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Hi Klem! Could you please unlock the bios whitelist and advanced settings for T440p? I can't recall the exact version of BIOS, but it isn't the latest one. Thank you very much! https://www.mediafire.com/file/c0cq7djgbanuyqr/bios.img/file

My temporary solution is to boot Chrome with '--disable-d3d11' Runs fine. If I don't do that and run Chrome normally, fullscreening a Youtube video will crash the laptop entirely.

Hi guys I've been happily using my mPCIe EXP GDC v8 + GTX 970 with my Thinkpad T430s using the internal display. Performance was fine. I recently got an external monitor, and, as long as I leave the HDMI cable from the GTX 970 unplugged at boot (and plug it in after the initial Thinkpad boot logo), it boots up and works (mostly) fine. My problem When I started using Chrome on the external monitor, I noticed it was very laggy. Like moving through treacle - scrolling is laggy, highlighting text is laggy, opening new tabs is slower than normal, videos play oddly (low FPS?). When I tried to full-screen Youtube videos, the whole laptop will crash. I've "fixed" this by turning off Hardware Acceleration in Chrome, but now Youtube etc. videos have tearing. If I have the external monitor connected, but I view Chrome (with hardware acceleration) on the laptop's internal display, it seems to run normally and doesn't crash. Does anyone know why? Is there anything I can tweak with nVidia (latest 970m drivers) / Windows / Chrome to get things running normally? Thanks

Thanks! The GB package actually had a 6pin to 6pin + 6+2pin so I was good to go. Now I have as pare 6 to 8 pin adapter turning up tomorrow haha As for internal display.. it works (I installed GTX 970M listed drivers off the bat) but I'm wondering what sort (if any) performance increase I'll see if I use an external monitor? If I start using a monitor do I need to change drivers? This is GPU-Z (running the render test) does it look ok? 2.0 x16 @ 1 2.0 ?

Hi guys. Wanted to check a couple of things with you: 1) I've ordered a EXP GDC "BEAST" "with power supply" which I assume is a Dell DA-2 or similar. I plan to use it with a Thinkpad T430s mPCIe and a Gigabyte "mini" GTX 970. My card has a 8pin PCIe power socket and the package I think comes with one power cable for 6pin - I need to order a 6pin to 8pin adapter, right? Do I need anything else? 2) My laptop doesn't have a dGPU, just the HD4000 - is it possible to use the internal display, or am I forced to use external display? Thanks!

On the topic of CPUs, I've been looking at a few different MBPs to go with - you seem to have experience with at least a few - I was wondering if you had any broad comments about the differences observed between i5 dual core and i7 MBPs, and I'm also interested in the performance difference between the i7 clock speeds available - starting at 2.2 and going up to maybe 2.6 or 2.8 base clock I think?

Wasn't it one of your threads I read about MSI 970s not being able to properly use Optimus? Great work btw!

I'm looking to build a setup similar to this. Can you tell me if the Gigabyte mini 970 is able to use Optimus for internal screen usage (as opposed to having to use an external monitor)? And you don't happen to have any benchmarks of Windows games do you? I'd be looking at GTA 5, Witcher 3, Arma 3 as examples of things, or just more standardised benchmarks. Also, more photos would be appreciated while I try to wrap my head around the power modifications/cables that are needed to power the GPU and the enclosure. Thanks

Arma 3 and DayZ (standalone and Arma 2 derived mods) are VERY CPU intensive - Arma 2 almost exclusively. Arma 3 is a bit more GPU dependent depending on your settings, but regardless of OP's results I'd look to CPU for the cause of any potential FPS woes.

Were Tech Inferno Fan and my comments both deleted o_O

Thanks, Tech Inferno Fan. I am actually still 'shopping' for my set up, but I was hoping to use a Thinkpad T/X/W/P(?) for an eGPU set up. Slightly off-topic, but do you know of any Thinkpad that would pair well with a 970 for internal display gaming? GTA5, Witcher 3, Arma 2/3, Dota 2 etc.

Did Tech Inferno Fan's advice help any, OP?

gothic860 - do you have any idea why the Atikito didn't work with the Thinkpad? I was hoping to get a W* series that has TB2 and use that my eGPU connection, but I can only see people using the EC (with low efficiency) or the more expensive (and very hard to source in the UK) Sonnet EE SE-II. My main goal is Thinkpad w/ internal display eGPU (probably a 970).

This is a fairly broad question, but does anyone know of a relatively modern Lenovo Thinkpad that has stable, decent performance eGPU implemention from the X/T/W series of their laptops? I had planned on getting a W451~ that has TB2 with the hope of using an Akitio enclosure, but I can't find anyone who has used it successfully. Looking at the X/T series, the EC implementations all seem to take *huge* performance hits, especially when using the internal display (which I what I hope to use). TLDR; anyone know a Thinkpad X/T/W with a stable, decent performance TB or EC implementation? EDIT: in terms of GPU I'm open, but would prefer to use a GTX 970 of some description.

Thanks, this is useful - I'll have a read now. They seem like they will be priced above the W series which is about as much as I'd like to go if possible (£1100~). As a W520 owner, do you have an eGPU setup yourself?

Looking for some advice on an enclosure and laptop purchase, centred around an EGPU setup for some gaming. I already have a Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming edition card that is quite long. I'm experiencing some graphic errors on boot that I think might be caused by the card so I *might* be able to RMA it and get it replaced with a smaller card. But let's assume for the moment that I can't. Laptop purchase I'm a fan of Lenovo's T/X/W Thinkpad range, and some reading here suggests Thunderbolt2 is the way to go for maximum PCIe bandwidth (?). The Thinkpad W541 comes with a TB 2.0 port, fuller spec can be found here: Lenovo ThinkPad W541 | Mobile WorkstationÂ*| Lenovo UK I'm working on the assumption that this is a good choice for an eGPU (I believe it's in the 'good' list on one of the recommendation threads here). If there is something better, I'll need the laptop to be sturdy/premium build laptop with a global warranty (where I can get it serviced in a country outside the purchase country) Enclosure From what I've read, the AKiTiO Thunder2 is the preferred choice for a lot of users. Here are the things I would like from an enclosure, hoping someone can point me in the right direction: - ability to fit a full (or over-)sized GTX 970 - L=312mm, W=129mm, H=43mm - not needing a PC PSU to power it (desk space is a premium) Implementation hopes/desires - I want to run the eGPU through the laptop's display, hopefully with minimal performance loss - I'd like it to be fairly seamless process - plug and play as much as possible, and not invalidating my warranty with (possibly) Lenovo - will consider a slight loss in performance if I can get an enlosure that fits the card I have and can be powered with just the enclosure, or perhaps using some form of power brick Let me know if anything I've said is nonsense/impossible. Haven't seen any people with a full length card in a closed enclosure in my browsing, hoping it's possible! Thanks!