failed

[@peterpauldonoghue7024]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ .. thanks Mikeyzvogy for the reply .. your been very modest and helpful.. keep up the great work.. 👍

[@scottb9231]

Did you have to change something in the window bios before doing the egpu? Or did you just install the egpu and it just works straight of the bat? Also why do we need to out the 4 pin to the cpu?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

shoudl work right off the bat, and u may not need the cpu connector

[@christophervrettas328]

Hi, thanks for the detailed video! I have the MSI katana gf66 11ue RTX 3060 laptop almost identical to the one your using. I also got the egpu setup and plugged in, my only problem is that it doesn't start up when I switch on the Laptop? The laptop starts right up but the EGPU doesn't, and I did everything exactly as in the video? The only difference is that I've got a spare m.2 slot in mine witch is the same slot you used in the video. Do I need to change something in the Bios? And if I do can you please guide me on how to do it?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

hi mate so do u know if your slot is pcie 3.0 or pcie 4.0, try and manually select gen 3 in bios, sometimes u have to manually select the gen version of pcie to recognise the egpu device, eventho you have a pcie 4.0 like mine, if the gpu is running pcie 3,0 /as it is backwards compatible/ you need to select the right gen in bios to immediately recognise the generation of gpu and pcie reader

[@christophervrettas328]

Hi thanks for the reply, Okay please correct me if I'm wrong, so what you're saying is that if the GPU is a gen 4 I wouldn't have to select anything in bios but if it was a gen 3 GPU I should change it in the bios?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

​@@christophervrettas328 correct even if it is gen 4 select the gen its running, thi is one way to fix it as wen i did my research , th i sis what some ppl said to do, although i never had to do it, and it was able to recognise it , however it is a knwn fact to work with some gpus, and as silly as it may sound sometimes it depends on the gpu you are using too, when i tried with a gtx 970 just for the sake of trying, it didn't want to work, but wen i switched it out to the 600xt it booted immediately and recognised it without having to do anything and it left me gobsmacked... this was my personal experience, but not the case for everyone ... wat gpu are u using and which model egpu are u using too? i can try and mimic your setup

[@christophervrettas328]

​@@MIKEYZVLOGZ where in bios do I change it I cant find it?

[@christophervrettas328]

the dock I was using is the PCIE 4.0x4 JHH DOCK-OC4 and the test GPU was a nvidia t1000 8gb. Now I think the GPU is a pcie 3.0. But I don't know where to change it in the msi bios?

[@rarescoliban6680]

Hey there. I just found another adaptor from M2 to PCIE but it does not have the power cable slots on the adaptor like the one you are using in the video. It only has the gpu mount slot and one small 4 pin power slot to power up the adaptor. Do you think the adaptor will work just like the one you are using even if it does not have all the PSU cable ports? Thank you in advance

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@rarescoliban6680 i dont think so as it needs power to power the gpu as well

[@rarescoliban6680]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I will power both the gpu and the adaptor from the PSU, why would that not work? Maybe you can share your discord id as I have some other questions please

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@rarescoliban6680 oh in that case it should work ... wen u said it didnt have power cables i thought u meant u didnt have the samw egpu i have and therefore couldnt power the gpu ...i dont use discord this is my platform ... u can ask here i will do my best to reply asap

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@rarescoliban6680 as l9ng as ur psu is powering the gpu and iy should work

[@rarescoliban6680]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I just found out that I want more bandwith to get better performance, I need the M2 slot to be M key'd(if I am right). Looks like the M2 slot that I have is M.2 PCIe M Key and should support PCIe x4. My question is, do all adaptors support PCIe X4 or there are some for x2 and x1 too? I am trying to get the most performance out of this. How can I check the number supported by the PCIe adaptor( I mean to check the x4, x2 and x1)? Sorry if I am mistaken or something, I am new into this and I am not right about the info I am talking about.

