How to Use External GPU with Older Mac Mini

[@Eevnos]

*UPDATE* One thing I forgot to mention, in the video, is that you need to disable SIP on your mac to run the Purge-Wrangler script. There's a link in the description with instructions on how to do so.

[@apmiller77]

What’s SIP stand for?

[@Eevnos]

@@apmiller77 System Integrity Protection

[@rickalvarez666]

Do you have to enable SIP once we are done running the script and have the eGPU running?

[@Eevnos]

No, if you re-enable SIP the eGPU will not work anymore.

[@MattMitchell1]

​@@Eevnos are there issues with leaving this disabled? I don't mind doing it as long as things work without hassle (updating/installing software)

[@eddradcliffe]

My 2013 trash can would like to say thank you for extending its work life and I would like to say thank you for bringing my IT budget down for the next few years. Very grateful video producer here.

[@FKSB]

so what card did you get?

[@jlsalcedo4941]

Lol hahah

[@SHLowlight]

Thanks a ton for this video, I was hesitant to pull the trigger on an eGPU for my 2013 Mac Pro and this helped. I am now up and running and it appears to have breathe new life into the system.

[@Eevnos]

That's great, I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@streamingfreedom]

SHLowlight, may I ask does the eGPU improve general operating system graphics performance? Reason I ask is I have a 2015 mac mini running a 4K monitor and it's laggy, even on some webpages. Would like to use an eGPU just to get proper slick OS performance...

[@SHLowlight]

@@streamingfreedom I have not run numbers on it, but I feel the system is working better, starting up faster and more responsive, but again I have nothing but my perception of how it was vs how it is to go by. I was happy that it automatically disabled itself to upgrade and then upon restart give me the option to turn it back on. That made it super easy to use, and I feel things are working great.

[@TheSportFacts]

@@SHLowlight still working fine?

[@SHLowlight]

@@TheSportFacts yes it has actually just about to retire it but humming along great

[@jsethg]

Great tutorial, works also with Mac Mini (Mid 2011) High Sierra. Thank you very much!

[@GETORGANIZED956]

What card you use?

[@jsethg]

Hi@@GETORGANIZED956,, MSI GAMING Radeon RX 470 GDDR5 4GB CrossFire FinFET DirectX 12 Graphics Card (RX 470 ARMOR 4G OC) Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC Used like new $105.49 Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550W (GPU-550W-TB3) Sold by: Adorama $229.00

[@1907Syndicate]

Hey man thank you so much for this video, it made it possible for me to be able to create and edit my own music videos! I have been troubleshooting for some time and now it works!

[@Eevnos]

1907 Syndicate That’s so great, I really appreciate you letting me know and I’m glad my video helped!

[@1907Syndicate]

Eevnos hey quick question, I’m running clips and my fans don’t spin is there a way to turn the graphics card settings up? I’m not sure if that’s the right terminology but I want it to work a little harder.

[@williamkwok2846]

@Eevnos Great thanks for your video. Work excellent on my Mac mini 2012 i7, AMD XFX RX Vega 64 and Akitio Node. Used the apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter, apple Thunderbolt cable. It doesn't work at first but after applied force to plug the Thunderbolt cable at the back of Mac mini again. It works perfectly! Fantastic!

[@Eevnos]

William Kwok Excellent! I’m glad it’s working for you!

[@Almarillion]

Late 2012 is TB1. What is your performance level?

[@fotovandenatuur]

What would be the performance gain with photo editing like Lightroom and Photoshop?

[@MarcoGironProductions]

Awesome tutorial... will this work on a MacBookPro late 2012 with OSX Catalina? Same method? Thanks for the help

[@TonyTechBytes]

Oh wow, I didn’t even realize you could use eGPUs on an older Mac Mini. I’d definitely use an eGPU if I ever got a MacBook Pro but I have an Nvidia card so it wouldn’t work that easily lol. Excellent video!

[@Eevnos]

Hey thanks man, I appreciate you checking out the video! PS - Sorry for the delayed response..

