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I would say lack of power. However this is obviously not the case, seems like a win7/8 software problem. Hopefully a game update/8.1 update will fix it for you guys

I can confirm that only setup 1.3 solved my problem (black screen hang issue) on my 8440p. I would recommend setup 1.3 just for its handiness. I find it highly likely setup 1.3 would fix you error 12.

You will want a PE4L (GEN 2). 560ti provides excellent value for money I believe, however if you cannot stretch to that then a GTX 460 would probably serve you well. The 9800 would work but would not provide that much improvement.

Get the PE4L. I would recommend PE4l + geforce 660Ti for for best performance. Something like a corsair 430 would be good for a PSU. Not sure if you will need setup 1.x.

@Tech Inferno Fan I googled it but didnt find much. Did find this (what I was talking about before) however: A SATA Power to PCI Six pin

Bummer, I was planning on downgrading to a PE4H 2.4 for my 560ti, as I figured out what was causing my problem. It was simply the fact that I had the PE4L on too tight a bend in the case, having a more flexible PCIEMM-060B cord that comes with the PE4H 2.4 would have fixed this issue. Would you recommend I hold off on my purchase? Also I have been trying to find a mini HDMI male to mini HDMI male on www.dx.com without much success. Anyone got a current link or an alternative? Do you think a normal hdmi cable would work with two of these ? Or would the signal degradation be too great? Sorry for all the questions.

@angerthosenear Are you talking about using the SATA cables for data transfer? This is interesting, and goes away from the HDMI completely, which I am not sure bplus would be keen to do, seeing as they have devoted the last however many years on improving it. Also It would seem like a semi back step with technology like tb out there now. Two interesting links I found about the next sata revision SATA 3.2/SATA Express. SATA Express - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SATA-IO announces 16Gb/s SATA 3.2 specification | bit-tech.net It seems as though PCI-express is continuing to become the most popular bus.

Hi guys I have been having problems with my setup over the last couple of days. It has gone from a one hit start up and go to a one hour nuisance to get started. For some reason I am getting crashes after the windows logo (sometimes). Sometimes it works fine (I have no idea what enables this though). My process is decidedly simple. Boot up, DIY eGPU setup, get the card detected, chainload to win7 using bootmgr (used to work fine all the time). However now it often just black screens and hangs after the windows logo disappears. One thought I had would be to simply re-install setup 1.x (as I messed around a little to try and get the startup.bat to work). How would I go about doing that? If you know what my problem could be or just know how to wipe 1.x off for a fresh re-install please let me know. Cheers!

The idea of abolishing SWEX is very interesting, however it would mean that there is an additional 24(or 20) cables going into the PExx and I am not too sure if that would work. I know it would reduce flexibility, however in saying that it would still be awesome. Nando you could let bplus know that it would be awesome they could include an option of a larger switch (something like on the back of a PSU, but with a light maybe), that we could mount on the outside of our cases. I know I would find that useful. Obviously they would need an extra connector on the swex (or PExx) to accommodate it. On the note of cables, I think that the current one is fine, but Bplus should make the mount stronger, and include more adapters on their website. PCI-e female so you could use 6 (or 8) pin pcie whatsits, 15 pin SATA female so you could use SATA power (probably the most common power source these days?) and possibly others, assuming you can actually adapt 3 pin fan molex (or whatever it is) to PCI-e or SATA. By the way, quick question about cables. What does the red and black dupont cable do? I don't have mine plugged in, and my setup seems to be fine, so I am not sure what its purpose is.

To mount the GPU I cut a little slot for the 90 degree curved edge in the IO shield (see picture), slotted that in and put a stray rivet through the hole (works quite well). The PSU is mounted with a little bracket riveted along the floor (see pic two of first post) and the jug cord plug fits very snugly which keeps it pretty solid. My PE4L is just on the bottom of the 560ti with some cardboard to help support it underneath. If I turned my box upside-down, things would go pear-shaped. Apart from that I could carry it around fine though.

@qapn The desktop drivers have Optimus now. So yes you will most probably have PCI-e compression, feel free to run 3dmark06 to check. Here are some pictures of my enclosure (for anyone interested): I am getting a new fan because the current one is quite loud, but it will still be in the same position. Feel free to ask if you want more photos/info.

Hi just thought I would post up my results: 3DMark06 [h=1]15594[/h] 3DMarkVantage [h=1]P12259[/h] 3DMark11 [h=1]P3650[/h] System: 14" HP 8440p CPU: i5 580m 2.67GHz RAM: 8GB Gfx: GTX 560ti 1.Opt Chipset: QM57 EC OS: Win7/64 Setup 1.x - Yes (required)

Flexible, detachable cable (the current PE4L one is a real pain) x16 lockable (as previously stated, it is quite loose). Bigger screw holes (this applies to swex as well). More solid power connector; the current one is a little flimsy, and I think if you disconnected and reconnected too much it would break.

