Let's figure out how to make a DIY eGPU (previously DIY ViDock)

[villiankknd]

on the PE4H website, it says system requirements are windows 7 and linux only?

will it run on my vista 32bit? oh god

[Oddious]

the chart showing set ups show that there is a XP 32 bit sytem and a Vista 64bit.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/gami...ml#post5324240

what it will come down to will be HOW to get your set up working correctly. this is not always a plug and play set up for external Video cards.

if you look through the posts you will see that for the most help you will need to post a screen shot of your MB south bridge so that we can see what ports you have opened, and go from there.

[krazmych]

PM3N is designed so can be snapped in half along the shown perforations to function as half mini slot. You need the port layout to confirm x2 is possible as x2 can only be done by combining port1+port2, port3+port4, port5+port6. See
2. Can my system use PE4H's x2 1.0 link for superior performance shown in PCI-E Scaling Analysis? in the FAQ section. Some systems have more than 1 mPCie slot.

Sweet, thanks man. So a PM3N link to the PE4H can function then? Does breaking the PM3N in half decrease the performance of the link? So I read through that FAQ, and I guess I just have to check whether the Alienware M15x's expresscard and mPCIe slot is numbered correctly. Where do I check that on the computer/online? I saw that picture of Everest on the FAQ. Is Everest a program I can install on my comp to check how the ports are numbered? How else could I check it before I get my computer?

[silentnite2608]

Great Case Idea For ViDocks (Case + PSU)!!

[kizakisu]

PE4H is sold out O.o will the restock soon ?

[bunnybare]

I've been reading about this project for a few days now. I think I've understood most of the concepts and would like to try it myself. Are there any known issues regarding this DIY ViDock with HP dv5? This is my laptop but I have Win7 32 bit installed in it(I think I might have the same chipset with Malamune). Basically:

Microprocessor: 2.00 GHz AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 D
Memory: 3072MB (I changed a 1GB stick to 2GB so its 4GB atm, i know)
Video Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics RS780M

Here are screens of my Device manager and Everest if they are more informational to you:

http://imgur.com/Qny3M.png
http://imgur.com/lcqj4.png

Thanks! Cheers and congrats with this project of yours. I've always thought about this but didn't know you actually made it work.

Bunny

[kizakisu]

GTX465 has 2x6-pin connectors. So you need 75W+75W plus another 75W for the slot, total=225W.

PE4H has x4 capability and onboard 15-20V to 12V voltage regulation for the slot if using the DC jack to drive it. I believe you don't need either of those features, so can just buy a US$77 PE4H and put the rest towards a GTX465.

Can't wait for someone to post GTX465 benchmarks results at x1 and x1E.

did u mean $77 on a PE4L so i don't need a PE4H and if i do that will i lose out on some of the card capabilities

[villiankknd]

LOL, My Mobility Radeon HD2400 scored 3.4fps(fixed) and 5.1(Variable) on RE5 Benchmark at 1280x720 full screen....i totally suck...

will my my PE4H later and if everything goes smooth, will edit this post with new benchmark....if not then i need help.....=D

[User Retired 2]

Here are screens of my Device manager and Everest if they are more informational to you:

Bunny, you'll need to compact your PCI space to free up of 256MB to host an ATI card. Can be done simply enough:

1. Create DIY ViDock Setup 1.x USB bootdisk

2. Perform 32-bit compaction on ALL devices to defrag PCI space. This will relocate your ATI card to d0000000 and your other devices to > e4000000. This will liberate 256MB at c0000000 to be able to host a desktop video card.

3. Chainload into Win7 to confirm system is OK with this PCI reallocation

4. Final confirmation. Review Device Manager->Resources By Type->Memory, ensure c0000000-cfffffff (256MB) is now free.

FYI: DIY ViDock Setup v1.0d released today. A significant improvement over v1.0c in performance, nicer layout, more help text, functionality + better guidance, colorful, bugs fixed.

[villiankknd]

As I am using Vista I can only chain load to mbr... but it still doesn't work. The setup says I got free 256mb free space but still have code 12 error in the device manager... ok guys whatdo you need from me to teach me?