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Anyone seen this? http://www.inxtron.com/products/thunderbolt3-hdk It's a hardware development kit for developers, you can use it to test the TB3 technology. The price is $280. I'm wondering if this would work as an eGPU

Anyone interested in buying my Akitio setup? I have implemented the box into the Cooler Master 110 Elite case. Bought in February 2015. - AKiTiO Thunder2 PCIe Box (247 euro paid, bought on 12-02-2015 invoice included, original packaging included, bought from format.de) - Cooler Master Elite 110 Case (40 euro paid, new, modded.) - Seasonic M12II Evo 520W PSU (65 euro paid, invoice included, motherboard cable not included, original packaging included.) - Revoltec 80MM Blue Led fan (15 euro paid) Everything is complete. I have sold my Macbook, so I don't have any use for this. See pictures: Postimage.org / gallery - image1, image2, image3

rMBP 2013L with Akitio on Windows 8.1. I boot into a black screen a lot. I am even thinking about to sell the whole crap due this.

After trying the whole day I got it working, don't ask me. The issue is still NOT resolved though. So we can conclude that the complete set is still working. I was on 10.10 when it didn't worked. Then I updated to 10.10.2, and it still didn't worked. EDIT: Still wondering why the fuck my topics are getting merged into this topic. Every topic is a new discussion, this makes it all unclear.

Yes everything is still working and no burned spots.

Yes, I use the Akitio PSU to power the Akitio. And I use a PC PSU for the GPU.

Hey, I was using my eGPU for a while now with a black screen some times. Now I can't even use it anymore, I can't get into Windows with the eGPU. Everytime I get the black screen. - rMBP 2013L GT750. - AKiTIO Thunder2. - GALAX GTX 970. - Windows 8.1 64-bit. - Without molex powered, without riser. Should work perfectly though. (I always booted successfully into Windows by hotplugging the TB cable right after the Apple startup sound, right before Windows starts loading.) Is there any advice? Thank you!

Ah yes. I forgot to mention this.

Hey, I was wondering if it's possible to sleep my Macbook with the Akitio? As soon as I run using the eGPU the Sleep option disappears on Windows. The eGPU is preventing this, is there any hack for this? Regards

Thanks, I already ordered a new 107C to fix this. Only this component was damaged, everything else is OK.

Yes, do you have any idea what type of chip/condenser this was? I can't read it anymore, I might try to solder a new component on it. Thanks!

Phantron, could you tell me which one of these cables must be connected to a yellow molex cable? I think I confused them, now my Akitio is burned and damaged However, I still want it this way. Thanks

I got it working now, I went from 100 to 1222 with Unigine benchmarks. Still wondering about nvidia settings, what should I do with CUDA? I can select both the 750M and 970. Also Physx? Any idea? Thanks! Update: After soldering two cables on the jackplug rearside I connected it wrong on the 12V molex, I confused the + and -. Look what happened: That's the end of the story lol...

I have tried it today with a new Corsair PSU. Everything works fine. But randomly when I start my macbook I get a blackscreen (and no startup sound). So conclusion; sometimes it works and sometimes not. I also tried to start using alt and then plug in the TB cable, wait for a few minutes and select Windows, then the boot selection menu freezes. Anything I missed so far?

I really like this product and the combination of a 14 inch notebook. The cheapest 14 inch comes with a dissapointing i5 U processor which would be the bottleneck.

No offense taken, the PSU came from a working system, that's why I used it. In a few days I will get the Seasonic M12II Evo 520W, I will get back to you and report here.

It's a Cooler Master RS-450. The paperclip thing is working correctly, I can confirm that.

It's the latest nVidia drivers from their website: 347.25. I tried rebooting using Akitio without the dual 6 pins connectors connected, and the 970 showed up in devices, but not working. When I plug in the pin connectors the 970 is gone again. I am getting another PSU in a few days, and will try that. If that doesn't work, I am forced to sell everything

Yes the latest Bootcamp software is installed, under Windows I normally saw my previous card GTX 650 (for testing) even if I didnt install the drivers. This new 970 is just not detected in Windows. On OSX the Akitio is detected: AKiTiO Thunder 2 Box: Vendor Name: inXtron Device Name: AKiTiO Thunder 2 Box Vendor ID: 0x41 Device ID: 0x236 Device Revision: 0x1 UID: 0x0041023614800070 Route String: 1 Firmware Version: 24,1 Port (Upstream): Status: Device connected Link Status: 0x2 Speed: Up to 20 Gb/s x1 Current Link Width: 0x2 Cable Firmware Version: 0.1.23 Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.14.0 Port: Status: No device connected Link Status: 0x7 Speed: Up to 20 Gb/s x1 Current Link Width: 0x1 Link Controller Firmware Version: 0.14.0 UPDATE: I have removed all gpu drivers, and reinstalled the drivers. The 970 pops up in Device manager, but it gives an error "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)".

Thanks for your fast replies. I tried that too, but the nVidia drivers (from nVidia website) fail and say that there is no nVidia gpu found. Then I also tried the nVidia drivers from Bootcamp and they installed successfully, but still no GTX 970 found. Yes, it's with bootcamp. EDIT: The gpu is also never found in Device manager.

Yes I have my PSU enabled with the paperclip trick. I have tried it with and without a powered riser. I have the Akitio powered by the default adapter. I have found a strange thing, when I start the PSU and use the powered riser method, the whole setup shuts down when I plug in the TB cable into my Macbook. Anyway it should just work with the default adapter, and additional PSU for the gpu, but as I said black screens. Sorry I forgot to mention that I have the dGPU macbook. So that guide isn't relevant. Thanks!

Hey everyone, today I received my brand new GALAX KFA2 GTX 970 gpu. It fits perfectly in the Akitio box. I have the following hardware: - rMBP15 late 2013. - Akitio Thunder2. - GTX 970. Issue: the GPU is not detected, sometimes Windows does not boot / blackscreen. I am running Windows 8.1 x64 using UEFI. I already tried to plug in the thunderbolt cable in the bootmenu, and waited for 5 minutes to initialize the akitio but that didn't work. I'm losing my hope now, I already invested a lot of euros into this solution; 240 for akitio, 350 for gpu, 50 for psu etc... Any ideas or solutions for this? Help is appreciated. Thanks

I tested it with the MSi GTX 650. Windows 8.1 x64. And just the latest drivers from nVidia. My Macbook had the GT 750M. I do both.

I have the rMBP 2013 late with nVidia. Using the AKiTiO I was not able to eGPU any AMD GPU. So far only nVidia GPU's worked.