The ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS is a three PCIe slots docking station that connects to any Mac that features Thunderbolt 3 ports. The MAXIMUS expands your computer’s capabilities with standard PCIe cards, may it be a graphics card, NVME SSD/SATA drive, audio or video card, and so on. Let’s take a closer look at it! ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS Features Last year, we already reported about the ANIMAIONIC Mac Mini docking station crowdfunding campaign. Unfortunately, the ANIMAIONIC team didn’t reach their goal, but they continue working on this project. Also, they listened to the customers, and they just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a more “generic” docking station: the ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS. Image credit: ANIMAIONIC The ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS features three PCIe x16 slots (PCIe x4 electrically). It can take any standard single or double width and full-length PCIe cards. The MAXIMUS supports graphics cards, NVME SSD drives controllers, SATA drives controllers, audio/video cards including Blackmagic Design’s cards, network cards, and so on. Image credit: ANIMAIONIC To power everything, the ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS features a 1250W power supply. For example, if you want to run three AMD Radeon Vega 56 graphics cards – that draws between 300-370W of power each – the MAXIMUS should handle it perfectly. Below is a graphic comparison made by ANIMAIONIC to compare the results you can get by using the MAXIMUS. The ANIMAIONIC MAXIMUS loaded with three AMD Vega 56 GPU inside vs. standard Mac comparison chart. Image credit: ANIMAIONIC To connect the MAXIMUS to your Mac, you’ll need three Thunderbolt 3 cables...
Published By: CineD - Saturday, 7 March, 2020