[@natty2patty]

OMG ITS TONYTECHBYTES HOLY

[@DB-lr6kl]

Did you ever go for it with the NVIDIA card? I have the same issue. I was all in, but now I’m nervous to do it because there seems to be more issues with Purge Nvidia.

[@graxjpg]

great to hear, thanks for commenting.

[@uhwanderlost]

A few questions, I’m getting all the stuff for my birthday. Will this work with my 2nd monitor plugged into the computer? And will this work with Bootcamp?

[@LevitatedLens]

Awesome thank you ! this worked perfectly Radeon. RX 5700 XT in a Razer Core X enclosure , Late 2014 Mini Mac running BigSur 11.1

[@Eevnos]

Oh excellent, thanks for letting me know. I haven't tested it on too many machines in Big Sur yet.

[@bmax8958]

how did you get this to work??????? my mac mini 2014 won't recognize this at all and i have same setup as you! ran purge wrangler disabled sip and authenticated root, i even have the same adaptor that dude in video has! please help

[@LevitatedLens]

@@bmax8958 Not sure how? That was a year ago :) I did follow Eevnos Vidio and it was very helpful. One thing to note is every time there is a new software update, I have to plug a monitor into the hdmi on the mini first. Then follow the purge wrangler instructions before the 5700 XT in a Razer Core X will work again

[@Anachronism1995]

@@EevnosI have a question. I got a rx 6600 not the xt for a steal at 3rd of it’s price new and have a 2018 Mac mini I’ve only seen people use the rx 6600 xt and not just the rx. Does the rx 6600 not xt work on Mac?

[@danielZ90X]

Thank you so much for this! I have a Mac Mini 2012 maxed out and fully upgraded everything including the fan. So the last thing I need is the eGPU! This still works today and would you recommend this still today for Video Editing in adobe Premier Pro plus Live Streaming on Twitch?

[@ArczAngel]

any update? did you tried it? got mac mini 2012 too

[@danielZ90X]

@@ArczAngel Yes it works. However, during Adobe Premiere Pro export, I had some issues during exporting. It kept freezing and restarting. Untol I changed the export type to CBR

[@JasonSpencer55]

Thanks for updating this! I have a Late 2012, but to my knowledge these are Thunderbolt 1 (not TB2 like the 2014 used in this video). I wasn't sure if the bandwidth was enough for an eGPU to work, but sounds like it will. I might have to go ahead and give it a try since I'll use one if I upgrade to the new 2018 models anyway. LOL

[@danielZ90X]

@@JasonSpencer55 Yeah it works great. I have not had a single issue since I figured out that problem with the Export!

[@zacharyschwanke7080]

how well dose this work with thunder bolt one?

[@yellowvsred4695]

works with MacOS 10.15 Catalina? Thanks for the tutorial :D

[@AngeloDopwell]

my mac mini 2010 no thunderbolt in

[@Eevnos]

Angelo Dopwell yep, that’s true.

[@AngeloDopwell]

what can i do to get and thunderbold port some where ?hahah external /converter?

[@Eevnos]

Angelo Dopwell Unfortunately it’s not something you can add.

[@docmdb87]

what a great piece of information to post on youtube, thank you

[@Eevnos]

docmdb87 Mark You’re welcome, thank you for watching!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Thank you for sharing this bit of info. I am considering getting an eGPU for the current machine that I use.

[@jdrtech1]

Thank you ..thank you!! your video is very helpful, just install a sonnet breakaway 550 and installed a XFX radeon RX 580 8gb card, really helps my performance on my mac mini 2014, you da man!!

[@Eevnos]

You’re welcome! It definitely makes a big difference!!

[@ryanwilson3725]

Hey John, were you able to get your breakaway 550 to work with the Thunderbolt 2 adapter? I was looking to buy it since the breakaway 350 from this video is sold out everywhere but the 550 mentions that thunderbolt 2 adapters won't work so I wasn't sure.

