We can always openly criticize multinational IT manufacturer’s policies on internet. But activism is not an excuse for information quarantine. There are bad posts and articles revolving around toxic pseudo craftsman cultures these communities are brewing. If their information cannot be applied universally, then that is merely a proof of concept. If that contents are coarse and illegible, they are raising a ruckus, not a rock concert. I can’t believe a bait-and-switch scheme was naturally cultured through internet exclusivism.
Tagged eGPU Modding
May 18, 2018
Quick Announcements This week’s post is delayed, as late as tomorrow. It will cover how to use eGPUs on internal displays (i.e. on your laptop, or all-in-one desktop). While eGPU on internal display is natively supported by Apple, each App has to opt-in in utilize it. This means most of the applications that are already released to the public are unlikely to adopt eGPU capability. I am yet to find any documentation on lists of apps that support eGPU. It appears there is only limited number of application which added support for eGPU, or multiple graphics card, no less.
eGPU is Now Back on older Thunderbolt Macs with Scripts
Let me know if there is any questions or concerns.
State of eGPU Support on Coming High Sierras
To summarize, if you are on eGPU, hold out on public beta programs until the native eGPU support sheds the beta sign. If you own TB1/2 machines running with eGPU, 10.13.4 could hit with some bad news; you may end up holding out on updates until Apple reintroduces TB2 compatibility. Ultimately, I can already see Apple laying out features that will be newer standard exclusives, —e.g. certain higher end graphics card only works through TB3— so it would be a safe bet to invest in USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 machines. Hopefully Apple will bring rest of the Mac Desktop lines up to…
How to Upgrade Stock Fans on AKiTiO Node
After all this modding, I had to come to the terms that competing products with ‘just works’ approach are more sound solution. The only defense for Node, at this point, is that you can upgrade your eGPU down in the line to make a power-hogging, yet silent, real deal workstation. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the new generation of enclosures will need streamlined design with customization in mind, much like PC cases, with significantly lower prices; and it can’t look sweeter than it should.