Where can I get an eGPU for my macbook pro ?

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Where can I get an eGPU for my macbook pro ?

An eGPU is an external thunderbolt graphics card. I am wishing to try and invest in getting a eGPU with a GPU, to enhance the graphics of my macbook pro, when doing my 3D stuff. The Intel Iris has some minor issues , and do have to require work arounds to prevent my scenes from crashing in display before rendering, and somehow Nvidia is the best thing for this. I only wish Apple did not abandon the Nvidia graphics chipsets in all its Macbook Pro range when I was buying mine. I live in the UK and wish to know where I can get this in the UK, because when searching on google I have discovered the BizonBox 2( External Graphics card for Mac)

https://bizon-tech.com/us/bizonbox2-egpu.html/

where you can I get the chassis with a graphics card to get started...?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jan 7, 2016 8:46 PM

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Dschijn

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Jan 8, 2016 10:38 AM in response to Zanaelf

The case is an AKiTiO Thunder2. You will also need a propper PSU (e.g. the Dell DA-2 220W for cards up to a GTX970) and a rather small card.

Best cards are GXT960 or 970s since they are small. A small 970 that fits are:

- KFA2 GTX970 Gamer OC

- Galax GTX970 Gamer OC

- Zotac GTX970 (the short one)

You can also use long cards, but you will not be able to close the case anymore. If you want to close the case with that short GPUs you will also need to make modifications to the case for cooling and use small form factor 6-Pin PCIe power plugs (90° bend).

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Zanaelf Author

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Jan 8, 2016 10:38 AM in response to Dschijn

Thank you, going to book mark this page. Thank you.

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Dschijn

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Jan 8, 2016 12:27 PM in response to Zanaelf

Sure! You can check out my eGPU basic hardware guide here: https://www.techinferno.com/index.php?/forums/topic/7832-the-basic-egpu-hardware -guide-for-macs/

I also made some eGPU videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dschijn/videos

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Answer 4

Jun 14, 2016 1:30 AM in response to Dschijn

Hey, i also want an egpu card, although i have nVidia 750M but its not powerful enough for high res gaming. Above suggestion seems perfect with one clause that sometimes OSX doesnt recognizes the card does this mean all investment goes in vain?

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Answer 5

Oct 5, 2016 3:19 AM in response to Dschijn

Hi,

ich wollte mir die nächsten Wochen auch ein EGPU Setup zulegen. Das Setup wird für ein 13 MacBook Pro mit Thunderbolt 1 Anschluss und mit Dual Core i5 sein. Das MacBook wird spätestens in einem Jahr ersetzt daher stört mich der enorme Bottleneck nicht.

Soweit ich informiert bin brauche ich das Akitio Thunder 2 sowie das oben genannte Netzteil, und natürlich windoof.

Mir stellt sich jetzt die Frage ob ich die gtx1070 itx in das case bekomme, und wie ich die Grafikkarte mit Strom versorge. Müsste die nicht an ein 8 pin angeschlossen werden?

Wenn ich die Hardware gesteckt habe sollte der Rest Plug and Play sein, auch mit dem internen Display oder ?

LIebe Grüße

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