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I just bought an eGPU to solve the Macbook overheating problem. While that works, it made me mad that I had to spend 350 euro’s to fix a problem I did not have

I just bought an eGPU to solve the Macbook overheating problem. While that works, it made me mad that I had to spend 350 euro’s to fix a problem I did not have with my 2014 model, while having an extra unsightly box on my desk with a giant power brick.

galuggus 7y ago
Which macbook do you have?
- spiderfarmer 7y ago
  16 inch i7 Runs freaking hot when driving a 4k monitor through thunderbolt. The secondary GPU seems to be the problem. I didn’t have this issue with my 15 inch retina Macbook pro through mini Displaport. Crazy.
diggan 7y ago
Heh, you effectively no longer have a laptop either (I mean, you do, if you want it to overheat I guess), so you spent money + changed it to a desktop computer, without really getting any of the benefits of a desktop computer.
- laumars 7y ago
  While your comment is genuinely amusing it should be stated that the eGPU wouldn't be needed when out and about since you'd only be running the one screen. So in some ways having an eGPU is the best of both worlds: something equivalent to a desktop PC when "docked" at his desk but still a usable portable device when out and about.
  - spiderfarmer 7y ago
    Yes, but I absolutely do not need the 3D capabilities of that card. I just want a cool laptop with a large screen for remote work and a 4k or 5k monitor at home.
    - ValentineC 7y ago
      Here's hoping some enterprising TB3 hub maker adds a decent, low-powered GPU into one of their hubs. This might help balance the load of driving a 4k/5k screen, or at the very least, keep the MacBook's motherboard cool, and also keep the whole setup fairly portable.
      - laumars 7y ago
        I’d snap that up in a heartbeat if it meant I could run more than 2 external screens on my shitty 2015 non-touchbar MBP (the model with only 2 USB-C ports)
- spiderfarmer 7y ago
  Yes I hate it, but I did not have the time and willpower to find another solution so I bought the eGPU.

galuggus 7y ago

Which macbook do you have?

spiderfarmer 7y ago
16 inch i7 Runs freaking hot when driving a 4k monitor through thunderbolt. The secondary GPU seems to be the problem. I didn’t have this issue with my 15 inch retina Macbook pro through mini Displaport. Crazy.

diggan 7y ago

Heh, you effectively no longer have a laptop either (I mean, you do, if you want it to overheat I guess), so you spent money + changed it to a desktop computer, without really getting any of the benefits of a desktop computer.

laumars 7y ago
While your comment is genuinely amusing it should be stated that the eGPU wouldn't be needed when out and about since you'd only be running the one screen. So in some ways having an eGPU is the best of both worlds: something equivalent to a desktop PC when "docked" at his desk but still a usable portable device when out and about.
- spiderfarmer 7y ago
  Yes, but I absolutely do not need the 3D capabilities of that card. I just want a cool laptop with a large screen for remote work and a 4k or 5k monitor at home.
  - ValentineC 7y ago
    Here's hoping some enterprising TB3 hub maker adds a decent, low-powered GPU into one of their hubs. This might help balance the load of driving a 4k/5k screen, or at the very least, keep the MacBook's motherboard cool, and also keep the whole setup fairly portable.
    - laumars 7y ago
      I’d snap that up in a heartbeat if it meant I could run more than 2 external screens on my shitty 2015 non-touchbar MBP (the model with only 2 USB-C ports)
spiderfarmer 7y ago
Yes I hate it, but I did not have the time and willpower to find another solution so I bought the eGPU.