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[Albert Vilella <avilella@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

I found this post on eGPUs (external GPUs) and I thought I would share
it with the list:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/418851-diy-egpu-experiences.html

The post seems to imply that the eGPU could be treated like a
dedicated graphics card similar to the switchable
graphics systems out there:

8. My system has switchable graphics. Can I still do a eGPU?
Spoiler :
Yes you can. Setup 1.x's (Video card->Hybrid Graphics.dedicated=off)
allows the dedicated graphics component to be completely disabled on
Series-5 or older chipsets, freeing up 32-bit resources to host the
desktop eGPU. If your primary video card is a Intel 4500MHD, HD or
HD3000 then can even do a x1.Opt NVIDIA setup.

On a related note, the new sony-vaio-z-series laptops come with an
integrated Intel card and a eGPU thunderbolt system. Hopefully we will
have a bumblebee-like solution for such configurations in the future.