@Tech Inferno Fan Hi sorry to be a pain but I have all my parts now and I am having the exact same problem Ramizs had with his 8440 (link). Just wondering if anyone has figured out a fix since then. Otherwise it would seem I need setup 1.3. If this is the case just PM me how I buy it .

@artixalpha Socket G2 was made for 2nd and 3rd gen Intel processors, so no I do not believe you will find any. G1 was made for 1st Gen i series (i3,i5,i7).

Hi I am not aware of anyone doing an eGPU implementation with a quadro or a firepro. So you might be the first to attempt something like that. You would have to ask someone like @Tech Inferno Fan whether not it is worth even trying. In the mean time however I highly recommend upgrading your CPU, as that is something you can definitely do. I would say a normal graphics card would still be better then nothing in terms of gfx development though

@bestfeed Ok does your laptop have WiFi or wireless internet? If so, it will likely be using a mPCIe slot. So if you are happy to lose your wireless internet then feel free to continue. However, your CPU is weak. 2GHz with no overclocking or hyper-threading. You can most probably implement 1.Opt with a nvidia graphics card, as your processor has Intel HD Gfx, however even if you do get a whole lot more graphics power you will still be limited by your slow cpu. I would recommend you open up your laptop and take a look inside (you may find you have a spare mPCIe). Feel free to take pictures (of the inside of you PC) and post them to me (or someone with more knowledge). Hope that helped. Edit: Forget what I said about your CPU, you can quite possibly replace it with something FAR more powerful. Here is a list of all the CPU's that fit your socket: list This all depends on how comfortable you are with your laptop however, as replacing a laptop CPU is no mediocre task.

@artixalpha They are quite cheap: HP ProBook 4530s Laptop PC: Windows 7, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HD, Intel Core i3, 15.6" You can soon sawp out the CPU for something like this: Intel Sandy Bridge i7 2820QM 2 30GHz Turbo 3 40GHz QS CPU Free UPS DHL Service | eBay add a decent eGPU and you will have a pretty awesome setup

So I am planning on ordering my PE4L today, just checking that my first gen i5 580M and QM57 (2.5GT's limited) will work fine with the PE4L 2.1b, which designed for 5GT's. I assume that it is backwards compliant and the speeds will just be limited by my hardware.

Hi I have acquired an old thermatake PSU, just wondering whether it has enough juice to support a 560ti. It has a single 12V rail with 18A on it (so 216W available), however I have read that 560ti's can draw up to 350W at peak power, would I be better off just looking at a GTX 460 (which are surprisingly more expensive)? Here is a picture of the PSU info:

Ok thanks, I thought this would be the case I am now thinking about a 560ti as apparently the 203W PSU is more than enough to handle one of them. I can still run 1.Opt which should give me decent enough speeds though. Should I be getting a PE4L 1.5 or 2.1? and also does it matter which HDMI cord I get? (A or B, I assume B is backwards compatible) Assuming I am reading my tolud correctly I have a tolud of 3GB, which means there is no need for me to perform a DSDT override. Thinking about a 660 now instead of a 560ti now, similar performance, more compact and less power draw. Just wondering. seeing as I have expresscard slot and (seemingly) a spare mPCIe slot can i run 2.Opt?? Pics:

Awesome! I don't suppose you could upload more/larger pictures? That is pretty much exactly what I would like my end result to look like. I don't suppose you could post a wiring diagram? I know there are heaps around but it would be awesome to know how you did the light too. Did you end up using a SWEX (ATX Power Supply Power-On Switch)?

Hi everyone, I am thinking about purchasing an eGPU setup but I just have a couple of questions first. Firstly, I want to run my GTX 460/560 (not sure which to get yet) off a 203Watt Xbox 360 Power brick, is this possible/a good idea? Secondly, after reading through the experiences thread I still have no idea whether my TOLUD is ok. Here is a picture of the readout: My specs are as follows: Chipset: Intel QM57 (SouthBridge) Processor: Intel i5 580m 2.67GHz (1st gen) Graphics: Intel HD Graphics RAM: 8GB DDR3 HDD: Samsung 840 SSD OS: Windows 7 64Bit Professional Intputs: ExpressCard 54 and DisplayPort Here is another picture with some more info: It would seem as though my PCI is version 2 however the speed shows as 2.5GT's (which as I understand is PCI v1 speed) I am planning on buying the PE4L (unless there is a reason I shouldn't). Thanks!

Hi my name is Tim and I was found this forum after some googling as to exactly who Retired User 2 is on notebookreview. Suffice to say I will not be returning there. I am currently in my second year of studying computer science and am into all kinds of computer stuff. The computer I am currently using was run over, however all that was needed was a new screen and now it works great! (Elitebook nc8440p) I am very interested in eGPU's and will likely be posting asking multiple newbie questions about them soon. Cheers!