DarkStar02
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Any recommendations? Looking for a nice laptop that's compatible with eGPU's, I just saw Apple is making Macbook Airs with i7's in them now, too bad they're not compatible.
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Can always make a DIY eGPU over Thunderbolt on a Macbook. I'm guessing you're talking about ExpressCard-based solutions only?
I believe I read an article saying that thunderbolt bottlenecks the GPU. It would definitely be nice to be able to have an i7 macbook air with an external GPU at home for when I wanted to play some BF3 or something though.
FWIW, there's a video of an X220 w/ 560ti eGPU playing BF3 @ 1080p Ultra settings. There wasn't any combat going on, but the owner said it's getting 30-60fps.
That would be awesome. Too bad they don't make i7 x220's, still very cool though.
EDIT: Googling i7 x220 turns up results but they don't offer it on their site. Weird.
Has anyone tried to use the diy egpu PE4H (a vidock but without the case) and a sonnet thunderbolt/expresscard adapter? It really seems like this set up would work, since the adapter would just be letting the express card connect to a thunderbolt port (I think). It would also be a cheap alternative for macbook pro people who want an egpu. I'd really like to get this topic going since I feel like a lot of people would like to know but no one has gone out and tested it yet.
Look at the sony vaio z series it has a dock with an eGPU.
Okay I can agree the driver support issues from Sony I have an older z series from the generation before this one, with the 330m and I could really use some new drivers, but there seem to be none forthcoming.
What wizardy am I reading about? This sounds interesting. I'd buy a powerful external GPU any day, provided it is more powerful than what I have in my laptop (read: HD 6750M - which so far I am quite happy with). Please let there be a Thunderbolt GPU for Windows 7 that actually packs some punch. Please, take my money. Where can I buy this stuff
Hey guys. So I'm actually going to be testing out the Sonnet thunderbolt adapter and Vidock in a few days Just waiting for the Vidock to arrive in the mail.
My set-up will be a 2011 macbook pro 13inch i5 / EVGA gtx 560 1gb / Sonnet Thunderbolt adapter / Vidock 4+
If this works, I will only have numbers on Windows 7 (I will try os x, but the card I bought isn't exactly 100% compatible).
Keep us posted.
I am curious if this would be able to run dual or tri displays. (Not gaming obviously!)
I picked up a 15" MBP due to having the high-res option. If the ability to have a 13" or 11" MBA, connected to a multi-monitor setup existed, there is a VERY real possibility I would sell this thing in a heartbeat and switch up.
The 15" MBP is kind of at the limits of "really" portable. A 13" MBA would be closer to what I would actually prefer. But only for traveling, I am to used to multi-monitor setups to live without one for real.
Wait for the next Macbook Air. The new GPUs are likely to be able to drive 3 simultaneous displays. Current MBP will already do two daisy-chained Thunderbolt displays (but the internal display turns off).
EpicBlob, nice. I am eyeing a Vidock 4 and a Radeon 7850 for my Thinkpad T420 cos I have a T221 monitor and I can only get 25Hz out of it via the thinkpad dock and also I would like to do some gaming (although not on the T221). Did you try multiple monitors? Or at least a TV and a monitor ?
New mac book pro out 13 inch with retina display nvidia 650 only 1 gig of ram but ....still a awesome laptop. Now do I wait for win/intel to get off there ass & make 1 or snag the pro this blk friday!!