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Title: GPU for laptop Post by: DigiSoul on December 19, 2016, 07:52:00 AM I have a laptop.. And i am about to mine cryptocurrency especially altcoin .. For its performance its suggested to use a graphics card.. Please suggest me the best GPU or graphics card to use??
Title: Re: GPU for laptop Post by: longbob72 on December 19, 2016, 09:16:20 AM I don't think it's possible to replace a laptop's GPU.
It's not recommended to mine altcoins with laptop. Laptops are generally more expensive than PC of the same spec and quick to break because of overuse/overheat. So your laptop is more likely to break before you can get enough profit to replace it. Title: Re: GPU for laptop Post by: zottejos on December 19, 2016, 09:18:45 AM I'm not really an altcoin miner, but you should be able to use an external GPU. Not sure if any of those would deliver decent hashrates tough...
Title: Re: GPU for laptop Post by: DigiSoul on December 19, 2016, 12:48:20 PM Is GPU can't be installed internally?? Well its ok if i use gpu as externally .. Please suggest me the best for mining .. I will use a PC for this
Title: Re: GPU for laptop Post by: Eyedol-X on December 19, 2016, 03:41:15 PM Any Laptop with a GTX 1080 can do it but there are better options for less with a desktop.
Title: Re: GPU for laptop Post by: xxcsu on December 19, 2016, 04:05:30 PM external GPU set-up requires five basic items: a laptop, a desktop graphics card, an external display, a PCIe adapter/board to house the card, and a separate power supply for the graphics card .
(maybe better just build a complete pc ? ) The question is what connections is available on your laptop . (ExpressCard , usb 3 , Thunderbolt 2.0 ... ) You can find some necessary components on this website : http://www.hwtools.net/eGPU.html There is one eGPU setup via thunderbolt 2 , with build instructions and parts list : https://odd-one-out.serek.eu/thunderbolt-2-egpu-setup-using-akitio-thunder2/ (https://odd-one-out.serek.eu/thunderbolt-2-egpu-setup-using-akitio-thunder2/) You can learn a lot about eGPU setup on this hardware forum : http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/diy-egpu-experiences.418851/ |