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Hy there! I have an interesting question that can help more people. If i extend the root bridge into 36 bit space that can allow me to use concurrently the eGPU and dGPU? That is important because due to some BIOS it's impossibile to disable the dGPU. If the dGPU isn't disable win 10 crash after the logo. Is that possibile?

Purchased a Beast eGPU adapter with PCI-E cable but BIOS is blocking it. HP Pavilion dv6 4023-tx, win7 RSA signed (new HP protection to prevent flash unauthorised modified bioses) Because of this and I cannot use other PCI-E parts on my laptop and it somehow preventing the adapter driver to be install Can someone tell me what can I do? Thank you.

Anyone can help me? I purchased a Beast EXP GDC eGPU dock and now I'm trying to make this work. I'm having problems when I try to Run Compaction, it isn't showing solution for me, images in https://imgur.com/a/ARMaO My setup is Sony Vaio SVS15115FBB Core I7 3520M Intel HD Graphics 4000 Nvidia GT640M 1G 8Gb RAM Beast eGPU EXP GDC v8.3 mPCI-e Please, help me

So here you have my egpu project. Notebook HP Pavilion DV7 6103EG Bios: HP Insyde F.1B moded by donovan6000 CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM IGP: HD3000 DGP: ATI 6770M RAM: 8GB Storage: ADATA SSD S599 64GB OS: 64-bit Windows 10 eGPU gear EXP GDC Beast DEll DA-2 220W Palit GTX680 4GB - PCI-E 2 x16 @ x1 2.0 DIY Setup 1.3 Results 3dmark06=18319 3dmark11.GPU=8222 Heaven 2454 Firestrike 5357 Sorry, in the title I'm not sure about mpcie 1 or 2 and bandwidth. Unfortunately it isn't worked plug and play, however worked flawlessly without change anything or using Setup 1.3 about 3 times in gen2 mode. Finally I went for Setup 1.3 and made recommended PCI Compation and chainload still worked just random few times even to set gen1 and disabled dGPU. Then tried to use command to reset and init iport in Setup 1.3 and looks like it solved my problem. I'm not sure I need every command. It is just my common sense. Still it is working like a charm at the moment without any problem. My final and working Startup.bat call iport dGPU off call iport gen2 2 call vidwait 60 call vidinit -d %eGPU% call iport reset 2 call iport init 2 call pci :end call chainload mbr Just wondering are my results nice, and I can leave it like this, or go ahead and do some more modifications. Like tweak more in 1.3, change the PSU. Or if this is the max I can get with the 680 does it worth it to get a stronger VGA, or no point because of the limits of my chipset and CPU. My Windows Power Plan is set to High Performance. Thanks for reading.

I was looking at the products over at BPlus and HWtools main websites and was wondering "Why would a company make so many ends for the same adapter?!" For example if you want to order a PE4C v3.0 adapter, you MUST choose one end to it, mPCIe or ExpressCard or PCI-E . You CAN'T have an all in one version. This way you - as the customer - end with a product that only works with a specific type of ports. And they - as the selling company - have to lose more on making different types of ends for adapters. So, I made some research and found this amazing product Link HERE . Which basically serves as an adapter from ExpressCards ports to mPCIe or to the normal PCI-E port. Now you can get a mPCIe eGPU adaptor that can be connected to your mPCIe through ExpressCard slots Without removing you WLAN. Maybe you are using you EC slot, maybe you don't want to get an adaptor that only works with an EC slot. Whatever your reason is, I found this to be the solution. And now you can use the same eGPU adapter for different laptops (one with EC, and one with mPCIe/PCI-E) I'm sure there are more adapters that can have all the possible combinations of ports, but this one is just the start, I haven't searched for more yet. I'm sure there is a cheaper one, or someone who can make a cheap one of the same type. HWTools should consider doing this. Just wanted to share what I've found. Edit: Maybe title needs to change to mPCIe/PCI-E to ExpressCard adaptor? :/ I don't know. But you get it my friends.

