On google I keep finding adapters instead of actual video cards... how did the person you mentioned in this video do it? Is it compatible with any computer as long as that computer has the memory/processor to handle it?
On HP's website specs for my comp it says:
"Must select one of the following options: GeForce 9300 GE (256 MB) GeForce 9500 GS GeForce 9600 GS GeForce 9800 GT (1 GB) "
Does that literally mean I can only use one of those on the list or would any PCI work?
Oh, you know what, I just realized what they mean by "must select," they mean when purchasing the computer originally you have those choices. Der. So any PCI or PCI-express should work.
i use an external sound card coming from a sound producer background, i just assumed these things were in high use in the graphic side of things, but apparently not
i want an external for my laptop but all of them seem cheap so i think they arent to good. i want one with good FPS while play First Person Shooters. Any suggestions? (no price limits)
there are vidock, then there are diy vidock. google both and there are the ideas. currently the diy vidock community is researching sandy bridge cpu laptops because they're pushing for usb 3.0 or pci-e expresscard slot 2.0 which would break the bottle neck that most successful vidock users are experiencing. in other words, can't wait to tap the 4x 8x or 16x from video card using those setups.
iv got an hp g56 laptop 4gb ddr2 ram so its pretty good but its got a crap video card (intel chipset) and im thinkin of getting a gaming pc or this. which would be better?
It wont fry the motherboard. If its using an external power, PCs or Laptops could use lower PSUs. Air from outside is cooler. Good air flow. Could be transferred to other PCs and Laptop easily.
hey everyone i would really appriciate a responce to this i need help im new to computers as you would probably guess, im not looking to play pc games i just want my computer to run faster, my downloads to run faster and i use sony vegas 10 and blender alot and the rendering time is riddiculous on my standard laptop, if i want a faster laptop should i buy a external video card? or is my solution elsewhere? all responses would be greatly appreciated
for all those who have white macbooks and think they can't use external graphics cards for them... here's some really good news that'll make you happy, you can now buy an external express slot card that you can hook up to on your macbook with a USB. Thus, you can connect the Vidock to your external express card.
@Freedomfoe07 um no....theres a reason you use express cards for this. usb 2.0 is slower, and if you happen to have 3.0 then youre an asshole and dont need external graphics anyways. the standard usb 2.0 interface is too slow so the frame rates would drop down to 8~9 fps.
@Freedomfoe07 ill put it this way. PCI-E (graphics card) is 2Gb/S. USB 2.0 is 480Mb/s. thats a quater of the potential. and when you consider that you will almost NEVER get the full potential of USB, youre down to a useless 8 frames per second. so if you can play on 8 frames per second, go for it. otherwise, no. not possible. especially when your average game needs about 20-60 frames per second.
@Freedomfoe07 if you had USB 3.0, you wouldnt need an external graphics card. and thats only theoretical speeds. you would be hard pressed to get a USB 3.0 with full potential. so no, USB everything doesnt work. you can try, but dont go wasting your money.
That's my question as well, it appears that your laptop would run it judging by your specs. It seems that the main problem is having the video card that would do it. If the ViDock4 can run a video card that uses Shader 3.0 technology, then I believe it will.
Consider if your a gamer and a mobile DJ, if you drag a desktop to venues your an idiot, and if you drag a 3000 doller gaming lappy to a venue-your still an idiot, but yet, you want to do both right? so buy a cheap p.o.s. laptop with all your software on it for the music and save all the hardware at home where the gaming happens, on an external gpu and 40in hdtv lol.
unless your a fan of lan parties you dont need that kind of hardware on the town, unless you want yo shi stollen.
i want an external graphics card that doesnt need a fin external monitor cuz that just grounds my laptop and no point in having it if thats the case. so screw these multi monitor solutions.
My laptop is capable of displaying 720p but it is barely able to. If I had a ext. graph. card I could play a lot of todays games for much cheaper... Genius.
LOL I just want to play CoD4 at maximum fps and the reason I love that game is you dont need to have a super processor to play that game so all I need is an external graphics card so that i can get a good frame rate. Does ayone know a website that has good gaming external cards? thaanks.
@Edinb1979 But what are good ones for laptops? I have a game that I just bought yesterday, critically acclaimed, but doesn't work on low settings (Nvidia Geforce GT 425M, 6gb RAM, 1.7GHz). The game only needs an Nvidia 8800, 2gb RAM, and 2GHz (0.3 off ONLY). It moves at 15fps, but my main issue is really the laggy controls with a 0.5-0.8 delay (educated guess). I move my mouse left and right twice before the mouse on screen moves in the game. Works fine in the title screen.
