One PC separate rooms.
1 hour ago, Wasko517 said:So I’ve done some research and cost analysis on whats needed.
-PRIME Z690-A Thunderbolt 4 header onboard already have.
-ASUS ThunderboltEX 4: Intel certified, can run 8k or 2 4k $119
-Corning TB3 cable 50’ $389
-CalDigit TS4 dock $360
Gist I’m getting is it will work but connecting a cable from point A-B is a headache.
Yeah, that may work.
The thing you're going to run into is probably turning the dock on and off, since the docks assume they are powering the computer. From experience with TB docks, they are more finicky and require all the TB drivers to be installed on the host device before you even attempt to plug it in. If you plug it in first, Microsoft will install generic drivers for it and all the hardware it sees in the dock, thus making it harder to install the correct drivers.
From experience (with DELL docks), usually the audio is the hardest to make work since realtek's control panels are broken between the driver and windows store.
I must still point out that you're spending around $800, which is the same as another computer without a GPU. You may luck out and have this work as-expected, but again, these docks are intended for laptops, so you may have conflicts when the dock is plugged in that might not be an issue on a laptop.
The audio (as mentioned) is usually the one with the most contention, with often the dock's own audio preventing any USB audio device from being used. (no endpoints available.) Other issues you may run into could include drop-outs in the video if you connect any high-bandwidth USB devices to the dock.
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