DIY eGPU experiences

[useafo]

What do you mean? External monitor not detected or when trying to use external monitor, it revert back to internal LCD?

Yes, I want to use external monitor, but I can't do it, even from display setting.

[kizwan]

Which one?
- External monitor not detected?
OR
- External monitor is detected but revert back to internal LCD when you try to activate display on external monitor?

[pyr0]

Ok guys i'll definitely get a good psu today and i'll let u know the result , but for the momment i got really nice permormances under x1.opt .
Thx for your quick answers )

I can confirm that a better PSU certainly solves your stability issues. To be safe, 190-200W on the 12V line (equals to 16-17A) is an absolute requirement to run a 560Ti stable.

[useafo]

Which one?
- External monitor not detected?
OR
- External monitor is detected but revert back to internal LCD when you try to activate display on external monitor?

External monitor is detected but reverts back to internal LCD. Also BSOD returns,. I posted a picture in previous post that shows 1.x setup. Can you tell me what to do in this option?

[kizwan]

When it revert back to internal LCD, it means the PSU not able to provide enough power OR miniHDMI cable is faulty - per-Common FAQ#8. It accompanied with BSOD, so I think definitely PSU problem. Just to be safe, you can order new miniHDMI cable: Gold Plated 1080P HDMI Mini V1.3 M-M Connection Cable - Black (1.5M-Length) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

[useafo]

To correct my statement the external monitor is not detected.

[demolk]

Ok guy i've just got a Cool Master 550w (44A on 12v+) and my egpu seems to be completely stable at 65°+ .
So Thank you guys i'll post some benchmark as soon as i can )

[useafo]

Ok guy i've just got a Cool Master 550w (44A on 12v+) and my egpu seems to be completely stable at 65°+ .
So Thank you guys i'll post some benchmark as soon as i can )

Share us, how did you make eGPU work? Tell us your laptops specs and what settings you have made.

[useafo]

When it revert back to internal LCD, it means the PSU not able to provide enough power OR miniHDMI cable is faulty - per-Common FAQ#8. It accompanied with BSOD, so I think definitely PSU problem. Just to be safe, you can order new miniHDMI cable: Gold Plated 1080P HDMI Mini V1.3 M-M Connection Cable - Black (1.5M-Length) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

I have bought a new PSU, Corsair CX-600, and I have bought a functional miniHDMI, but still getting BSOD problem. And no, I'm too lazy to format and reinstall Windows 7.

[demolk]

Here's my Laptop specs:

Msi Cx623
I5 460m @2.53Ghz
Optimus Intel HD and Geforce 310m
4Gb Ram
Win 7

So i got a Geforce 560m with a cool master psu 550w , and Pe4H and i made a x1opt.setup , when i plugged everything the card was recognized as Vga display adapter so i unstalled my old drivers , and installed 285.62 with the moded Inf , after that i downloaded DIYeGPU-Setup-10f-pre28.exe and configure my startup.bat like this :

call speedup lbacache
call iport dGPU off
call vidwait -d 10de:1201
call vidinit -d 10de:1201
call pci
call grub4dos mbr

I guess 1201 is my GTX 560

So now i just have to plug everything , restart by launching Startup.bat and everything works pretty well .

This is some screenshot :

My installation (i've got another psu because that one was terrible ):

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Here we can see that the card is recognized , after puting dgpu=off

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Batman Arkham City 1360x768 Everything on max , DirectX 11 i've got between 24/30fps and the game is really smooth .

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Skyrim on ultra 1360x768 AAx4 ,40+ Fps outside 60+ in dungeons .

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Battlefield 3 on ultra 1360x768 25+Fps

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