Hador

First off, wow you guys have really put a lot of work into this community and eGPUs, if it wasn't for this forum I wouldn't be attempting this. I've read most of the guides/tutorials and read quite a few of the topics on this forum, also I researched my parts before making this thread. So I mostly would like feedback (ie pls tell if I totally screwed up ) on my selection of parts and how I want to set up it up and if I missed something. I haven't bought my parts yet as this is my first eGPU project and would like an experienced second opinion, as they say measure twice, cut once. My own tech hardware experience is re/building desktops/laptops/phones, no soldering xp, software wise I've installed OSes/rooted/jail broken so as long there a guide I'm good. I plan on this being a some what portable setup so I want to use nVidia's Optimus so I can use my internal display. I want to play modern games at 720p on high settings. My budget is limited to ~$650. The Setup PSU: An Xbox AC Adapter (already own), buy a dc/pcie adapter for ~$10 Enclosure: Make my own PCI-e Adapter: PE4L-EC060A (used ~$70) GPU: nVidia 750ti 2GB (used ~$120) Laptop: Lenovo Edge E531 i7-3632QM (used ~$450) It uses Intel HD4000 GPU, Intel HM77 Chipset, no dGPU, OS W7 ThinkPad E531 | Small Business Laptop Optimized for Windows 8 | | Lenovo (US) According to this thread, I believe it should be plug and play but he doesn't mention the laptop used or its specs: http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/6651-evga-gtx-750ti-sc-works-internal-lcd-whitout-optimus-modded-ini-files.html