System specs
Laptop: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
iGPU: Intel HD Graphics 630
dGPU: Radeon Pro 555
Operating system: macOS 10.13.4 Beta, Bootcamp Windows 10
eGPU hardware
Enclosure: Mantiz MZ-02 (VENUS)
Video card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio
Fan: Noctua NF-A8 ULN 80mm
Installation steps
Unfortunately I made a few photos.
Enclosure:
Replace standard 80mm fan with silent Noctua NF-A8 ULN
It was very difficult because it was necessary to disassemble the enclosure. Fortunately the new fan has rubber connectors.
Insert the video card.
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio is very large video card: 325 x 140 x 48 mm:
All specs there:
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-GAMING-X-TRIO/Specification
So it was very hard to insert the card to the enclosure. I removed the back cover with the PSU, then I connected PSU chords with the card and then simultaneously I inserted the card and the PSU with back cover to the enclosure.
System setup
macOS 10.13
I had macOS 10.13.3 and this guide worked well:
https://egpu.io/forums/mac-setup/wip-nvidia-egpu-support-for-high-sierra/
After updating macOS to 10.13.4 Beta Web Driver was disabled. And these steps helped me:
- Download the webdriver.sh file from here: https://github.com/vulgo/webdriver.sh
- And run:
sudo ./webdriver.sh -cu http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/387.10.10.10.25.156/WebDriver-387.10.10.10.25.156.pkg
sudo ./webdriver.sh -m
Windows 10
For Windows I used this guide:
It worked well.
Benchmarks
Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0 on macOS 10.13.4
FPS: 116.0
Score: 2922
Min FPS: 35.0
Max FPS: 219.0
Also I played Overwatch on Win10 with ultra settings and 4k. And it was about 130fps.
The desktop
Hello,
I am getting the same fan. The mantiz venus fan is noisy!! I would like to know what is exactly the configuration you use. Are you using the ULNA?
Thanks
P.S: what is the monitor that are you using? Cheers.
@Mymantiz_John, In what port is supposed that we should connect it via ULNA?
@external_user, how did you use installed it? Have you bought new screws? Cheers
Hi, I connected the fan via u.l.n.a. connector. I installed it with the help of rubber brown mounts.
What connector did you use? left or right?
Have you reversed the fan? with the letters label up or down?
@ed_co, I use right connector. The fan blow from top to bottom (with the letters label down).