Wow thanks, but the one iam looking at has a geforce 8600gt installed on it, Is it possible to change the graphics card in the docking system to something more powerful ?
Hello I have a Huge Question,I will Subscribe if you answer-Here is the Question-(by the way im computer illeterate compared to you)K-Can you Improve Gaming Capability with an External Hardrive.Because i do not have enough room on the computer and i would like 2 know if it will help.plz and thanks.
will it play GTA 4???????? i cant play it cuz my laptop has a video card that has NO and i mean -NO- power on it so i wanted to play gta 4 but if i get one of these things can i play it???
hey can u plz tell me what external gpu ur friend has. i heard about alot of them, but i don't know that any of them are being sold... anywhere. or maybe asus xg rog is sold somewhere but i can't find where. plz tell me where he bought it and which did he buy. thx in advance :D
but from my experience of course i would never buy again any hp product and also i would never buy an nv8600 based video card as this (together with hp bad costumer support) caused my 2000$ go to the trash in just one year. The only interesting solution seems to be the magma one cause you can change the video card but the price is wayy to high
I dont know if it is true but i found a site that has the asus xg (with the nv 8600) for 369 australian dollars.I also found that a company named magma already has a product named "expressbox" which can be used to connect a pci-e card (video or other) to a notebook but the price is way to high (749$). I m in need of such a device cause i own a crappy hp pavillion 9000 (payed about 2000$ a year back) with the internal nv8600 no longer working as it was faulty but hp doesnt care for its customers
I'm actually surprised no one manufactured external video cards to date... I cant understand WHY this hasn't happened yet. This probably has something to do with money and bureaucracy. Someone is probably making huge profits BECAUSE there is no such thing as external video cards, and he/they don't want this to change.
I heard that they dont really allow u to run higher graphics, but they only let run extra monitors. Is this true? cuz i would like to use it on my laptop to get decent graphics rather than crappy integrated
I always wondered why they didn't think of that. External GPUs make a whole lot more of sense. You wouldn't have to buy a new power supply everytime you upgrade to a more powerful card, you could carry it with you wherever you go, etc.
id love to have one for my laptop instead of the shitty intel one i have seen an asus external one for their notebooks that uses pc mcia card slot connection with an 8600gt gpu
yeah sorry bud, get a reality check, the xg station still hasnt been released even after 2years of hype. That is unless u have a source, in which i apologize!
easy bra..i m just hoping something like this comes out..although i could really car e less cuz im gunna get a lenovo y 650 when they come out in march...1 inch thin 16 inch screen and nvidia gfx graphics(optional) 1200$ check it out
Chris, this is over a year old, what do you know about external video cards now? - I sent you a comment on your website, but I have an iMac intel core 2 duo with xp and osx, xp is used for my gaming, but i only have a 128 graphics card. Do you have an solutions for me?
so if that guy managed to get his pci-e external connected to his laptop, does this assume that he has it connected to a separate monitor and not laptops built in? I remember reading that every laptops controller for the built in screen is different and more or less, propietary.
I have a macbook pro with parallel OS I have successfully installed vista on there but cant play my ms flight simulator because the game cant read the video card or driver or some bs like that can i use an external video card?
cool now i can plug the external graphic card into my laptop and play games with hardcore graphics i have to see if it work for my laptop i have a feeling it will ,but i have feeling i wont like the price :(
can i use an external vid card on my dell inspiron 1420???or can i change the one in it?? plz reply i wana play halo 2!!! oh and another thing if i can use an external or replaze the one in my laptop plz also give a link to buy or name or watever....thanks
can i use an external vid card on my dell inspiron 1420???or can i change the one in it?? plz reply i wana play halo 2!!! oh and another thing if i can use an external or replaze the one in my laptop plz also give a link to buy or name or watever....thanks
I think it's brilliant. Hard disk, CD ROM, Power, Memory, inside the main case, as well as minor video/audio hardware for minor tasks (NOT TOO MINOR!!). Power-user video cards on the outside. That's great, but I think they'll overprice these things too much, just because they can.
