In the random research I’ve done on and off over the last few months, I haven’t been able to find anything, so figured I’d see if anyone has knowledge.
My Mac Pro 4,1(5,1) is currently maxed out. Memory(96gb), ssd’s(6x800gb intel), CPU’s(2x5690’s), rx580 8gb, usb3 card, Blackmagic decklink card, nvme pcie card. My issue is that I’d like to regain one of the pcie slots. My thought is to find a way to combine functions in a pcie card replacement. My thought is usb/ssd card makes the most sense, so my question is is there a pcie card that contains(combines) a usb controller and nvme slot?
I’m not too worried about how many usb ports as currently I’m realistically only using one at full speed and can use a usb hub on the 2.0 ports.
The alternative is to replace the rx580 with something that’s got usbc ports which somewhat negates what I’d like to do (dual gpu).
My use case is commercial video editing, and my intent is to use a second gpu(single slot enterprise series) for some trial and error but could use that spare pcie slot for another BMD decklink card.
My Mac Pro 4,1(5,1) is currently maxed out. Memory(96gb), ssd’s(6x800gb intel), CPU’s(2x5690’s), rx580 8gb, usb3 card, Blackmagic decklink card, nvme pcie card. My issue is that I’d like to regain one of the pcie slots. My thought is to find a way to combine functions in a pcie card replacement. My thought is usb/ssd card makes the most sense, so my question is is there a pcie card that contains(combines) a usb controller and nvme slot?
I’m not too worried about how many usb ports as currently I’m realistically only using one at full speed and can use a usb hub on the 2.0 ports.
The alternative is to replace the rx580 with something that’s got usbc ports which somewhat negates what I’d like to do (dual gpu).
My use case is commercial video editing, and my intent is to use a second gpu(single slot enterprise series) for some trial and error but could use that spare pcie slot for another BMD decklink card.
