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I will keep my fingers crossed. I hope the 970 will get enough power by the 2x6-Pin connectors.

Good to know! I think cheap riser and especially the one with thin cables are not good. Sometimes it can help to isolate the flat riser cables with aluminum foil to reduce electro magnetic interference.

Try "Unigine Valley".

Maxwell is not supported in OSX (yet) but a GTX 750 should work in Windows if the card gets enough power. Something like a GTX 750 OC with a 6-Pin power connector. The current (leaked) specs of the GTX 970 and GTX 980 will only allow a GTX 970 withoutg a power riser in the AKiTiO.

Real gaming = only in Windows (best is 8.1) Unfortunately the way it is!

Your PSU should be fine! BUT, SmutjeHannes is also using a 780Ti in a AKiTiO. His 780 TI has 2x8-Pin Power Connectors. The power the GPU can get Sonnet: 75W AKiTiO: 25W 6-Pin: 75W 8-Pin: 150WSo, your setup can provide 250W, which might not be enough. Especially when the GPU overclocked (by EVGA) and is getting warm, because warm electronics use more energy. SmutjeHannes setup can provide 325W. Your setup with the Sonnet provides 300W. Some GPUs make a humming noise resulting from the capacitors (typical GPU problem). Typically in high FPS scenes (over 100fps). Can you test that in Windows with EVGA Precission X and make a "frame rate target = 60FPS"?

Arrrrgh, you are killing me ^^ I am so close getting the AKiTiO… but with with your KPs…

Ohhh? Can you specify that? Ah Humming noise in the AKiTiO PSU? The eletronic parts of the GPU or the fan?

awesome!

Some have powered the AKiTiO with a PCIe riser. By that you don't need the AKiTiO PSU.

As there are now more and more people with an eGPU… How loud is your MacBook under 3D load?

I really love the Sonnet case, but…$$$ Are you going to mod the Sonnets PSU to get rid the Corsair? Sth like kryzaach did? http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/7685-%5Bguide%5D-2013-11-macbook-air-titan%4010gbps-tb1-sonnet-iii-d-osx-10-9-4-a.html

Thanks for the guide! Maybe the "preview and quicktime" problems can be solved better in a "hackintosh" forum. These people know how to implement non-Apple-hardware into OSX. I would recommend tonymacx86 or hackintosh-inc (hope naming these isn't violating any rule). If you need a PSU switch at the front of the case: Jump Start EPS/ATX 24 Pin Power Supply Jumper On/Off Switch (White/Grey/Black) - modDIY.com

Thanks, but I was asking for the newer benchmark "Unigine Valley". In general your results are only 60% of desktop systems, but might also be becaue your MBP has just TB1.

The 2.2GHz CPU will boost up to 3.4GHz, which is very good. Imho I would take the 2.5GHz Version as it will offer +300MHz for 100$. But still, the current 15" MBPr have very fast CPUs and the stock version should be fast enough.

His ASUS ROG Matrix 780 Ti uses two 8-Pin connectors. So it get's enough juice from the PSU already, that's very nice.

Thanks for the details! One last wish: Could you test "Unigine Valley" with 1920x1080 on an external monitor (full screen and extreme settings)?

Ahhhh that 444€ deal, I almost bought one as well ^^

Which GTX 780Ti is that? Could you post a picture of that setup?

That's an awesome deal SmutjeHannes. I think I will try to get one from that shop as well. I always thought it is a store only for buisness customers. Please post your results! I am really thrilled to hear how your 780 Ti will work. You are not using an extra powered PCIe riser?

Awesome that you are around here now! You confused me about the fans… are they 72 or 80mm? They have to be slim? 25mm thick fans will not fit?

That's pretty sweet and makes the Sonnet III-D much more attractive, besides the price (like you said). The AKiTio is still the better deal and even with a self made case + PSU + fans still much cheaper.

Can u open a tool like MSI Afterburner or EVGAs Precision X and monitor the % of power the card is pulling of? Maybe the Sonnet box can't provide enough and your card is crashing because it needs more juice. Might also relate to the load (1.) of the card and the chips need more power the hotter (2.) they get.

You did not power the AKiTo?

What is a SWEX?