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    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

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    64-man multiplayer performance in Battlefield 4. Default Medium Setting and 1080p resolution. Specs are in my description. This was on paracel storm which is one of the most demanding maps performance wise.

    [ATTACH]9856[/ATTACH]

    Overall average was 53 fps. This was done on just my external screen.

    Nice!

    I can imagine that it's a bit low FPS for a pleasant online play experience?

    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

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    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

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    Damn that's a nice improvement. Thanks!

    1. The benchmark scores seem a tad low (above figures are for external monitor) compared to what you guys are getting... did I miss a step?

    @MikjoA 's score is with a really nice OC, my score is with a slight factory OC.

    3Dmark11 is much more depended on GPU perfomance, compared to 3Dmark06 which depends much more on CPU performance (that's why I have better 06 score).

    So expect a little bit lower 3DMark11 score w/o OC,

    Hope it helps!

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    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

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    Great, thanks a lot!

    Made my RAID0 system with the help of this description, it is fast as hell.

    Found a newer version of RST here http://le.usite.hu/le/driver/intel/Intel.Rapid.Storage.Technology.Driver-12.8.0.1016.exe?k=1478&FixForIE=.exe .

    At the RST v.12.0.8 you can change the data stripe size easily (but I left it on 32KB), and migrating data was only 3-4 minutes (turned off hibernation and set page file to zero, deleted every unnecessary files e.g. the whole swsetup folder, so it was only 8GB data at the partition)

    Nice to see another RAID0-setup!

    I'd like to see your boot time from power on to desktop =)

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

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    Is that with or without clicking the Lock "Power Limit Register" option? If it's with, then dont click that option. Does that make a difference? Are you using a 90W AC adapter?

    1. Yes I tested both lock ticked and lock unticked, same result regardless how high I set the long/short W.

    2. yes I use a 90W universal adapter (which doesn't give me BSOD like the original 65W does during eGPU load, so it seems legit).

    This seems rather strange since TS do affect my clockings, but only for lowering them.

    Anything else I can test?

    Maybe @Aikimox could test if he get the same results as me?

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

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    Thank you for the reply.

    Can you confirm if your CPU runs at 3.5Ghz/4C mode with say Prime95, or are you too seeing the turbo decrease by 200Mhz? If so, does using a 90W AC adapter give you full performance?

    You can see that the short TPL limit for you is 56W which with say battery charging and rest of the system (HDD, LCD, RAM) is getting pretty close to the AC adapter 65W limit. If don't have a 90W AC adapter to test with then at least remove the battery to prevent the AC adapter providing charging facilities during the 4-core CPU load testing. That will give a little more clearance for the 65W AC adapter to do the job.

    Weird.. When I run Prime95 with TS active my cores are limited to 2.7GHz (even though I lock to 37 multiplier), w/o TS active I get 3.4GHz..

    Throttlestop is more like throttle-activator for me!

    Could you post what exact settings I should use? =)

    EDIT: After TS has limited my multiplier to 27 I have to restart my system in order to have it back normal again.

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

    Posted

    Theory: Running 45W i7-quad at full speed?

    @Aikimox and @jacobsson . I recall Aikimox has commented that his i7-3840QM (3.8Ghz/1C, 3.7Ghz/2C, 3.6Ghz/4C) drops the the sustained turbo max limit by 200Mhz due to the bios setting dual-core i5/i7 CPU 35W power limits.

    Now I've notice that the TPL setting in Throttlestop does not have the power limits locked with my CPU as shown in the screen capture below.

    Have either of you altered this setting to see if can get your CPU to run 4C turbo mode at full speed? These being:

    i7-3840QM: 3.6Ghz/4C, 3.7Ghz/2C, 3.8Ghz/1C

    i7-3820QM: 3.5Ghz/4C, 3.6Ghz/2C, 3.7Ghz/1C

    As you both have modified heatsinks I believe you shouldn't see CPU throttling due to temperature.

    I have the same visuals as you except 45w/56w for Long/Short. I tried pushing the 'Time limit slide' and lock the 'Power limit register' -> Apply.

