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No. Your speeds will be affected based on how you connect it. Also, Nvidia cards tend to work best with eGPU setups. Just saying

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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No. Your speeds will be affected based on how you connect it. Also, Nvidia cards tend to work best with eGPU setups. Just saying

k I'll be using thunderbolt 2 most likely; should be good considering it's faster than PCIe 3.0

 

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k I'll be using thunderbolt 2 most likely; should be good considering it's faster than PCIe 3.0

 

What components did you use in your rig?

Grab the Akitio Thunder2, and a 450W PSU and you should be good! I'll have my guide up soon!

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Grab the Akitio Thunder2, and a 450W PSU and you should be good! I'll have my guide up soon!

what about GPU's without extra power connectors (gtx 750ti)

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Grab the Akitio Thunder2, and a 450W PSU and you should be good! I'll have my guide up soon!

also why not ViDock?

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what about GPU's without extra power connectors (gtx 750ti)

Thats an iffy area. Some people have been able to run it solely off the Akitio's power supply, while others needed to use a powered GPU riser. I would try it without the powered riser=external PSU. You should be fine.

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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also why not ViDock?

ViDock is crap. The conversion goes PCIe to a PCI thunderbolt converter, which MASSIVELY reduces the speeds to 5ghz Also ViDock is really looked down upon in the eGPU community. The Akitio Thunder 2 is the only way to get full thunderbolt speeds

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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ViDock is crap. The conversion goes PCIe to a PCI thunderbolt converter, which MASSIVELY reduces the speeds to 5ghz Also ViDock is really looked down upon in the eGPU community. The Akitio Thunder 2 is the only way to get full thunderbolt speeds

cool stuff bro, thanks :)

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cool stuff bro, thanks :)

No problem. I will go into depth about stuff like this in my setup guide

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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