For the record, the retailer I work with just released an External Video Card that uses a DisplayLink chipset and runs off of an available USB port. From our in-house tests, it won't support some forms of DirectX (so it rules out gaming with them). But it does let you add up to 5 additional displays through USB ports and it does run most of your average applications/display uses (MS Office, Windows Media Player, Flash Video (YouTube), etc.) very very well.
I recently bought the low-end 20" aluminum Intel iMac. I don't play games too often, but I ordered The Sims 2 the other night and being a former Sims Livin' Large addict, I would like to get back into the game. However, my Radeon HD 2400 card isn't good enough for this game (or any other game by Aspyr). Also, I read that it is impossible to upgrade this card, as it is part of the motherboard configuration. Do you know of a solution to my problem? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
chris i fully agree with you. an external graphics card is great especially on laptops because you cant really upgrade them that easily on laptops plus it reduces heat. i 100% agree
There is nothing fictional about it. This month PC magazine talks about it and they have a big article about new PC Video Cards. They have also the ''how to upgrade a Video Card'' article.
I was thinking of the exact same setup as your friend. I think an external setup would be a very appealing solution for those of us who want to enhance our notebook video processing abilities.
Let's stop the flaming. A related question is more interesting than that: Is there anything going on as far as speedier ports is concerned? Did FireWire loose out or is it still being developed? Not only gui, but also other peripherals would benefit from faster ports... Chris, what do you know?
External GPUs are great for us with laptops. If you have a laptop with integrated graphics you can just plug in at home to your external gpu for serious gaming. It's a great solution if you don't want to have a bulky desktop. But we have yet to see any benchmarks to see if they truly are just as powerful as an internal card.
IEcho™ Express PCIe 2.0 Expansion Chassis with Thunderbolt™ Ports
ottd0301 1 week ago
The future is here... YES Thank you Intel and Apple!
ottd0301 1 week ago
the computer producers want your money, so they are not making any ex video card for you
KANYIUWAH 1 week ago
i want external power but i aint payin 300 dollars on a vidoc station
MrSiickness13 1 month ago
WOW...THIS VID IS OLD AS SHIT!!! ViDock is external gpu
wrathallll 1 month ago
@wrathallll I know right, Chris talks in to the future.
HackedTech 1 month ago
dude u are nerd xD
ImSoFkingSweet 1 month ago
On google I keep finding adapters instead of actual video cards... how did the person you mentioned in this video do it? Is it compatible with any computer as long as that computer has the memory/processor to handle it?
On HP's website specs for my comp it says:
"Must select one of the following options: GeForce 9300 GE (256 MB) GeForce 9500 GS GeForce 9600 GS GeForce 9800 GT (1 GB) "
Does that literally mean I can only use one of those on the list or would any PCI work?
toReasonWhy 1 month ago
@toReasonWhy
Oh, you know what, I just realized what they mean by "must select," they mean when purchasing the computer originally you have those choices. Der. So any PCI or PCI-express should work.
toReasonWhy 1 month ago
for an external graphics card do you need a monitor
mllr560 3 months ago
if i got 100 thumbs up, i will do the most compact usb external graphic cards ever
NOMELEMBE 4 months ago 9
NVdia Ion is an external Graphic Card for NetBooks (i'm still doing research on this),
I seriously need some kind of external GPU for my Acer Aspire One.
LegionIscariot 5 months ago
@LegionIscariot me too
If you find anything good don't suppose you could notify me :D
timlyo 3 months ago
viDock ftw!!
webDes33 5 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Take a look at this guys.
ww.amd.com/us/products/technologies/ati-xgp/Pages/ati-xgp.aspx
MegaThunderbird101 5 months ago
I have a samsung r530 and it struggles to play minecraft is there any thing i can do to improve it.
godzillaisnuclea123 6 months ago
i use an external sound card coming from a sound producer background, i just assumed these things were in high use in the graphic side of things, but apparently not
jojo191519 6 months ago
god that guy is boring :0
kill50cent1 6 months ago
I know that this is an old video but at 1:12 what was the name of the product that he used?
