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For all sub-17" Elitebooks the best CPU is the 3632QM. I have that, and it's fast, true 4-core, cool, and never throttles. You loose V-Pro, but that's more of a burden nowadays than a blessing. I'm very happy to have such a CPU in my system, it continually proves to be the optimum point.

Because ODD can be substituted with fast SSD/HDD in caddy, I think this is the correct choice.

My solution: remove the current video driver and install back the generic Microsoft video device driver. It worked for me.

Hello! During the years I used several 3rd gen Elitebooks, 8470p and 8570p models. Currently I'm using a fairly capable 8570p and plan on buying a 2570p for my travel needs. I'm an audio - video - multimedia - DTP guy, who does lots of audio/video recording and mixing, recently working on live VJ applications. For my video needs my current 8570p became weak (HD4000), and upon seraching the net for solutions and found this forum, for which I'm very glad. I would like to enhance my setup with a plug-and-play eGPU solution. I don't want to deal with DSDT overrides and custom startups. I read through the whole forum, and for a truly plug-and-play solution noticed the importance of PCI memory space allocation. So, I would like to stick with the most powerful NVIDIA card, which is perfect for the HP designed PCI allocation method. Currently, based on the forum posts it seems to me, that card would be a GTX 770. However, I couldn't find info on the GTX 780Ti, which I really aim for. Does GTX 780Ti use the 128MB+16MB PCI allocation method? Does anybody have such a working setup? My aim is live VJ application both in the studio and on festivals. 8570p + eGPU would be used to design and program the VJ sets in the studio, while on festivals a fairly powerful 2570p + eGPU would be used to perform. For this I would use an ExpressCard-based solution with a portable case with built-in vents. I'm not really sure what I have to use as a power adapter, i guess it depends on the TDP of the NVIDIA card. The Dell might be the perfect solution, because of portability, dustproofing and ruggedness. However, i would use a desktop computer power adapter, it that's the only way. My questions to fellow forum members: 1. Is there complete list of NVIDIA cards using the 128MB+16MB PCI memory allocation method? 2. Is the GTX 780Ti a plug-and-play eGPU setup? 3. Which are the best power adapters for eGPU setup for traveling and general ruggedness? Thank you in advance for your answers.