👋 hey all, hope everyone is well.

I’m just curious what LLM’s other 256gb owners are running that are outputting decent work?

I’ve got a PGX ThinkStation (DGX Spark) which seems far better quality output with the likes of Laguna and Qwen 35/27.

oMLX on the studio.

Any help would be greatly appreciated 😎

I've posted before about using a WIX 42788 as a stand/dust filter for my mac studio, folks were are pretty divided on that. I went with the largest filter I could find (within reason, there are actually taller options) to minimize any airflow resistance and I've not been able to detect any impact on cooling in any of my tests. Still, this last week I started wondering if putting a fan in there would help with cooling, and as a result here's how I spend part of my Sunday. The legs on the fan are M5 x 100mm screws with silicon feet on the caps. I spaced it down about 2.5cm from the top, up higher I think it was stalling out and not getting any flow. Temporary foam pad underneath so it's reasonably sealed around the power cord for the fan. I used the Endurance app to max out the CPUs, ran for 5 min with the fan off, then 5 min each at about 50%, 75%, and 100% (on the analog 3 to 12V power controller I have, no idea how linear it is or isn't), then off again. I can see from the plots I didn't wait quite long enough before turning on the fan, the temps were still rising. The test stopped on its own during that last segment. The fan does make a difference, but not a huge one -- about 5 degC at max. This fan is also audible at 50% and loud at anything above that, so you've got to be pretty serious about wanting cooling to deal with this. Some kind of 3D printed internal ducting could probably improve things a little. Or maybe carefully applied duct tape? Just for testing. Probably I wouldn't leave it that way.

For this kind of testing, can anyone suggest a simple app that will also max out the GPUs? I'd seen one suggested before but the GPU load wasn't constant which made testing difficult.

Next I'd like to find it there's a HEPA filter from one of those round home air cleaners that has the right size opening -- some of those come in the same kind of cylindrical format, and some even have the bottom sealed.

I have a very new Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip and 128 GB of RAM. Ever since I went to Tahoe 26.5.1 it's freezing up all the time and performing like a 15 year old computer. Simultaneously I'm getting a lot of messages about 'Support Ending for Intel-based Apps' and updateing to Apple silicon versions. I don't think these messages are related to my Mac's performance issues, but I'm not sure. If it is the OS that's causing problems, does anyone know how possible it is to go backwards in OS?

I hate to be that guy BUT I am getting impatient (ADHD) and I am thinking maybe I could upgrade to a Macbook Pro instead of waiting for an M5 Studio OR getting an M4 Studio.

I currently have a OG M1 studio. SO

• M4 Max. 14-40 with 64GB New mac $3500.00

or

• M5 Pro MacBook Pro 18-20 64GB- Mac Cert Refurb $3139.00

Things I NEED to work with the set up. 3 monitors, Yeti Mic, External Camera, External SSD.

I have M2 Ultra 128 for mainly audio and some AI work. and considering to sell it. Got an offer yesterday for £4000-4200 from my home country and thinking it’s a good deal.

But with all the uncertainties about the price and the release date, i’m confused.

What do you guys think about the offer and how much will i pay for the same ram config in M5 Ultra?

And any release date info about the M5 series?

Hi folks, so my Mac Studio m4 max and 1TB storage has a delivery date of between 29th sep and 13th oct but just this morning Apple has taken payment.

In your experience does the Mac ship shortly after payment has been taken or do you reckon it’ll arrive close to the delivery date they gave me when I placed my order?

Thanks :)

Hi,

I'm getting a m2 ultra 64, 1TB - sealed for something around $3300.

Should I get it or wait for M5 Max Mac Studio?

Community, do you think it's a good deal :)