AaronV89

Thanks for your help. I ended up finding a used mid-2014 MBP 15" i7 with 16GB RAM and 512GB Storage for $1300. Got a better deal in the long run thanks to you!

I really appreciate you letting me know. I'm looking to see if I can get a good deal on a used Macbook Pro i7 now. Do you think that'll be sufficient?

That's interesting..I was always under the impression that i5 processors are perfectly fine for gaming? I'm running an i5 2500k (which is a very old processor) with a GTX980 in my current PC setup without any issues. Is it different with laptop processors? Thanks for the heads up though, I am definitely planning on doing some heavy gaming (Witcher 3).

Hello everyone! I've been reading through these forums like a maniac and I'm really excited to get my own eGPU setup started. I've had a PC for a number of years but I'm planning on selling it for the mobility of a MBA. Here's what I'm planning on purchasing: Laptop: 2015 MBA i5 + 8GB RAM + 256 SSD eGPU Equipment: Akitio Thunder2 24Pin ATX PSU Bridge EVGA 500W 80Plus Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply Powered Flexible Riser (I know I shouldn't use this but I am not comfortable with making a Molex to Barrel cable ATM. I'll be sure to check the quality of this before using it) MSI GTX 980 4GB My plan is to get things working in a comfortable state first of all and then worry about figuring out an appropriate case for everything afterwards. This is my first build so I imagine I'll have to do some experimentation to get things working fine. One question I do have, I have an LG ultrawide monitor at home. It only accepts DVI & HDMI cable input. Will this be compatible if I wanted to hook it up to this build or do eGPUs only work with external monitors using thunderbolt cables? I ask because I never really saw any eGPUs build tutorials with info on the external monitors used. Looking forward to your feedback!