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Where would that GPU go? My laptop doesn’t have a place for it, and doesn’t have the connections for an eGPU. A $300 delta would only be true if I had a desktop

Where would that GPU go? My laptop doesn’t have a place for it, and doesn’t have the connections for an eGPU. A $300 delta would only be true if I had a desktop. I use Paperspace + Parsec for a regular Windows cloud desktop so I’m not locked into anything and pay just a few dollars per month for my gaming.

dr-detroit 7y ago
Gamers get the hardware they need for XMas. there is no money to be made developing games beyond mobile app store offerings for other demographics.
ev0lv 7y ago
I think you are side-stepping OP's point in your response. The primary cost of a desktop is the GPU, everything else is pennies.
- m-p-3 7y ago
  I don't know, my new system costed me substantially more than the cost of the GPU. Those high-end CPUs aren't cheap.
thu2111 7y ago
Next to the laptop, believe it or not. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544 eGPUs are supported by any Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac1 running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later The key is to realise that modern cables coming out of laptops are basically extensions of the PCIe bus. The bandwidth through them is phenomenal. It's entirely feasible to run an external GPU. However, you don't really need one. I am a casual gamer who uses my laptop (got an Xbox too though), and even with the embedded GPU strategy/city building/etc type games work fine and look great. The Mac isn't a good platform if you're a capital-G "Gamer" but if you just want some entertainment on long flights and the like it works just fine. Go grab Steam and off you go. I don't think I'll be using Stadia any time soon as a consequence.
- aagha 7y ago
  God it's so frustrating to see posts like yours. https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.asp...
  - throwaway-9320 7y ago
    Thunderbolt 3 based eGPU-s work very well on Windows-based machines, too.
aagha 7y ago
I really dug Paperspace + Parsec when I was using it. Their support is also top-tier; very impressive. I ended up having too many glitches and lost connections and eventually moved to Shadow.tech and been thrilled with their service (though it's more than a few $'s a month).

dr-detroit 7y ago

Gamers get the hardware they need for XMas. there is no money to be made developing games beyond mobile app store offerings for other demographics.

ev0lv 7y ago

I think you are side-stepping OP's point in your response. The primary cost of a desktop is the GPU, everything else is pennies.

m-p-3 7y ago
I don't know, my new system costed me substantially more than the cost of the GPU. Those high-end CPUs aren't cheap.

thu2111 7y ago

Next to the laptop, believe it or not. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208544 eGPUs are supported by any Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac1 running macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 or later The key is to realise that modern cables coming out of laptops are basically extensions of the PCIe bus. The bandwidth through them is phenomenal. It's entirely feasible to run an external GPU. However, you don't really need one. I am a casual gamer who uses my laptop (got an Xbox too though), and even with the embedded GPU strategy/city building/etc type games work fine and look great. The Mac isn't a good platform if you're a capital-G "Gamer" but if you just want some entertainment on long flights and the like it works just fine. Go grab Steam and off you go. I don't think I'll be using Stadia any time soon as a consequence.

aagha 7y ago
God it's so frustrating to see posts like yours. https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.asp...
- throwaway-9320 7y ago
  Thunderbolt 3 based eGPU-s work very well on Windows-based machines, too.

aagha 7y ago

I really dug Paperspace + Parsec when I was using it. Their support is also top-tier; very impressive. I ended up having too many glitches and lost connections and eventually moved to Shadow.tech and been thrilled with their service (though it's more than a few $'s a month).