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eGPU now possible on VPC-Z2 and SVZ series!Benchmarks > User Notebook Setup GPU DirectX 9 DirectX 10 DirectX 11 3DMark 06 RES 5.var 1280x800 3DMark Vantage PGPU DMC 4 1280x800 3DMark 11 PGPU Unigine Heaven Grichka59 Sony vaio SVZ1311 Quad Core [email protected] -> 2.9Ghz 8Gb DDR3 SSD 2X128Gb RAID 0 1080p 96% aRGB PMD HD 7670M Windows 7 64 bit X1.2opt External LCD GTX 780 22479 3DMarks SM2.0 : 8430 SM3.0 : 11567 CPU : 5724 205.5 FPS 36306 3DMarks 226 14069 3050 MikjoA Sony VAIO SVZ1311 13,1" - 1.17kg - 16mm Quad Core [email protected] -> 2.8Ghz 8Gb DDR3 SSD 2X128Gb RAID 0 1080p 96% aRGB HM77 & PCI-E 2.0 Windows 7 64bit X1.2opt External LCD GTX 670 N/A N/A 28598 3DMarks N/A 8827 3DMarks 2485 GTX 480 21448 3DMarks SM2.0 : 7990 SM3.0 : 10961 CPU : 5585 188,9 FPS 20755 3DMarks 214,84 FPS 6306 3DMarks N/A Justing6 Sony vaio SVZ1311 Quad Core [email protected] -> 2.8Ghz 8Gb DDR3 Windows 7 64 bit X1.2opt External LCD GTX 660 Ti 20641 3DMarks SM2.0 : 7743 SM3.0 : 10539 CPU : 5331 N/A 24543 3DMarks N/A N/A N/A MikjoA Sony VAIO VPC-Z2 13,1" - 1.17kg - 16mm Dual Core [email protected] 8Gb DDR3 SSD 2X64Gb RAID 0 1080p 96% aRGB HM67 & PCI-E 2.0 Windows 7 64bit X1.2opt External LCD GTX 480 19970 3DMarks SM2.0 : 8381 SM3.0 : 11190 CPU : 3869 161 FPS 20629 3DMarks 214.78FPS 6216 3DMarks 2158 X1.2opt Internal LCD GTX 480 16451 3DMarks SM2.0 : 7383 SM3.0 : 7636 CPU : 3869 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X1.1opt External LCD GTX 480 19455 3DMarks SM2.0 : 8281 SM3.0 : 10650 CPU : 3875 131,9 FPS 17902 3DMarks 142.43FPS 5630 3DMarks N/A X1.1opt Internal LCD GTX 480 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Pictures of my Z21 eGPU setup (Click the images for larger view) Prepare your Z for an eGPU : STEP 1 : Get the necessary tools - Spudgers - WLAN - A new bottom plate (optional but highly recommended) blue/black : N/A, carbon : N/A, carbon glossy : N/A, gold : Link - HWtools's PE4L-PM060A - Soldering iron - Cutter - Drill - Steel/aluminium 0.5mm thin sheet

Got some bad news... I think my newly bought GTX 660 Ti is faulty (but I can't try it in desktop computer I'll have to wait a bit for that...) Whatever the PSU I've tried, my XBOX 360 PSU or my good old desktop psu, it's still the same problem. Although I've managed to install it and even driving external monitor it keeps crashing... turning on & off. Even in the Setup 1.X menu, at first it's recognized and few second later when I type F5 again it vanished... The same things happen in device manager whatever I try.. PCI-compaction didn't help. Now I got error 43 even with PCI compaction. It couldn't drive the external monitor longer than 10 seconds then my computer froze. I had several BSOD just before the loading of the desktop, the report was about nvdklm.sys or something.. I'm going to give a last try with it, in a desktop computer... But I'm almost sure it's faulty, Justing6 has managed to make it working with the same laptop.

