entzoe Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hello Guys, So, my MBP 2011 HDD broke down two weeks ago. So I replaced it with my previous HDD from Mac Mini (whom I replaced with SDD). This HDD has a Windows 8.1 bootcamp. I tried to implement the eGPU bootcamp on my Mini before with no success. So I installed the HDD and run OSX, fine. Then, I tried to setup my Bootcamp again with eGPU. So here we go, rebooted my machine to Windows 8.1, GPU was automatically detected and I installed the latest driver. Restarted with external display, and it worked painlessly. Another test I made was to run the eGPU/Bootcamp without the external monitor. It worked as soon as I boot to Windows no extra configurations made. So here you go sharing my benchmark scores. System 2011 13" Macbook Pro : i5-2415M 2.3Ghz, 8GB RAM, HD3000 iGPU Windows 8.1 64-bit UEFI install GTX970 eGPU @ 10Gbps-TB1 via AKiTiO Thunder2 Benchmark Results 3dmark-FS.gpu (internal LCD) = 6739 3dmark-FS (external LCD) = 9225 Unigine gave me 1342 Other screenshots for additional info 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 FireStrike Graphics Score: 6739seems to be a bit low, but still fine. Maybe because of TB1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entzoe Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yeah internal screen is a bit low compared with external display. This time score is 9225 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2415M Processor,Apple Inc. Mac-94245B3640C91C81 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1sk Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hello Guys,So, my MBP 2011 HDD broke down two weeks ago. So I replaced it with my previous HDD from Mac Mini (whom I replaced with SDD). This HDD has a Windows 8.1 bootcamp. I tried to implement the eGPU bootcamp on my Mini before with no success. So I installed the HDD and run OSX, fine. Then, I tried to setup my Bootcamp again with eGPU. So here we go, rebooted my machine to Windows 8.1, GPU was automatically detected and I installed the latest driver. Restarted with external display, and it worked painlessly. Another test I made was to run the eGPU/Bootcamp without the external monitor. It worked as soon as I boot to Windows no extra configurations made. So here you go sharing my benchmark scores. System 2011 13" Macbook Pro : i5-2415M 2.3Ghz, 8GB RAM, HD3000 iGPU Windows 8.1 64-bit UEFI install GTX970 eGPU @ 10Gbps-TB1 via AKiTiO Thunder2 Could you explain how you installed the Windows 8.1? Did you install it with bootcamp or uefi, is there a difference? I'm currently facing a few problem with my eGPU attempt. I have a 17" 2011 Macbook Pro so this should also work for me. And neither my internal cards nor sound works, I think that could cause a problem with running on the internal monitor. I have other issues with my external card But this might fix it too! Who know how boot magic works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctugino Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Did you figure out how to install Windows 8.1 in the EFI mode? I have a macbook pro 2011 13'' w/ dual SSD configuration, and my eGPU (GTX 750Ti + Akitio) won't work for Windows system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 @entzoe did you this setup for any video editing maybe? I have the same macbook and i want to put an egpu to accelerate my rendering! Any input would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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