[@KxngOG]

Do you need to download motherboard drivers dont windows come with the ones you need lan driver and audio ? or just only gpu drivers ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it runs off tour laptop so no mobo drivers needed ..just gpu drivers as shown

[@CraftMotion]

Just recently tried to connect my Medion MultiMedia Laptop (with built in Intel Iris Xe graphics) to an RTX 3060 ti using the same concept and steps as you did. RTX and Laptop both react to another but the Laptop thinks it's a new device and wants me to enter my Microsoft recovery key. It accepts the key but Windows 11 won't boot up without an error sending me back. I tried some stuff in BIOS but that didn't help. Hotplugging doesn't work either of course. I'm using the extra M.2 SSD Slot of my Laptop. You know what causes that to happen? Like I said the Laptop is reacting to the GPU so I guess it's not a Hardware problem. And what about the drivers? I tried installing NVIDIA Geforce Experience but it says it can't install without an NVIDIA card. But if I install the drivers manually, will that get in conflict with my Intel graphic drivers or should they coexist just fine?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ok so if your getting the recovery key error something is causing it to think its a different boot drive, hence why its asking for a recovery key, however it should be able to just boot if you remove the egpu it boots fine?? as for drivers coexisting its fine cuz u have integrated graphics and external graphics now however is your laptop only integrated graphics>??? most newer laptops that are intel based have both integrated and external, very smart design, so it uses the integrated when not needing the extra juice from external gpu, and wen it does it auto switches back and forth to the external graphics, this is only with laptops that have a gpu as well, for i.e my old laptop u saw had both igpu and a 3050, and wen going into task manager you can clearly see them both coexist when i used the egpu i disable the integrated graphics so it only uses the egpu , that way i get full performance from the egpu i connected only which is what u want if you try and install the drivers manually and it says no hardware detected it mean its not reading the gpu you connected , if you watch a few other video some ppl had to use a extra dp connector to trick the gpu into thinking it has a cable connected so it can display graphics, but thats abit different to what i did, and i realy didn't have to do that it was pretty straight forward first thing u need to get past the recovery key issue i would start there now wen a laptop wouldn't boot with egpu i would l always try and use a fresh ssd and boot from that u have 2 nvme m.2 slots correct?? would u try a fresh install of windows?? just to see if it recognizes the new install? do not format your current ssd, as im sure u have games or work on there if u have a spare SSD even if its a 2.5" ssd just to try and it should work if your laptop is reacting to the gpu then its definitely workable, its a matter of getting past the recovery key issue, i would start with googling the fix for that and see what causes it, i haven't experienced that myself, and if i did i would google the error code and erro msg and go from there you'll be surprised what u can learn i hope this helps somewhat usually i gop off trial and error too , so having a pc in front of me will allow me to try certain things to get through it and sometimes thats the case im no professional and i will say that with no shame , however i have learnt alot over the years self taught , but i am in no means a pc expert, so pls dont crucify me if i cant figure it out right away, but i will always do my best to give the best advice i can keep me in the loop id love to hear how u turn out

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

and however far you get let me know so maybe i can try something to help further , that what its all about helping each other

[@CraftMotion]

