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Yeah I have the same issue with my 960 but I really don't want to give up my internal display until I get a 3rd monitor

Hello, try installing windows 8.1 /10 with UEFI (in bios enable UEFI without CSM) Don't try to use setup 1.3x with UEFI With this method, the kepler based Nvidia (gtx 770,780,680,670) should work with no problem without dsdt override. Other cards like nvidia 9xx (maxwell based) and 750Ti require windows based DSDT override, see https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/1982-125-hp-elitebook-2570p-owners-lounge/&page=14#comment-66892 Hey, I no-longer have this setup. I never had cooling issues with my 8470 with a quad core

Looks like the GTX 970 requires some different memory address space to the 770, not working under win 8.1 UEFI or windows 7 BIOS mode <strike>And it seems that my Setup 1.x link has expired, can Nando send me a new link so I can get this card working? I can provide proof of Donation if you need via PM @Nando</strike> <--- supplied

Yep, that 170w (hopefully) gtx 970 cant come soon enough for me. I just sold my 770. Ill post benchmarks when I get the new card ALSO, there is a reasonable difference between reference and non reference GTX 770s, with non reference cards generally consuming more (with their higher clocks, higher power limits, beefier cooling and VRMs they will boost higher than reference cards

Hmm, Maybe Ill wait for a more power efficient card comes around. I don't like the sound of throttling

Regarding the EXP Enclosure, I see that it says 29cm long, now my gpu is around 29cm +- 0.5cm (it's a 770 ref) Correction, its only 26cm My hope is to cram my 770 into is. Has anybody tried this? I am desperate for a smaller enclosure than my current shuttle pc case. I understand that the DA-2 probably isn't powerful enough for my card but I think I can get that under control with undervolting and reducing the power limit, otherwise I will swap it for a 680 or 970 Anyone have any ideas? Has anyone else purchased the Enclosure?? - - - Updated - - - I was having major issues with MW2 FPS was very choppy at any graphics setting, at all low I was getting better performance with my HD4000. I would assume this is something weird with their renderer or whatever

Hi guys, not sure if i'm missing something, but do we have benchmark results comparing DX11 ExpressCard vs TB1 10Gbps? Potentially have the opportunity to swap out my Elitebook for a late 2011 mbp

Here's hoping the yet-to-be-released zbook 14 g2 has thunderbolt and a quad core option. I didn't see a quad core zbook 14 so chances are slim. One can hope right? Sadly the performance of a dualcore haswell chip leaves much to be desired Otherwise looking forward to seeing some second hand zbook 15 g1 on eBay for < $1k

If you are wanting a way to put more compute / graphics cards in a Workstation PC, an External setup may be able to help, you could purchase say a Dual xeon workstation which comes with thunderbolt, then on this you could add more cards. But remember that even workstations don't have unlimited PCI-E bandwidth, this could be a limitation for you. You could also just install two dual-gpu graphics cards like the Titan-Z

I would still buy from BPlus even at the price premium, correct me if I'm wrong but it seems to me like bplus did all the research and testing on these devices and cooperated with us users and then EXP GDC came in and with a better and cheaper manufacturer. I know it's not exactly rocket science to build these devices but everyone needs to remember that there are costs associated with all the testing and correspondence they have done. Sadly, most economies don't operate on good feelings and the cheaper product with the same features will prevail. In my hopeful opinion BPlus need to somehow get through Intel's lisencing and get a thunderbolt 2 kit and they will again have dominance in this niche market. Will edit for grammar later. - - - Updated - - - - - - Updated - - - You should wait for maxwell if you can be bothered.The maxwell cards will offer lower power consumption ad lower heat output. If these factors are not a concern for you, you should probably just get a 760, they are pretty much at the top end of the scale for egpu price / performance.

