Azrael

Hmm, ok I think I'll stick with Win 8 for the time being as long as there arent any serious issues that arise (I had kind of grown to like it on my previous laptop). It seems like going for setup 1.x to sort out the Gen 2 issue really would be worthwhile. So I just send you a PM and make a donation via paypal to receive the file?

Is there any way to check whether or not optimus compression is enabled? Is that also a setting I might have to have enabled in the bios and would Setup 1.x be able to achieve this?

How much of a difference does PCIE Gen 2 make over Gen 1? In the brief testing I've done with my setup so far I've noticed very slight microstutters in one game with otherwise very good performance, but almost unplayable frame stuttering in another... Is the change to Gen 2 likely to sort these issues out? - - - Updated - - - I was also wondering what your opinion is regarding the use of Windows 8 over Windows 7? I'm currently running Windows 8 and dont seem to have had any problems getting the card recognised, but I just wanted to be sure that there arent any issues I should be aware of (Most of the commentary on the EGPU thread relates to Windows 7, so I wasnt sure).

Ok, thats fantastic! Ive already got the rest of the setup for my DIY EGPU, but I was worried that I was going to be in trouble with my purchase of the 2570p (as apparently if I cant get hold of the password, the likelihood of me accessing the bios is pretty slim short of getting a new motherboard or cmos chip...) - - - Updated - - - In fact my setup appears to be very similar to yours - GTX 660 TI, 2570p (i7 3520m), 8gb, 128 gb SSD, so I'm hoping it will perform well once I;ve sorted the PCI gen speed issue out.

Hi, ive just bought myself an HP 2570p off of ebay but unfortunately it appears as if the bios is password protected and its likely that I wont be able to access it. Would it be possible to use Setup 1.X to alter the PCI gen speed to 2 (as I cant access the setting in the bios now...)?