Hi there, i have been trying to work out if there is any way to get a x2 or x4 pcie link with laptops running series 6 or newer chipsets. So far it seems you can only do this via the flash descriptor and after doing a bit of digging i can't find any sure way to gain access to this, or even a good description on what it is, or if its even possible to get these pcie speeds working on my machine. My specs are as follows, egpu gtx 660sc plugged in via PE4C V.3 pcie HP ENVY 15-j033tx laptop gt 740m dgpu intel i7 4700mq @2.4ghz 8gb ram windows 10 pro Any help is appreciated

Hello guys, I recently made a Akitio + 980Ti eGPU setup for my three year old rMBP 15" Mid-2012. I was working on a post trying to summarize my experience, but one question popped to my mind. Because of TB1, rMBP 15" Mid-2012 does not support a 4K external display. But I was wondering if I can hook up a 4K monitor to the 980Ti eGPU setup. I currently have a WQHD 27" monitor, and I wanted to add a second display; I would love to add a 32" 4K display, but if not, I will go with a 34" 21:9 2560*1080 display. If nobody has an answer to this, I will try to borrow a 4K monitor somewhere to test it out, but if anyone has experience, it would be great! Thanks!

Hey, So I've been having fairly consistent crashes under OS X, where the screen completely freezes, leaving me with no control. The only option at that point seems to be to cause a kernel panic by unplugging the akitio/holding the power button to turn it off and reset. This doesn't seem to happen at any particular time. Any ideas? (setup and crash log below). Thanks! ------------ Setup: Macbook Pro 13 inch early 2013 Akitio PCIE box acer direct ii gtx 780 evga 500W power supply powered 16x riser Crash log (although this may be from the kernel panic from shutting it down)

Hi, I have a big/little problem to make my eGPU work. Here's are my specs and hardware. Macbook Pro 15" Mid 2012 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz) with 6MB L3 cache 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memory 1TB Seagate SSHD + 750GB 5400 rpm (optical disc drive removed) NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory OS: OSX Yosemite & Bootcamp (Windows 8.1 64-bit) eGPU needed hardware/software: 480W PSU Veriton Sonnet EE PE4C-EC060A v3.0 (Link to website: http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/PE4C%20V3.0.html ) QLeadtek GTX 650 Ti Boost DIY eGPU Setup 1.20 by Tech Inferno Fan So, I already have bootcamp(Windows 8.1) installed. So skip that part. Installed the DIY eGPU 1.20 (Have read throught MBR implementation, it seems my model requires 1.20 since everyone is using it?) Hook up the hardware. Image below shown. Ok. I cant upload a 189kb picture. This sucks. I hooked up the 24 pin from PSU to the eGPU. And use a 2 molex adapter to a 8 pin connector to power my GPU. Then eGPU express card to my Sonnet and to my laptop. Situation: eGPU and GPU works when I on my laptop. That's fine. Problem 1: Whenever I do that in the beginning, my computer freezes. Before my mac can boot up to windows os, it freezes on the white screen. Problem 2: Run laptop first to boot windows 8.1. Then plug in eGPU. GPU isnt detected. Nothing happened. So far this is accurate on what I have been doing with eGPU. I worked on this for more than half a year now. I need help. I've gone through lots of websites and such. But havent gone through enough. Please let me know what's my problem or any further information, i'll do my best to answer them. (Edit1: Planning to buy a swex soon. So its gonna take 1 month time. Not sure if its needed or not) Thanks, Kazeki

Ok, so I am looking to purchase an Akitio Thunder2 to use with my Macbook Pro retina 13 2015 laptop. I am hoping to get an egpu setup created to improve premiere pro render times as well as for a bit of gaming. I have been searching for the expansion boxes in the UK and have now found a supplier: http://www.span.com/product/AKiTiO-Thunderbolt-PCIe-Thunder2-PCIe-Box-T2PC-TIA-AKTU-2x-TB2-1x-PCI-Express-v2-0-x16-FHHL-x4-speed-~50137 but in their product video they specifically mention that mac users will get 'kernel errors' with Quicktime or something. I have never heard of this issue with an EGPU. Is it just them trying to stop people from using it or is it something I need to be wary of? I am technologically inclined so feel confident installing the required patches etc. to get it working out of the box. Could anyone shed some light on this from experience? Many Thanks. PS This is the video where they talk about these kernel errors...@7:50.

