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skyldig

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  1. Yupp, unfortunately that is what I concluded as well. In case I'd find one just sitting there, I'd grab the opportunity and get the x2. Now, it is simply not worth it. I'll probably start looking for a minitower instead. Thanks for all the feedback, guys
  2. Thanks for the feedback, guys. Well, I checked and it (the egpu) is right now connected to PCI bus 3. Not sure what 4 does. It says "Intel® 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 - 3B48" when I check the System devices. For some reason, the PCI bus 3 is not in that list. Only 1,2,4,5,6 are visible with what I think is a memory slot in the end. Is there any way to find what is on #4? I checked a few devices in the device manager but couldn't find it. edit: Found it! High Definition Audio Controller, PCI bus 3, device 0, function 1. So I guess audio chip.
  3. I'd like to find a way to add a second mPCIE slot to my motherboard. To get the first one, I removed the WiFi card. To complete my eGPU project (using a PE4C) I need a second mPCIE. Can anyone guide me or add any info (like maybe the mobo schematics) ? I started to investigate if it is possible to convert the mSATA port to the DVD but that seemed to be a dead end. I wonder if there are any unsoldered connections or maybe something else I could live without, Bluetooth maybe.
  4. So far I'm happy with the pe4c. It feels solid built and does what BPlus says it would. Just a comment to the first post; Bplus recommended no more powerful GPU than GTX570, so that's what I got. My issue is that I have a first gen i7 hence slow pcie bus speed. I'm struggling to find a second pcie slot but so far I haven't found any. Sent a request to Asus as well. Let's hope they can give me some hints. As far as I could see there are no more visible mPCIE slots on the mobo. Intel HM55 chip set ASUS N53JQ 15.6" Full HD GeForce GT425,Core i7-740QM (1st generation 5 series),16GB RAM
  5. Since I seem to need another lane, anyone know if I could convert my msata DVD connector to a mpcie slot? Would an adapter like this really work or is it just for disks? http://www.amazon.com/mSATA-PCI-E-PCIE-Converter-Adapter/dp/B00ARB624U
  6. Unfortunately, it looks like I picked the wrong laptop to fiddle with. At least, according to this post, I better start get used to the performance I get right now. "Furthermore, while the Series-5 chipset has pci-e 2.0 specced ports, the spec only extends to power management. The link speed is still pci-e 1.x's 2.5GT/s. In addition, you don't have an iGPU so couldn't run x1.Opt. Overall, a poor eGPU candidate system. You'd be better off upgrading to a Sandy/Ivy Bridge notebook with an iGPU so could get x1.2Opt performance with a NVidia Fermo/Keplar card." That kinda answers my question I had above...
  7. Hi guys!My first post. First of all, excellent work everyone and thumbs up for all your effort! I have a question regarding pcie 2.0. In the first page of this thread it says Intel 5 series does not provide pcie 2.0 but checking Intel's website it says it does. Check here [url=http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/mobile-chipset-hm55.html]Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset[/url] and compare to the matrix on side one."Offers up to 2.5GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices and networking with up to 6 PCI Express* 2.0 x1 ports, configurable as x2 and x4 depending on motherboard designs." I/O Chipset PCIe 1.0 (2.5GT/s) lanes PCIe 2.0 (5GT/s) lanes PCIe 3.0 (~10GT/s) lanes x1 x1.Opt x2/x4 x2.Opt x1 x1.3Opt x2/x4 (TB) AMD RS* Y1 N N ? N N N N N N N N NVIDIA MCP* Y1 N N ? N N N N N N N N Intel ICH7M Y Y3 N Y5 Y4 N N N N N N N Intel ICH8M Y Y3 N Y5 Y4 N N N N N N N Intel ICH9M Y Y3 Y2,8 Y5 Y4 N2 N N N N N N Intel Series-6(2nd-gen i-core) Y N Y2 N6 N N26 Y Y2 Y6 N N N PE4CV2.0PCIe
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