Subject: eGPU Recommendation for HP Spectre **bleep**

[Epigenome]

Hello everyone,

I have an HP Spectre with the following configuration:

• Product Number: 7Q878EA#ABF
• Serial Number: [personal info removed]
• Processor: Intel Core i7
• RAM: 32 GB
• Storage: 2 TB SSD
• Operating System: Windows 11
• Available Ports:
  • USB-C
  • USB-A

I am primarily engaged in bioinformatics work, specifically for running molecular dynamics simulations. To improve my laptop's performance for these compute-intensive tasks, I am considering adding an eGPU.

I am seeking recommendations for the best eGPU enclosures compatible with my setup, as well as graphics cards that would provide a good balance of computational power and stability for complex simulations in bioinformatics.

Thank you in advance for your advice and recommendations.

Best regards,

[banhien]

@Epigenome 

Your machine is one of many machines of the HP Spectre x360 13.5 inch 2-in-1 Laptop PC 14-ef2000 (771X4AV) family . Its specs

               https://support.hp.com/bg-en/document/ish_7694497-7694541-16

It has

• (2) USB4™ with Thunderbolt™ Type-C ports; 40 Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
• (1) USB 3.2 Gen 2.0 Type-A port; SuperSpeed 10 Gbps signaling rate (left side; HP Sleep and Charge)
• (1) Headphone/microphone combo port

You can use many Thunderbolt™ 3 or Thunderbolt™ 4 eGPU around such as HP Omen Accelerator (example):

          https://support.hp.com/lv-en/document/ish_2534192-1409866-16

Regards.