first of all, ths is my first post in lowyat.net and i would like to share with u bout my egpu setup.
however, i just roughly go through everything and if u find that it is interesting, pls find attached web link for more detailed information.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-sof...xperiences.html

my machine
laptop: dell vostro v130
cpu: intel i5 470um 1.33ghz (ultra low voltage)
igpu: intel hd graphics
egpu: gtx 550ti (second hand item, 89au)
diy vidock: PE4H+PM3N (around 100us)
driver: Verde 275.33 + nando's nvam.inf (modded nvidia optimus driver)

parts needed for ths egpu setup:
1. (DIY Vidock) PE4H+EC2C/PM3N
EC2C is for express card slot
PM3N for mpcie slot
http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/PE4H.html
2. a power supply
3. amd/nvidia graphic card
nvidia(fermi) + intel 4500MHD/HD/HD3000 + modded nvidia optimus driver = gaming with laptop internal display
nvidia fermi desktop card: GT4xx, GTS4xx, GTX4xx, GTX5xx

here is my laptop with egpu + internal lcd, testing with crysis 2. sorry for poor skill and video quality, i just simply captured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jIb2jurRIU



however, the performance is lower if compared to desktop setup due to the the bottleneck effect of my cpu (1.33ghz) and some sort of bla bla pcie connection, pls find the attached link for more detailed information. anyway, thank you so much for giving me ths chance to share my experience with lowyat-ian and sorry if there is any inconvenience made.

This post has been edited by kimchoo: Sep 3 2011, 08:58 AM

em... i bought the diy vidock parts (PE4H+PM3N) around 100US included postage from taiwan . the gtx 550ti i bought it from ebay, second hand item and it costs me 89AU. anyway, it is much more cheaper than the ordinary Vidock : D

yeap, no gpu but the intel HD graphics. around 100us for that diy vidock parts and 89au for gtx 550ti .

oh ya , someone selling the real Vidock in garage sale. it did boost the gaming performance few times if compared with just igpu alone like intel hd graphics in my vostro v130. em.. playable framerates in crysis 2 with "very high" setting and maxed out setting in bulletstorm even with 2x anti-aliasing. and my notebook cpu is quite hot actually, hitting 80c semetimes : D . anyway, u cant expect very high performance from my egpu setup, the intel i5 ulv might be the one that slowed everything down. haha

yeap!! exactly !