One month ago, i've started my first eGPU project. I was looking for a solution to improve my render times. I've searched the web for possible solutions and i found this site. After two days reading a lot of articles in this forum, i've made my decision. So i started a new thread "eGPU with IMac 21" 4k (late 2015)" in the section "Apple eGPU discussion" and wrote down my questions. Within a few hours, I've got all the answers i needed (many thanks to @Dschijn! Without his recommendations, gain experiences and hints, i never would be able to build my egpu). When i finished my first part of my egpu project, Tech Inferno Fan asked me to post an implementation guide. So here is my implementation guide: Because i want to speed up my render times, i needed an GPU with a lot of CUDA cores. So i decided to built up my eGPU with a high performance GTX 980 TI. My Hardware: iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5", Late 2015) 3.3 GHz Intel Core i7 1TB Fusion Frive HDD 16GB 1867 MHz DDR3 RAM The components, I bought: Akitio Thunderbolt2 PCIe Expansion Box MP-TB-PCIE ( https://www.format.de/Products/5961/index.php?gclid=CPDWsYn2hsUCFUblwgodMa0AVA) ASUS STRIX GTX 980 Ti (http://www.hiq24.de/shop//GeForce-STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3-6GD5-GAMING,-Grafikkarte/170245/100/i.html?) PSU: Thermaltake Smart SE 630W (http://www.hiq24.de/shop/Hardware/Komponenten/Netzteile/ab-500-Watt/Smart-SE-630W,-PC-Netzteil/81758/9512/i.html?) 24-Pin ATX adapter (https://www.caseking.de/bitspower-24-pin-atx-ueberbrueckungsstecker-zuad-083.html) DC cable (http://www.reichelt.de/DC-AKS-7525/3/index.html?&ACTION=3&LA=446&ARTICLE=150126&artnr=DC+AKS+7525&SEARCH=niedervoltstecker+2.5mm) MOLEX adapter (http://www.reichelt.de/DELOCK-82315/3/index.html?&ACTION=3&LA=446&ARTICLE=143815&artnr=DELOCK+82315&SEARCH=6-pin+pcie+kabel) Within a few days, i have got everything, i need. I've opened the AKiTiO. I bend the back part of the case a bit because the GTX980TI is to long. I put the GPU into the PCIe slot I connected the two 6+2 power cables from the PSU to the GPU With the DC cable and the MOLEX adapter, i've built up a power connector for the AKiTiO (as described here in the forum) I prepared the ATX adapter for the paper clip trick After this steps, i connected everything together and so i've got my eGPU in the "ghetto-mod" version I connected the TB2 cable (included within the AKiTiO) and switched on power at the PSU Then i've turned on my iMac (now the blue LED at the AKiTiO lights) For the driver installation, i've downloaded the script: https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/7989-script-automating-the-installation-of-egpu-on-os-x-inc-display-output/ I've followed the instructions in the thread. This script is doing the installation automatically (thanks to goalque for this amazing work) After the first try, I've got the message "nvram: Error getting variable - 'csr-active-config': (iokit/common) data was not found" To solve this, the SIP has to be switched off (csrutil disable) when using MAC OS X El Capitan (here is a link http://www.macworld.com/article/2986118/security/how-to-modify-system-integrity-protection-in-el-capitan.html) Then i boot up my system and installed the latest CUDA driver package from NVIDEA I started my 3D program and the external GPU was recognized directly. I did a few test render,, the performance was great :-) Then i connected an external monitor to the eGPU via a HDMI cable and after i made the external monitor to my primary monitor (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202351) everything works fine. Conclusion: The whole project has lasted one week. The system runs very stable and the fans are very quiet. Many thanks to this forum! The next steps will be: finding a suitable case for my PSU, AKiTiO and GTX upgrading to OS X 10.11.3 and the latest NVIDEA driver installing Windows 10 (via BootCamp) and make the eGPU running under Windows Update: I have just updated to MAC OS X 10.11.3 and NVIDEA Web Driver 346.03.05f01 (incl. CUDA Driver Version: 7.5.25). Everything works fine. Update: A few days ago, I also installed Windows 10 /with Bootcamp). I followed the instructions (and the power up sequence) by ZapCord and everything works fine. The eGPU will be recognized and i am able to do fast renders. On the external display, the eGPU works brilliant, only OPTIMUS will not work.

