External VGA Card (For Gamers)

Ok, just go ahead. This time I want to tell you about one of the Add On or addition to your laptop. Generally, we buy a laptop with a VGA onboard (which is its memory shared with RAM). That's because laptops with onboard VGA / VGA shared have a cheaper price compared to the gaming laptop that in fact already using the VGA independent. So, if we want to play a game with the computer specifications needs a "crazy", almost becomes an impossibility.

But it seems almost nothing is impossible in a world of technology, especially the IT field. Recently I read some articles that say that it has launched several products an external VGA card (GPU portable). Even artificial external VGA card ASUS XG Station series it has been marketed since 4 years ago (January 6, 2007). So is ATI (owned by AMD) which since 3 years (June 2008) also had releases products under the name external VGA ATI XGP. Both GPU portable / external VGA card can be easily installed or removed from your laptop because it is only with connectivity via data cable (ATI XGP) or USB 2.0 cable used to ASUS XG Station).

Here are the specifications of the above product:

1. ASUS XG Station
Graphics Engine: GeForce 8600GT
Video Memory: 256MB DDR3
Engine Clock: 540MHz
Memory Clock: 1.4GHz (700MHz DDR3)
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Max. Max. Resolution: Up to 3840 x 2400
Bus Standard: PCI Express X1
VGA Output: YES, via DVI to VGA Adapter
TV Output: YES,
DVI Output: DVI-I
Dual DVI Output: YES
Audio out: Headphone out * 1, Microphone out * 1
Adaptor/Cable Bundled: DVI to VGA adapter, HDTV-out cable, Power cable, cable Express Card
Software Bundled: ASUS Utilities & Driver
Price: U.S. $ 300-400