BlackHeartInertia

Hi Guys, this is my first time posting so bear with me. First of all I want to say that you guys are awesome! If not for this community, my laptop would have been in the PC graveyard by now. I had read, researched, and learned a lot from this forum and online. I didn't even know you can do an eGPU last week. To give back to the community, I want to share my DIY project. Laptop: Thinkpad E420 i5 2430M 8 GB RAM eGPU Setup: GTX 560 Ti 550W PSU PE4L-EC100A 2.1b (a.k.a 100cm cord length) - FYI, I originally planned to buy the PE4L-EC150A (150 cm), but the seller said it may not be stable at Gen2 due to the length of the mini HDMI cable. This is a very useful piece of advise I want to share for people looking to a longer cable. The components will be arriving in a week, and while waiting, I ended up sketching my table design. It allows POWER and MOBILITY!!! Check out the pics below. Hope you guys like it. Table design: Black laptop table --- only costs $5 on sale courtesy of my thoughtful wife :-) Custom mouse pad --- built it myself and it is fold-able too. Costs more than the table itself.hehe The PSU and video card will be mounted in the backside. I'm still debating the best material to build the cage from.