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iMac late 2013 as TDM for PC Old Story!

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Hey are there some crazy asian converter available to achieve PC (RTX2080ti) working with iMac as display? 

iMac 2013 Thunderbolt 1 (10gb/s)  can be used as TDM ... but how ... 

 

Like : KANEX XD HDMI To Mini Display Port Converter To Apple iMac 27” HDTV

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https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Display-Port-eDP-LCD-Controller-Board-For-LM270WQ1-SDA2-LM270WQ1-SDB1-2560x1440-/401967046816?oid=122874290978

 

This supposedly works, though I cannot validate.

 

 

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Target Display mode is only officially supported with another Mac. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592

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32 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Target Display mode is only officially supported with another Mac. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204592

what do you mean by "another"? TB to TB is available but there is no f*converter TB (IN) to anything -display 

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Some Ideas:

1.https://egpu.io/razer-core-v2-review-think-inside-box/

This is a controller from Razer Core v2 eGpu has an TB connection ... could work ...

razer-core-v2-egpu-review-io-board.jpg

 

2. TB - pciE like:

3. or some kind of pice:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/HP-THUNDERBOLT-2-753732-001-I-O-Extension-Card-Cable-751366-001-751365-001/133063720902?epid=574971238&hash=item1efb373fc6:g:DokAAOSwZd5c6V1t

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ok! *update*

I tried to connect via VirtualLink ...Thunderbolt2 to Thunderbolt3 into USB-C on RTX 2080TI and ....nothing!

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