- Rugged, Ultra-Slim Aluminum Enclosure
- Dual Thunderbolt 2 Ports
- Supports one full height, up to 7.87" length x1, x4, x8 or x16 PCIe card
- Dual Ultra-Quiet, High-Efficiency Cooling Fans
- Easy Plug and Play design
- Daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt devices
- Supports Mac Platforms and OS X 10.8. and later
- Dimensions: (HxWxD) 6.5 x 2.3 x 10.3" / 164.8 x 57.9 x 261.4 mm
- Weight: 4.0 lb / 1.8 kg approximate
US$234 Amazon-US, US$234 bhphotovideo-US
I found this PCIe expansion box - its the best to fit inside:
- Zotac GTX 1080 MINI (Power Consumption: 180W / Card Length: 211mm x 125mm )
- Zotac GTX 1070 MINI (Power Consumption: 150W / Card Length: 210mm x 122mm )
With this, GTX 1080 Mini and DA-2 220W external power - you will get the best and the most powerful mini eGPU!
User from Amazon:
What an excellent device for a good price, used it to set up an eGPU for my 2015 MacBook Air. It worked like a charm and I love its slim design. Currently running a Zotac gtx 1070 mini which fit inside this unit perfectly. Able to play all the newest games at 60FPS on high settings for nearly every game.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Later 2013) 3.2GHz Quad Core Intel i7-4750HQ / 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 / 256GB SSD + 1TB
✪ mini eGPU ● PCI Express vs. Thunderbolt ● Mac CAN game ● Gaming Laptops vs. MacBook Pro with eGPU
2012 13" MacBook Air [3rd,2C,U] + GTX 1060 @ 10Gbps-TB1 (AKiTiO Thunder2) + macOS 10.12 [build link]
This does not add up. The Zotac GTX 1070 MINI GPU is double wide and 8.27"/210mm long. The space inside this enclosure can accommodate upto 7.87"/199mm long.
Unless you modify the enclosure, I don't see how it would work.
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2020 13" MacBook Pro [10th,4C,G] + RX 5700 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Prototype eGPU Enclosure) + macOS 10.15.4 & Win10 1903 [build link]
@itsage - I think he removed the fans (they are at least 2cm) and also not so quiet from what i read!
I really think to use this PCIe case in future, i also make my "idea project" via Photoshop, its look amazing and with Zotac 1080 Mini inside will be beast + DA-2 220W!
edit: i also think that Zotac give us the full size, but RockerStor give us the space so:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Later 2013) 3.2GHz Quad Core Intel i7-4750HQ / 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 / 256GB SSD + 1TB
✪ mini eGPU ● PCI Express vs. Thunderbolt ● Mac CAN game ● Gaming Laptops vs. MacBook Pro with eGPU
2012 13" MacBook Air [3rd,2C,U] + GTX 1060 @ 10Gbps-TB1 (AKiTiO Thunder2) + macOS 10.12 [build link]
The Rocketstor enclosures do not allow dual-slot cards. So while removing the fans might make the card fit length-wise, you still can't close the enclosure over it. They make good donor boards for self-built enclosures, but they are not good if you want to use them as-is.
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Give your Node Pro a second Thunderbolt3 controller for reliable peripherals by re-using a TB3 dock (~50$).
"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."- Robert A. Heinlein, "Time Enough for Love."
2012 14" Lenovo Thinkpad T430s [3rd,2C,M] + RX 550 @ 10Gbps-TB1 (Atto Thunderlink) + Win10 [build link]
lol i missed that it's just - 57.9mm lol, yes we can't close it 🙁
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Later 2013) 3.2GHz Quad Core Intel i7-4750HQ / 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 / 256GB SSD + 1TB
✪ mini eGPU ● PCI Express vs. Thunderbolt ● Mac CAN game ● Gaming Laptops vs. MacBook Pro with eGPU
2012 13" MacBook Air [3rd,2C,U] + GTX 1060 @ 10Gbps-TB1 (AKiTiO Thunder2) + macOS 10.12 [build link]
Any laptop with the Alpine Ridge LP controller won't have more than 20Gbps bandwidth anyways. And physically this is the smallest device at least so I think. The only question is that if someone were to feed this with a 12V 8A power supply, would it run a 75W card? Single slot RX 460 or similar.
Lenovo ThinkPad 25 -- GALAX SNPR TB3 1060 -- Lenovo Graphics Dock -- Benq BL2411PT - - two PackedPixels - Dasung not-eReader backer