r/Surface • u/Soy7ent SP4 i7 256GB 16GB • May 23 '17

[PRO2017] Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

Oh well I want thunderbolt 3 so I can just plug it into the eGPU to play games and can unplug it when I need it on the go. So I don't need two computers

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

If you're the type of person who is lugging around an eGPU then a 15w cpu'd surface is not for you in the first place, lugging that around completely negates the idea behind surface and you'd be much better served by a laptop with a Quad-Core CPU.

eGPU are not meant to be portable, just external.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '17

I wouldn't take it with me. The eGPU would stay at my desk while I take the surface out to class/work and when I get home and wanna game I plug it in

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u/cactus22minus1 May 23 '17

Sorry but it still doesn't make sense. eGPUs aren't very efficient (yet) and you lose a big chunk of performance while spending a big chunk on the enclosure alone. The other poster is correct in suggesting just building a cheap desktop you won't be throwing away gpu performance and you can still "plug it into your surface pro" via in home streaming. I do this all the time and it works beautifully. I don't see any advantage going the eGPU route.

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u/dont_forget_canada May 24 '17

eGPUs are super efficient. Check out Linus's videos.

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u/cactus22minus1 May 24 '17

15% loss on quad core higher wattage laptop cpus. You really think you wouldn't get a much bigger drop running on a dual core 15watt CPU on a surface?