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October 28, 2018 4:26 pm
System specs
- 2017 13inch HP spectre x360
- LG ultrafine 4k monitor 22inch
- Intel Core i7-8550U
- 16GB ram
- Intel UHD Graphics 620
- 512GB Samsung SSD
- Windows 10
eGPU hardware
- Akitio Node
- Nvidia GTX 1080Ti FE
Installation steps (what did you do to get it all going?)
- Installed the latest thunderbolt driver(In my case the laptop did not recognized the eGPU and showing code45 before installing the driver). From here
- Hot-plugged eGPU to the port that is closest to the user.
- Installed the latest Akitio Node firmware.
- Installed the GPU driver.
Benchmarks
Unigine Valley Benchmarks
| FPS: |
53.0
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| Score: |
2216
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| Min FPS: |
16.0
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| Max FPS: |
78.9
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| Platform: |
Windows 8 (build 9200) 64bit
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| CPU model: |
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz (1991MHz) x4
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| GPU model: |
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 23.20.16.5044/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 25.21.14.1634 (4095MB) x1
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| Render: |
Direct3D11
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| Mode: |
1920x1080 8xAA fullscreen
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| Preset |
Extreme HD
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Comments
The setup is working perfectly. One tip that I am offering is to buy used product. Got the ultrafine monitor for 130USD (Retail at 699USD) from a local buyer in like new condition; Got the 1080ti FE from my friend for 450USD; Got the hp from an ebay store for 1050USD. Yes I am a pawnstar :).
Question
The monitor got 4 thunderbolt 3 ports. Three of them are downstream ports. My hp got 2 tb3 ports. How should I set it up? Do I connect the enclosure with my computer and then connect the graphic card to the monitor using a displayport to tb3 cable?