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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro by Gracana on Monday January 02, 2017 @04:59PM (#13304921)
> This is interesting academically, but I wouldn't buy a hacked-together TB2 enclosure.

Huh? The article is about a setup built using an AKiTiO PCIe box. You even mentioned that manufacturer as an alternative. I guess it's not officially "for eGPU use", but that's just a question of power, and a small SMPS brick is fine for that.

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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro by hendersoon on Monday January 02, 2017 @05:01PM (#13304937)
He used an AKiTiO PCIe box that supports Thunderbolt 2. The model I posted is TB3, which Intel and windows both support for eGPUs. It also has a much more powerful power supply and can fit enthusiast-level video cards, rather than relying on the PCIe slot power capped at 75w.
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