I finally summoned up the nerve to crack open my laptop for the first time ever, besides the back panel. I was an a mission to put new thermal paste on my cpu and gpu and I thank the Council of Cosmic Ministers I did. The GPU core had bleached the heatsink and needed thermal paste really bad, I'm glad I stopped playing the Witcher 3 when I did. @_@ Onto the point, I had the pleasure of learning the CPU was upgradable as well as the GPU being MXM upgradable, it would be great if that were better advertised. I'm just interested in the GPU the i7 3630qm seems fine. I'm looking at other asus mxm cards and it looks like the only one that may fit is the GTX 670m which is significantly weaker. This [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-ASUS-G750JZ-MXM-Video-Card-60NB04M0-VG1020-nVIDIA-GTX-880M-GDDR5-100-tested-/201466062129?hash=item2ee8502531:g:wAsAAOSwvt1WRJ-3"]GTX 880m will fit the socket, but may not line up all the way with the screw sockets. I'm sure I could rig it in there, but I was interested in if anyone has any experience with this. I'm just eyeballing the G75VW and G750 motherboards, it will fit but the screws don't all line up. There are also external GPU adapters like this [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Q4VMLF6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=MLJR7I40QP9I&coliid=I14D9TK3EVTC7B"]EXP GDC PCI-E Adapter for hooking up a full sized GPU, has anyone done this? The PCI-E port is internal, so I would have to deal with that. I've considered overclocking as well. I get the basic +135 from Inspector and that seems noticeable. I've been through several threads and can't really understand what I'm supposed to do to overclock it further... What type of performance boost are you looking at with an extreme overclock? My GPU isn't going over 68'c with a load on it, I can push it a little more.

Hi there, lots of useful info on here! Still I need to ask a few questions as my setup isn't quite working! I've a 2012 rMBP on El Capitan 10.11.2 and I used the automate_eGPU.sh script to quickly sort out the modification of files and installation of NVIDIA web drivers. I'm testing it with an NVIDIA GTS450 which is connected via a Sonnet Echo Pro and PE4C 3.0. SW1 is set to 2 (PERST# delay 9.8sec), SW2 to 1 (CLK no delay). It's picked up fine in OS X and I can drive an external monitor with it no problem. However, it doesn't appear to be doing any rendering - all the legwork is still being done by the internal GT650M!!! It shows each screen as being driven by the GT650M in About This Mac, and testing with games seems to corroborate this. What gives? I can't find any examples online of other people who've had this problem (at least in OS X). The GTS450 is correctly identified in System Information. A second question... I know there isn't a way to get the output on the internal LCD on Windows on this Macbook due to it having a dGPU and Apple's rubbish firmware, but is that the case in OS X? The Intel HD4000 is accessible there, does that mean I could funnel the graphics back to the internal LCD or is it just impossible on all counts?

Currently I am setting up my own eGPU for the first time. I am hooking up a GTX 750 Ti 2GB to my HP Elitebook 8560w. It has an Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2GHz and 8 GB RAM. An error 12 occured, did a DSDT override. But the problem is when trying to (re)start my laptop i get a black screen. I suspect I need to have the Setup 1.30 software to achieve a correct startup. Could anyone confirm if this is necessary? Hopefully someone can help.

