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Can I use the Thunderbolt display with GA-Z77X-UP5 TH but use Nvidia GTX 670?

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Hi

Wanting to start a Hackintosh but already own a Thunderbolt display. I know it will work with either the motherboard onboard graphics or the HD4000 graphics with the planned i7 3770. So wondering If in anyway possible use the Nvidia GTX670 to power the Thunderbolt Display?
So I don't get :beachball:.

Any suggestions would be great thanks

Filos805
 
Filos805 said:
Hi

Wanting to start a Hackintosh but already own a Thunderbolt display. I know it will work with either the motherboard onboard graphics or the HD4000 graphics with the planned i7 3770. So wondering If in anyway possible use the Nvidia GTX670 to power the Thunderbolt Display?
So I don't get :beachball:.

Any suggestions would be great thanks

Filos805
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I think a GTX670 with a Mini Display port should be able to power that monitor. But, your Thunderbolt peripherals won't work off that monitor.
 
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GA-Z77X-UP5-TH |  i7 3770K |  GeForce GTX 650
Filos805 said:
Hi

Wanting to start a Hackintosh but already own a Thunderbolt display. I know it will work with either the motherboard onboard graphics or the HD4000 graphics with the planned i7 3770. So wondering If in anyway possible use the Nvidia GTX670 to power the Thunderbolt Display?
So I don't get :beachball:.

Any suggestions would be great thanks

Filos805
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There is no "motherboard onboard graphics" on the GA-Z77X-UP5 TH. The "onboard graphics" is the one in the CPU (HD4000 in the Core i7 3770 in your case). For example if you use a Xeon E3-1230 / E3-1240 / E3-1230V2 (like the one I am using) then you will need a separate video card since the CPU does not have graphics.

I believe your Thunderbolt display may be usable only with the HD4000 graphics through the Thunderbolt port on the motherboard. I don't know if the graphics signals from a video card like a GTX670 can be directed to the Thunderbolt port under OSX. I would think not but maybe someone else can enlighten us.
 
Thank you for responding so quick;)

Are there any adapters I could possibly use to get the peripherals to work or is there anyway I could turn off the inbuilt graphics and switch the motherboard outputs to use the GTX670

Filos805:beachball:
 
Thanks

I will be ordering all my parts soon but instead of an i7 a xeon thanks so much

Kind Regards Filos805
 
Filos805 said:
Thank you for responding so quick;)

Are there any adapters I could possibly use to get the peripherals to work or is there anyway I could turn off the inbuilt graphics and switch the motherboard outputs to use the GTX670

Filos805:beachball:
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I have a similar GA-Z77X-UP4 TH motherboard (only use it with Windows 7) and as far as I know there is no way to direct the video card signal to the outputs on the motherboard. The video outputs on the motherboard are designed for output from the CPU graphics only.
 
Hi,

I'm planning to buy a Thunderbolt Display with exactly the same components. There are plenty videos on YouTube and they show that HD4000 will run the monitor UNLESS more power is needed. As I know from those reviews, a graphics cars with display port will run the TB display since thunderbolt port uses display port to get the power from dedicated GPU. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
From AnandTech:


A First Look at Thunderbolt on Windows with MSI's Z77A-GD80


"Virtu and Thunderbolt: It Works
From a software perspective, Thunderbolt is treated just like another display output driven by Intel's processor graphics. I installed a GeForce GTX 680 along with Lucid's Virtu GPU virtualization software to see if I could use the 680 for gaming but drive the display using Intel's processor graphics and the Thunderbolt port. The setup worked flawlessly.
Virtu recognized the configuration immediately once I had NVIDIA's drivers installed, and I was able to run the 680 headless - using only the Thunderbolt port to drive the external display. Intel's HD 4000 powered things in Windows, while the 680 kicked in for games."

Soo, is Gigabyte's thunderbolt system different than MSI?
If it is not, then TB display should run perfectly by dedicated GPU.
 
szrbrg said:
From AnandTech:


A First Look at Thunderbolt on Windows with MSI's Z77A-GD80


"Virtu and Thunderbolt: It Works
From a software perspective, Thunderbolt is treated just like another display output driven by Intel's processor graphics. I installed a GeForce GTX 680 along with Lucid's Virtu GPU virtualization software to see if I could use the 680 for gaming but drive the display using Intel's processor graphics and the Thunderbolt port. The setup worked flawlessly.
Virtu recognized the configuration immediately once I had NVIDIA's drivers installed, and I was able to run the 680 headless - using only the Thunderbolt port to drive the external display. Intel's HD 4000 powered things in Windows, while the 680 kicked in for games."

Soo, is Gigabyte's thunderbolt system different than MSI?
If it is not, then TB display should run perfectly by dedicated GPU.
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My buddy is going thru this same issue.
For this to work in OSX a GPU, that works with GraphicsEnabler=no is required.
A monitor will always display a picture thru a active display port. To do the whole GPU switch some manual injection of code is required.
Search hacksbyalpha on Google and look at his blog. He shows how to do it on Gigabyte boards.


This is a tad simpler in Windows since VirtuMVP, is written do this already.
Good luck.
 
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Solidww said:
My buddy is going thru this same issue.
For this to work in OSX a GPU, that works with GraphicsEnabler=no is required.
A monitor will always display a picture thru a active display port. To do the whole GPU switch some manual injection of code is required.
Search hacksbyalpha on Google and look at his blog. He shows how to do it on Gigabyte boards.


This is a tad simpler in Windows since VirtuMVP, is written do this already.
Good luck.
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Thank you so much Solidww, now I know that I need to patch the system (OSX) to get it work. I will buy 660Ti instead of 670. Since it is too Kepler card, it wouldn't be problem right?
Anyway, at least we know its only a software issue. At least windows can do it right.
 
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