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Marvell1

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Quote from: QuintLeo on February 25, 2017, 10:10:23 PM

I just saw an article about that Alienware Amplifier thing last night - interesting solution but for the $300+ you pay JUST for the chassis (no card included), you can easily build a complete MACHINE (not counting cost of the GPU to be fair to both sides) and a 2-port KVM switch and end up with a MORE powerful machine than your laptop that you can run at the same time.

Also, if you dig into it, it's connection is either 2x or 4x PCI-E (not an issue for *most* mining or riser-based rigs running off 1x slots wouldn't work, but it's a definite handicap for Folding).

I have this laptop
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154538&cm_re=gaming_pc-_-34-154-538-_-Product

when im not doing dev on it

it can do 22mhs eth and 300 dcr for around 100 watts, not running too hot, he has me worried though talking about destroying laptops lol.

QuintLeo

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I just saw an article about that Alienware Amplifier thing last night - interesting solution but for the $300+ you pay JUST for the chassis (no card included), you can easily build a complete MACHINE (not counting cost of the GPU to be fair to both sides) and a 2-port KVM switch and end up with a MORE powerful machine than your laptop that you can run at the same time.

Also, if you dig into it, it's connection is either 2x or 4x PCI-E (not an issue for *most* mining or riser-based rigs running off 1x slots wouldn't work, but it's a definite handicap for Folding).

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Quote from: QuintLeo on January 01, 2017, 04:49:15 PM

Moot question. Laptops as a general rule CAN NOT have graphic cards added to them.

In fact, I can't remember *ANY* laptop with a PCI-E slot at all - even ones with the ancient "ISA" slots were extremely rare, and the whole concept seems to have died before AGP got widespread (PCMCIA took over, then even that idea mostly died as more stuff got integrated).

History is repeating. Right now there are at least 3 turnkey solutions for external GPU(s) for laptops:
-Razer Core - thunderbolt 3
-Alienware (Dell) Graphics Amplifier - proprietary port
-MSI Gaming Dock - proprietary port
Not reasonable priced, but concept of having mobility and power as needed could lead to some market successful solutions in the future.

mankeen

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use this EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card
http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

JaredKaragen

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Quote from: QuintLeo on January 01, 2017, 04:49:15 PM

Moot question. Laptops as a general rule CAN NOT have graphic cards added to them.

In fact, I can't remember *ANY* laptop with a PCI-E slot at all - even ones with the ancient "ISA" slots were extremely rare, and the whole concept seems to have died before AGP got widespread (PCMCIA took over, then even that idea mostly died as more stuff got integrated).

actually wrong. You can get PCIE adaptors for the mini-PCIE slots that the wireless/wwan adaptors plug into.

I have seen full GPU's hooked to a laptop outside the laptop itself with just a cable stretching to the underside.

Regardless; the power systems in the laptops aren't meant to handle that kind of load from the PCIE connector. https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-External-PCI-Graphics-Card/dp/B00Q4VMLF6

QuintLeo

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Moot question. Laptops as a general rule CAN NOT have graphic cards added to them.

In fact, I can't remember *ANY* laptop with a PCI-E slot at all - even ones with the ancient "ISA" slots were extremely rare, and the whole concept seems to have died before AGP got widespread (PCMCIA took over, then even that idea mostly died as more stuff got integrated).

JaredKaragen

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The problem with laptops is the processors are mobile variants. They usually lack proper cooling for 80%+ constant load.... you will end up ruining the laptop and having issues in the not too distant future.

Plus compared to non mobile variants, you get less hash from them....

I seriously advise not to mine with a laptop. I have destroyed probably 10-20 of them now.

UGMZ

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Have a look here. this is a good place to see what GPU cards are best or were best for bitcoin. So I surmise they will be fine for all Altcoins.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Non-specialized_hardware_comparison

CryptoFlare

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Quote from: UGMZ on December 31, 2016, 11:36:45 AM

I would look have a read thru this section there is a number of good guides and write up's by members that have experience in this line of work.

I would say CPU mining is almost dead almost all coins use GPU these days, and to make any kind of profit you might need some more power that just one GPU. Look into stand alone graphics cards.

whats the standalone graphics card?

UGMZ

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I would look have a read thru this section there is a number of good guides and write up's by members that have experience in this line of work.

I would say CPU mining is almost dead almost all coins use GPU these days, and to make any kind of profit you might need some more power that just one GPU. Look into stand alone graphics cards.

CryptoFlare

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Well i am to buy a 8 gb graphics cards for mining altcoin. Can i use it in 2gb ram of laptop ? Will the mining be affected due to this? The laptop also has only 500gb of storage will that too afect the mining?

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