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curtismacd31  
#1 Posted : Friday, September 16, 2016 4:13:58 PM(UTC)
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I have a question, has anyone who has a dell alienware laptop tried using the Dell Alienware Graphics Amplifier for a capture card? I am thinking of trying this unit and putting a BMD QUAD or DUO 2 in for inputs. Has anyone tried this? on paper it seems like it may work.

1 x PCIe x16 slot
Fits a single full-length, dual-wide, PCI Express x16 graphics card

stevespaw  
#2 Posted : Saturday, September 17, 2016 10:51:06 AM(UTC)
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Why go with something so proprietary ?

Why not,
http://www.sonnettech.com/Product/echoexpress3d.html

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#3 Posted : Sunday, April 9, 2017 1:39:47 PM(UTC)
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Has anyone tried this?

I have also been trying to figure out if Alienware Graphics Booster will run a capture card.
The reason we would like to use the proprietary Dell box is for the proprietary cable & connector allowing for more connectivity with thunderbold/usb c ports.
Also no need for thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter with the newer AW Laptops.


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#4 Posted : Monday, April 10, 2017 3:59:51 PM(UTC)
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From Alienware FAQ
Quote:
Does it work in SLI/Crossfire
No, once plugged in, the internal Graphics card turns off


That could be a problem.

Have you asked Dell support if it can run a capture card?
curtismacd31  
#5 Posted : Tuesday, April 11, 2017 8:21:40 PM(UTC)
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I ended up not doing this. I am however looking at using the graphics amplifier to put a GTX 1060 and give my vmix laptop a boost in performance over my 960M.
voyagermix  
#6 Posted : Friday, May 17, 2019 7:08:58 AM(UTC)
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I want to do this, nobody else has checked it?
or how else can I connect AJA Io 4K Thunderbolt 2 to My Alienware?
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