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  1. So the main thing is to increase surface area of the heatpipe assembly, even though the heat would be dissipating inside the laptop? After a few hours the whole left side of my laptop is quite hot. I guess I could cut another hole for letting some heat escape - that I don't mind. I should be able to apply a little more pressure on the die without worry. --- Do you know of any super slim fans I could add? Just enough to circulate some air. That would be nifty, I have a few spots that might fit one.
  2. Yeah, that's why I mentioned it, for both of those reasons. I also have a gap between my two pipes on my heatsink: Should I fill that in too? Although from the looks of it, it won't really matter since the are so close to each other on the radiator portion. I should be able to get some copper sheet from Lowe's, Ace Hardware or the like. --- Anything else I should consider (apart from clearance issues)?
  3. I've seen a few people add pennies/other coins to their heatsink/heatpipe like so: http://forum.techinferno.com/hp-business-class-notebooks/2537-12-5-hp-elitebook-2570p-owners-lounge-2.html#post64008 I was wondering if it is worth doing. If it shaves off a degree I wouldn't feel like it's worth it. Would it be better to add a copper sheet cut to shape instead of a series of pennies? Thanks for the input, atn
  4. If I don't plan to raid the WD Black is fine then? I prefer just to have my drives JBOD. I don't have the luxury of having a few parity drives. The cost just gets too expensive - I'd rather not spend ~1k on drives. Is the stock CPU cooler adequate? I don't plan to OC the CPU (never found a reason to). Or should I look toward an aftermarket one? I'm a newb when it comes to building high-end desktops.
  5. This is my current parts list for my winder 2013 build. I feel like I can trim down a bit. Note, I have a GTX 660Ti (as my eGPU) that I will be adding to this to be used for PhysX and to drive all of my monitors (6 total). I actually use RAM, I have maxed out my current 16GB multiple times, so I figure I'll go with 32GB for my build. I'm rather content with the case so I'd rather not change it. I will probably add more drives in the future, not exactly sure on their power usage. But I figure with a 4770k, GTX 770, GTX 660Ti, and a few HDDs a 1kW PSU is probably a little overkill? What wattage would you recommend / PSU? I would prefer a modular PSU for cable management. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($334.96 @ Outlet PC) Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.50 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($127.50 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($143.98 @ Outlet PC) Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($434.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: NZXT H630 ATX Full Tower Case ($139.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1708.89 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-14 17:56 EDT-0400) Thanks for your help, atn
  6. Seeing it does work partially (USB works) check to see if any of the wires are touching where it connects to the adapter. I've had two wires touching and lose functionality completely (as if the eGPU was disconnected). This would be my first thing to check. Even try moving wires if they are really close. Be gentle with them though, you don't want to break the wires since they are so small. This is the Schematic: http://www.hwtools.net/PDF/PE4L_21a_schematic20120118.pdf If I'm interpreting this correctly: Green LED = PCIe power Red LED = FLG (guessing this means there is an error? - I'm not sure on this one) Yellow LED = eGPU Detected anther Red LED = Perst# (Also have no idea.)
  7. Oh wow, that is great news for TB users. I'll probably get it if it does come out even though I don't have a TB computer yet lol. This + the Gigabyte P35K would be a very impressive lappy+eGPU combo. Great find @ToJa92
  8. So the Samsung only would get a lead at higher speeds correct? I was confused by your wording, the G.Skill has the controller? Number wise the Samsung has better latency, but the G.Skill has better bandwidth?
  9. You should be good then, run 3DMark and see if your score is near those on the leaderboard (check to make sure they didn't OC or if your OC is the same as theirs). As for the Memory, I'm not sure, my GTX 660 Ti shows up three times in Memory as well - I have a Large Memory 'PCI Bus' as well (since I did a DSDT override). From the sounds of it, you seem like you are good to go. Just run some benchmarks and compare.
  10. That is the correct .bat file to run. Two reports of DSDT being a pain / BSODs with Windows XP. Not looking too hopeful. Might just be easier to get it only running in 7 and keep XP without eGPU. I'm not sure why, what are we missing @Tech Inferno Fan ? Did they change how DSDT works post-XP?
  11. Get GPU-Z and run that. Look at the Bus Interface. See if it says: PCI-E 2.0x16@x1 2.0 If it does not, try running a game/benchmark or something and see if changes. This would make sure you have Optimus working correctly. You have no errors in the Properties window of your 650 Ti? no error 12 or something? If not, you should be fine.
