Hello! I'm new to this forum but have spent the past few days doing some research on an eGPU solution since it's new technology to me. I've read through many posts/threads and I think have a pretty good understanding, however, I would like some clarification on a few questions before I go ahead and purchase anything: 1) I have a new Lenovo Y50-70 laptop, it has an mPCIe slot which I'll use to connect the PE4C 2.1 device. It seems the PE4C is the preferred solution over the EXP GDC Beast? My understanding is that the PE4C has less issues running on the gen2 channel? A side question; is there any eGPU solution utilizing gen 3 bandwidth? 2) My preference is to just use the laptop monitor and not use an external monitor. The Lenovo Y50 has an integrated Nvidia 860m and an Intel G4500 (I think, can't remember off the top of my head). I realize that by utilizing Nvidia Optimus, I can continue to use the internal display but at a significant performance hit? What's the reasoning behind this and is there any way to improve the performance? Is it possible to loop the eVGA physically back into the laptop LCD via some sort of adapter? I imagine this would be a painful/not realistic solution. 3) In terms of performance/stability, do most find a proper ATX power supply vs the Dell DA-2 works better? Are there less signal losses/crashes etc? Any insight into these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
