Shadow_Bullet Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 ASUS/Gigabyte ITX GTX970 are too tall to allow AKiTiO Thunder2 outer shell to fit over themThe ITX cards are taller than other cards. The Gigabyte you mention is 129mm tall. Here's some photos of a 122mm tall ASUS ITX GTX670 in an AKiTiO Thunder2 AKiTiO Thunder2 + ASUS ITX GTX670 - Imgur which is too tall to allow the outer shell to fit over it. It has the same dimensions as the just released ASUS ITX GTX970: Acquire a shorter but longer dual-fan Zotac/ELSA/Galax/Inno3D/Leadtek GTX970 to fit the enclosure *with* outer shell cover onMore suitable to achieve your aim would be the slightly longer and shorter (111mm) dual-fan cards by covered this thread's first post. Removing the video card's fan shroud and AKiTiO enclosure's left side fan will allow it to fit like shown for a Zotac here. The shell could be useful then for portability purposes and removed when gaming. If wanting to game with the shell on then would need to drill it for airflow and use very low profile PCIe power connectors to allow clearance.Bend the AKiTiO leftside plate to fit longer cardsIf you're going to operate the card without the outer shell then why not get a longer card such as a 9.5" EVGA SC/FTW and bend the AKiTiO left side faceplate to accomodate it? Their 111mm height wiould allow the outer shell to fit mostly over them during transport. The bent portion providing some rear protection to the protruding portion. Example:http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides/7598-%5Bguide%5D-2012-mac-mini-gtx770%4010gbps-tb1-akitio-thunder2-osx10-9-4-a.htmlhttp://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides/8030-%5Bguide%5D-2013-15-macbook-pro-gt750m-gtx780%4016gbps-tb2-akitio-thunder2-win8-1-a.html#post109807Then again, there's a whole stack more options if are OK bending the enclosure. Eg: 10.6" long cards like a 141mm tall MSI GTX970 Golden Gaming Edition or 111mm tall reference GTX970, both standard with protective rear backplates. The reference one's cooler pushing airflow across the breadth of the card so. It's short enough to have the AKiTiO outer shell on with the protruding portion giving convenient access to the PCIe power plugs. Reference GTX970 looks great too.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card Silver 9001G4012510000 - Best BuyNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (Require Min. 500W Power Supply) - Newegg.comMSI Global GTX 970 GAMING 4G Golden EditionGo the naked option?If want a long card, but don't want to bend the AKiTiO chassis to fit it, then can either extend the PCIe slot using a PCIe riser OR remove the AKiTiO circuit board and run it naked. Only problem there is some of the AKiTiO circuit board would be exposed. Example:http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides/7580-%5Bguide%5D-2014-15-macbook-pro-iris-gtx780%4016gbps-tb2-akitio-thunder2-win8-1-a.html#post103029Do you know if there is a way to take off the bent part with a screwdriver instead of bending it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux07 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Thanks Im going to try it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aythami Marrero Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thans for the information! But how can I get the BPlus TH05 with a seller that can send it to Canary Islands? I've been looking for it on ebay and amazon but there ir no one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Inferno Fan Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I have a Windows 8.1 Bootcamped already. I haven't booted it since upgrading to Yosemite but I'll give that a shot. I've never done a benchmark. Should I just download GPU-Z? Is that the software you use for that?Also, Tech Inferno Fan, the Titan Z is also a dual card. Might be worth mentioning in the notes. It's marketed at 12 GB vram but it only runs at 6 GB. Kinda strange and mostly marketing I think. I don't exactly know what it all means.You download 3dmark11, 3dmark (13) and run the performance (P) settings. Once complete, it will link you to the Futuremark website to give a performance ranking. Just post those links and I'll do the rest.Looks like the Titan Z is a 2.5 slot card. I can see the extra 1/2 slot needed a bend on the left side of the AKiTiO to let it fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garytyler Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Also, Tech Inferno Fan, the Titan Z is also a dual card. Might be worth mentioning in the notes. It's marketed at 12 GB vram but it only runs at 6 GB. Kinda strange and mostly marketing I think. I don't exactly know what it all means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan999007 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I've been wondering... Can you use Thunderbolt for file transfer? If so, what's to stop you from using it for networking? 20gpbs, I like those specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Inferno Fan Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I've been wondering... Can you use Thunderbolt for file transfer? If so, what's to stop you from using it for networking? 20gpbs, I like those specs.Yes, can use Thunderbolt2 to do very fast disk transfers: AKiTiO Thunder2 Quad | 4-Bay Thunderbolt 2 Storage Enclosure | AKiTiO .Thunderbolt also offers fast peer-to-peer networking: Thunderbolt 2 Offers Peer-to-Peer Networking - Page: 1 | CRN .The Thunderbolt2 enclosures allow PCIe cards to be installed of your choice, so you could create a TX/RX pair using whatever physical medium for data transfer you want. Eg: fibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrenard Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Was excited to see if this might work, solve my issue of getting the 'Error 15' message after I select eGPU select 1.3. But I got the same error. With my eGPU plugged in to thunderbolt port, if I reboot my Macbook pro, it sits at black screen, no boot up screen. If I unplug eGPU, shut down and restart, it's boots to Windows 7 screen. No matter what I'm trying, can't boot into eGPU select 1. screen to make changes. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcrenard Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi, any idea what I might try at step #8 when it doesn't go to blue screen but instead another black screen with 'Error 15 can't find --set-root /eGPU/menu.lst'? No matter what I try, can't get past this.thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Inferno Fan Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 @nesone (Jose Cordova) has posted a fantastic youtube video showing Octane Render accelerated by a Titan Black on his 2012 15" Macbook Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesone Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hi Tech Inferno Fan,Thanks for mention my tutorial, you help me a lot to get it done.By the way I update the link with a HD video. Can you edit the link on your post?New Link:http://youtu.be/5BJyf6TSW7MThanks.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eze2kiel Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dogsday Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 thats sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsday Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 what u want for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsday Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 sounds cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsday Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 thats going to be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Downsidebloom Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 ignore, double post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firearm2112 Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Hi, I just ordered everything in your exact setup, but when I boot up windows I get a black screen on my internal display, and no signal on my external monitor? Whats going on?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Impressive job! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul75 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Thank You for a quick response. My data is already on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x6tus Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Perfect, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tre87 Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Perfect, thanks! No problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troshlyak Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Hi, @SRJ - can you confirm that the card (GTX760) is working for you with the DA-2 adapter - is the 220W enough to drive the GPU? I'm still waiting for my parts to arrive (EXP GDC Beast + Dell DA-2 PSU + Gigabyte GTX760) to test them, but I wanted to know if should be looking out for problems related with the PSU not providing enough power. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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