DIY eGPU experiences

[dil2502]

Use Setup 1.x to confirm your GTX550Ti gets detected and/or apply mPCIe anti-whitelisting. Also test the PCI Reset Delay switch on the PE4H and CLKRUN switch on PM3N to help you along as well.

Thank you. I'm dl'ing setup1.x right now. Can you help me in understanding what exactly the PCI reset delay and clkrun switches do? I noticed them but haven't a clue what I should change them to. After whitelisting should I just try all the different configurations until the eGpu is detected/works?

[kizwan]

PCI reset delay and clkrun are basically delay the eGPU detection. This is useful if your notebook unable to boot with eGPU connected.

[nefx]

Chieftec GP 550 12V 20+20+20A 498W at 12V line. Problem with driver, it falls with error! No any error code as 12, 14 and ecs.

[kizwan]

Insufficient power doesn't give error code 12 or 42 or 43.

[dil2502]

PCI reset delay and clkrun are basically delay the eGPU detection. This is useful if your notebook unable to boot with eGPU connected.

Thank you sir!

[SimoxTav]

I have not found the thickness of the PCB of both PE4H and PE4L on HWTools schematics, can anyone tell me how thick is it? I'm making a 3D model in sketchup for the whole setup, but i need to have the exact thickness without any connector.

Thanks in advance

Come on Thickness of the PE4H and PE4L PCBs shouldn't be hard to be measured

[pyr0]

Come on Thickness of the PE4H and PE4L PCBs shouldn't be hard to be measured

Thickness of a plain PE4L PCB with black insulation sheet and bottom dummy plastic PCB, without any component, screw nor connector is 6.2mm. The actual electric PCB without the rest is 1.7mm thick.

Measured in room ambient conditions.

[SimoxTav]

Thickness of a plain PE4L PCB with black insulation sheet and bottom dummy plastic PCB, without any component, screw nor connector is 6.2mm. The actual electric PCB without the rest is 1.7mm thick.

Measured in room ambient conditions.

Perfect, so considering that the kit is done by all the layer i'll keep 6.2mm for thickness (i've already measured all the highest onboard connectors taking the schematics from Molex site

Thanks again!

[spozoner]

Hello guys,

I have a Acer 5742G, i5-460M, geforce gt 420m, 4gb ddr3 (AS5742G-5464G64Mnkk | Product Model)

I'm considering eGPU so i can play SW:TOR with good framerate.

How can i do it?
What card do you think it's better for me to get?

I'm a complete noob, never tried something like this.

Thanks in advance.

[nefx]

Insufficient power doesn't give error code 12 or 42 or 43.

I think problem with drivers because on Desktop this card+power supply work perfectly. Please read my last post with question about steps. May be i lost something?

1) Swith on VGA with Power Sypply
2) Connect P4EH to laptop
3) Boot win 7
4) instal mod drivers Verde 285.62 + kallitokaco's nvam.inf (64-bit)
5) install setup 1.x
6) reboot, and try to start the games and connecting to CRT.