- Joined
- Sep 22, 2017
- Messages
- 3
- Motherboard
- ASUS Z270-WS
- CPU
- 7700k
- Graphics
- 1080 ti
Hey all, new Hackintosher here.
I'm in the process of planning a build that will eventually hold four 1080 ti's to be used with Octane Render.
Just wondering if anybody has advice for me on my choice of hardware.
My goal is this:
4 1080 ti's
As Hackintosh friendly as possible.
Originally I wanted to go with this Asus Z270-WS + i7-7700k, but a friend informed me that I'd only have 16 pcie lanes to work with meaning my 4 cards would only be working at x4 mode and then I'd have no overhead for additional m.2 devices if I chose to have them in the future. x4 is the lowest I want these cards to run while rendering.
Then I caught wind of the Coffee Lake release which also threw a wrench in my buying plans. Potentially an 8700k with its rumored 40 pcie lanes + a mobo that supports 4 pcie x16 could be the solution I'm looking for. But its Hackintosh compatibility probably won't be tested for at least a few months, correct?
I currently have a 2008 Mac Pro with a single 1080 ti so I'm not a stranger to a modest amount of hackery, but this will be used for work and I want to make sure I make the right decisions from the get-go.
This seems like a great community and I'm excited to dive into it. Would appreciate any input and insight into things I might not even know to ask yet. Thanks so much!
I'm in the process of planning a build that will eventually hold four 1080 ti's to be used with Octane Render.
Just wondering if anybody has advice for me on my choice of hardware.
My goal is this:
4 1080 ti's
As Hackintosh friendly as possible.
Originally I wanted to go with this Asus Z270-WS + i7-7700k, but a friend informed me that I'd only have 16 pcie lanes to work with meaning my 4 cards would only be working at x4 mode and then I'd have no overhead for additional m.2 devices if I chose to have them in the future. x4 is the lowest I want these cards to run while rendering.
Then I caught wind of the Coffee Lake release which also threw a wrench in my buying plans. Potentially an 8700k with its rumored 40 pcie lanes + a mobo that supports 4 pcie x16 could be the solution I'm looking for. But its Hackintosh compatibility probably won't be tested for at least a few months, correct?
I currently have a 2008 Mac Pro with a single 1080 ti so I'm not a stranger to a modest amount of hackery, but this will be used for work and I want to make sure I make the right decisions from the get-go.
This seems like a great community and I'm excited to dive into it. Would appreciate any input and insight into things I might not even know to ask yet. Thanks so much!