My system; Computer- Samsung RV 711 Notebook, i7-640M Motherboard Chipset QM55 A01 (BIOS:Phoenix Technologies---) 8GB RAM Crucial BX200 480 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics eGPU components GTX 580 Superflower SF-650P14P Sawake EXP GDC Beast (mPCIe) Samsung Syncmaster T260 I finally got around to setting everything up for my eGPU. prepared for the worst of software problems with all the reading I could do. Found no one with a remotely parallel system, so I'm on my own here. Any help is welcome! I powered on my eGPU with the 6 and 6+2 pins PCI cables from the ATX PSU, and powered the board with the 8pin to 20pin and 4 pin connector that came with the EXP GDC. The 20 pin as most of you know is there to short the power connection so that the GPU can draw from the PSU by activating it. (I admit I'm a little unclear about how exactly that works, but it does.) The 4 pin I've been directed to plug into one of the 4+4 CPU power connectors from the PSU. Only one of them seems to fit properly, and my set up now looks like every other set up I've seen (Cable connector wise. . .) I power everything on, and its easy, peasy, beautiful breezy. Boot up normal, no hangs, drivers all downloaded. Had to restart, but as soon as I did, it was all reconfigured no errors, no problems. Everything recognized it. In short, stupidly easy. . . Too easy you might say. . . So thinking everything jolly and ready for a test. I started Starcraft 2 up. Low and behold, the card is detected!:D Even ran everything from the built in display, automatically. . . Everything set to Ultra that isn't governed by my crappy processor core. . . So away we go, right? WRONG. I get to the game screen, and the GPU and Adapter board lose all power. The PSU stops drawing, and my computer loses all data from the driver. No error aside from the obvious "Your driver has stopped responding" I can run other games that are way less intensive, doesn't seem to be problematic. But SC2, the whole purpose of my project, doesn't seem to be able to launch, without the GPU going lights out. TDP for the GTX580 is 244 watts. Everything I read about every benchmark I can find says that even under load, the 580 doesnt draw more than 17 amps of power at any time. My PSU puts out a minimum of 21 Amps on either of the 2 12V rails. I know next to nothing about the Beast's power requirements or what those connectors plug into. Some clarity there might be helpful. I didnt try a benchmark, and I'm worried if I do this too many times, Ill burn something up. So my questions are: 1. Do I have my connectors right? How much power is required for the x16 slot on the adapter? Is my adapter underpowered? 2. Could my problem have something to do with confusion over which display to use? Is there a conflict between trying to run through the iGPU versus straight to the external display? How do I get the card and driver to feed data to the display and usurp the iGPU? 3. How can I find out if this really is a hardware problem definitively? 4. I know some people need to bypass a circuit breaker on Bplus adapters. Could I have a similar problem? If so, is there any way to fix it with the EXP GDC? Please help, my girlfriend is pissed because I am keeping her up at night trying to figure this out. . .

This will be a working log of features added/removed/modified from Tech|Inferno forums. Please bookmark/follow this post to stay up-to-date on feature specific changes made to this forum. If you have a feature in mind, you can submit it in our feedback thread. 5/26/16: New Features: When you mouseover the badge showing who liked a post, you will now see a larger list of who liked that post. You can still click to get the full list. Ratings now show half-stars for the average (for example, if one user votes 3 stars and another 4, it will show 3 and a half stars) and there is now an indication if you have rated something. A "Preview" button has been added to the post editor which shows how the post will appear after BBCode processing. Tabs show how the post will appear on desktop, tablet and mobile. Users can now choose to ignore notifications for being mentioned in posts by particular users. You can now filter searches by specific forums/categories. Activity Stream enhancements: The filter dropdowns now have an "Apply" button for better usability (previously you had to click outside the dropdown). The "Expanded/Collapsed" toggles are now clearer. Hitting back from a clicked item in any activity stream now remembers your position and loaded results. 3/23/16: Platform update including a large amount of bug fixes and security updates. Please let us know if you run into any issues after today's update. Previous updates: Features Added: Anchor links: Example: Table of contents: anchor 1 anchor 2 anchor 3 Header Anchor 1 Anchor 2 Anchor 3 Known issues: The old link editor will pop up in addition to the new one if you double click on a link. You can use either one to edit the link but if you started w/the new one, it's best to use that. Test it out, let us know if it works well for you and if it does, we'll keep it. If not, we'll pull it. 1/23/16 More features added for the e-GPU crowd and others: Cell coloring for tables Lots more editing features for table rows/cells - Press control + right click over a table for editing menu Custom colors + increased color palette for text Table Header with bg color table table table table When making a table, please be sure to set width as a percentage rather than in pixels so that it scales properly in mobile view. For example. the default size is 500px, instead replace it with 50%. Tables are now set at 50% width by default. Please always use percentages when modifying table widths. Those based on pixel sizes from this point forward will be deleted by us without notice. Thanks.

I want to share this experience with all. finally I am using eGPU with my Lenovo Y580. performance is amazing and I also tested 3D Mark fire strike and GPU score is 11280. Notebook 15" Lenovo Y580 HD4000 iGPU + GTX660M dGPU i7-3630QM @ 2.4Ghz CPU 8GB RAM 120GB Evo 850 SSD Windows 8.1 64-bit eGPU hardware EXP GDC Beast mPCIe Gigabyte GTX970 G1 Gaming Corsair CXM500M External LCD Benchmark 3dmark-FS.gpu=11280 Full Setup tutorial Enable using internal LCD for windows 10 Videos: benchmark between old dGPU and new eGPU

Do you plan to purchase a new gaming notebook in the next few months? If so, which brands are you considering and why? Additionally, with the release of Thunderbolt 3 and external enclosures like Razer Core coming to market, is this a contender for you vs a dedicated gaming notebook that is thicker and weighs more?

