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‎06-19-2020 05:17 AM

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Product: HP G5 255 Notebook
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello, I want to know if i set up external graphics card will my laptop work without problem and what series or type of graphics card can use as external graphics card , and will it support my laptop. Can I buy MSI Armor rx580 8gb ? ... have this GPU support with my notebook HP G5 255. Btw I 'll use laptop to  low gaming.

Please help! 

 

Nejc

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‎06-19-2020 09:05 AM

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@NKlobcar23 

From what I've read, you can't use external GPU for gaming as none of your ports have the speed or bandwidth needed for that.



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‎06-19-2020 09:05 AM

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@NKlobcar23 

From what I've read, you can't use external GPU for gaming as none of your ports have the speed or bandwidth needed for that.



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