External GPU to an old laptop?

[DavidVioMC]

I currently have an HP Compaq 6730b laptop which recently I upgraded the CPU from Core 2 Duo to an Core 2 Extreme and 500GB SSD and now it runs all CPU based games and applications without an issue and it's super fast. But it's lacking when it comes to graphics, it just has Intel integrated graphics that I don't remeber what it is, but it's not good. Could I just get an external GPU thing and pull out one of my GTX 670 out of my SLI setup and use that? I do have a GTX 980 but I think that would be overkill and the Core 2 Extreme will bottleneck it. I assume the wireless card link in my laptop is x1 since it's an older laptop, would that cause any issues or will I need x2? Thanks

 

[drkatz42]

Give this a read
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984716/laptop-computers/how-to-transform-your-laptop-into-a-gaming-powerhouse-with-an-external-graphics-card.html

 

[DavidVioMC]

Give this a read
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984716/laptop-computers/how-to-transform-your-laptop-into-a-gaming-powerhouse-with-an-external-graphics-card.html

Thanks for that, I didn't know you can use ExpressCard aswell, because my laptop has a slot for expresscard but I'm unsure if it has the module and if it even works since I never used it and I think it would be better for me since its located on the side of the laptop rather than the x1 mPCIe wireless module which is directly under so I would either have to use a laptop stand for the laptop to sit flash, or use a mPCIe extender and make the ribbon cable come out the CD Drive after removing it since its just one screw on the bottom and a good pull, I don't use it either. Will I see any performance differences between mPCIe and ExpressCard? Because the author of that thread went with mPCIe and I see most of the external GPU modules to have mPCIe after quick search on Ebay.