Can your repair a playstation from a non autorised service center? And how is that a monopoly, or why would you bring your devise to an unauthorised service center were you have no genuine parts warranty or training
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Can your repair a playstation from a non autorised service center? And how is that a monopoly, or why would you bring your devise to an unauthorised service center were you have no genuine parts warranty or training
No, I think it is a 56 in the BlackMagic eGPU Pro enclosure.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/...pcrid_307882469669&cid=wwa-us-kwgo-mac-slid--
You can just buy an empty enclosure and put a GPU that works with it.
Apple's aftersales support is quite shocking once you look into it (or experience it, as I have recently). Don't get me wrong, sometimes they knock it out of the park but that seems to be happening less and less. Go to Louis Rossman's YouTube channel and you'll see how shoddy they are. Or look at the recent news coverage about Apple "Geniuses" overcharging customers for simple repairs.
Guys before you reply please see the original reference:
" Hiran said: ↑
Are any cuda-enabled nvidia options available?
Get an eGPU."
An eGPU was suggested as an option for CUDA (NVIDIA). I replied that there are no web video drivers for NVIDIA in Mojave. Even if you operate with NVIDIA in Mojave there will be no acceleration, you will get artifacts etc. it is useless. Don't waste your time. Nvidia operates properly up-to 10.13.6.
Why didn't BM put the 64 in their new enclosure? Especially given they want £/$1200 for it.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMQT2VC/A/blackmagic-egpu-pro
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HMQT2VC/A/blackmagic-egpu-pro
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You would have thought Apple could get something in there. But at the end of the day, I assume the 13 would have to become thicker to help with the heat. Not something I can see happening.
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I aggree, it's a shame.
On the basis that one has just been released and the other one has just been put on sale, No, nobody is knowledgeable on this.
My mid 2012 MBP non Retina is still going strong. Maybe in 2022 at my 10th year anniversary I'll look for a newer MBP... if they are still around.
That’s just bizarre. It’s good that Apple is offering this option now. It makes the MBPro a little more Pro. Simple as that.
The 13” MBP is a 28W CPU/GPU platform, the 15” is around 80W. There are battery life and cooling considerations that preclude the use of a 35W dGPU in the smaller, 3 lb. 13” MBP.
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The best external GPU would be the $1200 Sonnet Technology eGFX Breakaway Box 650 Bundle with a Vega 64 Frontier Edition - https://www.sonnetstore.com/collect...akaway-box-650-bundle-vega64-frontier-edition
This is the same GPU as the iMac Pro, so I would expect it to smoke the Vega 20 in the 15" MacBook Pro.
No, I have no empirical data to back up this claim.
No, I do not care that I have no empirical data to back up this claim.
Yes, that's what pros say to their employer to justify the purchase. It's for GPU compute processing but we know full well that on their down time they're going to boot camp Windows and fire up those AAA games.
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The old contractors axiom applies here - You can have it small, you can have it fast, you can have a dGPU - Pick two!
Don't forget about the lack of MagSafe and the emoji bar, I mean touch bar.
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I like your eyes and smile-less pic.
Frontier would theoretically give you an improvement for professional use. Not for gaming.
You could buy an eGPU enclosure and a gaming Vega 64 separately.
And don't buy a reference cooler.
I’m seeing the exact same price in the UK, which is good for me. I don’t really care about the Vega options because I was already stretching the budget and intend to get an eGPU in the future, but if they also dropped the upgrade prices, I’d be very annoyed.
All your questions, answered:
https://techreport.com/news/34258/macbook-pros-with-vega-graphics-options-go-up-for-sale
Short answer: Yes, very worth it. Especially the Pro Vega 20.
Unfortunately it’s limited to quad-core CPUs and 16GB RAM, which is a deal breaker for me. It was the best for its time though.
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Of course. I thought you were talking about "tested" off-the-shelf configurations.
I would imagine that the Vega 64 isn't an option in the BlackMagic line due to power supply requirements.
I hope it’s true but it seems that:
Radeon Pro Vega 16 could be like a GeForce GTX 470 or GeForce GTX 560 Ti which are 2010-2011 cards.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-vega-16.c3331
Radeon Pro Vega 20 could be like a GeForce GTX 660 which was released on 2012!
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-pro-vega-20.c3263
They should include (or at least give the option) nVidia cards, even if they have to add a fan and and few millimeters to the case.
I think the 2018 13” Touch Bar—with its quad-core CPU, four Thunderbolt 3 ports, 500 nits/P3/True Tone display—can legitimately be called a Pro model.
But the 2017 non-TB model suffers in comparison to the 2018 13” MBP. It’s hard for me to think of the 2017 $1,499 256GB non-Touch Bar as a Pro model, with its 15W dual-core CPU. The $300 bump to the 2018 quad-core buys a lot of upgrade for the money.