[@jdrtech1]

@@ryanwilson3725 Hi, the sonnet 550 breakaway box works well with original apple thunderbolt 2 adapter, i been running my box with a XFX Radeon RX580 8gb gpu with my mac mini 2014 model, this is the exact link for instructions/install for Purge-Wrangler script. github.com/mayankk2308/purge-wrangler/wiki/Beginner's-Guide Good luck!

[@kingpindave]

Amazing video thank you very much, this has swayed me to getting one, as I love my after effects and fcp but I need more video power. One thing you said about taking the hdmi out confuses me. Do you connect an hdmi from the egpu to the tv. As that is how my Mac mini is connected. Though I also want to know if I get the Luma display that streams my Mac to my new iPad Pro, will this work as well with the egpu or will it be too much for my poor little mini Mac :-)

[@mansley1281]

If you get a cheap thunderbolt dock like Lenovo, you can plug all your peripherals (e.g. mouse/keyboard) into the dock, connect a thunderbolt 3 cable from the front of the dock to the egpu, and then the thunderbolt 2 to 3 from your computer to the back of the dock. This allows you to quickly switch computers (e.g. Mac book pro to mini) and not move everything over.

[@Eevnos]

Mark Ansley Good tip!

[@DPPOfficial]

Is it possible to use a Thunderbolt3 to Thunderbolt2 CABLE?

[@Eevnos]

Possibly, but I didn’t have any luck with it.. you need to make sure it’s an “active” thunderbolt cable.

[@DPPOfficial]

Ok, thanks!

[@alizierny]

Could anyone please help answering: is this method still good woth the latest Monterey 12.6.5 macOS?

[@Parallel_]

Fantastic video dude, will be adding an egpu to my 2014 Mac Mini due to this, thanks :)

[@Eevnos]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you found it useful!

[@Andreyshunt]

Can we get a geekbench

[@Eevnos]

Sure, I can work on a follow-up with some benchmarking and performance comparisons.

[@jasonmcleish1421]

@@Eevnos I would really like to see a geek bench score as well. im really thinking about going this route

[@OrcaRST]

@@jasonmcleish1421 same

[@joshuamaxwell8941]

Great video! Will this tutorial work with the new Monterey OS?

[@alizierny]

Were you able to find out? I have the same question

[@icedoc09]

Great video. I also liked your comparison one and I subscribed. What software were you using for the testing? I'd like to give it a try on my own machine and do a before and after (I don't make videos or past anything). Thanks so much! UPDATE : I had to install the patch without the eGPU hooked up, but afterward it worked like a charm. My old 2014 mac mini's slogging 18 fps at lowest graphical settings is now blazing at 60 fps with moderate settings (rendered water looks gorgeous now). Thank you so much for this helpful video.

[@bobbyurbina4488]

this work with the latest mac OS?

[@DB-lr6kl]

I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro with the intel and Nvidia graphics. I understand all of the processes, but is purge NVIDIA safe or easy to use to disable that card?

[@saspry]

Thanks man - answered my BIG question about using such a device with Thunderbolt on a 2011 Macbook Pro :)

[@Eevnos]

Awesome, glad it helped! I also have a video about using a GPU on a 2012 MacBook Pro which actually is Thinderbolt 1, if you’re curious.

[@saspry]

@@Eevnos Yes - I did find that one too :) Thank you so much mate. Now I am more confident and off to spend around AUD$900 for a Razer X and an MSI AMD RX580 to extend the life of my old macbook by another 9 years LOL! PS I have also upgraded the RAM to 16GB and I am about to put in a 500GB SSD so it's gonna FLY!!!!!! Along with another $130 for the 2x Apple Thunderbolt cables and adapter, it is STILL a lot cheaper @ around $1300, than buying a NEW Macbook Pro 😀😀😀😀

[@josewilsonramirezvelez2356]

Is working 2011 higth sierra

[@tamlin434]

can i use a epgu to my macbook pro late 2013? i really need more power for music production

[@Eevnos]

Oblivion You can. I’ve used it on a 2012 so there’s no reason it shouldn’t work with the 2013.

