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Morv

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  1. There's no effect of an eGPU on the refresh rate of your display. It was limited due to the HDMI just like you wrote. So changing the input from HDMI to DVI or DisplayPort will give you 144 Hz. It doesn't matter though if it's an iGPU, eGPU or a usual graphics card in a desktop. It was limited by the cable in your case.
  2. Your TOLUD is more than ok. It's the last PCI Express Root Complex entry on your first screenshot. "Currently running at PCI-Express x1 2.0" is also what you want although your GPU-Z screenshot shows x1 1.1 but I guess you hadn't put load on your GPU at that moment. If you press on the "?" button to the right of the bus interface section you get a little popup window which shows graphical stuff. At bus interface there should then stand x1 2.0 instead of x1 1.1, you might test this. Apart from this I'd also say the problem is due to the PCIe connection either because the x1 2.0 is not stable or your adapter is faulty. You'd need Setup 1.x to force a x1 1.1 connection instead of 2.0. I had a Haswell Asus notebook and I simply couldn't get it to work with x1 2.0 connection and the x1 1.1 that I got to work was way too sloppy.
  3. You do not have C0000000. You don't round down but up in your case(and in most cases) so you've got D0000000 which is 3,25 GB. This value should be fine though, it's the maximum that is allowed if I'm not wrong. It's a bit strange though that the TOLUD is lower if the dGPU is activated. I'd expect it to be the other way.
  4. Your TOLUD is rounded at 3,5 GB which is too high.
  5. Look at "Bus interface" like in this picture: Is your TOLUD ok? Forget about any Verde or whatever drivers. You only need the usual Nvidia desktop drivers.
  6. The restoring doesn't actually delete the Optimus files, yes. I was removing it one or two times already on the internal storage. So, @cloudlee9, If I remember correctly all you've got to do though is mounting the EFI partition like described in the first post(first 2 command lines) and delete the "Grub" folder in Finder. However, I still think you've just not configured the grub.cfg and you land in the Grub command line if you boot the EFI entry. A bit more information about what happens when you boot the EFI entry and help might be just around the corner.
  7. Ye, sure they haven't. Rip off stays rip off. Their mentality makes me sick. If you use something that yourself wouldn't be able to do or you simply don't want it to do why insisting on looking like professional business and hide the real authors instead of packing a note with it telling you whom to thank. It is or at least was the same with the Akitio, meanwhile they are mentioning that they use the Akitio as the base...
  8. After applying the Optimus mod the entry is simply called "EFI" instead of Windows or whatever...have you even tried booting that EFI entry? If your backup file disappears while restoring then you're definitely doing something badly wrong. None of the commands listed on the first page of this thread result in a deletion of the backup file.
  9. No need for a powered riser, get that out of your mind. Have you set your external display as the main one? Drag the white bar onto the external display in display settings. If your FPS are about those of the HD6000 it's most probably because you still use the HD6000. Get Unigine Valley and start one of the presets, one time on your internal display which can also be done without eGPU and another time with the eGPU and external screen set as main screen. This way you can properly test if your eGPU is at work or not.
  10. @eGPUfan: The script for OS X is not in any way written by the BizonBox guy(s). It's written by goalque from this forum -> http://forum.techinferno.com/mac-os-x-discussion/10289-script-automating-installation-egpu-os-x-inc-display-output-new-post.html At least he hasn't removed the legal stuff about the license... Anyway, if you're interested in the newest version, have a look at the link.
  11. What have you been playing? Some games are very sensitive to small bandwidth of the graphics card. However, your 3DMark11 score should be fine. The review by Futuremark states 9550 points for the GTX 670 which is most probably reached with a quadcore CPU. Also you're losing performance by the small bandwidth. You've only got 1/16th of the bandwidth that a graphics card with x16 PCIe 2.0 has, always keep that in mind. Your mobile "only" dual core is also decreasing the physics score which is then decreasing the whole score. Check if you've got actual x1.2 connection or only x1.1 with GPU-Z under load. You can use Furmark for this or GPU-Z itself, there's a button on the main window that pops up a small graphics application that puts your card under load. A 820M would never reach anything near this score. Futuremark states 1210 points for this card.
