Another Tech Inferno Fan

There are ThinkPad enthusiasts who use vinyl wraps on their Thinkpads, but IMO the default appearance is absolutely perfect.

Maybe a mirror finish on the lid like the S31's would be nice to see though.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+measure+capacitors

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+solder

Introduction to basic electronics.

I suggest you try to put in your own effort first before resorting to asking for others'.

3 hours ago, Zaalbar said:

How did you convert just those 3 wires into the 6 pin connector?

This is a joke right

MSI Afterburner has a PCIe bus utilisation monitoring feature.

Perhaps you could draw up a table showing PCIe bus utilisation vs screen res and internal/external monitor?

6 hours ago, Jbctj said:

Is there someone who tried this on this platform ?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=thinkpad+t410+external+gpu

2 hours ago, Waces said:

can anyone teach me?

There are countless resources already available between T|I and NBR.

If you can't read any of them, then that just shows how willing you are to learn.

8 hours ago, stardude900 said:

Well the signal is digital, so it either gets there or it doesn't.

Of course it gets there. It's like how you can order bread from China and it will be delivered to your doorstep.

Whether the bread is stale or not is another story.

8 hours ago, stardude900 said:

Might hook it up to a state analyzer or oscilloscope to see if signal isn't getting through.

If you had access to the kind of electronics engineering equipment that could make sense of high-frequency PCIe signals (PCIe x1 1.0 has a data throughput of 250MB/s, which is equal to 2Gb/s, thus requiring at least 2 GHz of bandwidth), you wouldn't be sitting here scratching your head.

8 hours ago, stardude900 said:

Have you ever had any success or seen anything which might help?

Yes. Use the cable included with the GDC, and only the cable included with the GDC.

Or force the eGPU to use PCIe 1.0.

That's cool and everything, but all we know that the porno industry is always the first to make use of any new video technology.

Perhaps this is one instance where those $5k noise-isolating, awe-inspiring, orgasm-triggering, ovulation-inducing, ground-shaking, sky-shattering, warpfield-stabilising solid silver audiophool HDMI cables might come in useful for once.

My gut feeling doubts it however.

I suppose Newton's and Ohm's laws are also "outdated", and anyone learning mechanical or electrical engineering shouldn't even bother looking at them, because they are "outdated".

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Perhaps it is supposed to go upside-down in your case.

Use vernier calipers or something to find how much space you have to fit that cable.

2 hours ago, Tech Inferno Fan said:

Pls upgrade to Win8/10

>mfw he probably spent a whole year and a half avoiding W10 like the plague in order to be told to upgrade to it just after the free update offer ended

16 hours ago, Hwrgrabe said:

This list seems rather short and thus I am skeptical. Will I just need to download Nividia Drivers or will I have to go the Setup 1.3 route?

This is all you need in terms of hardware.

Install the nvidia mobile drivers.

Get Setup 1.3x only if and when you need it.

On 8/25/2016 at 6:49 PM, peterras said:

Feel free to ask any questions about my hardware.

1. You ask us if you can use an Akitio box but you don't even mention what laptop you use. Read other users' experiences with your laptop+eGPU if any. Otherwise, you are on your own.

2. The GTX 970 has known framerate limit issues in the context of eGPU.

Let the EXP GDC keep the PSU on.

The power connector may be loose. Whoever manufactured them didn't know what they were doing. Mine is burnt out with scorch marks and is being held in with zip-ties and the power of love.

If the light on the GDC goes off when the problem occurs, then it is a sign that that power cable is loose. Otherwise, it is the HDMI cable that is loose. See https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/10052-loose-fitting-physical-hdmi-connections-causing-driver-woes-and-bsods/.

M.2 Key M.

Also, 

5 hours ago, jddh said:

am I necessarily sending 220W straight to the Akitio? IE is it generally unsafe to test these 2-way split solutions without getting the card in there and testing all under load?

By this logic, anything plugged directly into a 220V 13A wall socket will be taking up 2.86 kW of power.

That's equivalent to 5 microwave ovens or 3 vacuum cleaners.

That 4-pin adapter looks like it might fit with the 4-pin on the EXP GDC.

Check its keying.

I'd say use a card with less than 200W TDP. Leave an additional 20W headroom for the adapter's own power requirements, plus random power spikes and whatnot.

You can even use a card with over 240W TDP. I had a GTX580 (244W) running on a 216W PSU. I just had to undervolt it massively and underclock it slightly to keep within that power limit.

FTFY

On 8/2/2016 at 9:09 PM, Dr. AMK said:

so is this will need special power supply with the  BPlus PE4C 3.0

Except PCIe is backwards-compatible.

This statement is false.

You do realise every cable has at least two ends.

And what to?

Think about it.

And where do you think you could get a "better quality" cable?

It's not like Audioquest makes HDMI to Expresscard cables.

1 hour ago, yeahman45 said:

Is there a fix/workaround to make gen2 stable?

TLDR: No.

1 hour ago, yeahman45 said:

how to use external monitor?

Specify it in Windows' display settings.