[TUTORIAL] DIY eGPU - Attach a DESKTOP GPU to your Laptop!

[setsuna076]

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awts, overseas pala parts. sayang.

pwede kaya to? 2010 pa kasi to.

Asus K40AE
AMD Athlon II M320 2.1GHZ (dual)
AMD Mobility Radeo HD 4200 (380MB)
1GB pero kaya nmn hanggang 4GB

 

[badbadbad]

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ayos to ah

this is a great alternative instead of buying a full gaming laptop worth +100k like alienware and the likes... pwede kang bumili na lang ng mga business class laptop with great i7 cpu, ssd or hybrid storage, 8/16gb of RAM na less than 40k lang at saka mo lagyan nito.
geforce 960 or better would be a great price/performance upgrade.

Yun talaga yung point ng eGPU. Weight also plays a factor now. Macbook Air or Ultrabook pwedeng maging gaming laptop.

Ts my netbook ako na sira ang gpu kasi dati nawawala wala lang ung display nya tas natuluyan na display nagana kaya tong egpu na to? sa wifi card ba sinasalpak ung egpu? thanks

Kung habol mong makalaro sa Laptop screen mo, 50-50 siguro kasi depende yan sa sira ng unit. Pero kung ikakabit mo yung working eGPU sa ibang display, tiyak na gagana yan kasi parang ikinabit mo lang siya sa external screen (like a projector).

awts, overseas pala parts. sayang.

pwede kaya to? 2010 pa kasi to.

Asus K40AE
AMD Athlon II M320 2.1GHZ (dual)
AMD Mobility Radeo HD 4200 (380MB)
1GB pero kaya nmn hanggang 4GB

Bakit po sayang? Kung nasa ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas yung tindahan ng parts, oorder ka rin naman online eh.

Medyo malabo yung 2010 models. Pero minsan swerte rin. Yung Lenovo T400 ko dati kahit sira na yung LCD, nakakapag-games pa rin gamit ang GTX460 na GPU kasi nakakabit siya sa external screen.

Sa pagkakaalam ko, wala pang nakakapag-pagana ng eGPU sa AMD kaya baka hindi po siya gagana.

 

[Pnoyarchie]

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Thanks Sir, Core i5 ung laptop ko Acer brand 1st generation. 6gb RAM na ako pero lag sa mga games na mejo maganda graphics kahit mag medium settings pa. sa LOL nga kpag nag caclash ung mga hero nag lalaag na, medium settings na un. so plan ko bilhan nlng ng eGpu kesa bumili ng desktop. d ko rin kasi mabenta tong laptop. basag ung LCD, sira ung keyboard. nka connect nlng xa sa external Monitor,keyboard at mouse. heheheh . 30k pa bili ko nito last 2 or 3 years ata, tapos nung pina appraise ko sa mga shop ng computer parts 3 - 5k nlng price nila. hahahah

 

[aero_12345_5]

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eto talaga plano ko nung una ehh.. kaso nga lang mahal yung adapter mismo saka may issue din minsan sabi ng mga nakabili na.. gagastos ka ng more or less $100 para lang dun sa adapter kaya bumuo nalang ako ng desktop saka yung mga spare parts nung laptop eh binenta ko.. halos pareho lang gastos pero atleast walang risk na baka di gumana yung adapter..

 

[mirox220]

TS, Ano mas okay ngayon? EXP GDC or PE4*?

 

[badbadbad]

TS, Ano mas okay ngayon? EXP GDC or PE4*?

The new PE4C v3.0 has a soldered cable like the PE4L v2.1b and can be powered by the Dell DA-2 220W Adapter.
Kung isang slot lang naman kailangan mo at GTX970 pababa ang GPU power mo, advisable siyang adapter kasi stable ang connection niya.

eto talaga plano ko nung una ehh.. kaso nga lang mahal yung adapter mismo saka may issue din minsan sabi ng mga nakabili na.. gagastos ka ng more or less $100 para lang dun sa adapter kaya bumuo nalang ako ng desktop saka yung mga spare parts nung laptop eh binenta ko.. halos pareho lang gastos pero atleast walang risk na baka di gumana yung adapter..

Dati medyo hardware-related ang mga issues with eGPUs, pero mas maganda na siya ngayon kasi stable signal na ang mga adapters. In fact, maglalabas nga si Intel ng sarili niyang eGPUs for the future Thunderbolt3 Laptops. The future looks good for portable gaming!

 

[zeeir]

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Hanep ayos na ayos ito!