  12. Pretty clear instructions if you ask me, pay via paypal to the given address and nando will send it to you. Copied text of what stands in the box I mentioned(and I'm pretty sure you can see this...): DIY eGPU Setup 1.30 (Nov-2014) >>US$25: Paypal to Tech Inferno [email protected]<< Pls include a return email address in msg and TechInferno username if have one. Check your INBOX and SPAM folders for a reply message. Don't have Paypal but have a credit card? Please email me on Tech Inferno [email protected] instead.
  13. Are you serious? Read the box below the icons right at the start... http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/2123-diy-egpu-setup-1-30-a.html
  14. You do know you can hold left ALT key after the boot chime so the boot menu appears? Older Macs or bootcamp installations are MBR installations instead of GPT and therefore EFI. So you having a MBR installation is perfect for Setup 1.x. Otherwise you would need to use a USB stick or reinstall with MBR.
  15. Seems like you need Setup 1.x to do some stuff. Read over there, first post, "Windows Setup" -> http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-apple/10099-2012-15-macbook-pro-gtx970%4010gbps-tb1-akitio-thunder2-win7-osx10-10-3-%5Bbsohn%5D.html Also consider bending open the Akitio case on the front or removing the PCB from the case so you can use the card without the riser. They're not recommended anymore.
  16. Your TOLUD isn't >= 3,25 GB. It's 8FA00000 which is rounded 2,25 GB. It's fine. You need to look for the first PCI Express Root Complex with 8 leading zeros and not Thunderbolt entries. How are you powering your card? Everything connected correctly?
  17. Apparently Tech Inferno Fan hasn't written a guide(for whichever reason) but there's another implementation of a 15" ZBook G2 by someone else -> http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-pc/8948-15-hp-zbook-15-g2-gtx970%4016gbps-tb2-akitio-thunder2-win8-1-%5Bhishamkali%5D.html
  18. Just use the barrel and that's it. The card can be sufficiently powered by 75W which is the reason it doesn't need any 6 pin power. PCIe slot delivers 75W. Slot is powered by barrel. That's why you simply use only the barrel.
  19. - What does a riser do? Make sure that the Aikitio can deliver more than 25W? We didn't know the Akitio delivers 75W on the slot. That's the only reason the risers were in use. They're obsolete, not recommended and not necessary. - Will I still need a riser if I use the ebay cable? No. - Should I use an original Apple Thunderbolt cable? Doesn't matter. The one that comes with the Akitio is fine. - Does the DA-2 need the hair pin trick? Yes. But as far as I can see it's implemented in the cable you bought so you don't need to do it. It's the small black cable from the middle part to the outer part that you can see. - Is there anything else I will need to get started? Nope. Buy some games and have fun
  20. The statement was about putting the TB2 board of the G2 into the G1 which will probably not work. Nothing about the G2 not having the full bandwidth on the TB2 port. Tech Inferno Fan is using his G2 with an eGPU, just read his signature.
  21. The higher the bandwidth the lesser the loss of performance. It should be obvious that a 20 Gbps connection has not as much loss of performance as a 5 Gbps connection when sending the data back to the internal monitor. 5 Gbps are easily utilized to their maximum where 20 Gbps are not.
  22. You need to apply some force, yes. It can be pushed all in though, I've got it like this.
  23. Whatever you're doing, you're doing it wrong. I played GTA V and plenty of time in Witcher 3 without ever having a single crash regarding the DA-2. Other recent games like Project Cars for example run perfectly fine.
  24. @tranj10: What happens if you boot while holding ALT so the boot menu appears, wait a few seconds and you power your eGPU then? After this boot Windows through the boot menu.
  25. Sounds normal for what you've got if you play in Full HD. Check if you've got a x1.2 or x1.1 connection in Setup 1.x. If you've already got x1.2 you can't do anything anymore.
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