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can i use my internal graphic card as a external graphic card?

i got a acer aspire desktop but its a slim line pc so there is nooooooo types of room in there for any types of card, i wanna know if you think this set up will work befor i go out and but a card

im gonna post a link to show you what i wanna do so you can get a better understanding

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/pci-pci-ribbon-cable-...

i wanna know if i can buy like 3-4 of these to connect together to make a nice cable, connect it to the motherboard, run it through the back of my pc, and connect it to the graphic card and connect the card to a external psu power. Will this work just like i got it plugged in the pci slot? or will it work at all?

i seen alot of ppl talking about how to make a external card for laptops but its hooked up through usb and i dont want that

i dont wanna new computer because i love how small it is and it got some pretty good specs for the price i payed for it

what dou ya think? ;)

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  • C-Man
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    In a slimline PC you can install low-profile graphics cards, just not full-height cards.

    In theory something similar to what you're thinking of might work, but I don't know of any extender cables like that for PCI-Express slots (and PCI is too slow to be useful). And you'd still have the issue of sufficient power.

    By the way, really good external graphics adapters for laptops aren't USB- that's too slow. They use the Expresscard slot. Thats what the ViDock uses, it's also what the discontinued Asus XG station used.

    http://www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?p...

    Anyway, the REAL solution for slim computers- transplant everything (motherboard, hard drive, RAM, DVD burner etc) into a standard ATX case, so there's room for any graphics card you want, along with any standard ATX power supply. You can get a great quality 550-600W ATX power supply from Corsair, Antec, XFX or OCZ for less than some proprietary 300W slimline psus.

    As long as you stick with the small/slim chassis, you're limited to fairly low-end cards with low power draw.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    Jeez what a hassle.

    what do you want a fast pc or a small one?

    (Pick one)

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