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 - https://ebay.us/YhSMHR
T430 - Amazon - https://amzn.to/3DE8sPk (insanely overpriced)
Express card to PCIE adaptor - https://ebay.us/FWOx0o
GTX 1650 - https://amzn.to/3YkRVIp
R9 280 - https://ebay.us/vuRmDU
Dell power adaptor - https://ebay.us/DsCqBQ
Sony A7s ii - https://ebay.us/SEfvwa
Godox SL-60w - https://amzn.to/3X6JX47
Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - https://ebay.us/G8ouDi
Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - https://ebay.us/7UDmqQ