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mPCIe2/EC2 is 4Gbps, TB1 is 10Gbps or more than double. How does this play out? Have a look at performance info at http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-apple/3062-2012-13-macbook-pro-gtx660ti-hd7870%408gbps-tb1-th05-win7-%5BTech Inferno Fan%5D.html#post42483 . There you have a 4Gbps (mPCIe2/EC2) vs 8Gbps (TB1) comparison. 8Gbps is pretty close to the 10Gbps TB1 spec.

Given the affordability of an AKiTiO Thunder2 Thunderbolt enclosure, it makes little sense to go for a mPCIe2 based solution. Particularly given that you'd need a pricey PE4C V3.0 to avoid Gen2 signal instability. Plus you can still gain up to 16Gbps-TB2 if upgrade your notebook to TB2 spec.

Only decision you might consider at this point is waiting a bit to see what 32Gbps-TB3 notebook + enclosures are released soon. That's 8 times the bandwidth of mPCIe2, giving desktop-level performance.

Anyways, I was thinking maybe you could help me put some research into the possibility of using the MXM 3.0 in my laptop, HWINFO 64 says the 670m is running on x16 pcie gen 3.0 so then an MXM 3.0 to pcie x16 should work, right?

And I think you misunderstood me, the two laptops listed are the ones I have and would like to make modifications to, so maybe you could review them keeping in mind they are my only options and the pros and cons of both, including specs and ports.

You also said "upgrade your notebook to TB2 spec" how is this possible, are you proposing cpu upgrade? And it sounds like I should just go the AkiTio 2 Thunderbolt route even thought my TB equipped laptop is TB1, has a weaker processor, no iGPU but a better dGPU, an MXM 3.0 port, and is more costly.

Skype might be faster paced, more compacted system of chat, but the forum allows for others to see this, so if you want we can take this to skype chat. I can't PM you my username because I don't have five posts, but we'll do whatever works best for you.

Recap:

Potential to discuss over skype

Possibility to expand desktop card over MXM 3.0

Get back to me on the reality of a GTX 960 bottlenecking over 5 GT/s and what the minimum bit rate is to ensure maximum performance with no bottlenecking

Confirm that turning 2 x1 lanes into an x2 lane would not work as I proposed

Anyhow, thank you VERY much for your help everywhere, in this community especially, and help with BPlus discounts. Appreciate it

mPCIe2/EC2 is 4Gbps, TB1 is 10Gbps or more than double. How does this play out? Have a look at performance info at http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-apple/3062-2012-13-macbook-pro-gtx660ti-hd7870%408gbps-tb1-th05-win7-%5BTech Inferno Fan%5D.html#post42483 . There you have a 4Gbps (mPCIe2/EC2) vs 8Gbps (TB1) comparison. 8Gbps is pretty close to the 10Gbps TB1 spec.

Given the affordability of an AKiTiO Thunder2 Thunderbolt enclosure, it makes little sense to go for a mPCIe2 based solution. Particularly given that you'd need a pricey PE4C V3.0 to avoid Gen2 signal instability. Plus you can still gain up to 16Gbps-TB2 if upgrade your notebook to TB2 spec.

Only decision you might consider at this point is waiting a bit to see what 32Gbps-TB3 notebook + enclosures are released soon. That's 8 times the bandwidth of mPCIe2, giving desktop-level performance.

Could you un-delete my other reply and your response to it so we can continue discussion there.

Anyways, I was thinking maybe you could help me put some research into the possibility of using the MXM 3.0 in my laptop, HWINFO 64 says the 670m is running on x16 pcie gen 3.0 so then an MXM 3.0 to pcie x16 should work, right?

And I think you misunderstood me, the two laptops listed are the ones I have and would like to make modifications to, so maybe you could review them keeping in mind they are my only options and the pros and cons of both, including specs and ports.

Skype might be faster paced, more compacted system of chat, but the forum allows for others to see this, so if you want we can take this to skype chat. I can't PM you my username because I don't have five posts, but we'll do whatever works best for you.

I also put a lot of resources in the previous post that was deleted if you could check that out.

Recap:

Potential to discuss over skype

Possibility to expand desktop card over MXM 3.0

Get back to me on the reality of a GTX 960 bottlenecking over 5 GT/s and what the minimum bit rate is to ensure maximum performance with no bottlenecking

Confirm that turning 2 x1 lanes into an x2 lane would not work as I proposed

mPCIe2/EC2 is 4Gbps, TB1 is 10Gbps or more than double. How does this play out? Have a look at performance info at http://forum.techinferno.com/implementation-guides-apple/3062-2012-13-macbook-pro-gtx660ti-hd7870%408gbps-tb1-th05-win7-%5BTech Inferno Fan%5D.html#post42483 . There you have a 4Gbps (mPCIe2/EC2) vs 8Gbps (TB1) comparison. 8Gbps is pretty close to the 10Gbps TB1 spec.

Given the affordability of an AKiTiO Thunder2 Thunderbolt enclosure, it makes little sense to go for a mPCIe2 based solution. Particularly given that you'd need a pricey PE4C V3.0 to avoid Gen2 signal instability. Plus you can still gain up to 16Gbps-TB2 if upgrade your notebook to TB2 spec.

Only decision you might consider at this point is waiting a bit to see what 32Gbps-TB3 notebook + enclosures are released soon. That's 8 times the bandwidth of mPCIe2, giving desktop-level performance.

"Hey guys, I've been looking at a very large amount of PCI, PCI-e, mPCI-e, Thunderbolt, expresscard, etc. stuff lately for the Geforce GTX 960 eGPU I'm planning to build, and have a few questions. I have decided the GPU I want to use (found here), but have a few more questions, and I thought reaching out to you guys would be the best way to solve them.

I have two candidate systems that I could use for this setup,

1. ASUSROG G75VW (link)

2. ASUSN550JV (link)

The following determinations are what I have run into in terms of which computer to use.

1. Processor

ASUSN550JV- IntelHaswell Core i7-4700HQ@ Min-800 MHz Max-2400 MHz Turbo- 3400 MHz

ASUSROG G75VW- IntelIvy Bridge Core i7-3610QM@ Min 1200 MHz Max 2300 MHz Turbo- 3300 MHz

2. Ports

ASUSN550JV

PCIe Bus (gen 3.0)- mPCI-e v2 x1 (5.0 Gb/s) [port that the wireless adapter is currently in]

ASUSROG G75VW

PCIe Bus (gen 3.0)- mPCI-e v2 x1 (5.0 Gb/s) [port that the wireless adapter is currently in]

Thunderbolt (I think it is TB1, but I can't find out which TB it is using HWinfo64)

3. dGPU and iGPU

ASUSN550JV

iGPU- IntelHD Graphics 4600@ 600 MHz

dGPU- NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M over PCIe v3.0 X16@ (8Gb/s)

ASUSG75VW

iGPU- None

dGPU- GeForce GTX 670M over PCIe v2.0 x16 @ (5.0 Gb/s)

Given the the G75VW has thunder bolt but a slightly slower processor, no iGPU, better GPU and both have mPCIe, what I want to know is

1. For eGPU is Thunder bolt 1 or 2 faster than using a PE4C over mPCIe

2. Which setup would be faster (ASUSN550JV over mPCIe with better processor and iGPU, or ASUSROG G75VW over thunder bolt or mPCIe with better dGPU)

3. Where would the bottlenecks be

In conclusion, I want to get the most out of the systems and GTX 960, so I want to know which setup would be faster, and how much each would cost."

I posted this in another thread, but I think it will get noticed here

So I checked the mpcie2 port on both laptops with HWINFO64 and it says they are 5.0GT/s or Gbps

My current conclusion is, because the mpcie is gen 2 and so is thunderbolt 1, I will use the PE4C v2.1 to 'fuse' mpcie (and if that bandwidth [5 Gb/s] is not enough, I will use the SONNET ECHO PRO to do TB to EC to the PE4C 2.1) for x2 pcie gen 2.0

Final questions are

1. is 5 GT/s is enough for my GTX 960 4gb VRAM card

2. will sending the mpcie and TB to EC outputs into the two HDMI ports on the PE4C work to utilize the bandwidth of both

3. Can I have a guide to setting up optimus over my iGPU and dGPU, and the 1.x (1.3?) setup file

So my options are to use the N550JV over one mpcie to PE4C and be able to use its better processor i7 4700HQ and iGPU and dGPU or to use the ROG G75VW over mpcie AND thunderbolt but have a weaker processor (Keep in mind I want to game in 1440p) no iGPU, but a better dGPU

Attached is links to the log for the HWINFO64 output for the ASUS G75VW and ASUS N550JV

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByNBomRpwsETaU8yTHlGMEZETTA ASUS G75VW Spec sheet, use w3 shcools tryit to see table format

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByNBomRpwsETNXRhLVE4bU10T3M ASUS N550JV

I just want a performance comparison in terms of bandwidth and performance loss percentages so I can decide if I want to do my eGPU over thunderbolt or mPCIe

Hey guys, I've been looking at a very large amount of PCI, PCI-e, mPCI-e, Thunderbolt, expresscard, etc. stuff lately for the Geforce GTX 960 eGPU I'm planning to build, and have a few questions. I have decided the GPU I want to use (found here), but have a few more questions, and I thought reaching out to you guys would be the best way to solve them.

I have two candidate systems that I could use for this setup,

1. ASUS ROG G75VW (link)

2. ASUS N550JV (link)

The following determinations are what I have run into in terms of which computer to use.

1. Processor

ASUS N550JV- Intel Haswell Core i7-4700HQ@ Min-800 MHz Max-2400 MHz Turbo- 3400 MHz

ASUS ROG G75VW- Intel Ivy Bridge Core i7-3610QM@ Min 1200 MHz Max 2300 MHz Turbo- 3300 MHz

2. Ports

ASUS N550JV

PCIe Bus (gen 3.0)- mPCI-e v2 x1 (5.0 Gb/s) [port that the wireless adapter is currently in]

ASUS ROG G75VW

PCIe Bus (gen 3.0)- mPCI-e v2 x1 (5.0 Gb/s) [port that the wireless adapter is currently in]

Thunderbolt (I think it is TB1, but I can't find out which TB it is using HWinfo64)

3. dGPU and iGPU

ASUS N550JV

iGPU- Intel HD Graphics 4600@ 600 MHz

dGPU- NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M over PCIe v3.0 X16@ (8Gb/s)

ASUS G75VW

iGPU- None

dGPU- GeForce GTX 670M over PCIe v2.0 x16 @ (5.0 Gb/s)

Given the the G75VW has thunder bolt but a slightly slower processor, no iGPU, better GPU and both have mPCIe, what I want to know is

1. For eGPU is Thunder bolt 1 or 2 faster than using a PE4C over mPCIe

2. Which setup would be faster (ASUS N550JV over mPCIe with better processor and iGPU, or ASUS ROG G75VW over thunder bolt or mPCIe with better dGPU)

3. Where would the bottlenecks be

In conclusion, I want to get the most out of the systems and GTX 960, so I want to know which setup would be faster, and how much each would cost.