hmowday Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 HI All, I don't know anything about the advantages of an external GPU but asking the question. I have a 2019 MacBook Pro It is my current Covid (Work from Home Workhorse) and it really is great. I have it connected to a LG Ultra HD display (7680 x 4320 (4320p/8K UHD 2 - 8K Ultra High Definition)) And my Movie Display is a 4k 65 Inch Display Smart TV : Resolution: 6400 x 3600 UI Looks like: 3200 x 1800 @ 30.00Hz When I first purchased this machine, I was blown away at how fast it was and how the fans NEVER used to come on. Whether its OS updates or whatever, (WTF knows!) the fans are always ON!.....I am wondering whether its because of the displays? (Although it was the same setup when I purchased it) Anyway,......Would I benefit from an extern GPU?? Get the fans down any increase CPU efficiency ? I'm not doing any rendering only mainly Logic X and using either Logic's Movie playback or Video Sync (https://non-lethal-applications.com/products/video-sync-5/video-sync-5) Any thoughts? Regards and Thanks, Hylton Specs Below. Model Identifier: MacBookPro16,1 Processor Name: 8-Core Intel Core i9 Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 8 L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB L3 Cache: 16 MB Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled Memory: 64 GB The GPU IS AMD Radeon Pro 5500M: Chipset Model: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Type: GPU Bus: PCIe PCIe Lane Width: x8 VRAM (Total): 8 GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 you might want to ask this on a mac forum (ie macrumors, or apple), where ppl are (generally) more oriented towards this sort-of thing (just a suggestion)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 the fans are always ON!.....I am wondering whether its because of the displays? Very possible. The i9 is famous for just being too hot for a laptop, so the moment you push it with CPU or graphics, the fans have to come on. Some videos that might shed some light on the eGPU usefulness: And what the M1 Apple chips mean for the future of eGPUs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmowday Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 Thanks everyone. As usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digichild Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Did you get your fans cleaned lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmowday Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 The machine is a little over a year old. No, I haven’t cleaned them. I have Genius reservation next week so let’s see what they say. In my experience however, they usually are as helpful as a wet towel to a drowning man, filled with “Apple-Positive-Platitudes”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmowday Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 The machine is a little over a year old. No, I haven’t cleaned them. I have Genius reservation next week so let’s see what they say. In my experience however, they usually are as helpful as a wet towel to a drowning man, filled with “Apple-Positive-Platitudes”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digichild Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 One year. I needed mine to get cleaned after less. The result considering the fan speed was astonished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmowday Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Noted! I’ll get them to check it out. What is most disappointing, when I first purchased it I was working on a TV series and was impressed at how the fans Never came on! A year later using the same Logic template, I finished the series and the fans always on. I did upgrade to Big Sur but that was because I thought it would be more efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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