hm... new direction for higher class netbooks/mini ultrabooks? and instead of a desktop GPU, still use a notebook GPU (is that what sony did?) so still a performance boost but smaller case.

Hm.... how much voltage can thunderbolt carry?

cool I might just try it

haha.. cool man.. @@...

guyss..



i see in the future... al notebooks wil be 100grams..... normal voltage octa core cpu.... integrated shyt gpu.... ssd...


bek home~~~ woila.. plug in to gtx900... ..... thru PCI x100....

gtx1k...

The new Sony VAIO Z have the PMD aka Portable Media Dock where user can just dock it thru Lightpeak port on VAIO Z to use the AMD Radeon GPU on external screen or/and internal screen (Eyefinity). While on the go, the VAIO Z will using the Intel HD 3000 igp.

While the basic idea of eGPU /ViDock pretty much the same, the difference is the connectivity via PCI-E and customizeable external GPU. Tho, some issue user might face is unable to project back to laptop built in screen, resulting of the need of external display. And other thing, fps caps to 30 when using the built screen (Laptop -> PCI-E port -> eGPU -> PCI-E port -> Laptop internal display).

Not sure on voltage on Thunderbolt , but the thing can carry up to 20Gbps bandwidth.

This post has been edited by Miyabi: Sep 5 2011, 11:19 AM

i really dun get it by using usb 2 or 3 does it utilize fully using vi-dock? better use other kind of plug.

The eGPU / Vidock is connected via PCI-E port. It wont use any USB port. From the setup screenshot, you can see those bulky power supply for powering up the external gpu.
While Lightpeak will make use of USB 3.0.

oohh.. might loss some only right. but still better than nothing. works like charm.

i already use this long time ago with my Dell Vostro 1310 + XFX Radeon HD 5670 512Mb. but now no longer used it, my laptop already sold

cool....is it enough to buy tdiy vidock parts include amd radeon hd 6570(RM230) with budget around RM650?does this eGPU require external monitor like ordinary vidock?

This post has been edited by nick93: Oct 17 2011, 11:21 AM

PE4H kit = USD91 + USD22 (postage) = RM360
ATiAMD Radeon HD 6570 = RM230
Total = RM590 (excluding power supply)

Radeon HD 6570 power requirement 60W (GDDR5) or 44W (DDR3). So, you can use 12V/75W or 12V/80W AC adpater.

External monitor requirement is depend on your notebook specification. Please post your notebook model/brand & specification.

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 17 2011, 01:27 PM

Model:Acer Aspire 4743
Spec:
CPU:Intel i3-380M
RAM:4GB DDR3
GPU:Based(Intel HD Graphic)

Your Aspire 4743 have Intel HD Graphics iGPU. So, I recommend getting a Nvidia desktop graphic card, e.g. GTS450 1GB GDDR5 (RM380). With combination of Intel HD Graphics & Nvidia Fermi desktop graphic card, you can do x1.Opt setup where Opt=Optimus. Optimus provide PCIe data compression which will boost performance over PCIe x1 link. With x1.Opt, you don't need external monitor. However, using external monitor will almost double the performance because monitor is directly connected to the graphic card.

Since your notebook doesn't have ExpressCard slot, you'll need to use the mPCIe port. Aspire 4743 schematic show that it have two mPCIe ports where one is occupied by wireless card. The PE4H kit you'll need is "PE4H-PM3N ver2.4 Package".

EDIT: You also can use "PE4L-PM3N ver1.5 Package" USD71 (RM221) + postage USD22 = USD93 (RM290).

This post has been edited by kizwan: Oct 17 2011, 03:54 PM

ok...so,where i can get PE4H-PM3N ver 2.4?does lowyat shop e.g compuzone sell that item?

You will need to buy it from Taiwan (on the website I gave you). Payment using PayPal.

using Paypal?hmmm...i dont have credit card...so how to pay it?

No need credit card to open PayPal account. You can register PayPal account for free. You can topup your PayPal account using your bank account.

ok...but one more thing....what type of power supply are suitable for GTS 450?can i use Power Logic 450W power supply for GTS 450?

^ more than enough bro.

tq very much...so...im going to order PE4L-PM3N ver 1.5 package...and how long i have to wait to get this thing after order it?