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So i currently use a Dell xps15 9575 2-in-1 laptop as my main computer, for both work and gaming. specifically larger autoCAD 2D and 3D files, 3D Studio Max for image rendering and the Adobe photo editing suite. I definitely need more cpu power than this device can provide but the draw to this device for me was the touch screen for artwork and asset creation and the thunderbolt 3 ports for an eGPU and a 10gb NAS. After seeing a few reviews of AMD's new Ryzen cpu's and what they are capable of in laptops, it made me start to think about what the next laptop i upgrade to will be. But I haven't seen any AMD laptops with thunderbolt 3 ports which will be a requirement for me since i take the laptop between my home office and work office. Do you think once manufacturers start to put these AMD cpu's in high end devices we will start to see them with thunderbolt 3 ports or do you think this is this a patent that intel is holding onto for their laptop devices? i always thought this was why apple never used AMD cpu's, even in the new MacPro, because they have set themselves up in a thunderbolt 3 peripheral environment. I also considered that it could be an r&d issues as most of the devices we see released this year were already being developed a few years ago when intel was top dog. Anyway, i made this thread to see if anyone else was interested in this or if it was just me. If you do, share your thoughts.

it's just a dp to hdmi passive cable, wasn't looking to spend $90 on just a converter, anyway bought another cable and it still didn't work, so i will just have to get more expensive active mini-dp splitter and use that directly from the laptop.

The reason i even asked this is i tried to research it and couldn't find much of anything on how daisy chaining actually worked, only people showing how to set it up. Some say the last monitor in the line can use a converter and some say it won't work. I found this on amd's page for daisy chaning "No, the last monitor in the chain can does not need to support DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport (MST)." What i will do is return the cable i got and try a different one and see if that works, if that doesn't work, then i was thinking maybe a display signal isn't all that is sent through the cable while daisy chaining and the converter breaks that other signal, just a guess though.

I thought the same thing, but as Glenwing said "the DisplayPort controller at the source needs to basically switch to "HDMI mode" where it outputs HDMI signals instead of DisplayPort", if i am reading that correctly that means it is sending an hdmi signal from the dp out on the monitor, it isn't sending a dp signal that is converted as it reaches the second monitor, rather it is already converted to an hdmi signal before it leaves the first.

I just got the cable today and tested it and as you said it didn't work. A bit disappointing, I will just have to look for a mini-dp splitter I guess.

i will just order the cable and get back if it does or doesn't work, if it doesn't work i will return it. Thanks for the input.

thats what i was thinking, i just wanted to make sure before i spend money on the dp to hdmi cable

I have a Dell-XPS 13 (2015) laptop that only has one mini-display-out, currently i am using a 27" Acer K272HUL 1440p monitor with a mini-displayport to displayport cable, i got a second 27" 1080p monitor i want to use but it only has an hdmi and a dvi-port, no displayport, the acer monitor has a dp-out port built in so i can daisy chain another monitor to it. What i want to know is, would i be able to daisy chain the 1080p monitor with a Dp to Hdmi cable, or does both monitors have to have displayport to work with daisy chaining.

i got one and it isn't the best but my temps stay under 75degrees

So i got a 980 ti reference card and it runs just fine on the 500w psu, i even have it oc to 1583mhz, no cpu oc though, i don't want to push it too far. The card really performs well, i wasn't expecting it, i want to say it plays games better than my old r9 290's in 2 way crossfire. Anyway thank you guys for your input.

it is, this is my media pc though, so i was hoping to play on my 4k tv in my living room, but ya, i will just have to get a 970 and just set my tv to 1080p 120hz instead.

damn, I thought i would have been able to fit something more powerful in this case, seems like i am stuck with a lower end gpu for now then as the psu is built in. thanks for the help guys much appreciated.

also forgot to put, cpu is a 4790k, 8gb ram 2 4tb hdd's and 2 ssd's

damn, i had a r9 290 reference in there before and it wasn't enough, i would get blue screens and shut downs was hoping th fury x was lower, alright nvm, thanks guy, i will probably get a 980 or 980 ti then

did you find a spec sheet or review saying it would be fine with 40amps on a 12v rail? not that i don't trust you as a user, just that the store i am buying it at does not have a return policy after opening the product, and i don't want to have to go out and get a new case and psu if it doesn't.