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2 hours ago, ld0891 said:

Maybe next year when Intel integrates TB3 controller into their CPU the efficiency would be over 90%, but that's a small increase.

Can you share a link proofing this info? Which one will it be? Kaby Lake or Coffee lake?

14 hours ago, DanKnight said:

 

 

Those were Vods from when I was testing out a new stream set-up I'm trying to work with here at the office. Forgot to change the stream title, but both VODS are stream testing. Stream rig not very high-end. Will be upgrading some stuff (like our internet connection X_X)

Benchmarks will be delayed. Been working on other tests ever since Apple released their MBPs. Sorry for the delays.

Hey @DanKnight is there any news concerning 16 mbps compatibility?

@theitsage posted an update concerning addition of Metal Support and Acceleration in 10.12.2 Beta 2.

13 hours ago, DanKnight said:

 

 

 

We were able to get our hands on the new MBP for a limited amount of time. Still waiting on our order to arrive. In the amount of time we were able to test it, we got a good connection with macOS Sierra. We connected the Razer Core and got an "Unsupported Device". That's all we were able to do for now. More info to come later when we get the higher-end models in the lab.

Great news again @DanKnight. Did you test it with f-keys pro '16? Can it send video signal back to internal mac lcd? Did you use amd or nvidia?

2 hours ago, rozhkov said:

Hi! Does Node support previous generations of macbook pro?

I mean, can i use tb2 to tb3 adapter?

I have mbp 2015 13" now. Want to buy Node in future. But new macbook only in plans. Maybe i will wait new gen with 32gb memory on board.

My guess is not. Have you ever seen tb2 to tb3 adapter? Cause apple released tb3 to tb2, not vice versa.

2 hours ago, DanKnight said:

 

Sorry couldn't! Was having problems with the streaming software.

 

The points we went over though were:

• Dimensions are a bit bigger than Razer Core to allow GPUs with more RAM to fit, such as the MSI GTX 1080 8G (which does not fit in a Razer Core.)
• we're working on EU stock.
• price we're looking at under 300.

Wow @DanKnight, that's great news, can't wait to see benchmark results.

Just now, Tech Inferno Fan said:

 

The author of the article explains why the Blade+core eGPU benchmark performance is better than XPS+core:

 

- Blade gets a faster [email protected] CPU with hyperthreading support

- XPS15 gets a slower [email protected] CPU with no hyperthreading support

damn, thought it was stealth  sry

On 21.10.2016 at 10:24 PM, bloodhawk said:

As i Mentioned earlier,  that will be the case with every TB3 based egpu solution.  

Check out the difference in scores between TB3 Vs.  A direct connect via m. 2 using a GTX1080 -

 

OK, thanks! But what about difference in performance between stealth/core and XPS/core (http://www.ultrabookreview.com/10761-razer-core-review/)? Can I assume that Razer came up with something to minimize tb3 controller latency?

So recently reviewed PowerColor Devil Box loses about 25% of desktop gpu power (tested with quadcore laptop cpu and even more with low-voltage cpu). Are we going to see same performance form Node?

Unfortunately pcie x4 is not the case

10 hours ago, DanKnight said:

 

USB and RJ45 ports are on the table. They may or may not be put on the Node, but may in a future product. (I'm pushing for minimum 1 RJ45 / 1 USB!) Just curious, how many USB ports do you use on average and at most?

Power delivery is a more complicated situation that depends on the laptop's requirements and spec. Depending on laptop, it may or may not work, and that is something we're still in the validating process for.

What matters most is egpu experience with different laptop manufacturers/gpus/os. Please don't try to do everything at once. USBs, RJs and powering laptop are all great but not essential. And certainly will postpone release date.

5 hours ago, Morv said:

 

Nope? The TB3 connection provides 40 Gbps but the PCIe slot only uses 32 Gbps to follow PCIe specifications. Makes 8 Gbps leftover which can be used for peripheral stuff. Ethernet takes 1 Gbps, makes 7 Gbps left for the USB ports. Unless one is going to use only external SSDs with these ports, it's not going to happen that the bandwidth is used in a way that the GPU performance is crippled.

I guess it also depends on whether you're sending back video signal to internal display or not. Btw will it work with Node?

@DanKnight can you tell us what are the main problems you encountered during testing? There must be some sort of explanation why razer core is the only tb3 egpu product despite the fact that many manufacturers like asus, msi and giga exhibited their own products but never released em.

So you're testing it with different gpus from amd and nvidia. That's great but what about different devices? Is it only skull canyon? Wondering about compatibility with the upcoming mb pro. Can it be tested now using tb3 to tb2 adapter?