I'm just guessing but I think the hotplug-ability is to do with the fact that it's now using EFI and the GPT/MBR doesn't make a difference. (But of course can't fully use EFI with MBR)

I'm trying a GPT UEFI installation now IT WORKED!! I created a uefi compatible windows 8 installer flash drive Went into my HP bios and set EFI mode without csm (native mode) Boot into the win installer and delete all existing partitions on my drive and let windows deal with it. Now I can come home from uni and hotplug my GPU without having to reboot

Hotplug with pcie 2.0 working? This may warrant a reinstall for me

Here is my Super simple setupConsisting of a HP 8470p, EVGA 770SC, PE4l, cheapo junk psu, fan and fan controller.The case is a Shuttle XPC variant which I stripped down to fit the ATX psu and PE4l in, the 770 was a perfect fit (after removing some rivets )Display is a Dell U2713HM 2560x1440 which I picked up for $310 NZDTemps are great, hovering around 70deg overclocked (+50 core, +300 mem, +.12 vCore) while playing BF4I recently added the fan due to fears that I was suffocating the cheap PSU since it draws air from the back of the card.Setup on the 8470p is great, apart from the fact that you have to wait till after POST to plug the Egpu in( or set the delay). I believe this effects 8470p and 2570pIn Win 7 I was able to plug and play W/O setup 1.x but I purchased it anyway,I moved to windows 8.1 and had to use 1.x to overcome memory allocation errors.I am currently gaming at 2560x1440, getting around 60fps +- good/bad situations online with all medium settings but AA off (don't need so much at higher res)I made up some benchmarks if people are interested.These results don't reflect gameplay performance. Games are very playable at 1440I will take requests for more benchmarks 1280x800 1920x1080 2560x1440 4k anyone? Heaven 4.0 (all ultra & extreme) FPS 49.6 33.1 20 SCORE 1249 834 504 MinFPS 8.3 14.9 6.2 Max FPS 114.8 69.2 45.1 3Dmark 06 1.2.0 Default 3DMarks 22365 21744 21790 SM2.0 8158 7990 8347

Damn, thought I was onto something major. Will be going for the QBRP D0 Stepping model then Thanks for the advice, you da bomb

Hi Guys, I am running a i7 3632qm in my 8470p and i'm looking to upgrade it to something like a 3740qm or 3820qm, (I play lots of games and lots of VM's) But I saw an ES 3720qm chip QBC1 on ebay with 8mb L3 and a 'unlocked multiplier', this looks just like a slightly downclocked 3920xm With the Intel management engine bypass, will I be able to overclock this cpu by increasing the multi? Or am I better off getting a non unlocked version (Idle(ish) powerconsumption is a concern for me, I need my laptop for many hours at uni using IDEs) Thanks for your input

This looks very promising. Think it'll be worth the upgrade $$ over a EC solution? My current setup is taking a bit of a beating at 1440p Provided I can get a Zbook 15 at a decent price. Maybe wait for TB3 which will hopefully come out with broadwell

Yes this, pickup a cheap DAC off eBay or wherever for under $10 usd

You could possibly find a cheap HP ZBook15 on eBay I don't know of any implementations using the zbook so I can't say for sure but if I had the cash, I would go for the zbook 15

TLDR; Want upgrade from 1080 to 1440, is this going to kill performance on my egpu in gaming AAA titles Hi guys, I have been running my egpu setup for a while now, Elitebook 8470p i7 35w and a gtx 770. I am extremely pleased with performance in all gamessuch as BF4,DayZ and Arma3 at 1920x1080. (Happy to give numbers if anyone wants) I have been given the opportunity to purchase a dell 27" 1440p display at below wholesale cost and I was wondering if anyone knew what kind of performance loss due to bandwidth I will incur. I do not mind reducing my graphics settings. Greetings from Kiwiland

Hi guys, new to the forum. I'm getting my HP 8470p i5 3210m 2.3 Going with my gtx 560TI @x1.2 960/2030mhz I seem to be getting terrible frames in Battlefield 4(mid 20s- low 30s) 1680x1050 All low, no AA, and I am starting to think that it might be more of a CPU bound issue Is this normal for my setup? I have been unable to find a compilation of game performance per E-Gpu