OWC Mercury Helios TB2

[zion]

I just received my Helios TB 2 today and the installation was quick and simple. I also installed a eSata raid card as well. I've been running it for most of the day and it seems to be very stable. My cards perform just as they did in my old Mac Pro. The craftsmanship on this unit is very good. It has 2 pci-e slots not including the one for the thunderbolt card. One of the slots is a an 8x length and the other is 4x both running at 4x speed. The only down side to this unit is that the fan is noisy but, I am replacing it with this unit http://www.silenx.com/quiet.fans.asp?sku=efx-08-15. It will be very easy to replace. It is the only thing you hear in my control room. I had to do the same thing with my Avid HD I/O and it's very quit now as well. I don't know why these company's won't invest a few dollars more for a quieter fan especially since they know what we buy them for. The new Mac pro has defiantly set a new standard for quiet! I can literally here a pin drop. I just thought I'd give my experience in case others are wondering how this unit stacks up.

[zion]

Well! I just installed the new fan today and it only took me about 15min. I didn't even have to splice wires this time because the power cable fit right on. The unit is now whisper quite and my control room is back to the new normal. I'm a happy camper!

[musicmaniac]

So Zion,

Did you say you were using an HDX card in that box? Does it fit? I thought our only options were the Sonnet or Magma. Is this unit still working for you?

Thanks!

[zion]

Originally Posted by musicmaniac

So Zion,

Did you say you were using an HDX card in that box? Does it fit? I thought our only options were the Sonnet or Magma. Is this unit still working for you?

Thanks!

Negative, It was an HD Native Card which was sold to the highest bidder. I actually sold it with the Helios 2 as a combo deal. You can go here and see a compatibility chart. https://eshop.macsales.com/tech_cent...Compatibility/ According to the chart it looks like it doesn't support HDX.