Eoiz Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 An eGPU with boot disk built in, so you can plug the Thunderbolt Cable on every pc/mac and play! eGPU parts SONNET Echo Express III-D Thunderbolt 2 Desktop Chassis MSI - Scheda video 4 GB GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4G Twin Frozr V Nvidia PCI Express Sonnet Tempo SSD System 2012 Mac Mini i7-3720QM 2.6Ghz 16GB Windows 8.1 UEFI Mid 2011 Macbook Air i5 1.7Ghz 4GB RAM Windows 8.1 UEFI Benchmark results Mac Mini 3dmark13-FS.gpu=10096 (stock clocks) 3dmark13-FS.gpu=11569 (overclocked) Macbook Air 3dmark13-FS.gpu=10192 [in youtube video above] Other benchmarks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 @Eoiz: Can you close the case? Will that give you problems with the temperature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yes, as you can see in the tutorial (first video), but I have removed the fans (also very loud).Actually when I close it I have to do carefully because of the fans holding.The GPU isn't really heating up, but the internal power supply is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsader1987 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 What is the reason for removing the fans?Would they fit in there? Or did you remove them purely because of the noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 As far as I know is the MSI card very wide. Guess that card would collide with the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 As far as I know is the MSI card very wide. Guess that card would collide with the fans. Exactly, the case barely close with the Gtx 970 in it. With fans it won't close. But I'm regretting a little bit removing the fans. Actually I'm planning to add an intake fan to push in some fresh air (actually just to move some air inside the case). I just need to find a small enough fan that works on 12V (and that need to be silent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've done a little tutorial to add Molex connectors at the Sonnet Echo Express III-D case: Also buyed a GTX 980 TI, just tweaking some more the power supply that's not powering properly the GPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Good job! But I still don't get your point of adding the Molex plugs for your testing? Why not adding two 6+2-Pin plugs? With them you can power any card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Because I don't have the 6+2 pin plugs But that's a good advice! Here is a new video (I changed GPU). The sonnet PSU isn't anymore capable of running the GPU, so I will build a dedicated PSU into the thunderbolt case. I just have to wait to shops to re-open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Which PSU do you want to use? You want to put it into the Sonnet III-D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 Yes, I want to put it into the case.That's it:FSP Mini Itx/Flex ATX 400W 80plus Gold Certified Active Power Supply FSP400-70LQ | eBay18A x2 on the 12V should work, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Well that would be interessting. I am not sure about the heat and cooling of the PSU... Can you power the Sonnet III-D with that PSU? Edit: Ah ok, since the Sonnet III-D will only need 12V and ground that should be pretty straight forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckerchapin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 The idea of a boot drive in the enclosure is awesome, however I'd been planning on using a USB expansion card in my free slot on the Sonnet, as my MBA is pretty starved for ports.Any idea if there are any USB/SSD combo expansion cards, i.e. in place of the eSATA ports on the Tempo, several USB ports? My searches revealed no such device, but I was curious if anyone knew of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoiz Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 The idea of a boot drive in the enclosure is awesome, however I'd been planning on using a USB expansion card in my free slot on the Sonnet, as my MBA is pretty starved for ports.Any idea if there are any USB/SSD combo expansion cards, i.e. in place of the eSATA ports on the Tempo, several USB ports? My searches revealed no such device, but I was curious if anyone knew of any. Just searched "sata pcie usb" and found these (and a bunch of other things): DeLOCK - Storage controller - USB 3.0 / SATA 6Gb/s - PCIe 2.0 x4 89299 | eBay 7 Ports PC USB3.0 USB 3.0 PCI-E express Karte Card mit 5pin SATA Connector | eBay But if you want to boot from the case...maybe you'll want to check for a PCIe riser. Actually I have one but it's not really easy what you want to do. Do you have a thunderbolt case or you're planning to get one? PS: thanks for the "awesome" Well that would be interessting. I am not sure about the heat and cooling of the PSU... Can you power the Sonnet III-D with that PSU?Edit: Ah ok, since the Sonnet III-D will only need 12V and ground that should be pretty straight forward! Well, I was thinking to add another PSU for the GPU, but now actually I'm thinking to switch it �� Maybe I can put another more reliable format size... Let me tear down it and get some measures thanks guys. You're welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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