BodyBagSoto 7 months ago
i want an external for my laptop but all of them seem cheap so i think they arent to good. i want one with good FPS while play First Person Shooters. Any suggestions? (no price limits)
MrNumber10dude 8 months ago
2:06, chat-box: "I want a GPU for my cellphone" LOL
Gian092 9 months ago 27
I need to now what "over current USB detected" means thanks and I want to now if a USB to dvi gpu if good
musician1232 9 months ago
there are vidock, then there are diy vidock. google both and there are the ideas. currently the diy vidock community is researching sandy bridge cpu laptops because they're pushing for usb 3.0 or pci-e expresscard slot 2.0 which would break the bottle neck that most successful vidock users are experiencing. in other words, can't wait to tap the 4x 8x or 16x from video card using those setups.
weicc84 9 months ago
iv got an hp g56 laptop 4gb ddr2 ram so its pretty good but its got a crap video card (intel chipset) and im thinkin of getting a gaming pc or this. which would be better?
zeRONANkid 10 months ago
So is there an external drive released yet AND does it work with macs??
MrComputeranswers 11 months ago
@MrComputeranswers yes the vidock
narushigo 11 months ago
@narushigo where would i be able to find that?i hav a 256mb graphics card right now and i want to get an external one with 1gb. is this possible?
ComedyAllianz 11 months ago
@ComedyAllianz vidock
narushigo 11 months ago
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narushigo 11 months ago
It wont fry the motherboard. If its using an external power, PCs or Laptops could use lower PSUs. Air from outside is cooler. Good air flow. Could be transferred to other PCs and Laptop easily.
awiechan 11 months ago
By the way, this does not stand for GPUs only. This may be use for sound cards. Its a PCIxx!
MrLinuxkid 1 year ago
u know less then me...
abksharma 1 year ago
Always thought - outdoor cooling - through the wall - was the best option
For noise reduction (zero noise) + efficiency (outside is often already cooler - so no energy is needed + relatively unlimited area to work with)
Plumbers should get together and invent one - copper tubes, radiators, etc. - would create a lot of work for plumbers
OghamTheBold 1 year ago
hey everyone i would really appriciate a responce to this i need help im new to computers as you would probably guess, im not looking to play pc games i just want my computer to run faster, my downloads to run faster and i use sony vegas 10 and blender alot and the rendering time is riddiculous on my standard laptop, if i want a faster laptop should i buy a external video card? or is my solution elsewhere? all responses would be greatly appreciated
superflycos123 1 year ago
@superflycos123 System specs? PM me and I could be of some assistance.
TheDeRitter 1 year ago
for all those who have white macbooks and think they can't use external graphics cards for them... here's some really good news that'll make you happy, you can now buy an external express slot card that you can hook up to on your macbook with a USB. Thus, you can connect the Vidock to your external express card.
Freedomfoe07 1 year ago
@Freedomfoe07 um no....theres a reason you use express cards for this. usb 2.0 is slower, and if you happen to have 3.0 then youre an asshole and dont need external graphics anyways. the standard usb 2.0 interface is too slow so the frame rates would drop down to 8~9 fps.
emosp0ngebob 11 months ago
@emosp0ngebob so you're saying that if I plug in the express card into the external express slot/USB it wont work???
Freedomfoe07 11 months ago
@Freedomfoe07 ill put it this way. PCI-E (graphics card) is 2Gb/S. USB 2.0 is 480Mb/s. thats a quater of the potential. and when you consider that you will almost NEVER get the full potential of USB, youre down to a useless 8 frames per second. so if you can play on 8 frames per second, go for it. otherwise, no. not possible. especially when your average game needs about 20-60 frames per second.
emosp0ngebob 11 months ago
@emosp0ngebob so if it was a 3.0 it would be good
Freedomfoe07 11 months ago
@Freedomfoe07 if you had USB 3.0, you wouldnt need an external graphics card. and thats only theoretical speeds. you would be hard pressed to get a USB 3.0 with full potential. so no, USB everything doesnt work. you can try, but dont go wasting your money.
emosp0ngebob 11 months ago
@emosp0ngebob What about the new Thunderbolt technology when it becomes more integrated?
KissMeImPunk 11 months ago
So is there any external gpu?
OHMzTV 1 year ago
@OHMzTV yes. vidock, or get a pe4h adapter
emosp0ngebob 11 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
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dellvostro00001 1 year ago
That's my question as well, it appears that your laptop would run it judging by your specs. It seems that the main problem is having the video card that would do it. If the ViDock4 can run a video card that uses Shader 3.0 technology, then I believe it will.