Thanks a lot for the quick help ! I didn't know that it had been updated by Kuro-D. Here are some of my first results which were done with my GTX 480, I paid attention keeping the same clock speed and drivers for a good comparison with the Z2 + i7-2620M. 3DMark 06 : 21448 3DMark Vantage : PGPU : 20755 3DMark 11 PGPU : 6306 RES5.var DX9 1280 x 800 : 188,9 FPS DevilMayCry 4 : exact same fps number than i7 2620M : 214.84 fps (The GPU core overclock was probably slightly higher than when I ran it with the i7-2620M, not sure it makes a difference anyway.) for comparison Z2 scores with the i7 2620M : 3DMark 06 : 19900 & 19970 3DMark Vantage : PGPU : 20629 3DMark 11 PGPU : 6216 Unigine Heaven : 2158 (did not record it, but the i7 3612QM was really really close) RES5.var : 161 fps DMC4 : 214.78 fps My aim now is not only making it as powerfull as I can but I now prefer a well balanced compromise between size and performance. I'm afraid the GTX 660 ti isn't muc more powerfull than my GTX 480 core @ 940 mem 2244 which is my maximum stable overclock. But at least it is so smaller ! I may buy a GTX 670 4gb with the original design PCB which is almost the same than the standard GTX 660 ti, like my zotac. And then I will swap the cooler to get the smallest GTX 670 possible! (I may need more than 2Gb for Skyrim, it already eats up 100% of my GTX 480 1536Mb of vram and thus causes horrible lags.) And also, I'm about to make the change on the PSU, but I wonder, does the PE4H still needs the 5v ? can it runs with one 12v and two ground ?

Hey, I'm very happy to see this thread back Thanks Nando4 to bring it back I knew about it for a moment ago but I was way very busy and decided to post something later. Though in the meanwhile, I've managed to sucessfully make a eGPU setup on the SVZ, and I have now the chance to compare the performance between the two! How is the CPU important for the eGPU setup, comparing benchmarks is now really really interesting ! And from what I can say now, even though I did just a few test, is that, although the SVZ quad cpu is clocked only at 2.1Ghz, it's almost as fast as my 2.7Ghz dual core at GPU benchmark (CPU test are obviously mch faster), sometimes it's a bit faster sometimes slightly slower. I've been told that CPU speed was more important than the number of cores, though the i7 3612QM performs quite equally to the i7-2620M in games can be explained by its absolutely great turbo mode. As a matter of fact my i7-3612QM is always clocked at 2.8 Ghz even if I start CPU stress test software... In fact it's not a 2.1 Ghz but a 2.8 Ghz when it's inside the SVZ It's really something I would have never expected. I'm trying to make a spaceless and convenient eGPU so I bought a new GPU, the ZOTAC GTX 660 Ti AMP! which is only 19cm long and I've modded a XBOX 360 203W psu just like theendless did wonderfully. But I couldn't test it so far, because there a little problem and I'd need some help. The problem is that when I plug the GPU and the PE4L, nothing happens, it's like on a stand by mode. The PSU is showing an orange LED which means it's in stand by and the PE4L shows up two LED, on green, on orange. I think I did the rewiring part properly but I couldn't test the PSU to see if it is fully working as I do not have any xbox. Do you think there's a special things to do to power it on. Or is my PSU faulty ? Thanks.

Hi all, My name is Jérémy and I'm from France and I moving from Notebookreview to Techinferno since I've learnt what had happened to Nando4. Furthermore I was mainly active in topics concerning eGPU and I'm happy too know that the fantastic starting thread will continue here I'm interested in many topics about computer but mainly about notebook/ultrabook and my favorite laptop is the Sony vaio Z. I am going to move and update my guide on making eGPU for the sony vaio Z2/SVZ. I'd like to thanks Xonar who redirected me here a moment ago when I was wondering what had happened to Nando4, and I would like to thanks Nando4 again for bringing back the eGPU thread strong and alive ! And Thanks to techinferno admins/moderators to allow Nando4 to move his fantastic eGPU thread overhere which already seems to be a nice place in which iit already feels at home.