Hi guys,
I have been thinking about my next gaming laptop upgrade of late as earlier this year I unfortunately spilled a drink over my notebook and killed the battery and keyboard so it runs only off the mains and with an external keyboard. Doh.
With this in mind, it got me thinking about the benefits of buying a laptop with an 'mid-range' GPU inside (eg: GTX 1650/1660) and then also investing in an eGPU solution with something like a RTX 2070 Super. This is of course instead of forking out for a laptop with an RTX 2080m inside.
eg:
HP Omen 15 (15.60", Full HD, Intel Core i7-9750H, GTX1650 16GB, 512GB, SSD) - £1000
eGPU box - £360
RTX 2070 Super - £440
Total: £1800
I see the long-term benefits as:
Thoughts... does it seem like a good solution?
I have been thinking about my next gaming laptop upgrade of late as earlier this year I unfortunately spilled a drink over my notebook and killed the battery and keyboard so it runs only off the mains and with an external keyboard. Doh.
With this in mind, it got me thinking about the benefits of buying a laptop with an 'mid-range' GPU inside (eg: GTX 1650/1660) and then also investing in an eGPU solution with something like a RTX 2070 Super. This is of course instead of forking out for a laptop with an RTX 2080m inside.
eg:
HP Omen 15 (15.60", Full HD, Intel Core i7-9750H, GTX1650 16GB, 512GB, SSD) - £1000
eGPU box - £360
RTX 2070 Super - £440
Total: £1800
I see the long-term benefits as:
- More speed and future-proofing than internal laptop GPU's
- I would then have a badass GPU at home where I game most of the time but also still with a 'respectable' GPU inside for when I travel around for holidays etc.
Thoughts... does it seem like a good solution?