Reignfive Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Hey all, I'm building an eGPU next week... wanted to make sure I have the parts that I need. I am following this guide: https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/9557-imac-late-2013-27in-gtx-780m-4-g-ram-evga-gtx-980-ti-hybrid10gbps-tb1highpoint-rocketstor-6361a-os-x-scooter/ I have iMac 27" (Late 2013) running a gtx 780m, TB1 External Dell IPS Monitor 650W PSU (not modular, i will need to figure out how to fit it in the case) I bought GTX 780ti 3GB (for its godly amount of CUDA cores - would have liked 6gb but out of my budget) SilverStone Technology Mini-ITX Slim Small Form Factor Computer Case with Handle ML08B-H HighPoint RocketStor 6361A Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Expansion Chassis Will I need anything else? I noticed the guide said that some female pins will be needed and i will need to heat sink / solder them - I have no experience with this, is there an easy way around this? Will the paperclip trick work instead? Edited April 15, 2016 by Reignfive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 The case can only mount SFX PSUs and not the big ATX ones. I think it is possible, but not intendet by e.g. Silverstone. If you do not want to make cuts to the case, you might want to consider using a PCIe riser cable. Paperclip trick will work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reignfive Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Cool thanks for the heads up, do you think something like this will work? As a note: I plan to change to an SFX PSU once I know the rig is running. http://www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Factor-Modular-SX600-G/dp/B00MO675S8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460947594&sr=1-1&keywords=sfx+psu&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906985011 And thank you on the note re: the PCIe Riser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yeah it is good. 600W might be a bit of an overkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reignfive Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 13 hours ago, Dschijn said: Yeah it is good. 600W might be a bit of an overkill got it! i have no idea what amount of power i will need so i did a quick google search, but i feel like people were saying 650w because it was assumed to be used on a real PC rig, instead of just a small egpu setup. Ill be stepping it down to 500w then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Just make sure the PSU has the correct amount of 6/8-Pin PCIe power plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reignfive Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Thanks for all the help Dschijn :)) Got this thing up and running yesterday, will be putting it into a chassis next weekend... Here are images of the setup right now (barebones): http://imgur.com/a/cPTVP My only question is re: the "memory" part of the GPU not being used. Is that an issue? Am I getting the most out of the card? I understand TB1 diminishes a lot of potential power for the card, I just want to make sure i didnt miss anything before I go all in with the chassis Edited April 19, 2016 by Reignfive clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Memory not used? Sounds like the GTX 970 ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reignfive Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 haha, guess ill be saving up for a titan z now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.