I just followed the steps for @mac_editor's `purge-wrangler.sh` script: - Boot on recovery mode (while booting, when you see the Apple logo, hold CMD+R) - Open the terminal - Run `csrutil disable` - Reboot - Download the `purge-wrangler.sh` (used version 2.0.2 for this) - Run the script with administrator permissions `sudo ./purge-wrangler.sh`
Benchmarks
- Valley benchmark:
- Starcraft 2 runs with high quality, 1900x1080 and custom settings set to medium quality shaders at an average of 35 FPS.
- Do not mirror displays: first I thought it didn't work, but I then noticed I was using a mirrored display. Make sure you disable it, otherwise macOS will still use the Intel GPU.
- Easy installation: The installation process was incredibly easy. @mac_editor 's script is very user friendly, even making sure that if you ran previous versions of it, it'll fix whatever it did before. I'm a developer myself, and I went through the shell script to see what it was doing. Was very impressed with the code quality 👏
- macOS 10.13.4 native eGPU support: it works. I tried plugging the eGPU before the script and nothing happened. "System Information" informed that there was an Akitio Node connected, but macOS did nothing about it. The magic happened after I ran the script and rebooted:
- Hot plugin: works as expected, as macOS recommends to safely disconnect the eGPU through that top right button. When you plug the TB2 cable, it'll detect it and will start using it after it. No reboots/logout-login required.
Before the eGPU, playing on this Mac Book was extremely limited, but finally I can enjoy gaming with a decent FPS!
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Hi,
I am planning this exact build, but I'm confused about the TB3>TB2 adapter-cable. Does the adapter work in both directions?
Sorry for the noob-question....
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Very cool. Thank you for the information as I was having a really rough time with my Node. I assume you are running this off the native display, or are you using an external from the Node?
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