M.2 External gpu on laptop?

[tagliafierroalessandro]

Hello,
I've got an Asus Vivobook Pro N752VX and, since the 950M isn't enough any more, I'd like to upgrade my GPU. Unfortunately, this laptop doesn't come with a thunderbolt3 port and I don't really want to mess up with the wifi card to put my egpu.

I'm willing to buy a brand new Geforce GTX 1080, I just need a way to connect it all up. I noticed that some laptops have m.2 slots, either free or taken by an SSD( I could remove it). So before doing that, I have to ask you some questions (please answer them all):

1)How can I find out if my laptop has an m.2 slot on the Motherboard without opening it up?
2) if it has an m.2 slot what pieces should I buy (please give links) to connect the GPU to the m.2 slot of that exact size (I found some articles around explaining how not all m.2 slots are the same but I didn't really understand it all, so please if you can clarify that to me I'd be very grateful)?
3)Are there any online guides that explain how to set this up(on software-side as well)?
4)I heard that connecting an egpu to a mini PCIe slot will make it lose 20% of the power, what about m.2?
5) Since I don't have TB3, is this my only and best shot?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Evvvvv]

Hello,
I've got an Asus Vivobook Pro N752VX and, since the 950M isn't enough any more, I'd like to upgrade my GPU. Unfortunately, this laptop doesn't come with a thunderbolt3 port and I don't really want to mess up with the wifi card to put my egpu.

I'm willing to buy a brand new Geforce GTX 1080, I just need a way to connect it all up. I noticed that some laptops have m.2 slots, either free or taken by an SSD( I could remove it). So before doing that, I have to ask you some questions (please answer them all):

1)How can I find out if my laptop has an m.2 slot on the Motherboard without opening it up?
2) if it has an m.2 slot what pieces should I buy (please give links) to connect the GPU to the m.2 slot of that exact size (I found some articles around explaining how not all m.2 slots are the same but I didn't really understand it all, so please if you can clarify that to me I'd be very grateful)?
3)Are there any online guides that explain how to set this up(on software-side as well)?
4)I heard that connecting an egpu to a mini PCIe slot will make it lose 20% of the power, what about m.2?
5) Since I don't have TB3, is this my only and best shot?

Thanks in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyL2tPyXFA
I wouldnt mess with that.. Since for it to work you gotta play withou tback plate on your laptop which is bad enough, or cut it.

 

[tagliafierroalessandro]

Hello,
I've got an Asus Vivobook Pro N752VX and, since the 950M isn't enough any more, I'd like to upgrade my GPU. Unfortunately, this laptop doesn't come with a thunderbolt3 port and I don't really want to mess up with the wifi card to put my egpu.

I'm willing to buy a brand new Geforce GTX 1080, I just need a way to connect it all up. I noticed that some laptops have m.2 slots, either free or taken by an SSD( I could remove it). So before doing that, I have to ask you some questions (please answer them all):

1)How can I find out if my laptop has an m.2 slot on the Motherboard without opening it up?
2) if it has an m.2 slot what pieces should I buy (please give links) to connect the GPU to the m.2 slot of that exact size (I found some articles around explaining how not all m.2 slots are the same but I didn't really understand it all, so please if you can clarify that to me I'd be very grateful)?
3)Are there any online guides that explain how to set this up(on software-side as well)?
4)I heard that connecting an egpu to a mini PCIe slot will make it lose 20% of the power, what about m.2?
5) Since I don't have TB3, is this my only and best shot?

Thanks in advance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyL2tPyXFA
I wouldnt mess with that.. Since for it to work you gotta play withou tback plate on your laptop which is bad enough, or cut it.

I was wondering if you could be more specific, I saw the video and I have some questions.
First of all, I assume there's no way to know if I have an m.2 slot without opening my pc up. However, if I have one, how can I know if it's nvme compatible?(I don't actually know what nvme is, sorry)

Then he's talking about custom bios, loss of data through the cable, is he saying that if you do something like this it is very unlikely that it'll work and, if it will, you'll still need to mess up with your firmware? I don't care about playing with the back plate, but this is a real problem.

One last thing, is this the piece I should buy? https://www.amazon.com/XCSOURCE-External-Independent-Graphics-AC866/dp/B074XFMFXZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526568817&sr=8-1&keywords=exp+gdc+m.2
if not could you give me the link?

 

[Evvvvv]

You can just google the laptop name and add nvme, and see what pops up. And according to websites your laptop does have m.2 nvme slot. BUT, I still wouldnt mess with that, Id try to sell that laptop, add money, and buy another with all that money for 1080 and from selling the laptop

 

[tagliafierroalessandro]

You can just google the laptop name and add nvme, and see what pops up. And according to websites your laptop does have m.2 nvme slot. BUT, I still wouldn't mess with that, Id try to sell that laptop, add money, and buy another with all that money for 1080 and from selling the laptop

Actually the price of a desktop with my current specs (or higher) and a 1080 would be quite high, furthermore, I just bought the laptop and, not only am I still paying it, but I'm quite satisfied with it actually, except for the GPU.

I think I'll go for the m.2 GPU as soon as I'll be sure it'll work. Thanks again.