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Putting laptop GPU into desktop? - devlightz - Jul 26, 2020
I have a dead laptop with a pretty good NVIDIA GPU. I was wondering if it is possible to take it out of my laptop and put it into my desktop? I built my PC a few months ago and didnt order a GPU with plans to save up for a 2080 but shit keeps popping up and I still havent gotten it. So I was thinking about trying this, if possible, just for a little bit until i can afford a new GPU
RE: Putting laptop GPU into desktop? - webdev77 - Jul 26, 2020
Not going to happen. Laptop GPUs aren't going to just fit right into a desktop PCIe slot. They are generally soldered to the motherboard with all the rest of the components integrated onto the motherboard.
RE: Putting laptop GPU into desktop? - devlightz - Jul 26, 2020
(Jul 26, 2020 01:22 PM)webdev77 Wrote: Not going to happen. Laptop GPUs aren't going to just fit right into a desktop PCIe slot. They are generally soldered to the motherboard with all the rest of the components integrated onto the motherboard.
Oh no I did some research and the one in mine unscrews like an ssd. So was wondering I guess if there is some sort of adapter. From whatever input the GPU is to the PCIe.
RE: Putting laptop GPU into desktop? - webdev77 - Jul 26, 2020
(Jul 26, 2020 01:25 PM)devlightz Wrote: Oh no I did some research and the one in mine unscrews like an ssd. So was wondering I guess if there is some sort of adapter. From whatever input the GPU is to the PCIe.
What do you have exactly?
Edit: Looks like you probably have an MXM card. Eurocom makes an MXM to PCIe x16 adapter, but they start at $500, so honestly completely pointless.
RE: Putting laptop GPU into desktop? - devlightz - Jul 26, 2020
(Jul 26, 2020 01:26 PM)webdev77 Wrote: What do you have exactly?
Edit: Looks like you probably have an MXM card. Eurocom makes an MXM to PCIe x16 adapter, but they start at $500, so honestly completely pointless.
Ahh gotcha. The laptop is an HP ZBook 17 G3 idk about the specific card. It doesn't give off many clues on speccy.
(Jul 26, 2020 01:26 PM)webdev77 Wrote: What do you have exactly?
Edit: Looks like you probably have an MXM card. Eurocom makes an MXM to PCIe x16 adapter, but they start at $500, so honestly completely pointless.
I ended up finding a Radeon R9 390 8G Overclocked on craigslist and got it off the guy for $90. Whih is steal considering these things are selling for $400+ right now. Just set it all up and its working great!