arana05 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hello everyone My name is Emiliano. I’m planning to upgrade my video editing desktop computer. I’ll be using the new computer solely for video editing on OS X (mainly 4K Raw footage from the new URSA mini 4.6K) I’m fairly new to the e-GPU business, so my apologies in advance for the dumb questions! I spent a fair amount of time already lurking in the forum, but i still not very clear about a couple of things, so i thought to bother you guys… Thank you in advance. I’m planning to get: iMac Retina 5K display, 4.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz), 32GB RAM, AMD Radeon R9 M395X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory Sonnet - Echo Express III-D Geforce GTX 980 ti Now, the dumb questions: 1 - Will i need to get a PSU to power up the GTX980? Considering that the Express II-D is 300W (?) 2 - Will i be able to use the 5K monitor? 3 - Will CUDA apps (Adobe suite, Resolve) recognise the card and work? 4 - Is it worth getting an eGPU at all? I mean, comparing the AMD card and the 980, is it worth the upgrade? 5 - Could you walk me trough the process? or point me to the right link. From what i read, i run the scrip… and… that’s it? Once again, thank you in advance for your time cheers emi PS: Sorry! I'm re-posting the topic because I originally posted on the wrong sub-forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschijn Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hi, 1. That depends on the GPU you choose. Best GPU for that case would be reference cards, because they will exhaust the hot air and do not draw as much power as all the OC cards. A 980 should work, a 980Ti maybe... But other users managed to make a 780Ti work with the III-D PSU. 2. Sure, just not with eGPU performance (e.g. gaming) 3. Rendering apps that can select the GPU in the options menu work. E.g. Octane render 4. If you can use the performance, yes. 5. Just the script But you would have to modify the PSU to be able to connect some additional cable for powering the GPU: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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