​@@MIKEYZVLOGZHey, thanks for your very kind response! 😊 My progress is a little delayed right now, since my dock broke (next time I'll one that comes closed up😅) but I've done some research and thinking. I'm not quite sure how exactly graphics work in my laptop. Usally I know CPUs have some graphic capabilities, I first noticed this when a 3D software let me choose between CPU and GPU render. And Intel Iris Xe apperently is bound to my 12th gen Intel i5, though I'm not sure in wich way it's really part of the CPU itself. For beeing a part of a CPU it almost feels a little too strong, beeing capable of running Jedi Fallen very decently with just adaptive quality activated and beeing able to interact with the USB 3.2 port to connect up to 3 4k Displays. And in device manager it shows up in it's own entry under "Graphic Cards", wich integrated CPU graphics usally don't do in my experience. So I guess Intel Iris Xe is like an inbetween or something? Comes with a CPU but seems to work similar to a separate GPU. Yes, I have two SSD Slots, however when I try to open the chassis I can remove the screws without problems but the cover will still not come off and to be honest I'm not sure it's even meant to. The Cover is very snuggly fittet to it's frame and since the second M.2 Slot is accessible from the outside and is built like it's own little closed off room, I'm really afraid I could break something if I try to force open the cover, maybe completley screwing up my second M.2 Slot in the process. So I can't access the primariy SSD slot and I need the secondary for the eGPU. Only thing I could do would to install Windows on an USB stick and boot from there, but to be honest I never downloaded and installed an OS manually before. Besides, my Laptop is still pretty new, aside from a few apps, three games and a few files there's not really something on it and I just recently had to reset it due to a problem I had with my touchpad, so could booting from a fresh windows even make a difference this early? Currently I'm researching BitLocker and maybe I could try to deactivate it. I don't let my Laptop lay around anywhere so I assume it won't be stolen anytime soon and the data on it should be safe either way. If I deactivate BitLocker, it will not ask me for my recovery key and maybe then it will accept a new PCIe device. Maybe. Like I said, my Laptop definitley knows that there's something connected via the SSD slot that's not an SSD so hopefully BitLocker is the only thing in my way. In BIOS I discovered the option VMD Controller. If enabled it also triggers BitLocker, even without eGPU connected. Maybe that can help as well.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ahh I see ...try it see how u go..disable vmd. usually and relates to extra drives being installed too so give it a go it won't hurt ..and try again ...o would try and google your laptop model and see how someone else pryed it off so u don't blindly try to pry it off..if u see how someone esoes it ..it give su more confidence too ..hope it all works out ... it your case I think u might have an external too because if u only has igpu then it would only show igpu..but if yours shows integrated graphics and external graphics ...very likely it's got another graphics card in it ..what it is ..that's a mystery still...although tour specs should have clarified that

[@NedinoFirenze1926]

hi! if for example for travel reason i need to bring my laptop only and unplug the eGPU from the device, i need to reinstall the drivers of the integrated GPU of my laptop again every time?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

no once installed it will always plug and play..however if u have nvidia driver for laptop gpu and u use radeon external gpu and install radeon drivers it can conflict with software so be aware of this

[@NedinoFirenze1926]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ i have already a GTX Nvidia Laptop with a 1650 and i'm planning to buy a RTX 4070 so it should be fine, thank you for your help!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@NedinoFirenze1926 yeo will be

[@Doug_Fany]

Just to make things clear: A laptop uses Mobile GPUs, they are worse than desktop GPUs (learnt it the bad way). It can be just 20% up to 50% less efficient. Note: I am using statistics, since I can't afford to compare 😢 A lil' extra note: instead of using an external monitor, you might be able to upgrade your laptop screen. A 40 pin connection can support a 360 Hz screen; above that I don't know. A 30-pin connection can reach up to 120 Hz only (from my own knowledge. So I might be wrong) I think I am addicted to waste money on my laptop 😮 I just didn't change the GPU because it's soldered and I lack both knowledge and skill.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

desktop is always better then laptop gpu its a fact

[@Doug_Fany]

Yes, but sadly I was a dummy back then

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@Doug_Fany ITS OK MATe we all start somewhere, i use to buy pcs too until i taught myself how to build

[@stphnrx1]

Can you use the display of the laptop as primary display? Or do you have to get a monitor by force to use it. Since I don’t have a monitor nor a headless adapter to trick the monitor for laptop display. 🙏

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@stphnrx1 u can... I was able to use my display ...just ensure u also disable integrated graphics aswell so it's solely using the graphics card

[@stphnrx1]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ life saver 🙏 thank you! thank you!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@stphnrx1 although I was able to use mine some ppl struggle with it ... I'm not sure why but I will say that yes I was able to use my screen as shown in the video

[@stphnrx1]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ does it matter if you use Nvidia graphics card or and? I heard and u need external while if use nvidia u don’t have to

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@stphnrx1 nope

[@dawidwyborski3753]

After install drivers for amd gpu it automaticly start works with laptop or you have to switch something in BIOS. Cos you got anyway two graphics cards right now. One external and one inside laptop.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes u also should check in device manager make sure it's reading and u can disable the laptop gpu so it will only read the egpu

[@zhijiawang9726]