[@tamlin434]

Eevnos wich one?

[@Eevnos]

Oblivion The one enclosure I used is linked in the description.

[@ivanjsl]

Hi, great video. I have a Mac Mini late 2012, I have read below that this could work, my question is about the Thunderbolt 3 to 2 adapter, it will works with the Thunderbolt 1 in the Mac mino 2012? I mean, is it the same adapter? Thanks for the information 👍👍

[@techtrx]

Hey great video. Wondering if this can work w mini 2012?

[@mansley1281]

Yes

[@GaonWebFilms]

Thanks for this tutorial, everything worked like you described. Excellent.

[@aavashdahal1168]

I have learned so much stuff after subbing to you. Love your content mate!

[@Eevnos]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!!

[@EverettWhiteman]

Definitely do some benchmarks!

[@Eevnos]

Benchmarks will be up tomorrow morning. 😉

[@Markymark1408]

Eevnos looking forward to benchmarks

[@Eevnos]

I uploaded it this morning, you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYnXeZ-Vgauogpo

[@trimarky]

nice video and tutorial i have a macbook pro late 2012 with retina and nvidia gt650 but with new software is garbage, I will buy it to get better performance thx

[@amirpourghoureiyan1637]

This is ridiculous, first Apple blocks Nvidia drivers and now they don't even allow a working method for eGPUs on older Mac users? It's a good job for Apple that a lot of the community are programmers otherwise most users would boycott Mac OS

[@Eevnos]

I couldn't agree more!

[@TrapPhoneLoveMelodiesss]

I second that

[@ShadesOfTech]

As always great video! For my future setup I can't decide if get a new iMac or a Mac mini 2018 with external gpu. Talking about your case, how does it compare with the iMac 2013? can you show the benchmarks?

[@Eevnos]

Hey man, yeah I'd be happy to do the before and after. I'll compare it to the iMac, with some of the benchmarking I did on that machine, from a GPU perspective. From a CPU perspective that 2013 i7 iMac blows this machine away, the 2014 Mac Mini has a dual core mobile processor so that iMac I reviewed crushes it for any CPU-centric tasks.

[@neelkalpa]

Can you try macbook pro 2012 Egpu on Gta V and Red Dead Redemption 2 ? I am looking to buy egpu. Your video would be highly appreciated!

[@FKSB]

So can i run an invidia rtx 2080 ti on my 2013 trashcan mac pro?

[@Eevnos]

In theory yes, but not with anything newer than High Sierra. Mojave and Catalina both require an AMD GPU and there are no Nvidia drivers available for either of those.

[@FKSB]

Eevnos, do you think this method will be patched in the future?

[@CandidTechTV]

Great tutorial Steve!

[@Eevnos]

Thanks man!

[@mikemeikojustin3002]

Hello, Can You help me to understand what graphics card I can use for my "Late 2014" mac mini?

[@D3F3AULT26]

amazing video tanks for that , but if i have Macbook Pro 2015 15 inch runing in MAC OS CATALINA 10.15 still i need the terminal code ??? showing in your video ?? tanks .

[@DPPOfficial]

What about NVidia Cards?

[@Eevnos]

Nvidia cards (at least newer ones) won’t work for anything Catalina and above. There are no drivers for them.

[@Itsyourboydaddyk]

Can I do this with my Mac mini 2011 👀 I will appreciate a answer 👍🏼

[@ryanwilson3725]

I would love to know as well!

[@ryanwilson3725]

@GV L Thanks a million!

[@Itsyourboydaddyk]

Another one is the adapter from t3 to t2 cast that unit don’t have a thunderbolt t3 !!!

[@heracles2110]

i have a mac mini mid 2011, do i need to purchase a t to t2 adapter or a t2 to t3??

[@GaonWebFilms]

I added the RX 570 in the Sonnet egpu enclosure, but the RX570 says it only works with Windows 7 and 10 and Linux systems. It is running on my Mac mini late 2012, but I am not seeing the increased performance. The instructions with the RX570 say to download the latest driver, but the AMD websites does not have drivers for any Mac. What am I missing?

