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Thanks a lot. This is what I already thought, but I wanted a confirmation from you guys and since I don't know exactly how the DIY setup works, I wondered if it could be of any help. Next step I might do, is connect a spare parts laptop display to my SFF case via a LVDS-DVI interface and attach it to it through a self built monitor arm. Or, even better, look for an DVI-eDP interface and connect the retina from my MBP to my SFF PC through opening the bottom case of the MBP. I wouldn't even have to put the Macbook on, I think, just reconnect the cables. Do you guys think that I might damage my MBP by doing this due to any current related issues or short circuits? The interface would probably be this one (since I haven't found any others till now): MacBook Pro Retina LCD interface board - by ROZSNYO | digital cinema devices I know this isn't exactly an eGPU question, please pardon me. But I feel that the knowledge necessary for any advice is more concentrated in this forum than anywhere else. Thanks.

@Nando, I am really interested in using my MBP for serious gaming, hence an eGPU seems to be a good solution and your DIY eGPU Setup one critical part of it. But actually, I have a SFF case in which i am very soon using to build a small desktop PC, decent CPU and GPU included. What I still need is a mobile monitor. Since my GPU in my SFF case will have a DisplayPort-Out and my Macbook has a Thunderbolt2/Displayport connector, I was wondering if I could send the image from my SFF desktop, on which I would play, to my Macbook's internal Iris Pro and ultimately my Retina display. The guys at Apple told me that it wouldn't work under OS X, but I would use Windows 7 anyway. Could your DIY eGPU Setup enable me to do what I want (just using the MBP as an external monitor for my desktop PC through sending the later's image to my retina display via DisplayPort)? Or does anyone have a clue how to do this? Thanks a lot. Btw, I have a late 2013 15" MBPr, Iris Pro, 2,6 GHz.