I am trying to find out if it's possible to connect 6 monitors to a Mac Pro 2013, in this configuration:
2 monitors connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 2 (port 2 and 4)
2 monitors connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 1 (port 1 and 3)
1 monitor connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 0 (port 5 OR 6)
1 monitor connected to hdmi on Thunderbolt Bus 0 (hdmi)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801
The only information I could find was that link, but the note that is specific is:
"Attach displays to different Thunderbolt busses when possible (see the figure below). Don't attach more than two displays to any bus. This means that IF you use the HDMI port, be sure to then only use one of the bottom two Thunderbolt ports (Bus 0)."
The reason I am wanting/thinking about this setup is twofold.
with my 6 monitor setup I am going to go like this:
dp dp dp
dp hdmi dp
The HDMI one is a 3D monitor it has no display port
and in addition I get the FREE TB2 port on the back
of the Mac Pro for a HUB, or RAID with Daisy Port...
Either way I can live with the results, but I would like
to keep the 3D monitor for Windows games, cause it's sick
and 3D Blu-Ray editing/viewing and just general creation
of 3D video (I know it's dead whatever). But really the
FREE TB2 port is really wanted bad!
Any help would be grateful...
other wise I just get the 6th monitor that matches the other 5
and fore go 3D but then I HAVE to use that last TB2 port, and
that SUCKS! Especially if I have to daisy chain off of a HUB
and connect the 6th monitor.
I just consider the HDMI route cleaner... if I am going to use
the TB2 port.
Thanks again...
2 monitors connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 2 (port 2 and 4)
2 monitors connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 1 (port 1 and 3)
1 monitor connected to dp to mdp on Thunderbolt Bus 0 (port 5 OR 6)
1 monitor connected to hdmi on Thunderbolt Bus 0 (hdmi)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801
The only information I could find was that link, but the note that is specific is:
"Attach displays to different Thunderbolt busses when possible (see the figure below). Don't attach more than two displays to any bus. This means that IF you use the HDMI port, be sure to then only use one of the bottom two Thunderbolt ports (Bus 0)."
The reason I am wanting/thinking about this setup is twofold.
with my 6 monitor setup I am going to go like this:
dp dp dp
dp hdmi dp
The HDMI one is a 3D monitor it has no display port
and in addition I get the FREE TB2 port on the back
of the Mac Pro for a HUB, or RAID with Daisy Port...
Either way I can live with the results, but I would like
to keep the 3D monitor for Windows games, cause it's sick
and 3D Blu-Ray editing/viewing and just general creation
of 3D video (I know it's dead whatever). But really the
FREE TB2 port is really wanted bad!
Any help would be grateful...
other wise I just get the 6th monitor that matches the other 5
and fore go 3D but then I HAVE to use that last TB2 port, and
that SUCKS! Especially if I have to daisy chain off of a HUB
and connect the 6th monitor.
I just consider the HDMI route cleaner... if I am going to use
the TB2 port.
Thanks again...