JohnyB33 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) I finally completed my build using the following parts! Parts: Akitio Box: https://www.amazon.com/Akitio-AMZ-T2PC-TIA-AKTU-Thunder2-PCIe/dp/B00LTAUTHE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469577455&sr=8-1&keywords=Akitio EVGA 500 PSU: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Continuous-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1469577485&sr=1-2&keywords=Evga+psu Molex to Barrel: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTRON-CHD04-12BARREL2-5-MOLEX-4-PIN-TO-12V-BARREL-ID-2-5mm-OD-5-5mm-USA-MADE/261920944843 Software Setup: 1) Plugged in all components. 2) Turned on the PSU. (Paper clip trick ) 2) Booted up Windows 10 ( Bootcamp ) 3) Installed latest Nvidia Drivers 4) Reset the system. After completing these steps my macbook recognized the E-GPU. I will post some benchmarks soon! Note: The E-GPU does not always work. It seems to work only after I install the Nvidia drivers. Ill keep you up to date when I learn more. After fooling around with the E-GPU for a day i fixed the stability issues! 1) Disabled all other video drivers. ( Iris Pro Drivers ) 2) Changed bootcamp setting so the target disk was the windows partition instead of the mac partition. Games: 720p: Overwatch All Setting MAXED + 200% Render Scale. 60+ FPS Skyrim All Settings MAXED 60 FPS Pictures: [gallery800x600] [photo=http://i64.tinypic.com/2n0rd6u.jpg][/photo] [/gallery] Edited August 15, 2016 by JohnyB33 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoth81 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Is it 1060 mini version, right? Other user ( not me ) succeeded boot-up with 1060 mini in other forum. But he also suffered unstable boot-up issue in windows 8.1 & 10. I'm under considering buy 1060 mini for my egpu configuration. If you got anything to share, it'll be helpful, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, samoth81 said: Is it 1060 mini version, right? Other user ( not me ) succeeded boot-up with 1060 mini in other forum. But he also suffered unstable boot-up issue in windows 8.1 & 10. I'm under considering buy 1060 mini for my egpu configuration. If you got anything to share, it'll be helpful, thanks in advance. I haven't done enough tests yet but I will be sure to let you know if i figure it out! I also have been using parallels pior this setup and i think the paraelles drivers may be affecting it but I am not 100% sure. Edited July 27, 2016 by JohnyB33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omvomv Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 FYI: I'm running a Zotac 1060 with windows 10 (rMBP 2012), and no problems with instability. I did do the power stability mods to my Akitio box way back -- before that I was having instability problems with previous cards unless they were very low power (like a K600) I do have sporadic crashes in windows (maybe once a week?), but I believe its no more frequent than before I switched to the eGPU setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 17 minutes ago, omvomv said: FYI: I'm running a Zotac 1060 with windows 10 (rMBP 2012), and no problems with instability. I did do the power stability mods to my Akitio box way back -- before that I was having instability problems with previous cards unless they were very low power (like a K600) I do have sporadic crashes in windows (maybe once a week?), but I believe its no more frequent than before I switched to the eGPU setup. How do you boot up your E-GPU? Just hold alt, turn it on, then go into windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoth81 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, omvomv said: FYI: I'm running a Zotac 1060 with windows 10 (rMBP 2012), and no problems with instability. I did do the power stability mods to my Akitio box way back -- before that I was having instability problems with previous cards unless they were very low power (like a K600) I do have sporadic crashes in windows (maybe once a week?), but I believe its no more frequent than before I switched to the eGPU setup. Hi omvomv, may I get more detailed information about "I did do the power stability mods to my Akitio box way back"? I tried to search but I couldn't get clear information. I just found about PCIe Riser + PSU may cause instability in other post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omvomv Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I think I followed these instructions. Basically tape the power connections between the two boards and then add these jumpers: I did not add in the capacitors that are mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 11 hours ago, omvomv said: FYI: I'm running a Zotac 1060 with windows 10 (rMBP 2012), and no problems with instability. I did do the power stability mods to my Akitio box way back -- before that I was having instability problems with previous cards unless they were very low power (like a K600) I do have sporadic crashes in windows (maybe once a week?), but I believe its no more frequent than before I switched to the eGPU setup. After changing some boot setting my stability issues went away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samoth81 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 2016. 7. 27. at 9:07 AM, JohnyB33 said: 1) Disabled all other video drivers. ( Iris Pro Drivers ) 2) Changed bootcamp setting so the target disk was the windows partition instead of the mac partition. Congratulation! Your macbook looks have only intel internal graphics, right? So procedure will be like below? 1. install Nvidia graphic driver 2. disable intel graphic driver 3. Set default boot disk as Windows 4. System reboot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 6 hours ago, samoth81 said: Congratulation! Your macbook looks have only intel internal graphics, right? So procedure will be like below? 1. install Nvidia graphic driver 2. disable intel graphic driver 3. Set default boot disk as Windows 4. System reboot Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas114846 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 7/26/2016 at 5:07 PM, JohnyB33 said: I finally completed my build using the following parts! Have you done any benchmarks with your setup? I would be interested to see some of the scores that were achieved since i will be doing this exact build (w/o the case) but with an EVGA 1060 SC. It will be a few weeks before everything arrives though especially since the 1060s are on backorder everywhere!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share Posted August 10, 2016 On 8/9/2016 at 5:37 PM, Lucas114846 said: Have you done any benchmarks with your setup? I would be interested to see some of the scores that were achieved since i will be doing this exact build (w/o the case) but with an EVGA 1060 SC. It will be a few weeks before everything arrives though especially since the 1060s are on backorder everywhere!! Here ya go! Let me know if this helps or you want another benchmark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopkeeper Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) Hi. Could you please run an Octane Render Benchmark test? : https://render.otoy.com/octanebench/ I am trying to decide between the GTX 1060 6GB and a GTX 970 4TB. If the render times are not too different I would opt for the 6GB as it would allow for larger scenes to be loaded. Would really help me make a choice! Thanks Edited August 11, 2016 by shopkeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas114846 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 22 hours ago, JohnyB33 said: Here ya go! Let me know if this helps or you want another benchmark! If it doesn't take up too much of your time I would like to see would be The FireStrike benchmark including the Physics part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyB33 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Lucas114846 said: If it doesn't take up too much of your time I would like to see would be The FireStrike benchmark including the Physics part. Here ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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