aldwinjimenez

Just as Dschijn said I only use the EVGA 750w g2 PSU to power both akitio thunder2 and graphics card.

I'm also here in canada mate. bought the akitio thunder2 online last feb.5 at b&h photo. Received it after 7 days including the weekdays. Paid about 345.43CAD for everything taxes+shipping+fees. note: also dont use powered riser as it causes instability issues on the egpu set-up. Just pry open the front part of the akitio thunder 2 so the gtx 980 would fit. btw this is my build: macbook pro 13 2015 i5 128gb ssd (windows 10) EVGA gtx 960 4gb(single fan) EVGA 750w g2 PSU + some ordered cables to power up egpu set-up

@Dschijn earlier today got boot success 1 out of 3 the boot process that usually works based on my experience -connect the thunderbolt cable to the egpu and SLIGHTLY connect the cable to the mac -power on the egpu -wait for few seconds -power on the mac then hold onto option key -wait for the wifi search (2-3 seconds usually)(wait for the mini spinning wheel to finish) -then boot to windows at the same time plugging the thunderbolt cable -after that usually the spinning wheel last about 4 seconds or more

Current driver(362.00) tried it @Dschijn still no success. The result is either infinite spinning wheel or no egpu on the device manager. Ill try more booting process to see which one would give me higher chance of making the gpu work. Thanks

@Dschijn my set up finally work but the problem now is the booting process. Cant seem to find the sweet spot for booting. Only got 1/10 success rate. if i hot plug it after the windows load the egpu would show up in the device manager but no games would run and other apps are iffy. And if i hot plug it before os selection just like your booting method or before/during the spinning wheel. The result would be computer freezes or infinite spinning wheel. If it boots intel iris graphics is the only one showing up on the device manager. But sometimes it would boot properly( very little chance )

@Dschijn @Tech Inferno Fan @goalque good day experts! I have a problem with my egpu set up. When i hot plug it it is recognized by device manager without error but i cant run any games. Also tried doing other boot up method like tranj10 and dschijn method but its always stuck a infinite spinning wheel or bsod or it freezes thanks in advance for the help build: macbook pro retina 13 2015 akitio thunder2 pcie evga gtx 960 (single fan) evga g2 750w psu

@Dschijn hi sir do you have any guide on how to check the molex to barrel plug if its soldered or made properly using a multimeter? It would be a lot helpful for us newbies to avoid wrecking our akitio thunder2 thanks in advance

I would just probably modify the case. Cut some holes for ventilation and cables. Also gonna make a bracket for the psu so i can make it a egpu-to-go just like benchallenger and phantron's egpu. Thank you so much for the big help Dschijn.

Thanks! now i know the more i go into the project the more im getting confused xD also if i go with using the psu. Would it be okay if i just connect 1x 6+2pin pcie cable to power gpu(from psu to gpu (leave the extra 2 pin hanging) then 1x 4 pin molex cable+ 1x 4pin molex to barrel plug to power the akitio box(from psu to akitio)

@Dschijn so the special cable plug wont fit properly with the psu plug? Or different wiring? As far as i know the special cable got 8 pin and the psu cable got 6+2 pcie pin? also about the 2x molex to barrel plug. Why use 2x molex? What will be the difference comparing to using only 1molex to barrel plug?

I went with the psu instead of dell da-2(didnt find a seller with reasonable shipping cost, too expensive for a used item). Just bought a evga 750w g2 psu got it for a very good deal. Can i still use this cable(http://m.ebay.com/itm/261932428549?_mwBanner=1) so that i can close the case or do i need to use the cables that comes with the psu plus this cable( http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTRON-CHD04-12BARREL2-5-MOLEX-4-PIN-TO-12V-BARREL-ID-2-5mm-OD-5-5mm-USA-MADE-/261920944843?hash=item3cfbb472cb:g:ZG0AAOSwZd1VdevF) to power up the akitio box and gpu? Would love to close the case without moddifying it but if i got no choice i could still live with moddifying it like benchallenger's/phantron's awesome egpu set-up thanks!

Good day experts! I'm currently in a dilemma if I should go with a dell da-2(used) or a PSU(corsair cx430w modular(bnew). There's only around 5-10 dollar difference in total cost(shipping. etc.) with these 2 items. So which one should i pick? And also which one will be more stable? planned set-up: -macbook pro retina 13inch 2015 -akitio thunder2 pcie box -evga gtx 960 2gb itx (single fan version(would probably fit perfectly with akitio box) -Pre-made cables from ebay (Akitio eGPU 8 PIN TO 2 x PCI-E 6 PIN super low profile no latch & 1 x BARRELhttp://m.ebay.com/itm/261932428549?_mwBanner=1) I also got this cable (4pin molex to barrel plug 12vhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTRON-CHD04-12BARREL2-5-MOLEX-4-PIN-TO-12V-BARREL-ID-2-5mm-OD-5-5mm-USA-MADE-/261920944843?hash=item3cfbb472cb:g:ZG0AAOSwZd1VdevF) if I'll just gonna use the cables from the psu. question again- is my set up gonna be alright? Or do I need to change some of the parts? thanks in advance!

Thank you! Just need to complete the parts for my build. So excited!

@aldwinjimenez The "all in one cable" you linked is not made anymore! You will need: - 90 degree 6-Pin PCIe - 6-Pin PCIe y-cable - barrel plug with screw terminal Nice! Thanks sir. So there's one extra 6 pin connector? ill just leave it dangling?

Oh forgot to mention i contacted the ebay seller and said he cant sell the cable anymore on ebay but it can still be purchased directly from him.