ChanceReed 1 year ago
Will my laptop be able to run arma
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz 2.00 GHZ
Memory (RAM): 3.00GB
System type: 32-bit Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium Sp2
GPU: ViDock4
chavmusher 1 year ago
Consider if your a gamer and a mobile DJ, if you drag a desktop to venues your an idiot, and if you drag a 3000 doller gaming lappy to a venue-your still an idiot, but yet, you want to do both right? so buy a cheap p.o.s. laptop with all your software on it for the music and save all the hardware at home where the gaming happens, on an external gpu and 40in hdtv lol.
unless your a fan of lan parties you dont need that kind of hardware on the town, unless you want yo shi stollen.
omnicrutch 1 year ago
i want an external graphics card that doesnt need a fin external monitor cuz that just grounds my laptop and no point in having it if thats the case. so screw these multi monitor solutions.
idiot4aday 1 year ago
they have them on amazon now for adding extra monitors
amazingamingleepop 1 year ago
I rather go for the external graphics than buy one of those thick laptops dell is selling for $2000.00 bucks calling them alienware.
liberiason 1 year ago
YES YES YES FUCKING EXTERNEL
flamingarse1 1 year ago
forum notebookreview com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-vidock-experiences.html
ruhtraeel 1 year ago
that would be great ! Hmm..since USB 3 is coming around it can become a possibility since USB is too slow. How does USB 3 compare with PCI ports ?
turgore 1 year ago
10000 stream procesor!!!!! on my quad core!with 800 fps on crisis man,think about it,huge gpu's,on the outside of your pc!!!!
joshodst 1 year ago
I've seen a vidock 2 at work and I think it's incredible btw. The only thing that really matters is which graphics card you're using inside it.
Chamkey123 1 year ago
My laptop is capable of displaying 720p but it is barely able to. If I had a ext. graph. card I could play a lot of todays games for much cheaper... Genius.
alaskanhybrid 1 year ago
@alaskanhybrid new external cards are out there. I bought this computer and im gonna upgrade later with a better grahpic card. just perfect. :D
mikethk 1 year ago
@alaskanhybrid very easy to do now. pm me for part names =]
sub7viet 1 year ago
i have stupid shizzy intel hd with a core i3 proccessor
can i connect nvdia gef9800
ismaol1 1 year ago
@ismaol1 Most likey u can but i need to no ur GHz but like i said it probally gunna work
shawndy101 1 year ago
LOL I just want to play CoD4 at maximum fps and the reason I love that game is you dont need to have a super processor to play that game so all I need is an external graphics card so that i can get a good frame rate. Does ayone know a website that has good gaming external cards? thaanks.
Jx8o5 1 year ago
This would be the best solution.You can use the External video card on any computer.
wilfredotour2 1 year ago
My Toshiba could use this......... flight simulator x is more like grainy-kinda simulation x
noneofyourbuisness7 1 year ago
where can i but 1 what is a gd one but dont cost much
LegoBoy300 2 years ago
@LegoBoy300 get a vi dock 2 blank the blank has no video card
XXcomputerXXtutorial 1 year ago
couldnt you just take your video card use a fiberglass siding with hole in the side with the cable going through and have it somewhere
Ri1seAgainst 2 years ago
@Ri1seAgainst Yes.
Chrismonchan 1 year ago
I hate when people think they're experts and talk out their ass
unngoy1337 2 years ago
it's out for ages... and it's name is ASUS XG Station
Computenator 2 years ago
these suck they are not worth it why> you will limited slow bandwitdths and will cost more than an actual video card.....
you want a 5850 (305) plus a XG box (300) ........
TrueYears 2 years ago
i agree external video card , is best solution for PC and Laptops
Edinb1979 2 years ago 49
@Edinb1979 for pc not really,but for a laptop...amazing breakthrough!
theedman3 1 year ago
@Edinb1979 But what are good ones for laptops? I have a game that I just bought yesterday, critically acclaimed, but doesn't work on low settings (Nvidia Geforce GT 425M, 6gb RAM, 1.7GHz). The game only needs an Nvidia 8800, 2gb RAM, and 2GHz (0.3 off ONLY). It moves at 15fps, but my main issue is really the laggy controls with a 0.5-0.8 delay (educated guess). I move my mouse left and right twice before the mouse on screen moves in the game. Works fine in the title screen.
brucenatelee 6 months ago
where can i buy external video cards???
snuski 2 years ago 2
look for ViDock2 ... also on YouTube
hippocrates72 2 years ago
this an excellent idea especially for laptops.
beloveene 2 years ago
I'm guessing no one knows where we can buy these?
combatdstar 2 years ago
where do i buy a external graphic card???
hellya2011 2 years ago
can anyone link me to a site where i can buy an external video card? thx
alooghee 2 years ago
Whats super cooling? you mean another cooling solution...
flamingaxe791 2 years ago
can anyone pls give me any examples of external graphics card ,, cuz i wanna buy one.. thanks
Greev84 2 years ago
i think that the XG Station might be one it is by nvidia
fierwall5 2 years ago
Wow thanks, but the one iam looking at has a geforce 8600gt installed on it, Is it possible to change the graphics card in the docking system to something more powerful ?