 

[nichigo13]

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una maraming salamat sa info sir , eto pla ung specs ng laptop ko sa tingin mo? , gusto ko sana syang itry kaso mukang mgkkproblema nabasa ko lang d2 http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/printfriendly2109-463.htm halos same ung unit namin d ko alam kung na fix nya ung issue nya.


samsung np550p5c-t01ae
cpu : i7-3630QM (3.4ghz turbo boost)
gpu : intel hd 4000 (integrated) / GT 630M (2gb) -- NVIDIA OPTIMUS

balak ko sanang lagyan ng GTX 660 at gamitin ung internal monitor kung 5-10% lang ung bawas sa performance

 

[badbadbad]

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una maraming salamat sa info sir , eto pla ung specs ng laptop ko sa tingin mo? , gusto ko sana syang itry kaso mukang mgkkproblema nabasa ko lang d2 http://forum.techinferno.com/diy-e-gpu-projects/printfriendly2109-463.htm halos same ung unit namin d ko alam kung na fix nya ung issue nya.


samsung np550p5c-t01ae
cpu : i7-3630QM (3.4ghz turbo boost)
gpu : intel hd 4000 (integrated) / GT 630M (2gb) -- NVIDIA OPTIMUS

balak ko sanang lagyan ng GTX 660 at gamitin ung internal monitor kung 5-10% lang ung bawas sa performance

The GTX660, as well as the GTX750Ti are known to cause PCI compaction errors, often requiring a DSDT override to free up some space to accommodate the eGPU. There are some simple tutorials on how to do this.

Regarding your specific unit, it also has a dGPU that needs to be disabled either in BIOS settings, or through the third party program they're using (Setup 1.x). Not sure if removing the dGPU drivers will solve the problem (it worked for my Lenovo T400 before).
The great thing about setup 1.x is that you can perform a DSDT override/PCI compaction, disable GPU only when booting with an eGPU, and chainload the settings to the masterboot record.

I don't have much info on Setup 1.x because I use an UEFI bootloader rather than legacy for my unit.

Suggestion kong gumamit na lang ng ibang GPU to eliminate one known source of error. If not possible, then troubleshoot lang talaga. Hindi ko masundan yung buong progress nung nagpost sa T|I forum, pero mukha namang napapagana niya nang onti yung GTX660 niya pero kulang pa ng adjustment sa settings.

 

[Trilobitez]

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tanong ko lang sir kung anong GPU ang pwede ilagay dito sa Laptop na to
eto po yung specs:
View attachment 233991

 

[badbadbad]

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tanong ko lang sir kung anong GPU ang pwede ilagay dito sa Laptop na to
eto po yung specs:
View attachment 1066227

Sa totoo lang po, gagana naman po kahit high end eGPU ang ilagay niyo. Yun nga lang, hindi siya masasagad kasi bottlenecked yung performance. As a general rule, kapag PCIe Generation 1.0 ang available slot niyo (2.5GT/s), pinakasulit na GPU (with minimum bottlenecking) ang GTX460 or GTX560Ti

Sa mga nabasa ko, medyo mahirap ma-implement yung eGPU sa HP 6510b dahil:
1. Pre-Optimus era pa yung iGPU niya (Intel X3100)
2. Kailangan i-modify ang inf file ng Graphics card mo para maging compatible kay 6150b
3. Kailangan gumamit ng lumang GPU driver (trial and error)

Mukhang may pag-asa namang gumana ang eGPU pero sobrang hassle gawin.

 

[nichigo13]

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The GTX660, as well as the GTX750Ti are known to cause PCI compaction errors, often requiring a DSDT override to free up some space to accommodate the eGPU. There are some simple tutorials on how to do this.

Regarding your specific unit, it also has a dGPU that needs to be disabled either in BIOS settings, or through the third party program they're using (Setup 1.x). Not sure if removing the dGPU drivers will solve the problem (it worked for my Lenovo T400 before).
The great thing about setup 1.x is that you can perform a DSDT override/PCI compaction, disable GPU only when booting with an eGPU, and chainload the settings to the masterboot record.

I don't have much info on Setup 1.x because I use an UEFI bootloader rather than legacy for my unit.

Suggestion kong gumamit na lang ng ibang GPU to eliminate one known source of error. If not possible, then troubleshoot lang talaga. Hindi ko masundan yung buong progress nung nagpost sa T|I forum, pero mukha namang napapagana niya nang onti yung GTX660 niya pero kulang pa ng adjustment sa settings.

maraming salamat sa response sir , kung tama ang pagkakabasa ko may ibang unit na naka enable ung dgpu at detected p rin ung egpu parehas nag install ung driver nila dun sa setup ng nvidia ,plug and play / at kung maka encounter ka naman ng error na "cannot allocate resources" etc. kailangan si Setup 1.x para madisable si dgpu ng magkaroon ng resources pra kay egpu ( sakto legacy boot gamit ko. makakalikot ko to x: ) ready nako sa madugong troubleshooting kailangan magbasa ng maigi x)

tnong ko lang sir regarding dun sa pag order nung adapter (PE4C V2.1) door 2 door ba yun ? panu ung tax nun ?

