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I wouldn't agree with performing better, it's more about the use case (and the amount of faff you want to go through). I've been running laptops with eGPUs for the past 5 years and an eGPU on the desk is basically my docking station:[MEDIA=googledrive]1VxkO5A7yojQYQqNQg_QlRyu6_xetd3L3[/MEDIA]There is up to 5% loss due to M.2 on a laptop (even though it's 4 lanes), but performance is not affected otherwise. The rule of thumb is to stay below 60cm of total cable length, ideally max 50cm.I will be looking for something similar for my new build in the next 2-3 months, but for PCIe instead of M.2, so probably 50cm ADT-Link R23SG PCIe x16 to x4 eGPU Adapter connected to a short custom length ADT-Link R32SF PCI express 3.0 x16 to x4 Extension Cable from motherboard to the edge of chassis.My use case is a mobile SFF build with an APU + eGPU, though, [USER=23814]@mjerrett[/USER] you might be just better of taking the side panels off or buying a bigger case second hand and trying to move the hardware. If you're planning on a gaming rig some time in the future, a PSU and GPU you can reuse later will also make more sense than 2x smaller PSUs and a more expensive SFF GPU.
I wouldn't agree with performing better, it's more about the use case (and the amount of faff you want to go through). I've been running laptops with eGPUs for the past 5 years and an eGPU on the desk is basically my docking station:
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There is up to 5% loss due to M.2 on a laptop (even though it's 4 lanes), but performance is not affected otherwise. The rule of thumb is to stay below 60cm of total cable length, ideally max 50cm.
I will be looking for something similar for my new build in the next 2-3 months, but for PCIe instead of M.2, so probably 50cm ADT-Link R23SG PCIe x16 to x4 eGPU Adapter connected to a short custom length ADT-Link R32SF PCI express 3.0 x16 to x4 Extension Cable from motherboard to the edge of chassis.
My use case is a mobile SFF build with an APU + eGPU, though, [USER=23814]@mjerrett[/USER] you might be just better of taking the side panels off or buying a bigger case second hand and trying to move the hardware. If you're planning on a gaming rig some time in the future, a PSU and GPU you can reuse later will also make more sense than 2x smaller PSUs and a more expensive SFF GPU.