Greev84 2 years ago
Wait wait wait, are they real, or just a rumor? Cause I've been googling and ebaying these things, and have only found capture cards. :S
FullOfStupidity1 2 years ago
they are real
fierwall5 2 years ago
I like the two monitors in this video
(Two next to each other)? Are they 30" Inches? what brand ? Glossy?
nathankrusers 2 years ago
dell mate that is all that they sell i believe
fierwall5 2 years ago
They are two Dell 30" LCDs. They are not glossy.
MikeLippa 2 years ago
I WANT ONE. THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME
captainclayman 2 years ago
Hello I have a Huge Question,I will Subscribe if you answer-Here is the Question-(by the way im computer illeterate compared to you)K-Can you Improve Gaming Capability with an External Hardrive.Because i do not have enough room on the computer and i would like 2 know if it will help.plz and thanks.
SILKIL69 2 years ago
will it play GTA 4???????? i cant play it cuz my laptop has a video card that has NO and i mean -NO- power on it so i wanted to play gta 4 but if i get one of these things can i play it???
medaman117 2 years ago
I WANT ONE OF THESE :[.
The only thing that's stopping me from playing, is my GFX :[, everything else is good.
;-;.
BunnyHanyou 2 years ago
My laptop is downright slow. I think my graphics card has overheated several times so it would be good to have one of those.
GeeksRus95 2 years ago
ati should make external gpu at a size of express34 card. It will become very popular !
mikeccuk2006 2 years ago
have these been released yet?
mrteaKup 2 years ago
hey can u plz tell me what external gpu ur friend has. i heard about alot of them, but i don't know that any of them are being sold... anywhere. or maybe asus xg rog is sold somewhere but i can't find where. plz tell me where he bought it and which did he buy. thx in advance :D
Luka38 2 years ago
I'm going to get a Fujitsu Sa 3650 soon with a "Graphics Booster" with ATI 3870 on it!! :D cant wait!! :D
thenameless191993 2 years ago
but from my experience of course i would never buy again any hp product and also i would never buy an nv8600 based video card as this (together with hp bad costumer support) caused my 2000$ go to the trash in just one year. The only interesting solution seems to be the magma one cause you can change the video card but the price is wayy to high
ClitoriousCeasar 2 years ago
I dont know if it is true but i found a site that has the asus xg (with the nv 8600) for 369 australian dollars.I also found that a company named magma already has a product named "expressbox" which can be used to connect a pci-e card (video or other) to a notebook but the price is way to high (749$). I m in need of such a device cause i own a crappy hp pavillion 9000 (payed about 2000$ a year back) with the internal nv8600 no longer working as it was faulty but hp doesnt care for its customers
ClitoriousCeasar 2 years ago
I wonder can one some how use a USB flash drive memory for use as their dedicated Video Memory????
wataki2 2 years ago
You can not use a Flash drive as video memory. Videomemory is typically DDR3 VRAM, and a flash drive is just flash memory.
allstarn08 2 years ago
I know it can be done for system ram like Virtual Ram ... Haven't have not done that myself, but know others who have. Video Memory not so sure.
AxiomofDiscord 2 years ago
Has the ATi XGP been released? I heard about it sometime last year? I thought it was cool at the time.
technologic21 2 years ago
almost all laptop nowadays have multi monitor built in just buy a monitor plug it in to ur laptop no need for usb to dvi unless u want 3 or more!
trbjr21 2 years ago
I would love to have one for my laptop.
harvesthunter0707 2 years ago
Me too, there was one released by NVidia but for some reason they only released it in Australia :(
rynox45 2 years ago
I'm actually surprised no one manufactured external video cards to date... I cant understand WHY this hasn't happened yet. This probably has something to do with money and bureaucracy. Someone is probably making huge profits BECAUSE there is no such thing as external video cards, and he/they don't want this to change.
ibex333 2 years ago 12
I thought the exact same thing.
noskid7 2 years ago
@ibex333 ViDock i need to raise money o;
903harman 10 months ago
@ibex333 there is such thing look up the ViDock
stetdawg 8 months ago
does anyone have any info on WHEN a system like this will be on sale. me wanna have. :(
ante02 3 years ago
don't hold your breath... thats all i'm gonna say
panther98291 2 years ago
i cant find an external i need one for my laptop
lockiel123 3 years ago
sooooo, i could get a nvidia or even ati graphics card for my laptop? instead of using the crappy built in chips?