    Started Prime95 and HWinfo only shows 100MHz x 27 at most :(

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

    Posted

    2570P wifi slot is half height. Hackintosh: PCI-E WiFi adapters for OS X advises to get of of these:

    Mini PCI-Express (Half-Size):

    Atheros AR5B93

    Atheros AR5BHB92

    Broadcom BCM94322HM8L

    From that list, the BCM94322HM8L is readily available as shown at 100% Vanilla MINI PCIe WiFi Card tested on 10.6.8, 10.7.4, 10.8.1.

    Oh half length, I forgot =)

    Thanks for the list Nando.

    I would be awesome to find a compatible BT + WIFI combo too.

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

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    On a different note (and still showing the flexibility of these little units)...

    A few weeks ago over on TonyMacx86's site, user Tyraenor reported getting a fully running version of OS 10.8.5 (minus WiFi) on a 2570p.

    Note it may be possible to get the WiFi working by swapping in an OSX compatible WiFi card - not sure if anyone's tried that yet (or if there would be whitelist issues). I assume you could just use one of those tiny USB WiFi dongles instead of going through that hassle.

    Again, if there's any interest in Hackintoshs here - this is pretty exciting news. Thought I'd mention it.

    Aj

    Nice work, really interested in this hackintosh concept!

    I also wonder if someone managed to have a macbook wifi-card going yet?

    I guess the most preferable would be one with integrated bluetooth like this one: MacBook Air 13" A1369 11" A1369 A1370 2010 2011 2012 WiFi Bluetooth Card, A+ | eBay

    One problem though, how would it fit without any screw holes :S ?

    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

    in DIY e-GPU Projects

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    GTX560Ti cards are fine. It's only the oddball GTX650/Ti/Boost that have given us problems as some require an AMD-like 256MB contiguous PCI space making them hard to fit on some systems. Other cards like GTX560TI/GTX660/GTX670 require 128MB + 64MB + 32MB or less so can fit into fragmented PCI config space.

    Thank you Nando, I stand corrected. One more thing though, a GTX 560ti would probably be fine, but BF3 requires a lot of CPU and since you are lucky enough to have a socketed CPU you could always upgrade it later if necessary.

    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

    in DIY e-GPU Projects

    Posted

    Hi, i've been reading over this thread and NBR thread and have decided to try this out, however i am still a little confused on which setup i should get for my needs

    i want to be able to play games such as bf3 on 1024 x 768 on medium detail at 50+ FPS,

    I have a lenovo T430 and a PSU already and was wondering which setup i should go for for these requirements

    That should be no problems at all!

    I'm guessing you have a i5 of some kind?

    With your requirements you should be fine using a PE4L2.1b-EC + GTX 660.

    What's your budget?

    eGPU experiences [version 2.0]

    in DIY e-GPU Projects

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    @MikjoA

    For your FPS cap testing, I cannot seem to find a game that has decently stable menu activity.

    For Skyrim, depending on the number of little clouds in the bottom, that determined what was the stable fps. It was either ~65, ~75, or upwards of ~110 fps.

    Can you think of anything that would be rather uniform?

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    Saints Row:The Third :: Has a stable main menu, however I cannot determine if it is a video in the background or something actually rendered. I get ~110 fps.

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    Borderlands 2 :: Pretty intensive game. I get a measly 12 fps at the main menu (since it is all rendered). Changing the video options doesn't change this. Essentially - low video settings fps = high video settings fps. I just think this game has a lot going on GPU wise no matter. Not sure. Maybe it is trying to do everything with the iGPU instead? At least with Skyrim I was able to select the GPU (launcher video options).

    12.5" HP Elitebook 2570P Owner's Lounge

    in HP Business Class Notebooks

    Posted

    I usually use Zalman STG2, but for i7-3632QM I will have to use MX-4 which is still good paste. I run my 2570p with modded heatsink since I created it (after this I didn't add anything):

    http://forum.techinferno.com/hp-business-class-notebooks/2537-12-5-hp-elitebook-2570p-owners-lounge-10.html#post64705

    Damn dude, I missed your mod, really nice!

    How thick copper did you use for this?

    I really think you gonna do good with the 3632QM.

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