Mac + eGPU

Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:31 am

MarioVisuals wrote:
skoeth wrote:
MarioVisuals wrote: Did you install web driver for 10.10.4 first?
yes, i edited the 346.01.03f01 so i can run it on the macbook and installed it.

You need to right click on the NVDAStartup.kext and all other files and choose show content from the drop down menu.

i think i got this right but these kext files that have to be edited are just not there, so i can't open them.

Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:37 am

Are you in System or User Library? Can you show me full path!

Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:51 am

it is the system library, the one that is not hidden
my HD/Library/Extensions

in the hidden (my HD/User/my Username/Library) library there isn't even the Extensions folder.

Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:07 am

skoeth wrote:it is the system library, the one that is not hidden
my HD/Library/Extensions

in the hidden (my HD/User/my Username/Library) library there isn't even the Extensions folder.

You need to go to:
HD/System/Library/Extensions

Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:24 am

oh dear, sorry for wasting your time - thanks a lot!

Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:26 am

skoeth wrote:oh dear, sorry for wasting your time - thanks a lot!

No problem at all, I should got it earlier.

Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:03 am

Group,
This is what I have

2014 Macbook Pro
AKiTIO thunder box 2
Corsair RM450
gpu EVGA Geforce GTX 960 SC

Has you see in the images like a glove.
I have read through the thread, could someone direct me to the simplest into getting this running. I am not a hobbiest, I use my Macbook Pro to make a living. I am doing this so when I don't have access to my render slaves I can still do some work and not rely on the nvidia gt 750 in my mac. It is slow for octane and it heats up my mac badly. I would rather heat the shit out of this 250 nvidia card, than my mac pro.

thank you for your input and direction
Allan

Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:54 am

Parts:
-2014 Macbook Pro
-AKiTIO thunder box 2
-Corsair RM450
-gpu EVGA Geforce GTX 960 SC
Perfect...

Do not use the Akitio power supply.
Use:
-Raiser (http://www.ebay.com/itm/271448008328?_t ... rmvSB=true)

Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/QfKb8TcHDkI

Works on 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3
I have not test 10.10.4 but MarioVisuals did, and I think it works for him.

Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:59 pm

KevinJ wrote:
MarioVisuals wrote:
KevinJ wrote:Sweet. Good to hear. What chassis and power are you using?

My setup looks like that:
AKiTiO Thunder2 PCIe Box + Molex to barrel power supply for Akitio + EVGA SuperNOVA 1200 P2 Power Supply (I'm going to add more cards in near future) + EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+

MR
Meant to ask, what results you are getting with the 980?

Please find my results attached

123.73

Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:11 pm

Mac OS X 10.10.4 64-bit
Devices:
Graphics Device (GTX980 6GB)
GeForce GTX680MX 2GB

Total score
158.398291