Seems like the P52s also has a thunderbolt 3 port, so if you can’t quite afford an entire new laptop or PC, you can get a TB3 eGPU enclosure and GPU combo.
Edit: Should mention that I got my one used, a new P52 costs about 1000USD, which is ~35% cheaper when 600EUR is converted to USD.
Yes it does have the Thunderbolt 3! The firmware is bricked though, I’d try to figure out to fix it later. Tried before, but can’t fix it with fwupdmgr or manually downloading the firmware.
Actually I also just realized, EUR 600 is about the same price of refurbished P52 in my country. My P52s is also refurbished, bought 4 months ago.
eGPU has the reputation for being more expensive than a good PC on people around me. I myself haven’t really do a lot of look around for their prices. They said that it can cost for around (converted to) EUR 500 to 800 or more for both enclosure and the GPU.
But I just did a bit of look up, the enclosure is ranging from EUR 40 to 160, and there’s also more expensive option. The GPU itself is definitely more varied. A 3070 TI is roughly around EUR 500. But RX 6700 XT is EUR 190… The prices are not reachable for me atm, but they seem to be lower than what people said. I guess it’s a possibility in the future, I should do more research on the prices.
Seems like the P52s also has a thunderbolt 3 port, so if you can’t quite afford an entire new laptop or PC, you can get a TB3 eGPU enclosure and GPU combo.
Edit: Should mention that I got my one used, a new P52 costs about 1000USD, which is ~35% cheaper when 600EUR is converted to USD.
Yes it does have the Thunderbolt 3! The firmware is bricked though, I’d try to figure out to fix it later. Tried before, but can’t fix it with
fwupdmgror manually downloading the firmware.Actually I also just realized, EUR 600 is about the same price of refurbished P52 in my country. My P52s is also refurbished, bought 4 months ago.
eGPU has the reputation for being more expensive than a good PC on people around me. I myself haven’t really do a lot of look around for their prices. They said that it can cost for around (converted to) EUR 500 to 800 or more for both enclosure and the GPU.
But I just did a bit of look up, the enclosure is ranging from EUR 40 to 160, and there’s also more expensive option. The GPU itself is definitely more varied. A 3070 TI is roughly around EUR 500. But RX 6700 XT is EUR 190… The prices are not reachable for me atm, but they seem to be lower than what people said. I guess it’s a possibility in the future, I should do more research on the prices.