Kuri Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Acer V3-571 + R9 270X x1 2.0 mPCIe eGPU implementation writeup...Sure, tell me if I miss something.Notebook model: Acer V3-571 seriesCPU: Intel Core i5 3210MiGPU: Intel 4000 only, no nVidia iGPU inside.eGPU kit: PE4H V2.4 mPCIe + PCIEMM-060A and BVGA: Club3D Radeon R9 270XPower supply: Scythe 500WSetting upWith the PCIEMM-060A cable, I was unable to run @2.0, as soon the VGA needs to process something more heavy a BSOD pops out. But there was no major problems running @1.0 except for performance loss or some unstable FPS on some games.The setup 1.x process was:Got the VGA ID;Force linkspeed to Gen 1 on eGPU(VGA) port;Run PCI Compactation and choose the first 36-bit option avaliable. And chose to apply only on eGPU;- 32-bit options somethimes get stuck on a black screen before the chainload starts.startup.batcall speedup lbacachecall iport gen1 2 call vidwait 60 [VGA ID]call pci :end call chainload mbr Using the PCIEMM-060B cable I only changed to force Gen 2 on the eGPU port, no changes on other options.[Running @1.0]3D Mark 06 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm06/175567833D Mark 11 AMD Radeon R9 270X video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-3210M Processor,Acer VA50_HC_CR[Running @2.0]3D Mark 06 http://www.3dmark.com/3dm06/175567543D Mark 11 AMD Radeon R9 270X video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-3210M Processor,Acer VA50_HC_CRGPU-Z Screenshot http://forum.techinferno.com/attachments/diy-e-gpu-projects/11149-1.png 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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