Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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Today I finally go ahead and see if there's anymore performance I can squeeze out of our Thinkpad T430 by adding an external GPU with a special adapter.

Some of the following product links are affiliate links for which I may be compensated.

Make your own T430 Gamer setup (affiliate)
T430 - Ebay - ebay.us/YhSMHR
T430 - Amazon - amzn.to/3DE8sPk (insanely overpriced)
Express card to PCIE adaptor - ebay.us/FWOx0o
GTX 1650 - amzn.to/3YkRVIp
R9 280 - ebay.us/vuRmDU
Dell power adaptor - ebay.us/DsCqBQ

Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa
Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47
Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi
Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQