armitage

Hey guys, I just got my PE4L 2.1b and the card is really loose- it wobbles around with 6 DOF. Is it supposed to be like this? What is the usual solution, all I can think is to wrap some cable ties around the whole gpu

Your intuition was right: 600W is recommended total system power. A stock Nvidia 770 uses 214W max according to this review: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_770/25.html I like techpowerup 'cause they do card-only consumption and seem to cover the vendor variants- for instance, an MSI Twin Frozr 670 uses more power than an Nvidia 670. ps thanks for the heads-up about the display port

Hey nando, just want to say thanks for compiling all this information, you really helped me plan out my eGPU setup. You have any experience with Windows 10 on 2570p? On an unrelated note, has anyone ever seen this: I plugged an external lcd into the VGA port on the back of the 2570p, and I notice the screen gets wavy lines (like heat over pavement) whenever the fan runs hard, or maybe when temps get high, not sure which. Good thing I'll be running hdmi off an eGPU! It's definitely not the panel since my X200 has been crystal clear on the same VGA cable for a year now. On another note, I couldn't be more pleased with the 2570! Coming from the X200, it's amazing that I can play Fallout 3 smoothly on the iGPU. I kind of regret not getting a thunderbolt capable machine but this should do me for awhile.