Hi! I have a rtx 4070 super waiting to be built into a PC. Meanwhile I have a 9th gen intel Cpu laptop (i7 9750H + 1660 ti)) that has a m.2 supports pcie 3.0. Before building my PC I would like to trying out the new graphics card on my old laptop with a oculink adapter. Would it work? I'm not looking for the best performance, just to improve my old laptop. Many thanks

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@zhijiawang9726 yes it should... I don't see why ut wouldn't

[@zhijiawang9726]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Thanks for the reply! How much performance do you think it will lose?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@zhijiawang9726 can't give u a precise number however it will definitely be better then your current gpu in performance

[@zhijiawang9726]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ many thanks！ will try it out

[@affan_005]

Bro which graphics card should I use for my i5 1240P? Laptop

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@affan_005 is that like a 12400f? of it is u can use quite a few and it will be fine but it always depends on your budget and what ur trying to achieve

[@WickedAltered]

instead of pcie gen4 slot , can i use my wifi card slot if i dont wanna use the sata ssd ??? Need help guys...

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes u can ... just ensure you get thw adapter that is for your wifi slot..there are different types of wifi slots... if yours is a typical newer wifi alot I think it's key m or key e . then u can use that and it will work fine aswell

[@WickedAltered]

​@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Alright Thanks man , I appreciate that....😄

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@WickedAltered ur welcome mate

[@WickedAltered]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ i got a MSI GF63 thin , it do not specify if its m key or e key , but its an m.2 slot for the wifi card..

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@ShauryaRana7 then just ensure you get a adapter that is same as your wifi card

[@stephenmacaibay1175]

I have heard you should disable the laptop gpu so all processing goes to the egpu? How true is this?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

u can ... but newer laptop have a dual gpu design I think where it's smart enough to use integrated for simpler tasks and external wen needed...don't quote me on that

[@jl285]

I have a really old hp 430 probook g3 will this also work ? Some advice is kindly appreciated 😊

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it should work still do u have an m.2 slot

[@jl285]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ yeah this has a m.2 slot on this laptop 💻 no thunderbolt 3 or usb c connections available though, I’m still in the early stages of trying to procure the right parts for this Project.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@jl285 ahh I see how will u run Windows

[@jl285]

Yeah it’s running off an internal hard drive plus there’s an extra slot empty it’s noted down as m2.5x2.5

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@jl285 that's fine then it will work

[@phoenix3510]

Hey man thanks, with your help I was able to setup an egpu with rtx 4070 on my laptop but I don't have an external monitor so I want to use my laptop built in display(2560x1600, 144hz) So what do I do to make it work? do I need to buy a headless dummy adapter which tricks the gpu to think an external monitor is connected to it. If yes can I get the same performance as an external monitor with my laptop display? Please help

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@phoenix3510 yes u can get a dummy adapter..but mine didn't need it ...I was able to still use my laptop display ...but u need to disable integrated graphics as it will Interfere. however newer laptops are abit smarter in that. it uses both igpu and egpu when needed... I think it's how they are built now...back then it was one or the other ... so that where it gets abit confusing... try a dummy adapter and then ensure it's reading via the egpu

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@phoenix3510 abit of trial and error and see how u go

[@phoenix3510]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Yeah mine also uses both igpu and egpu and I think it's a new Nvidia feature. But I was curious if using a dummy adapter gives full performance on laptop display same as an external monitor? Or I will get the same performance I get on the laptop display

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@phoenix3510 I'm not too sure to be honest it's was new to me too

[@deep_sheep21]

​@@phoenix3510hey did ut worked .. also can u explain what is mean my dummy adaptor and its giving same performance on laptop screen as well ?