  12. The program I have in my DSDT has a 'fix errors' option, you might give that a whirl. When I first attempted my DSDT using entirely commandline/notpad I got a pile of errors and could not loadtable due to critical errors. But the program was able to extract the table and fix errors. So that might work for you. linky: http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/3539-guide-dsdt-override-simultaneous-igpu-dgpu-egpu.html You are attempting the DSDT in Windows XP? Hopefully it will work for you. -atn
  13. Oh no! Was there any mechanical damage or was is just (just...) the cosmetic scratches? I hope ya get it all nice and purdy again.
  14. Alrighty, this thread is kinda res'd, but I figure this is better than making a new thread. --- Pulling the sensor pin out makes the fan run full tilt. Which is great for temp! Here is a picture catalogue of what I did, brought to you in potato quality pictures (the image meta-data says so!). My not-stock-at-all fan. Certainly looks terrible. But I love the airflow from these centrifugal fans. I was thinking of keeping the sensor as not part of the fan extender cable, but decided against for reversibility in the future - I didn't want to damage the fan wires. Cutout hole for the switch, the lockclip thing for the docking station keeps the switch from being toggled on accident. Rough test to see if the wires are long enough/etc. The completed adapter/switch thing. Rough layout of how it goes. The switch is currently set to the sensor connected setting. All nice and pretty looking.... for what it is. Fan error,,, more like fan fixed! Ran TS Bench. The CPU wouldn't break the 80C mark! ----- For those curious, the fan extender cable was from a pentium 3 dell latitude. I don't remember the exact model. It was later filed under 'T' for 'Trash.' ;P
  15. More than likely you will need Setup 1.x (latest being Setup 1.2 that performs much better than the 1.1). If I just boot Windows without using Setup 1.2 and perform the PCI compaction the card does appear in Device Manager (maybe), but nothing happens that is useful. Do you have both your laptop open (for internal display usage) and a monitor hooked up to the eGPU (I'd start with a basic signal over VGA or DVI). I'm not sure if you need a DSDT override or not. You will probably just need to perform PCI compaction with Setup 1.2. Doing this alone will probably solve your issue. If you do end up needing a DSDT override you can follow my guide here: http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/3539-guide-dsdt-override-simultaneous-igpu-dgpu-egpu.html If you don't have a dGPU you can skip that section - you wouldn't have optimus though if you don't have dGPU, this would be a performance hit for the eGPU.
  16. Thanks! Glad they helped you. Look like that might do it, the startup.bat that @kloper did is the same as mine too, so that's looking hopeful. I haven't messed with the pci.bat but seems like it would do the trick. Good luck!
  17. You should go get one, even if it is some cheapo display. Can probably get one for under 40$ from a local computer store.
  18. I got the Borderlands 2 Season Pass. Was debating it in the past, but now that it is on sale, I got it. DisplayFusion as well, it is so nice to have.
  19. Since you did the DSDT Override did you try using 36-bit compaction with iGPU + eGPU and demote the dGPU to 32bit space? (Might be iGPU+dGPU+eGPU with dGPU demoted to 32bit I forgot) I get the same type of message and freeze thing otherwise. I don't have any experience with MBR / Thunderbolt, so that's about all I can contribute
  20. Pardon my slow reply, but there is an option for it! It sadly doesn't show WHICH GPU is doing PhysX, but it does show if a GPU or CPU is doing PhysX. This is saddening for people like me who have iGPU+dGPU+eGPU. But at least it tells you something.
  21. I have been doing all the rendering on an external display, so the information is passing through the eGPU. Hmmm, that is a really interesting thought, I'm not sure if it would throw an error at me or not. I guess I'll give it a whirl tonight. Might not do anything at all. -- Edit: I already have Optimus compression as shown in my GPU-Z window. PCI-e x1 2.0. derp. There is no reason to disable the dGPU and re-enable it again.
  22. I've been using a 60GB Intel 520 Series SSD for about a year and a half now. Not the fastest SSD on the block, but it is treating me well. As previously stated, do not even THINK about getting anything less than 120GB. There are some applications that do not let you select the installation directory, so I have to let it install somewhere on C:\ then I move it over to my HDD and setup a symlink. It gets annoying/difficult to keep some free space on a 60GB SSD.
  23. Glad the guide helped you. Have fun with your eGPU goodness!
  24. More media than MEDIA surprisingly. I only keep ~200gb of music on my internal. Rest of the heap is on the external. Lots of anime as well. And wallpapers/pics. NAS post: http://forum.techinferno.com/general-desktops-discussion/3798-help-nas-build.html
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