The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by 0-_-0 » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 12:16 PM UTC

The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC
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Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by treve » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:29 PM UTC

I just also started looking into Thunderbolt 3 docks after only getting 4k30hz. $400+ CAD is so much though! Im curious if anyone here has recommendations

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by protoman3000 » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:33 PM UTC

Bought a used HP Elite Thunderbolt 3 Dock for ~50€ off eBay and never regretted it. Watch out to get the correct cables and chargers though!

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by filleokus » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:34 PM UTC

treve wrote: post #2

I just also started looking into Thunderbolt 3 docks after only getting 4k30hz. $400+ CAD is so much though! Im curious if anyone here has recommendations

I've looked at the Dell WD19TB, after using the previous gen Dell one from work. But I don't know about 4k support, since I only use 2560x1440 screens, which seems to work fine.

EDIT: Ah.. I saw now it was well above 400 CAD from Dell Canada

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by tmakks » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:35 PM UTC

Which CPU did he use? And why is there a Macbook on all drawings? How is it related to the actual silent PC?

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by bootlooped » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:39 PM UTC

There's something I don't understand: does switching between laptop and pc with that hub require unplugging one usb c cable from the back of the hub and plugging the other one in?

I'm very interested in a similar setup. So far I don't think I've figured out an elegant solution.

My current solution is to have both devices plugged into the monitor, and use a usb hub to share the peripherals, manually moving the cable to the hub between devices.

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Post by dschuler » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:43 PM UTC

treve wrote: post #2

I just also started looking into Thunderbolt 3 docks after only getting 4k30hz. $400+ CAD is so much though! Im curious if anyone here has recommendations

It depends on the configuration you're interested in, but there are some _relatively_ inexpensive ones from Monoprice [0]. I've tested this one with dual 4k monitors @ 60Hz, and USB 3. It works reliably, which is the most important aspect for me. No laptop charging and fixed TB cable however.

[0] https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=31262

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by dijit » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:47 PM UTC

tmakks wrote: post #5

Which CPU did he use? And why is there a Macbook on all drawings? How is it related to the actual silent PC?

Ryzen 5 2600 is the cpu listed on the original spec sheet. I don’t think it supports thunderbolt though.

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by rzzzt » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:49 PM UTC

tmakks wrote: post #5

Which CPU did he use? And why is there a Macbook on all drawings? How is it related to the actual silent PC?

Fabien is trying to share the 4K display between the silent PC and the Macbook, but it is not possible through a single USB 3 hub due to bandwidth limitations. The second image suggests that a separate display cable from each device fixes the issue, and the rest of the peripherals can still be shared through the hub.

...I should probably also read through the entire article, it does not end here :)

Re: The beautiful Silent ThunderBolt-3 PC

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Post by neogodless » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:49 PM UTC

For those like me wondering more about the components, here's a previous article with the full list (of the initial build).

https://fabiensanglard.net/the_beautiful_machine/index.html

Here's the motherboard mentioned in the current article:

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X570%20Phantom%20Gaming-ITXTB3...

> 1 Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C