[@SheikhSaad]

Can you use an eGPU in windows 10 bootcamp for gaming? and also are you able to use Nvidia GPUs in windows 10 because I don't have much use for an eGPU in mac os

[@ctin]

thanks for this bc im quite confused. im planning to have an egpu for my mac mini 2020

[@GOMATOS]

Helped me so much, thank you. Will disconnecting egpu affect programs at all?

[@Eevnos]

GO MATOS I wouldn’t disconnect it while the machine is running but otherwise it should impact them, other that the significantly reduced graphical performance

[@a.s.l711]

@@Eevnos do you connect the monitor directly to HDMI on mac mini or eGPU card?=

[@a.s.l711]

@@Eevnos do you connect hdmi to egpu card or mac mini directly?

[@neojogo]

Hi, thanks for your video. I have a MacBook Pro mid 2012 with thunderbolt 2 - MacOS Catalina, and I work on 3D projects on Blender 2.8. What do you recommend to me to expand to a eGPU? do you think Blender will work fine with AMD card or I need to extend with NVIDIA more compatible cards?. And do you think I have to switch from Catalina to Mojave so everything works fine?. Thanks a lot if you want to answer me.

[@ivanislasbe]

Do you know if this can work with Mac Mini, Catalina 10.15.7 Late 2012 Intel Core i5 ? , it has thunderbolt 2

[@danielZ90X]

Hi, I have set up my mac mini with this and everything works perfect! Editing is more smooth and its awesome! However! When I click on export video in adobe after about 5 minutes into exporting the monitor goes black and the video card fan goes to 100%. Any suggestions? I tried to export video like 10x and it does this every single time. I tried to google it but can't find anything on this!

[@jamesnobriga]

Great video! I have a 2012 mac mini and am having problems video editing through FCP. I am thinking of upgrading the ram, and using the Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Puck Radeon RX 570. Will your advice work for me to use that slightly different GPU with my older mac mini (late 2012)?

[@jamesnobriga]

AskTetsu awesome thanks!

[@christianpucciarelli]

What if I have a mid 2011 Mac mini which I think has thunderbolt 1?

[@Eevnos]

Christian Pucciarelli It still works, just with reduced performance. At least it works on a 2011 MacBook Pro (which has Thinderbolt 1)

[@christianpucciarelli]

Eevnos thank you,is there any cheaper tb1/2 egpu box that you know of? Since I don’t need super performance But i need to be cheap :)

[@renaee_qt]

I’m getting the Apple iMac 14,4. Do you still think it’s worth it in 2019? I want to also use it for my KZbin channel and light gaming like minecraft and sims. Do you think I made a good choice or should I have spent the extra on something newer?

[@Eevnos]

If your going to just be editing 1080p and very light gaming you should be OK. My only concern would be the lack of a dedicated graphics card, but you could always use an external GPU if you needed. 😉

[@renaee_qt]

Eevnos thanks! I’m going to start looking at external GPU options now :)

[@Eevnos]

@@renaee_qt My pleasure, I hope it works out for you! I have a link to the eGPU case I used in the description of the video, if you want to check it out, I LOVE it.

[@Dan-zi5fc]

Spend your money on a PC where you can always upgrade all the individual components as you need and get just as or more powerful machine for the same money. There is also the hackentosh option...

[@Eevnos]

@@Dan-zi5fc I agree with this, my primary machine is a custom built Windows box, unless you are tied to the Apple echo system or use Apple specific software. On the Hackintosh side, I've built many Hackintosh machines and it's a fun hobby, but I would never recommend them as a primary machine and definitely not a production level box.. there's too much chance it could go down.

[@Rose-may26]

Can you please make video how to use egpu on Mac Pro 6,1

[@tribalart88]

Can you use an EGPU with an iMac 2014, will it work?

