FusionItalian

I am new to eGPU, and was wondering if I could use it with the following setup:

Alienware M15x (See spoiler, because I know that sometimes people get that one mixed up with the previous model of the same laptop) 

An Intel Core I7 740QM

8GB RAM

An Internal AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5800

an open Express card slot OR the removal of the WiFi card to use the internal mPCIe slot.

I am thinking of getting either GTX 1060 or GTX 1070 to use with the eGPU (Unless those will not work very well with my set-up).

For now, I think I am going to figure out what eGPU board I should get, and I am considering a GTX1060 or GTX1070 (If those will work, which from what I have read so far on here, they should work).  If you (or anyone else who stumbles upon this thread) can suggest a good eGPU board that would be much appreciated; as a side note I am looking at one of these three:

However I do not know what I should be looking for with one of these things.

3 hours ago, phila_delphia said:

With either Express Card Slot or removable WiFi you should be able to. Still - your processor might get in trouble with some of the latest games. Care to click on the post below for more info:

 

 

Thank's for the info and link to a helpful thread.  I eventually plan on building a new desktop, but thought I would try this out in the mean time, until I can see where the prices go on the latest hardware.

I am new to e-GPU, and am not to sure if my laptop can handle it (sorry if this is in the wrong forum).  I currently have an Alienware M15x (Please see the spoiler for a pic, because I know that sometimes people get that one confused with the older model m15 model).  It has a Core I7 740QM and an open Express card slot, with the option of removing the WiFi card and run a network cable to my router if needed.  Is this able to handle an e-GPU, because I read in another forum (but it was slightly confusing) that it was not able to work.  I would just like some clarification on this please.