[@zzeroo-m8l]

Can u make a guide using the exp gdc egpu dock?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

there are a few videos already on yourube check them out see if it helps u

[@zzeroo-m8l]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZI have everything set up but when I boot the laptop everything works fine but my screen won’t turn on and it flickers every few seconds. I’ve tried to plug it in while windows was booted up but it the screen just freezes and keyboard stops working. Then I tried plugging in the cable to the m2 slot without the dock connected and it does the same exact thing. Any fixes?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@zzeroo-m8l is it pcie 3.0 ? have u tried selecting gen 3 in bios

[@zzeroo-m8l]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZYes it’s pcie 3.0 how would I switch it to gen 3 would I just go into bios and change it. My laptop brand is acer

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@Zero000vr I. not too sure as I haven't used an Acer laptop before although it should be under settings look for pcie gen..and select the appropriate gen such as pcie 3.0 gen 3 ... it could help.. go into bios by pressing del key or f2 on boot screen

[@Moki-xt1sy]

My laptop only has 1 slot of m.2 pcie 3x4. Could the pcie 4.0 dock work? I wanna go with the pcie 4.0 version for some future proof, but I'm not sure if it can work with pcie 3.0

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes it's backwards compatible ... meaning it can support previous versions like 3.0 ..however if u find its not reading ..u may need to go into bios and select gen 3 if auto doesn't work either

[@memyself229]

My external graphics card device only has a 6 pin connector, what should I do with the power supply

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

what does your gpu have ? u can get an adapter that goes from 6pin to 8pin and that way u can still connect it to your gpu or egpu ...your egpu should only need 4pin and 24pin atx ...then the cable from the egpu that plugs into your gpu will be a 6 +2 and they are split into 2... if your gpu only has 6 pins then seperate where it joins 6+2 and only use the 6pin side

[@freedomisdead9638]

Bought the ADT link k43sg, tested with rtx 4080 super, i ain t got no display on monitor when hdmi is plugged into the gpu, i tried with the hdmi cable plugged into my mini pc and the monitor is showing display but i the gpu isn t detedted, please help!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

try and select gen 3 or 4 in the bios settings

[@dawidwyborski3753]

If I got Lenovo Lenovo Legion Y520 and M.2 nvme PCIe 3.0x4 slot so the ADT R43SG-TU 4.0 it should be works/ fit ? Cos I dont know which adapter I should to buy. There are too many of them. They write it fit to PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes pcie.40m is backward compatible with pcie 3.0 so u can still use it .. I would just get pcie 4.0 so it ready if u ever need to goto 4.0

[@dawidwyborski3753]

thank you for answer

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@dawidwyborski3753 no worries buddy

[@NAT-st3il]

If the laptop only supports PCie 3.0 but I have a VGA AMD RX 6700 XT bus type PCIe 4.0, will it still work well on the laptop ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

will work but run at pcie 3.0

[@thaikun9583]

I have a question that if i use sata to m.2 and then m.2 to pcie 4.0 will it work?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

hmmm theoretically it should .. however can't u get sata to pcie? so u can skip the m.2

[@thaikun9583]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZthanks i need to make sure before i buy the stuff

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@thaikun9583 ye very true... sorry I don't have the adapter to test for u bud...

[@georgesroelandmoussongui]

Do we still need to connect it through PCIe if the laptop supports thunderbolt ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

do u mean for type c display ?

[@georgesroelandmoussongui]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ my computer has 2 thunderbolts ports do I still need to connect the eGPU to the m.2 slot or just plug it to the thunderbolt port ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@user-ut9tr5eh2e as long as your egpu has thunderbolt connection u can use it and no need for m.2 connection...u use one or the other

[@georgesroelandmoussongui]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ ohh okay I see then thanks for the clarification

[@tanmay5570]

Can we play games on the laptop screen with the egpu by this method?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes u can

[@nixan57]

i already have an rtx 3050 and if i add an e gpu will both gpu work??

[@joepanton786]

Hello sir, so basically, if I don't have an external monitor, the display will be on the laptop, and it will use the dedicated gpu?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

YES

[@teaminvest1397]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ do u have to connect a hdmi in this case?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@teaminvest1397 no if your still using your laptop screen u don't need hdmi to connect... because u are using your laptop monitor.. u only connect hdmi or dp. if your using an external monitor...it reads through the m.2 connection

[@jhanliepascual113]

do I need to config something on the bios?, I have Asus vivobook X515 version. My bios version is something like American megatrends, and my worries what if I need to config something on bios, and I know my bios doesn't have that much option.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it should just work out of the box mate. of anything change the pciq x16 gen or version... of your running pcie 3.0 gpu then select it accordingly ..apart from that that's all u need to do

[@jhanliepascual113]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you!