[@GallicGarlic]

Anthony Bray-Heta same question here

[@Copingmethodchad]

I’m a little new to some of this. But if I’m understanding correctly if my Mac mini has a thunderbolt 3 already then it would just plug in and work? I wouldn’t have to run that script? Thanks

[@antoinecote8719]

Hi, i'm about to do this upgrade on my mac mini 2012 running Catalina. Is the option of NVIDIA available now ? If so, what gpu would you recommend for a plug and play kind of work? Thanks for taking the time. Great video!

[@Eevnos]

Only older Nvidia cards will work, you’ll have to use one that has native support as the Nvidia web drivers are not available.

[@bigmeowCYT]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would this egpu works for late 2012 i7 mac mini? I noticed you used thunderbolt 2 cable, but how about T1?

[@FORMATRECORDINGS]

Good question. Id like to know as well.

[@katemauldin6036]

So how do i then connect my THunderbolt 27 Inch Monitor? Can you help me with that?

[@gabbmcc450]

Once the Purge-Wrangler Script and everything is done, can I enable the SIP back ? Thank you for the tutorial.

[@Eevnos]

Unfortunately no, you'll need to leave SIP off for this to continue working.

[@gabbmcc450]

Eevnos thanks for the quick answer! Cheers

[@overlycranked8674]

Edward Bruce-Radcliffe commented about a happy improved 2013 trashcan MacPro with this workaround. I wonder if the older hardware has the infrastructure for making the internal and external GPUs to work in unison ... say in rendering or even processing video for displays !?

[@DamonDiddit]

Bro I appreciate this video...worked great thanks!!!

[@Eevnos]

Damon Diddit You’re welcome! I’m glad it worked for you!

[@masternick94]

Hi, thank you for making this video that is really very useful, I wanted to ask you, do you think you can also use 8gb video cards like the rx 590? Even if it's thunderbolt 2? One last thing, do you think that in the future Apple will make official use of egpu on thunderbolt 2? Thanks for everything

[@Eevnos]

You definitely can use one of those cards, but you'll only get a fraction of the potential of the card.. it's really not worth it with Thunderbolt 2. I very seriously doubt that Apple will naitively support this, they've moved on from Thundbolt 2. Also, I'm glad you found the video useful!

[@masternick94]

@@Eevnos nks for the reply, I have an imac end of 2015 and 2gb of video card are not enough for me anymore, I don't know other solutions apart from selling the pc to upgrade the video card, I'm seriously thinking of getting an egpu with an 8 card GB, the thing that stops me is that I would not like that with future updates I would go against compatibility problems

[@robertobianchi717]

Nice video!, one question.. is it also working with a macmini 2011?

[@Eevnos]

Thanks a lot! It should, in theory, work as it's supposed to work with Thunderbolt 1 but I haven't tried it. I do have a 2011 Macbook Pro I could try it on though.

[@musicloungepty507]

@@Eevnos Please, let me know if that worked well with the macbook pro 2011. Thanks

[@Celticsaint777]

I have a 2010 or 2011 Mac mini that the video card went bad and I can't access any of my pictures or videos from the computer. Do you know a way I can do this so I can save it on a hard drive?

[@pavelbq2528]

So any thunderbolt 3 egpu works with the thunderbolt 2 mac as long as one have the thunderbolt 3 -> 2 adapter?

[@Eevnos]

Pavel BQ It should, yes. As long as the GPU (in the eGPU) is compatible.

[@pavelbq2528]

Thanks!

[@pavelbq2528]

@@Eevnos Another question, Do any egpu works with the same method with a Macbook pro mid 2015 13''?

[@sidneyoutlaw39]

I have mid-2011 Imac. I did what you instructed in this video. Purge-Wrangler seemed to work. But the icon does not populate in upper right screen like yours did in the video. Do you have an idea why?

[@Eevnos]

Sidney Outlaw what graphics card are you using in the enclosure?

[@sidneyoutlaw39]

@@Eevnos I got it working. It's was something i didnt do. In the egpu casing, i forgot to plug the P/S to the card. Then i had to download and install macOS Catalina patcher because my imac doesn't support MacOS Catalina.

