How to build your own iMac Pro [Successful Build/Extended Guide]

[kgp]

@kgp the recent post from @alineliodor with GC Titan Ridge implementation is very encouraging and also after reading all the posts from Rulebreaker01 about recent progress in implementation with GC Titan Ridge, I said to you last week it is important for me to wait a while and the time is up now : so I'm about to order a GC Titan Ridge on Amazon US

You will find an even more encouraging recent feedback to my GC-Titan Ridge approach HERE

 

[alineliodor]

Thanks . You're right my card it is in the Slot 1. I forgot about the firmware . I'll give that a try . Out of curiosity anybody here experience a faint buzz sound like coming from video card when running graphic intensive tasks (games , movies etc.) ? I tried 3 different video cards and all had this noise more or less. Thanks in advance

 

[flmmkr]

You will find an even more encouraging recent feedback to my GC-Titan Ridge approach HERE

I was able to test a Lacie rugged TB2 drive today. Connected to my RAID enclosure using TB2-TB3 adapter. Hot-plug mounted and unmountrd without issue.

 

[drevan]

Got my replacement Titan Ridge today, but sadly it looks like it doesn't support Apple Thunderbolt Display. Hopefully future firmware updates will fix that.

 

[kgp]

Thanks . You're right my card it is in the Slot 1. I forgot about the firmware . I'll give that a try . Out of curiosity anybody here experience a faint buzz sound like coming from video card when running graphic intensive tasks (games , movies etc.) ? I tried 3 different video cards and all had this noise more or less. Thanks in advance

Also my Nitro+ RX Radeon Vega 64 8GB shows some coil whine, when squeezed during graphic intensive tasks, although so far only under Windows.

 

[kgp]

Got my replacement Titan Ridge today, but sadly it looks like it doesn't support Apple Thunderbolt Display. Hopefully future firmware updates will fix that.

Apparently the GC-Titan Ridge perfectly works on X299 with a LG 5K UltraFine .. see this feedback !

 

[drevan]

Apparently the GC-Titan Ridge perfectly works on X299 with the 34" LG 5K .. see this feedback !

Thats great, but I just finished X99 refresh...X299 can wait a bit.
However I have been going over the idea of adding a second 5k display, just don't know if 1 Vega 64 can handle it.

 

[izo1]

Thats great, but I just finished X99 refresh...X299 can wait a bit.
However I have been going over the idea of adding a second 5k display, just don't know if 1 Vega 64 can handle it.

Oh it will handle it no problem.

 

[drevan]

Oh it will handle it no problem.

Source? or it didn't happen...

 

[izo1]

Source? or it didn't happen...

Um these modern graphic cards especially the higher end ones like Vega 64 will easily handle it.

The iMac Pro (Internal 5k display) has a Vega 56/64 with 8GB/16GB HBM2 RAM and allows you to connect a 2nd or even 3rd LG 5k monitor via Thunderbolt 3.

I personally have 2x 38" 3840x1600 monitors via DP on a Vega FE and it's smooth as butter. I connected 2 more 2x27" Apple Cinema Displays (2560x1440) for the heck of it and it was all smooth.

There are people who run dual 5k monitors even with a MacBook Pro and a regular iMac. Look it up online.

Now connecting a TB3 5K display (or even dual) on a Hackintosh I can't comment on because I haven't tried it myself even if my machine has built in TB3 ports. I just use DisplayPort myself.