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    ViDock for SV-Z ?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by manson, Jun 28, 2013.

  1. manson

    manson Notebook Enthusiast

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    How to connect big GPU to Sony Light Peak

    Its finally come true. But i'm wondering is there any possibility to put ViDock gpu on vaio PRO? It could be great thing, ultra mobile compared in powerful machine at home.
     
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    pyr0 100% laptop dynamite

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    What came true? Nothing.
     
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    temagic Notebook Consultant

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    Only way so far AFAIK is to connect the ViDock to the mpcie-slot of the wifi/bt-card, requiring sme minor modifications to the chassi and it will only give you a single two-way PCIe lane. A desktop AMD 7970 operating at 1xPCIe, though it will STILL outclass the 7670M of the dock, will only give you about 60 percent of its' performance potential as a chip. The 4x PCIe of the Light Peak will give ~80-90% of the 7970's performance potential, if ViDock is ever made compatible with the Sony Light Peak technology. I don't see why Sony can't just share their insights with the company though, seeing as Light Peak is a dead technology and while Sony maybe want to guard their physical 'plug' tecchnology and associated design patents, seeing how sleek and elegant and small that plug really is, all the ViDock comapny needs is the pin-configuration...
     
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