NEW: Octane X - is finally here! [MEGA FAQ THREAD]

[Weezer]

Noticeably better than 11.2? (Faster, more stable) Or basically just the same?

[CookItOff]

The Prime Server for the Blender Plug-in will not start on the M1 computers.


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[bepeg4d]

It was a crazy day yesterday
Standalone, Render-Node, and plugins PR8 have been loaded on the Downloads server, and for the first time, Standalone Octane X is also available in Apple App Store

Happy Mac GPU rendering,
ciao Beppe

[bepeg4d]

Are we getting to a point that Octane X will be able to use Windows Octane Render Nodes?

Almost there, we need to wait for the first version based on new upcoming 2021.1 SDK.

ciao Beppe

[Weezer]

It's been a long wait, but finally I have Octane X rocking all three GPUs in my Mac Pro! Thanks for the year's Enterprise subscription (was easy to get and install). Everything seems to be working just fine!

[atoyuser1]

Can anyone recommend a solution for running 2 GPUs on a Macbook Pro 2019?
I already have a Razer eGPU with Radeon VII and it works great.
Considering daisy-chaining to another eGPU, but seems like an expensive route

[nikolaicable]

hope this is not ULTRA noob, but i cannot post in the Houdini plugin forum

[Emone]

Is PR8 supposed to run native on M1? Because on my Macmini, it doesn't. Runs in Rosetta mode.
I guess I have to wait? I see my 1 year subscription will be a wait-subscription.
But today they announced you dont need studio sub, the new prime sub is for free. WTF?

[bepeg4d]

@ Weezer: Great

@ atoyuser1: I have a solution, but it is not very elegant
You need to take this guy here:
https://www.akitio.com/expansion/node-duo

Then remove the cover, and modify the fan position to be able to mount 2x full length GPUs:

Then use an external PSU for powering the GPUs:

It is quite a mess for the cables, but it works great, and super silent

@ ikolaicable and Emone: please write to [email protected]

M1 chip support is still experimental for now, and PR8 still needs Rosetta 2.

Happy Mac GPU rendering,
ciao Beppe

[atoyuser1]

@ Weezer: Great

@ atoyuser1: I have a solution, but it is not very elegant
You need to take this guy here:
https://www.akitio.com/expansion/node-duo

Then remove the cover, and modify the fan position to be able to mount 2x full length GPUs:

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Then use an external PSU for powering the GPUs:

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It is quite a mess for the cables, but it works great, and super silent

ciao Beppe

Wow, thanks!