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20 hours ago, EpicBlob said:

Hey guys,

 

So I'm planning on purchasing a 2013 Macbook Pro retina 13" (switched from a macbook air) and using with a AKitiO Thunder2 and Quadro k1200 eGPU. This would be used in my studio space and I'm wondering how optimus is working in windows and whether this is a reliable setup. I mostly want to make sure that Optimus would work essentially 100% of the time (os x or windows) while I'm in class. Used to use an expresscard/sonnet TB adapter setup that was 100% compatible with the internal display, but it seems that pure thunderbolt isn't always the case. If anyone has any tips with my setup and what kind of Operating system I need to get optimus working the most reliably, I'd be very grateful

I'd love to see how that Quadro card performs on a eGPU setup! I've been eyeing that card for a while now.

Not only does the Nano fit perfectly inside the AKITIO enclosure, it is also quite cost effective now.
AMD drops price of the Radeon R9 Nano to $499

I wish we knew more about this card being supported in the near future.

2 hours ago, Tech Inferno Fan said:

 

I wouldn't. The Razor core will go on sale second half of this year with no known price as yet.  You'll need a new TB3 capable Skylake system and new enclosure to take advantage of TB3. TB3 sees a doubling of TB2 bandwidth (32Gbps versus 16Gbps).

 

Whatever GPU you buy can be transplanted later into a TB3 enclosure if you want to go down that path. AKiTiO Thunder2 is well priced and has good availability and great results.

Thanks for the info, I'll enjoy the "now".

RE:

I just bought the Atikio Thunder2. I get that these eGPU enclosures could take months to be released, but I am having a bit of a buyer's regret. I am still within the return-window, should I send it back?

Greetings and sorry if this question has been asked before, but what is the current eGPU state of the R9 Fury X and R9 Nano cards?
From reading other posts, it seems like these cards aren't working properly on OS X due to a lack of drivers. However, I would like to know if anyone has any experience with these cards under BOOTCAMP mode.