F42 Bios and also tried nando's DSDT patch load.bat ... no joy. I created a restore point before trying that and am now back at that point. I thought no override's or anything were needed for a 1gb GTX560ti, but I am getting error 12 consistently. Is there something I am missing?

I've been trying to get my eGPU setup working for a couple of days now. So far, I have a GTX 570 attached via an exp gdc beast (expresscard version) to my Dell Latitude e6440. There are no errors reporting in device manager and it reads "This device is working properly." Despite this, I cannot seem to get my system to play nice with the card. I have the standard Windows automatically-installed drivers right now and if I install nvidia drivers for the card, the install succeeds, but device manager reports an error 43. With just the system default drivers installed, Windows will not detect any monitors attached to the GPU. I also do not see the eGPU in dxdiag, though I'm not sure if I'm suppose to, as this is my first attempt at such a setup. I am running Windows 10 Pro 64bit with latest updates. I have not found any posts similar to this issue and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

So I have an early 2015 13 macbook pro pro with retina display and am looking to get an EGPU setup to improve gaming performance in bootcamp as well as improving render times when editing in Premiere Pro CC. I am on a tight budget and had planned to get the Akitio Thunder2 but it is quite tricky to get hold of now in the UK and I have found a used Sonnet Echo Express enclosure that I am close to buying. Does anyone know if it would work on a thunderbolt 2 machine or if that is asking for more issues? I plan to get a 950ti or something (half length) to put in the enclosure...anything to be aware of or would I follow one of the many tutorials on the forum for drivers etc? Any help is much appreciated, dwinnbrown

hello is it possible to do a egpu with the express card on a 17" macbook pro would there be any problem with the integrated graphics?

Razer has just released their 12.5" Razer Blade Stealth Ultrabook that is thin enough to take to work while offering the option for desktop level gaming. This new ultrabook weighs in at just 2.75 lbs/1.25 kg and has a profile of only 0.52". What makes the Razer Blade Stealth different from all their previous offerings is that it takes a page out of Alienware and other vendors playbook by coupling the ultrabook via Thunderbolt 3 USB-C to an external enclosure called Razer Core which houses a full desktop GPU. The ultrabook also has two very appealing touch display options that use IGZO technology. The QHD (2560 x 1440) option features 70% Adobe RGB coverage while the UHD (3840 x 2160) display has 100% Adobe RGB color space. For people that work with Photoshop and other media, the 100% Adobe RGB coverage can be very useful for productivity purposes. Even for gamers, a 70% Adobe RGB display can give an image depth not found in lesser displays. The ultrabook also features the latest Skylake based Intel Core i7-6500U dual core processor with Intel HD Graphics 520. While the Intel HD 520 isn't ideal for gaming, it is capable of playing the latest games like Star Wars Battlefront albeit at low settings. Additionally, it comes standard with a 128 GB SSD and can be configured with a 512 GB SSD. Finally, the Razer Blade Stealth is equipped with a Razer Chroma anti-ghosting keyboard that has individually backlit keys with 16.8 million colors per key that lend to a wide array of color combinations. The Razer Core enclosure as mentioned uses a Thunderbolt 3 connection and houses a single double-wide, full-length PCI-Express x16 graphics card up to 375 Watts. Like the ultrabook, the Razer Core uses Chroma technology that allows custom lighting color configurations. Pricing for the ultrabook starts at $999 while the Razer Core isn't officially available for sale yet. View full article

I have an old HP probook 4525s and I am wondering if anyone has had success with doing a diy egpu project. I recently purchased the beast and I am able to get it to power up but no luck with it recognizing the connecting video card. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks in advance

Hello everyone, After much searching I can't seem to find a fix to this. I just completely my eGPU set-up with a 780 Ti and an Akitio case for use with Octane in Cinema 4D. Everything is recognized and working well, drivers are up to date, and I am able to render using the Octane plugin. My issue is that the fan speed does not change under load. I checked the card in my PC and it runs perfectly fine, temps are great. Is there a way to set a fan curve from within OSX or is my only option to install Windows? I plan on adding an H80i water cooler eventually, is that how others are bypassing this issue? To have an aftermarket cooler running off of the PSU?