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Am I reading this right? * There's a decent built-in gpu * Or I can plug an external gpu into the back * Or I can rip out the mainboard on an old Framework a

Am I reading this right? * There's a decent built-in gpu * Or I can plug an external gpu into the back * Or I can rip out the mainboard on an old Framework and pop this one in * Or I can pop this mainboard into a Cooler Master case or some rando 3D printed case and have a PC which can sit on my desktop, underneath my TV, etc. (Granted this thing probably won't have the horsepower of a real desktop but for a lot of workloads it's probably be fine) The original Framework had a great philosophy with limited execution. This seems like a whole new level of utility, and perhaps just the beginning of what an ecosystem built around the Framework could become. The question you usually have to ask about any product is why would I buy this? But in this case I'm struggling to come up with good reasons NOT to buy. I already have a laptop, a desktop, and a living room PC. If I can potentially refresh the Framework to fulfill ANY of those roles what excuse do I have to not to own one?

vhodges 4y ago
Yes, decent iGPU. But no on an external GPU in the back since this is for the 13" which has no modular bay for internal GPU (They mean a USB4 -> PCIe dock for the external GPU). There IS a 16" coming that will let you plugin a dedicated GPU. I will probably order this (or it's next version) one for my machine in 18 - 30 months since mine is only ~6 months old. edit: and apologies if I mis-understood or am being pedantic
- i80and 4y ago
  You can plug in an eGPU with this. From the post: > If you want to use an eGPU, you can do that too! This is because the Framework Laptop 13 with Ryzen™ 7040 Series processors has two fully capable USB4 ports, with the back left and back right Expansion Cards slots.
  - ketralnis 4y ago
    Right, that's exactly what they said > no on an external GPU in the back since this is for the 13" which has no modular bay for internal GPU (They mean a USB4 -> PCIe dock for the external GPU).
- bodge5000 4y ago
  Unless the Mobo doesn't support it, you should be able to use external GPU's even with Ryzen

vhodges 4y ago

Yes, decent iGPU. But no on an external GPU in the back since this is for the 13" which has no modular bay for internal GPU (They mean a USB4 -> PCIe dock for the external GPU). There IS a 16" coming that will let you plugin a dedicated GPU. I will probably order this (or it's next version) one for my machine in 18 - 30 months since mine is only ~6 months old. edit: and apologies if I mis-understood or am being pedantic

i80and 4y ago
You can plug in an eGPU with this. From the post: > If you want to use an eGPU, you can do that too! This is because the Framework Laptop 13 with Ryzen™ 7040 Series processors has two fully capable USB4 ports, with the back left and back right Expansion Cards slots.
- ketralnis 4y ago
  Right, that's exactly what they said > no on an external GPU in the back since this is for the 13" which has no modular bay for internal GPU (They mean a USB4 -> PCIe dock for the external GPU).
bodge5000 4y ago
Unless the Mobo doesn't support it, you should be able to use external GPU's even with Ryzen