![]() ![]() This is a bit misleading for 2 main reasons:ġ) In order to get the card to fit at all, even with the Akitio case cover removed, you have to remove both the case fan on the Akitio box, and the metal fan shroud from the GPU card. completely inside the Akitio, without having to permanently bend open the rear metal flap of the Akitio box. I read elsewhere that this particular ZOTAC GTX970 card (part #ZT-90101-10P) fits inside the Akitio enclosure "without modifications," i.e. After a call to EVGA tech support (24/7, American english speaking, highly competent,) they had me do an actual paper-clip test and we verified that the issue was just a bad ground in the wiring harness, no problem with the PSU itself. But it turns out that on the 24-pin wiring harness itself there must be a bad ground, because the included tester block did not work (!). The EVGA 550-watt PSU comes with a full complement of high quality ATX-spec power cables, and also includes a handy & professional-looking tester block to make "the paper clip test" a no-brainer. With bare circuit boards exposed inside I feared there might be damage but the Akitio unit works normally so far, no worries there. Turned out to be a blank slot cover plate and screw, completely loose & knocking about inside Akitio unit itself (!). Did note a very major rattling sound, metal-on-metal, in the Akitio box. I also ordered a custom-made 4-pin to 5.5/2.5mm barrel adapter to run the Akitio off the PSU, ~$20 on eBay, and a pair of low-profile, "right-handed" 6 pin cables also from eBay.ģ46.02.03f05 (Originally tested driver, worked fine with OS X 10.10.5 and 10.11.3)ĮGPU hardware setup, driver install, testingģ product cartons shipped in 1 Amazon delivery box. part #T2PC-TIA-AKTUĮGPU external power supply (hereafter called "PSU") : EVGA "Supernova" 550G2 (550 watts), ATX-style power supply, part #220-G2-0550-Y1ĮGPU cabling: good-quality GPU-card power cabling came included with the EVGA 550 G2 PSU above. New eGPU hardware (all purchased through Amazon)ĮGPU: ZOTAC-brand GeForce GTX 970 basic edition (2 fans,) part #ZT-90101-10PĮGPU enclosure: Akitio Thunder2 as described elsewhere on these forums. drive docks (for SATA drives) from different makers. Each display connected via a DVI cable directly to eGPU card. OS: OS X 10.11.4 "El Capitan." (Setup initially done & tested under Mac OS X 10.10.5 "Yosemite")ĭisplays: 2 x DELL U2412M, 1920 x 1200 each panel = 3840 x 1200 total pixels. ![]() **See firmware revisions & other details in footnotes at bottom of this post.ĬPU: late-2012 Mac Mini, Core i7/2.6Ghz (macmini6,2) / 16GB RAM / 500GB Samsung EVO 850 SSD (internal SATAIII bus) Same reliability as built-in graphics, just a lot faster. GPU / monitors are recognized shortly after system boot-up 100% of the time. Setup continues to work flawlessly under OS X 10.11.5. (But I did not have to turn off system integrity protection again.) ![]() NOTE, after some security updates were applied (through the App Store updater,) it was necessary to connect a display to the HDMI port, then re-run the 0.9.9 version of automate-eGPU. eGPU and monitors are recognized shortly after system power-on 100% of the time. Setup continues to work flawlessly under OS X 10.11.6. Thanks to all who came before me, especially with the fantastic "automate eGPU" script. ~300% OpenGL performance increase over built-in Intel graphics. TL DR: 2012 Mac Mini w/ GTX970 in AkitioTB2 setup installed smoothly & continues to work reliably. I did try it in windows and got better response, but the fact is i use mac for a reason. I am running a 5400 RPM Sata Drive, but i don't think it would cause it to run like that. Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 OpenGL Engine when i launch FireStorm Viewer it logs in ok but runs worse than the macbook pro.ĬPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU 2.30GHz (2300 MHz) I'm using it for Second Life because it runs really hot on my laptop which is a mbp with intel iris pro. I bought a Bizon Box with a Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 2GB. I'm new to this forum and the whole eGPU world.
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