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Nando. It is possible to make any windows (prob. only on Win10) laptop with TB3/alternative port (and free TOLUD space) work with eGPU without rebooting in anyway. if you look at the Surface Book review on laptopmag (Surface Book Review: Beautiful, Blazing, Buggy) I'm not saying that the device needs to be a 2-in-1. But a program could be developed to (when a key combo is pressed. eg. Ctrl+Alt+Delete) close all games/apps using the dedicated GPU then you could unplug. btw. annoyed that Microsoft did not put a TB port on the Surface Book. Wait. Just for One Clear Answer: Will the Dell XPS line work with eGPU?

Depends what GPU you have. a GTX 670 needs 500 watts of power as a minimium, most likely you need a PSU to power the GPU. Also, what do you get with the iGPU (integrated GPU) as it could just be because you did not do it correctly and the GPU is not being used for the program/game. I personally think its your CPU bottlenecking the connection as if it was because of the Expresscard slot, the fps would change depending on the settings, but since you said they were the same no matter what setting they are on I am lead to believe that it is your CPU as the CPUs load does not change depending on the setting, just the game itself. Though, you might want to wait for Nandos response as i'm stating things as I see them(and I haven't even done a egpu yet (waiting for Thunderbolt 3 laptops to be released). On a different note, Nando, if a laptop have a dedicated GPU (with Optimus/switchable) is it guaranteed to be able to run an eGPU. Also, will a Thunderbolt 3 laptop be much easier to setup.

Thunderbolt3 equipped eGPU candidate notebooks How does Thunderbolt 3 affect things. Intel said that thunderbolt 3 officially supports PCIE-x4 3.0. Can I buy any laptop/tablet with a thunderbolt 3 port and run a GPU from it (of course with power and docks)? or is it up to manufacturers to allow this. P.S. I have an updated list about laptops with a Thunderbolt 3 port (rumor or otherwise), feel free to take them or if you want Edit access, tell me your email (by default, you can only view and comment) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12G1VTFWkTL5tb8nxUAtnDHwTLyya9I3Vw-OXXrIN4e4/edit?usp=sharing