[@simple_networks]

Excellent video, super helpful!! Thanks!

[@Eevnos]

Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful!

[@ArczAngel]

I Have Mac Mini 2012, which have the original thunderbolt, or thunderbolt 1, your video will work on this ?

[@namrehQ9550EO]

SOLVED (!) It was the (2 bios) bios-switch of the Vega56 that needed to be in the 2nd position (away from the front-plate) 😃👍🏻

[@Eevnos]

Oh sweet! Glad you got it figured out!

[@alexdiachenko7048]

Thanks for the video, I want to buy eGPU for my macbook pro 2013 late (i7 4 cores, 16 RAM, SSD ), usually, I work in After Effects and I have a doubt that in the working process it would get my workflow faster. Render is also important, but mostly I want to upgrade for the faster workflow. Does it make sense to upgrade?

[@rraallvv]

Have you tried the eGPU with OpenCore Legacy Patcher and Sonoma on old hardware?

[@studiocasacadabra2]

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) do you think it would work for me?

[@crazyAlexander23]

how do i know what cards are supported by Purge-Wrangler? i know there is 8 months sense i last commented but i'm still wondering if this is worth it

[@Eevnos]

It’s best to just go with a card that’s supported by whatever version of MacOS you’re using.

[@r.coquis]

Hello, I bought an OMEN egpu accelerator with an AMD rx580 graphics card and my 2015 MacBook Pro retina does not read the connection, I tried my wife's MacBook Air and she does not recognize it either, what could be happening ?, I have already done the steps that come out in your video

[@bisaKOL23]

Hi bro, is this applicable also to old macbook pro 2011 or 2012? Thanks.

[@Eevnos]

champoy sanchez In theory yes.. it should work with Thinderbolt 1, but don’t think over actually tried it.

[@bisaKOL23]

Thanks bro. Really appreciate your videos

[@brucewayne3782]

Awesome tutorials. But I have a question . Does Bootcamp recognize eGPU ? Thanks !

[@Eevnos]

Bruce Wayne I’ve not been able to get it to work on Windows.

[@brucewayne3782]

@@Eevnos Thanks !

[@Rudolphez]

hey, the thunderbolt 2 cable does it has to be the one u linked or is the apple one also good enough ? i seen cheaper ones aswell so am not sure if there is any difference in them ?

[@Eevnos]

There are others that work but not all of them work. They need to be an “active” cable and I tried a few different ones that didn’t work. You don’t have to get the one I linked, feel free to try another, but it’s the only one I’ve had success with.

[@RotterStudios]

great video! subbed. i have an imac 2011 27" that i love but the vid card is only 1GB so video editing isn't the best....but i do have 32GB ram with it.

[@Eevnos]

ROTTER That’s awesome man, thanks so much for the sub and glad you liked the video! I know the 2011 iMac has Thunderbolt 1 so, if you’re interested I recently did a similar vid on a MacBook Pro 2012 (that has Thunderbolt 1) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jajPfXWfo9WMj9k and the benchmark results here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j16sfZKoethlhrs They may give some idea of the gains you’ll get.

[@RotterStudios]

@@Eevnos awesome! thanks man!

[@AndrekeSalgado]

I really like your videos, and this one was really useful, but what about trying this on Thunderbult 1?

[@Eevnos]

Thanks so much, j really appreciate that! You tech I ally could use it with Thunderbolt 1 but it's be significantly reduced performance over 2 or, better yet, 3.

[@Rudolphez]

when we disable SIP does it need to be turned off always ? Also can u shut down your laptop safe with it still being plugged in?

[@Eevnos]

Rudolphez Yes, SIP needs to stay off or the script won’t work anymore. You can shut it down with the eGPU plugged in.

[@Rudolphez]

Eevnos isnt this harmful for your mac?

[@Louie-Ruiz]

QUESTION: when I try to get the Purge-Wrangler Script, there is no "Installation" section so I cant get the code, can you please help? Thank you.