[@SkyMina_]

Does it work with laptop that have their own dedicated gpu ? Also this is oculink right since it use m.2 slot , how is this compare to thunderbolt4 connection?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes my laptop have dedicated and integrated 3050 but I use this so can use more powerful gpu

[@Memento-s5z]

​@@MIKEYZVLOGZ my laptop have 3050 too but I wanna try this😂

[@zackooo9991]

do you use modified bios for this?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@zackooo9991 not at all..just standard..no bios modifying at all ..plug and play

[@Assassingamer7199]

If i want to use amd Radeon r7 350x 4gb what power supply should i use and is egpu compatible with hp elitebook 820 g2 and can we use any power supply

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it should be fine ... but whichever egpu u wanna buy u need to ask the seller if its compatible cuz there are rare cases where it's not compatible

[@Cxlestyal]

if did this to my mini pc but when i installed the drivers it black screens

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

ok something isn't registering..have u tried manually selecting the gen on your bios settings.. if your using older gen 3 gpu select pcie gen 3 ...and also ensure u disable the igpu and select the external gpu as your output device

[@noela_akiyama]

Hay, Thanks for this Video. This video Help me to Upgrade E-GPU.. My laptop Acer nitro 5 an515-57-52bq (Can't Thunderbolt 3/4 just support usb C transfer Data).. So, my laptop Nvme PCI-E 4 _ x16 , can plug NVMe To PCIe ? This Laptop Have 2 slot Nvme.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

I'm happy it helped ...

[@noela_akiyama]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ So, my laptop Nvme PCI-E 4 _ x16 , can plug NVMe To PCIe ? This Laptop Have 2 slot Nvme.

[@redseadiver0007]

is this parts suitable for msi katana gf76?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes it is as long as u find a way to run boot drive like 2.5inch ssd or usb ssd enclosure

[@kadiremreozbek9680]

Is there a psu for eGPU's like this? Using regular psu for this looks very inconvenient and not portable.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

u can just use any psu that is 500w above

[@SufYan-f6y]

I can buy only i7 7th gen laptop which laptop should i buy so i could add egpu in the future please suggest

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

even with 7th gen can add egpu however I would save n search for deals on local advertisers n lok at eBay Facebook marketplace as deals can pop up n get some around 10th gen or even 12th gen ... amd u will be OK with something like 5800h as it's 8c 16t and then matching it with a descent gpu like 20 series 30 series and even 40 series.. main point if tour going for a pcie gen 4 gpu then get a laptop that ca support it..or u will only be running gen 3 speed which is a waste ... IMHO...

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

is a laptop your only option? can u go for a desktop as u have so much better option with a desktop

[@SufYan-f6y]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I have to carry it for shop in day time and game at evening

[@SufYan-f6y]

The GPU I want to add is Rx 470 4gb that culd I only afford

[@SufYan-f6y]

So suggest me according to my specs please and here I can only find mini pcie to pcie adapters only

[@jimbilello7134]

do they make it for sata or mstata

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@jimbilello7134 not for msta or sata unfortunately

[@mahmudkhan2687]

I don't have any ssd.only one hdd.but have ngff m.2 slot for wifi and Bluetooth. Can i install this? And maybe I'll have rx5500 xt gpu

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

honestly I'm not sure if m.2 ngff will read this...

[@alfredonaunjimenezjimenez2476]

Hola, en mi caso solo encendio el monitor externo, ay alguna manera de que también se pueda ocupar el de la laptop?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes it can be

[@alfredonaunjimenezjimenez2476]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ tu podrías darme algún consejo?

