How to UPGRADE your OLD MAC with EXTERNAL MODERN graphic cards!

Apple doesn't support external graphic cards with MACs from 2013-2017 that only have Thunderbolt 2 - I show you how you can connect them anyway and upgrade your OLD MAC with modern GPUs - at least with the latest macOS 12.7.6 Monterey!

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MY SETUP:
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Razer Core X Chroma (eGPU)
AMD Radeon Vega 56 (graphic card)
Apple MacPro6,1 (2013)


DOWNLOADS:
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Files for MacPro 2013 with macOS 12.7.6 Monterey & OCLP 2.4.0:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DV6_...


WEBSITES:
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OpenCore Legacy Patcher:
https://github.com/dortania/Opencore-...

Kryptonite:
https://github.com/mayankk2308/krypto...

ProperTree plist editor:
https://github.com/corpnewt/ProperTree

eGPU Infos & Tutorials:
https://egpu.io


COMMANDS USED:
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diskutil list
sudo diskutil mount disk0s1

to use a nVidia graphic card change the following boot argument:
krygpu=NVDA (instead of =AMD)

to copy boot arguments: CMD + C
to paste boot arguments: CMD + V


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CHAPTERS:
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0:00 Introduction
1:40 What is an eGPU?
2:07 What eGPU should you use?
2:40 What graphic card should you use?
4:24 How can you connect an eGPU to your old MAC?
6:36 Install latest macOS 12.7.6 Monterey & OpenCore Legacy Patcher
10:27 Installing kryptonite.kext file to OpenCore (for MacPro 2013)
15:02 Manually editing config.plist (for all MACs)
16:36 ProperTree plist editor
18:04 Copy & Paste kryptonite.kext part into config.plist
21:57 What are kext files?
22:26 Adding some boot arguments
24:17 If you're using nVidia graphic cards...
25:52 Connecting the MacPro 2013 with my eGPU


If there are any concerns about copyright, please do not hesitate to contact me! All credits go to the creators of OpenCore, OC Legacy Patcher and many more who made all this possible!

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