 

[Trilobitez]

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Sa totoo lang po, gagana naman po kahit high end eGPU ang ilagay niyo. Yun nga lang, hindi siya masasagad kasi bottlenecked yung performance. As a general rule, kapag PCIe Generation 1.0 ang available slot niyo (2.5GT/s), pinakasulit na GPU (with minimum bottlenecking) ang GTX460 or GTX560Ti

Sa mga nabasa ko, medyo mahirap ma-implement yung eGPU sa HP 6510b dahil:
1. Pre-Optimus era pa yung iGPU niya (Intel X3100)
2. Kailangan i-modify ang inf file ng Graphics card mo para maging compatible kay 6150b
3. Kailangan gumamit ng lumang GPU driver (trial and error)

Mukhang may pag-asa namang gumana ang eGPU pero sobrang hassle gawin.

Ok lang naman sir pang Dota 2 ko lang naman siya if ever na gagana eh... pero try ko pa ding bumili ng eGPU na to thanks sa info sir!

 

[badbadbad]

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maraming salamat sa response sir , kung tama ang pagkakabasa ko may ibang unit na naka enable ung dgpu at detected p rin ung egpu parehas nag install ung driver nila dun sa setup ng nvidia ,plug and play / at kung maka encounter ka naman ng error na "cannot allocate resources" etc. kailangan si Setup 1.x para madisable si dgpu ng magkaroon ng resources pra kay egpu ( sakto legacy boot gamit ko. makakalikot ko to x: ) ready nako sa madugong troubleshooting kailangan magbasa ng maigi x)

tnong ko lang sir regarding dun sa pag order nung adapter (PE4C V2.1) door 2 door ba yun ? panu ung tax nun ?

Good luck sir, balitaan mo kami.

Advice lang, mas stable yung signal sa PE4C v3 kaysa sa PE4C v2.1 kasi soldered na yung cable. Unless gagamit ka ng dalawang mPCIE (highly unlikely), mas pipiliin ko ang PE4C v3 over PE4C v2.1.

Between the PE4L v2.1b and PE4C v3 (both soldered eGPU adapters), hindi ko alam kung alin sa dalawa yung mas mura/sulit. The PE4L v2.1b is just as good as a PE4C if you're only using an ATX PSU. Pero kung gusto mo ng portable eGPU setup gamit yung 8-pin AC adapter, may extra socket yung PE4C para dun. Mag PE4C ka kung same price lang sila.

Hindi ko lang maalala kung door to door, pero pwede mo rin kasing i-message yung online store na ideclare as "Computer parts" and Cheaper than $100. Usually P50 lang yan sa customs.

 

[bluthugs]

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Patulong nga din po TS kung paano setup ng Thunderbolt 2 eGPU sa MacBook
bali ito po yung specs nya

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Force Touch trackpad

Thanks!

 

[badbadbad]

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Patulong nga din po TS kung paano setup ng Thunderbolt 2 eGPU sa MacBook
bali ito po yung specs nya

13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
8GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Intel Iris Graphics 6100
Force Touch trackpad

Thanks!

Sa wakas, may susubok na ng eGPU sa TB2. Ano pong GPU ang gagamitin mo?

Kung mataas ang power requirements ng GPU (>75W), I would suggest an Akitio TB2 eGPU Adapter + Powered Riser, (Another Portable build).

Mas marami pong maitutulong ang eGPU rMBP Forum. May automated script na po sila for eGPU. Hope this helps.

 

[ceverizo]

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Good Afternoon Ts gagana kaya to sa laptop ko TOSHIBA Satellite L510 View attachment 242221

 

[badbadbad]

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Good Afternoon Ts gagana kaya to sa laptop ko TOSHIBA Satellite L510 View attachment 1078455

Hindi ko masisigurong gagana siya. Pre-Optimus pa po kasi yung CPU niyo. Sa totoo lang, mas sulit bumili na lang nang bagong laptop (at least Sandy Bridge).

 

[Kayayaya]

My setup is:

eGPU
PE4C v3.0
GtX 980

Laptop specs
8gb ram
Intel i7 5500u 2.4 (3.0 turbo)
1tb Sata


I'll get pics up once i run some proper tests.

 

[badbadbad]

Very nice! That setup will last for a pretty long time.