[@ujjwalsharma5773]

It wont burn my motherboard, right? Also, I have Asus tuf a15(2021) ryzen 4800h Octacore, GTX 1660ti Are you sure sir that the supply won't burn my laptop. Can't afford to loose my device. I have 2 m.2 slots, 1 has windows and one was blank which I used earlier

[@ujjwalsharma5773]

Also can you please tell me will it work for my device, as I just read the description I saw you told us to check things before buying but I don't know what to search It's like is my device eligible And sorry I forgot to thank you earlier, thank you for this video, cheers SUBSCRIBED!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@ujjwalsharma5773 makensure u have a pcie 3.0 gen 3 or 4 m.2 slot first and that u have another way to run a boot drive if u only have 1 m2 slot. if u have another 2.5inch sata port u can use that as boot drive ...or get a external m.2 enclosure and see if your laptop can boot from that like I did ... these are the things you need to check... also sometimes the egpu isn't compatible for whatever reason ... u need to ensure it will work or else u have to return for a refund... in my case on the msi the egpu wouldn't work with 1070 but it worked with rx6800xt and 3080

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

no it won't burn your mobo.. ur not supplying any more power to your mobo..ur only supplying direct power to your gpu... your motherboard still gets power off your laptop battery and power dc connector ... that's why i use a seperate psu to power the egpu which supplies power to the gpu ... allowing it to work

[@gavinstewart33]

I just bought an external and that two enclosure and put my SSD that has my operating system in it, and it won’t boot up

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

make sure u select it as well ... it doesn't just automatically read u must select boot device in bios...also not all are compatible... ensure you have the settings configured right too like boot from u uefi not legacy..just a few little settings u need to pay attention to.. and it should work...

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

I'll send u the short I did where I used an external nvme ssd enclosure for a laptop that didn't have an extra 2.5inch port for boot drive kzbin.infofcqH8gtRSjU?si=1NZPtm-fRFNG43Lz

[@gavinstewart33]

I have messed with the bio settings, and then I disabled secure boot because it wouldn’t let me boot up to the M2 SSD enclosure and now it’s showing the Blocker recovery key, which I don’t have and I don’t think I need to enter that code to get it to boot up to it

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@gavinstewart33 no u shouldn'till try make another short tonite about it and show how I achieved it so u get a better idea

[@gavinstewart33]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ okay thank you! 🙏

[@samueloluwafemi5812]

Can I use an eGPU with dell precision 7510?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@samueloluwafemi5812 honestly I'm.not top sure which it's compatible with ... u will need to ask the seller/manufacturer as they understand it more.... however i will say i used it on laptops with m.2 slots and it worked ... sometimes it's the gpu that isn't reading ...but u have to trial it ..that's what I did and it worked for me...some ppl have said it doesn't respond however u need to figure out if that's due to compatibility or gpu too

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@samueloluwafemi5812 i would say it should work with most modern laptops and gpus

[@bobjo3549]

Is it possible to use thundebolt4 and be able to plug and unplug the laptop for portability

[@Memento-s5z]

yes but performance will be less

[@Buzzhumma]

Nice one bro

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

cheers appreciate u

[@UnzaDiay]

is this external gpu compatible to predator Helios 300 1660ti?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it can be used for any gpu .. that's the point of external gpu .. it's also backward compatible with pcie 3.0 so yes it will work

[@chickennuggies7542]

"This is the worst graphics card you can have" buddy I have integrated graphics 😭

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

well I take it back some integrated graphics is actually not bad ...I'm speaking in terms of wanting to play new games ... sorry I didn't mean to sound unappreciative ... if u have integrated ..it's all u have...it's OK... I'm am in now way bagging on anyone...sorry bud I just realised how bad that sounded ....lol... my bad buddy

[@chickennuggies7542]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ You're fine! Your video was helpful, thank you

[@tharealbds]

so the 4 pin cable what is that does that come with the power supply

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@@tharealbds yes that's the cpu cable split in 2

[@tharealbds]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ okay so im going to buy the dock, power supply, and gpu and give it a try thank you!

[@tharealbds]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ okay thanks so much cant wait to try this

[@gytispranskunas4984]

Ok but what's the performance difference... There is huge performance loss compared to Desktop x16 lanes...

