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Next question. My monitor has a DVI connector. With the trash can I could get a Mini Display Port to DVI or an HDMI to DVI adaptor. Is one a better option than the other?

Phil

The big High Sierra compatibility issues for DP users have been UAD and VEP.

UA released an update to UAD-2 that appears to solve the compatibility issue.
https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articl ... ease-Notes

UA hasn't fixed their installer issue but they have posted the workaround.
https://help.uaudio.com/hc/en-us/articl ... ility-Info

With VEP, the problem appears to be a bug in the current Mac OS. It's gone from the 10.13.4 Beta but no one is declaring victory till it's gone in the the lease version as well.

OS 10.13.4 / iOS 11.3 was expected as early as today but a Siri security bug introduced in iOS 10.2.6 should (hopefully) push back the release till it's fixed or Apple removes the feature that exposed it.

Phil O wrote:Next question. My monitor has a DVI connector. With the trash can I could get a Mini Display Port to DVI or an HDMI to DVI adaptor. Is one a better option than the other?

Phil

I don't know that you'll notice a difference. You have one HDMI out and 6 TB outs with total support for up to 6 monitors.

Thunderbolt/MDP to DVI adapters are inexpensive.
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Displa ... B002Q0ZCNC

as are HDMI to DVI
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Inp ... ECKEHDCJPF

Thanks, Mike. I knew about the issues with UAD and they have assured me that you CAN get the UAD satellite working with High Sierra if you follow their installation instructions carefully. I don't have VEP.

I found this and thought it might be helpful to anyone with a 2013 Mac Pro:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801

It turns out that the HDMI port is on the Thunderbolt 0 bus. I did not know that. I think I'll get an HDMI to DVI cable. Seems the simplest route.

Phil

Phil O wrote:Thanks HC. Yeah, I'm getting the 6 core model upgraded to 8 core and 500GB drive. It's the way you order it if you don't want the bigger graphics card. Why they don't just let you order the 8 core with downgraded graphics I don't know.

I have the 12 core (I run VIs) with the dual 500 graphics cards and 1TB SSD. I'm running 2 4K 27" Dell monitors and DP9.51 is running very smoothly. 64gb RAM. It was a refurb and eligible for Apple Care. Around $4k. I had a problem with one of the graphics cards out of the box, but It was replaced by Apple (there's an Apple Store 6 blocks from me-an easy walk with the Trashcan in a backpack!. I was told the 700 card was too much for DP type apps so I saved $ by ordering the 500. Your 300 may be fine. Please let us know. I've 3 partitions on the 1 TB internal SSD: OSX Sierra, a current projects volume and a spare to ease OS upgrades. (MIke H posted the advantages of doing this). FWIW, samples are streamed from external SSDs in docks. Project archives stored on HD clones, TM and cloud via Crashplan


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Well, the new computer is in and up and running. Just updated to 10.13.4. Installed and authorized DP. Hooked up the new UAD-2 Satellite...

...and it all just works!!

Thank you all for the suggestions, advice and help. As always, your time is much appreciated.

Philippe

Yeah, baby!

Indeed!

Just remembered Barefeats.com, a great site for those considering Mac / GPU / Storage purchases.

http://barefeats.com/hard226.html
http://barefeats.com/hard229.html
http://barefeats.com/hard228.html
http://barefeats.com/owc_thunderbolt_3_drives.html

The above discuss various Thunderbolt external drives.

HCMarkus wrote:Just remembered Barefeats.com, a great site for those considering Mac / GPU / Storage purchases.
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Any info on eGPU is outdated. OS 10.13.4 killed 3rd party monitor support except for eGPU through Thunderbolt 3. A number of users are not happy with Apple at the moment—I expect that a 3rd party patch is in the works.

This also inactivated apps that turn iPads into Mac monitors and USB monitors using the DisplayLink boxes.

Having a DisplayLink box running from a UsB 2 port, I'm among those affected and had to go back to 10.13.3. DisplayLink has it working but in Mirror mode only—I need Extended mode. I really, really (really) don't want to swap with my wife's 2011 i5 that has a pair of TB ports but I need to have 3 monitors...