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    DIY eGPU - x2 on Lenovo T61 - possible? help?

    Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by falcontx, Nov 30, 2012.

  1. falcontx

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    I have a Lenovo T61, which has 5 PCIe ports. Ports 1, 2 and 3 are mPCIe and port 4 is ExpressCard. I don't know where port 5 is, but it doesn't matter in this case. I want to use the PE4H to run my GTX 570 at x2. I understand that I'll either need to use ports 1+2 or ports 3+4. My laptop's wireless card is currently on port 2. Because of this, I'd rather use ports 3+4 for the PE4H, but I understand that if I set ports 3+4 to x2, ports 1+2 get changed to x2 as well, and that may cause my wireless card to stop working, even if I moved it to port 1.

    Ideally, I'd like to do some testing before I purchase any hardware, as I'll need to know whether I need to buy 2 mPCIe adapters or 1 mPCIe and 1 ExpressCard. I'm pretty sure I could accomplish this testing using the DIYeGPU Setup software that I've read about, but it seems that it costs $25 if you buy it without hardware. The thing is, I plan to purchase the hardware, which would include the software, but I don't know which hardware I need, yet, and I don't want to spend $25 to get something that I'll end up getting for free later. It's a catch-22!
     
    falcontx, Nov 30, 2012
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