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes that's true however wen u have such a low performing gpu such as 3050 regardless of the lowered performance due to shared lanes u still get better performance considering ur using a better gpu ... the point here is to be a le to use a better fpu to improve performance .obviously if your looking for the best performance just go direct desktop ... this is for ppl who have a laptop and just want that little more performance out of their setup..it's not perfect .far from it but it does help boost the fps and graphics in gaming as a whole

[@gytispranskunas4984]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Im loking up thease videos because Im curious about how it performs. Because I myself have Ryzen 5600H / RTX3060 Legion 5 laptop. Problem is that 3060 only have 6GB of VRAM and in almost every bigger game it runs out of VRAM even at 1080p. Also I was thinking about getting one of those New OLED/QD-OLED 1440p monitors. My idea is that I dont have to build Desktop PC but rather add Decent GPU to my existing laptop and conecting it to a 1440p monitor. I already have Good Seasonic PSU from my older Desktop PC all I need is GPU and that Oculink Dongle.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@gytispranskunas4984 ur idea is on point and u definitely will see better performance .. and yes ur right 6gb vram isn't enough now for modern games ..u want at least 8 minimum but 12 is a new sweet spot IMHO... most cards are 12gb at a low price such as 6700xt 4070 etc

[@haziqijaz3327]

what if my laptop has thunderbolt 3 port and i connect external nvme slot through it and connect my egpu to that. will it work?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes 100% thunderbolt is designed to run external nvme so that's great

[@twixyt.4674]

From tiktok

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

Do you mean you came From watching me on tiktok

[@petergriffin1161]

how is the performance ?

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it's just as ud expect from a gpu ..much better then the gpu that cane with laptop which is the 3060 6gb for laptop version ..now u can use a much more powerful gpu and still run it without issues

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

I know I didn't do a performance video but there are several already on yt which show the performance gain..and it's well worth it especially if u only have a 3050 or worse.it really can change the entire gaming experience using the right gpu that also doesn't bottleneck anything

[@teaminvest1397]

is there a way to connect the gpu straight to the laptops screen? if so how

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

yes you can use your laptop screen as the display ... in my video u can see I was using both laptop and external monitor

[@teaminvest1397]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ also i had an idea to use an m.2 to usb c adapter because i have an extra usb c port in my pc, will it drop in performance if i use that

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@teaminvest1397 I believe it will a bit due to the difference on speeds between direct m.2 alot and usb c speed... however overall you should have a better experience using the egpu

[@teaminvest1397]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ like how significant will be the difference

[@teaminvest1397]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ i just tested it out, i got a black screen with the sound working, so it seems like the dgpu of the laptop is the one working for the internal display, u have to use an external display im guessing if u do m.2

[@dcayt4491]

can i use the low profile gpu

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

can use any doesn't matter

[@dcayt4491]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ but low profile gpu doesnt need extra power supply

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@dcayt4491 then don't use the power ..just plug it in and see if it works

[@dcayt4491]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you

[@gavinstewart33]

It goes to boot screen!!!! Saying please install operating system

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

it's not reading your boot drive

[@gavinstewart33]

Am I supposed to have another drive with operating system and if so can it be plugged in via usb

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

@gavinstewart33 yes u can run off usb

[@gavinstewart33]

@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I tried to transfer the operating system from ssd to hard drive and it shows the blue screen won’t let me in

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

did u select the boot drive in bios

[@anasahrash1561]

We want to compare it with a normal computer.

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

u want to see how it compares to a normal desktop pc??? or a laptop ?

[@1488ٴٴٴ]

a 3050 is bad?!

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

not that its bad but there's alot better out there especially for price point...like ppl say there's no such thing as a bad gpu only badly priced gpus

[@Memento-s5z]

I just found out AliExpress is banned in India😥

[@christianlazaro9810]

Bro I need some guide where Can I contact you 🥹

[@MIKEYZVLOGZ]

here pls i do not do private calls , and id rather help u here so others can reads and get help toom im already so busy doing this and work 9 to 5 job everyday 6 days a week , i can only do so much , i do my bideos to try and leave no questions unanswered , but i will try and address your issue, just be respectful and know i can be at your beck and call..but i will definitely answer in due time