ba10s118 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hello guys! I decided to make a decent post now - showing my progress so far! Arma 3 inspired case! Hardware 2014 13" Macbook Pro Retina i5-4278U 2.6Ghz CPU HD5100 Iris iGPU 128gb SSD 8GB Ram Henge Docks Apple TB->Ethernet (Daisy chained to Akitio) AOC 29" 21:9 screen (temporary - 4k next) Akitio Thunder 2 PCIe KFA2 GTX970 OC mini Corsair CX430M (Current power supply) Dell Da-2 Power supply (Is bought - waiting for it)Software/OS Bootcamt /w uEFI mod Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64bit as main. OSX Yosemite 10.10.3 Nvidia 352 driver (win)Mods Power supply mod (Da-2 upcoming!) Akitio Case mod Hardware for mods 6mm2 Wire (red+black) 0.75mm2 Wire (red+black) XT60 power plug (rated to 65 amp) 5.5x2.5mm DC-barrel 3x60mm fan grill 2x92mm fan grill Heatshrinking tube Ribbon gun Dremel multi tool Assorted soldering itemsMOD: Cables inside the Akitio box ( Including DC-barrel mod ) MOD: Power supply DA-2MOD: Akitio CaseFinal touch!Benchmarks Here are some benchmarks - for some odd reason, 3dmark tells me that I have a 4710HQ, when I use a i5-4278U3dmark13-FS.GPU=104763dmark11.GPU=13182 Errors/fails Experienced during the building process After installing Win 8.1 via bootcamp, the Akitio would boot /w a black screen (internal and external) Solution: uEFI mod install required Apple Thunderbolt to ethernet would cause black boot screen when Akitio and ethernet adapter connected ATBN=Apple thunderbolt nicSolution: The ATBN must NOT be connected in the akitio, the ATBN must be connected to the TB2 port closest to the magsafe. Start the PC, open boot selection, wait for about 1.5 minute - start from there. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tre87 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Looks great so far Looking forward to the next update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba10s118 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 And the final touch has been done to the product. However - I experience some odd situations. Windows boots into something gpt if I have anything USB connected? WHY ? And If i try to use my Apple thunderbolt-> ethernet adapter, I boot to black screen - It works without the Akitio box. FIXED Let apple nic initialize in boot selection for about a minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Yeah have the problem with the USB as well. Have to boot without any USB drives attached! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Inferno Fan Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Beautiful work. In case you've missed it, bsohn has found an excellent place for a native Dell DA-2 input port and on-off switch at http://forum.techinferno.com/provisional-guides/10099-2012-15-mbp-gt650m-gtx970%4010gbps-tb1-akitio-thunder2-win7-osx10-10-3%5Bbsohn%5D.html#post134675, giving a factory appearance.Your guide is almost ready to be shuttled into the guides section. To be added to the appropriate spot on the leaderboard at http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/6578-implementations-hub-tb-ec-mpcie.html#Thunderbolt would you mind running 3dmark13-Firestrike and 3dmark11 on an external LCD attached to your eGPU and linking the result URL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba10s118 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Yeah have the problem with the USB as well. Have to boot without any USB drives attached!I hope someone finds a solution for this - it's kinda annoying.Beautiful work. In case you've missed it, bsohn has found an excellent place for a native Dell DA-2 input port and on-off switch at http://forum.techinferno.com/provisional-guides/10099-2012-15-mbp-gt650m-gtx970%4010gbps-tb1-akitio-thunder2-win7-osx10-10-3%5Bbsohn%5D.html#post134675, giving a factory appearance.Your guide is almost ready to be shuttled into the guides section. To be added to the appropriate spot on the leaderboard at http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/6578-implementations-hub-tb-ec-mpcie.html#Thunderbolt would you mind running 3dmark13-Firestrike and 3dmark11 on an external LCD attached to your eGPU and linking the result URL?Thanks! Yes I saw his nice work, however I wanted a decent plug that could handle a lot of amps, and I had some XT60 laying around. Here are some benchmarks - for some odd reason, It tells me that I have a 4710HQ, when I use a i5-4278UNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4710HQ,Apple Inc. Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFCNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4710HQ,Apple Inc. Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFCThe benchmarks seems fairly low ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 The benchmarks are looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba10s118 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 The benchmarks are looking good I'm running some OC benchmarks, so far all stable. http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7139932? Aaand I can't push the limit further: http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/7140018? <dt style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 14.8125px 8px; border-width: 2px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; float: left; width: 259.4375px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">Core clock</dt><dd style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 14.8125px 8px; border-width: 2px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; width: 422.5px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">1,266 MHz</dd><dt style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 14.8125px 8px; border-width: 2px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; clear: left; float: left; width: 259.4375px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">Memory bus clock</dt><dd style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 14.8125px 8px; border-width: 2px 0px 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; width: 422.5px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);">1,973 MHz</dd> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhand Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks great! What is the material you used around the fan grill openings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Aaand I can't push the limit further:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-4710HQ,Apple Inc. Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFCSweet! What is you +core clock speed? 120MHz? Resulting in a boost at around 1500MHz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba10s118 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 148 core clock350 mhz mem 121 power limit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narin Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Hey. I saw that you have a henge dock. Is it the vertical one? Are you able to connect the eGPU through the thunderbolt adapters on the dock? Got my Akitio working, but not through the dock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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