Have you ever woken up and asked if running Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Vice City on a TP-Link router is possible? No? Well, one hardware hacker in Germany
Have you ever woken up and asked if running Grand Theft Auto Vice City on a TP-Link router is possible? No? Well, one hardware hacker in Germany apparently did and made it a reality.
The individual, who goes by the handle Manawyrm on YouTube, posted a video of his achievement on the site. Using a TP-Link WDR4900 and an AMD Radeon HD 7470 as an eGPU, he shows off his success getting GTA Vice City up and running with a wink and a kiss.If you're wondering why that particular 2013 router model, there's a pretty interesting reason.
Of course, getting the TP-Link to run with an eGPU was one of the challenges, to which the modder had to custom design a mini PCIe breakout PCB, attach it to the router leading to the router's CPU, therefore connecting a spare PCIe 2.0 interface to it. If you're also wondering why a Radeon HD 7470, it's simple: the hacker initially tried using a more powerful RX 570 but ran into compatibility issues with the card.