Ookarl01 3 years ago
Well your laptop needs to support the external video card. I only know one PC, the F-Siemens Amilo 3650 notebook that supports external video cards.
JackDuran 3 years ago
ahh that sucks real bad, i have a toshiba satallite l300
Ookarl01 3 years ago
I heard that they dont really allow u to run higher graphics, but they only let run extra monitors. Is this true? cuz i would like to use it on my laptop to get decent graphics rather than crappy integrated
socerants 3 years ago
Same here. I knew I should have gotten a laptop with something that wasn't integrated -.-.
ToshioSanx3 3 years ago
me too damn that guy at office max got me to buy this :(
creedman4400 3 years ago
no, u can use extra monitors... or use only one and get better performance.
plattekak 2 years ago
whats da price of an external graphics card
k9punkass 3 years ago
wow, sitting that close to those monitors can't be that good on your eyes lol
w00t1337 3 years ago
and thats why he wears glasses :)
Luka38 3 years ago
so if my laptop doesnt have a pci-e port i cant use this?
oneshotkill27 3 years ago
get a usb video adapter
techguy10210 3 years ago
i think its a great idea as long as its under $250 lol
mageking042 3 years ago 3
I always wondered why they didn't think of that. External GPUs make a whole lot more of sense. You wouldn't have to buy a new power supply everytime you upgrade to a more powerful card, you could carry it with you wherever you go, etc.
andrefilipp3 3 years ago
id love to have one for my laptop instead of the shitty intel one i have seen an asus external one for their notebooks that uses pc mcia card slot connection with an 8600gt gpu
wax333 3 years ago
the xg station still ain't been released yet :(
ziggazaggy 3 years ago
check out the xg station
nexgeninthemaking 3 years ago
yeah sorry bud, get a reality check, the xg station still hasnt been released even after 2years of hype. That is unless u have a source, in which i apologize!
xr40 3 years ago
not out yet dude! unless u can send a link!
xr40 3 years ago
easy bra..i m just hoping something like this comes out..although i could really car e less cuz im gunna get a lenovo y 650 when they come out in march...1 inch thin 16 inch screen and nvidia gfx graphics(optional) 1200$ check it out
right now im on a hp mini 1000
have to say it's preety sweet
head turner
nexgeninthemaking 3 years ago
do u have a link dude, i couldnt find any!
xr40 3 years ago
its still gonna be an intergrated graphics card so its no better than the intel X3100 where you would have to share your system RAM with the GPU
fernank017 3 years ago
nvm..im gunna get nvidea ion netbook when they come out....currently have hp mini 1000 n its sweet as hell!!
nexgeninthemaking 3 years ago
u can't afford those fatty screens????
nexgeninthemaking 3 years ago
if i could hook up a nvidea video card to my 13" white macbook, i think id be the happiest man on earth
mindphlux 3 years ago 20
@mindphlux pretty sure you can
if you have a model with an expresscard 34 port (i know the macbook pro's have them, idk if macbooks have them)
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tatatamaya54000 3 years ago
I'm wondering what room do you think he's sitting in? It looks like he's made some kind of mini command center.
killer66250 3 years ago
hahaha this guy is such a loser! but he knows his shit!
xr40 3 years ago
Chris, this is over a year old, what do you know about external video cards now? - I sent you a comment on your website, but I have an iMac intel core 2 duo with xp and osx, xp is used for my gaming, but i only have a 128 graphics card. Do you have an solutions for me?
E-Town
Etown88 3 years ago
so if that guy managed to get his pci-e external connected to his laptop, does this assume that he has it connected to a separate monitor and not laptops built in? I remember reading that every laptops controller for the built in screen is different and more or less, propietary.