[@FragranceExplorer]

Thanks for the instructions. I'm having difficulty making this work on a 2011 iMac. Got the Razer Core X eGPU enclosure and a Radeon RX 560 card. I disabled the SIP, ran Purge-Wrangler and got to the point where you select the option to install the eGPU and the script directs you to plug in your Thunderbolt cable, it works for a few seconds, detects the card and then the Mac crashes (i.e. unceremoniously reboots). Any suggestions?

[@DB-lr6kl]

Does your Mac have NVIDIA internal graphics?

[@marioalbertoestrella]

Great video as usual. The late 2014 Mac mini has an M.2 adapter will it work with the EXP GDC Beast???

[@h-disconnected6612]

Ye ye, idk about on osx, but you can get it to work on Linux

[@MG-hw4mu]

Does it support plug and play? Do I need to run the script every time i disconnect the egu from my macbook?

[@LukeThomasPerth]

should i use thunderbolt 2 cable or HDMI cable when connecting my MacBook to my UltraWide LG display?

[@Eevnos]

Luke Thomas If you just hooking up to one display it doesn’t much matter.

[@danvlogs9905]

Hi! I'm running a 2012 15" retina MacBook pro with Thunderbolt 2 on Mojave, is there a way a to use it with an AMD GPU card over Mojave, I'm worried about the SIP disable, it's possible to do it in Mojave too? Thanks!

[@Eevnos]

Yep, Mojave is what I'm using in this video, works great!

[@bernardolopez9777]

Muchas gracias por tu informacion, sabes si pueda funcionar con una Macbook Air mid 2013, tiene un core i7 con 8gb de memoria ram

[@mariozelada]

Hey. I need help. I did everything in this vid but i don’t get it to work. The egpu box doesn’t even gives me a light. I have checked the power supply and it is working, my GPUs works fine with other systems. Is there something I can’t do?

[@eleazarcoello2660]

Nice video and very useful! Will the Razer Core X eGPU chassis work too?

[@Eevnos]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you found it useful! The Razer Core X SHOULD work, but I haven't actually tried that hardware so can't say for sure.

[@geoffreyjohnstone5465]

@@Eevnos Razer Core X DOES work using this tutorial

[@alandances7261]

Any tips for the Mac Pro 2013?

[@abuyco]

If you have bootcamp do you have to do a similar process (going to git hub) for it to work on Windows 10?

[@usmanjawaid5362]

How much total cost I have to pay in order to have external gpu for for my macbook pro mid 2012.

[@rudiyuri775]

i have a mac mini late 2012, it has thunderbolt 1 ...... can i upgrade the graphics gard with an external gpu??? when i uswe it with a 2650x1440 screen , it heats alot and the performance isn t great. :(

[@Eevnos]

You can, it'll work with Thunderbolt 1 as well. That being said, it will be very diminished performance from it's full potential, but it'll still be better than the onboard graphics.

[@imbertallen]

Thanks for providing this info! My ultimate goal is to drive 3 displays from my Late 2014 Mac Mini from an external GPU. Do you know if there are any supported cards that would drive 3 displays? My current setup uses the built-in hdmi, a TB2->Hdmi dongle, and a USB3->Hdmi displaylink dongle, and the performance is pretty bad, so I'm hoping an external GPU may solve the problem!

[@Josehernandezl]

Nice tutorial, works fin with Mac Mini (Late 2014) MacOS Big Sur. I would like to know if it is possible setup NPM or YARN script to use with the gpu.

[@craigcordova8473]

I love the idea of being able to use a eGPU on Mid 2015 MBP but am very concerned about disabling the SIP, what can be used to replace this security feature that wont interfere Purge-Wrangler?

[@hishamsawza1532]

is their a version of Purge-Wrangler script. for mac mini 2014 when running windows on bootcamp?

[@robbiewabisabi]

Hey. Loved the video. Can you tell me if this works on a 2011 Mac Mini? It only says "Thunderbolt" and not "Thunderbolt 2." Thanks.