4orty5ive 3 years ago
I have a macbook pro with parallel OS I have successfully installed vista on there but cant play my ms flight simulator because the game cant read the video card or driver or some bs like that can i use an external video card?
kamranshere76 3 years ago 2
Great feature. I'm looking forward to being able to buy an extenal video card. Are they out yet?
jcehr 3 years ago 2
Great feature. I'm looking forward to being able to buy an extenal video card. Are they out yet?
jcehr 3 years ago
cool now i can plug the external graphic card into my laptop and play games with hardcore graphics i have to see if it work for my laptop i have a feeling it will ,but i have feeling i wont like the price :(
sweetoothj 3 years ago
sorry for double comment i pressed "Post Comment" twice
plutonicmind9 4 years ago
can i use an external vid card on my dell inspiron 1420???or can i change the one in it?? plz reply i wana play halo 2!!! oh and another thing if i can use an external or replaze the one in my laptop plz also give a link to buy or name or watever....thanks
plutonicmind9 4 years ago
can i use an external vid card on my dell inspiron 1420???or can i change the one in it?? plz reply i wana play halo 2!!! oh and another thing if i can use an external or replaze the one in my laptop plz also give a link to buy or name or watever....thanks
plutonicmind9 4 years ago
no wonder they dont sent you hardware, you would just fuck it up!
realnoz 4 years ago
I think it's brilliant. Hard disk, CD ROM, Power, Memory, inside the main case, as well as minor video/audio hardware for minor tasks (NOT TOO MINOR!!). Power-user video cards on the outside. That's great, but I think they'll overprice these things too much, just because they can.
Romka1989 4 years ago
=D now I can get a laptop at easy. Because the laptop models I target have like only integrated graphics. Imma get an external video cards =D
Nutbarrel 4 years ago
For the record, the retailer I work with just released an External Video Card that uses a DisplayLink chipset and runs off of an available USB port. From our in-house tests, it won't support some forms of DirectX (so it rules out gaming with them). But it does let you add up to 5 additional displays through USB ports and it does run most of your average applications/display uses (MS Office, Windows Media Player, Flash Video (YouTube), etc.) very very well.
allregandotcom 4 years ago
I recently bought the low-end 20" aluminum Intel iMac. I don't play games too often, but I ordered The Sims 2 the other night and being a former Sims Livin' Large addict, I would like to get back into the game. However, my Radeon HD 2400 card isn't good enough for this game (or any other game by Aspyr). Also, I read that it is impossible to upgrade this card, as it is part of the motherboard configuration. Do you know of a solution to my problem? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
oneoctavehigher 4 years ago
Heh, I couldn't take my eyes off the chat box.
JamAM007 4 years ago 3
chris i fully agree with you. an external graphics card is great especially on laptops because you cant really upgrade them that easily on laptops plus it reduces heat. i 100% agree
joelgalva8 4 years ago
can ati or nvdivia grafics card run on xp?
TheAvatar42 4 years ago
yes those are the 2 most common graphics card makers
joelgalva8 4 years ago
No offence Chris but external graphics cards seem a bit science fiction to me at this stage? But I think it would be very cool for laptop users...
Ozonic99 4 years ago
There is nothing fictional about it. This month PC magazine talks about it and they have a big article about new PC Video Cards. They have also the ''how to upgrade a Video Card'' article.
astroman12349384 4 years ago
Can you use an external video card with a macbook?
owen0334 4 years ago
I was thinking of the exact same setup as your friend. I think an external setup would be a very appealing solution for those of us who want to enhance our notebook video processing abilities.
Deeinay 4 years ago
Let's stop the flaming. A related question is more interesting than that: Is there anything going on as far as speedier ports is concerned? Did FireWire loose out or is it still being developed? Not only gui, but also other peripherals would benefit from faster ports... Chris, what do you know?
IBENF 4 years ago
G92. Requires less power so ill stick with internal gpus until ati and nvidia move to external.
againat5 4 years ago
OH, so the Mac is the problem then
Apple sucks
wikivist 4 years ago 3
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cheddar07 4 years ago
External GPUs are great for us with laptops. If you have a laptop with integrated graphics you can just plug in at home to your external gpu for serious gaming. It's a great solution if you don't want to have a bulky desktop. But we have yet to see any benchmarks to see if they truly are just as powerful as an internal card.
kevnca 4 years ago
Chris if you can afford to buy those dual 30" monitors, at least purchase a desent video camera that doesnt lag
wikivist 4 years ago
Its not the camera thats the problem, he uses a mac for streaming the video.
k1tsun 4 years ago