I like your video. Thanks you That is a rare youtube channel architect guy i think. your reviews are not only about game test / temp/... but also software for architect on device, which is a view point I want to watch. It is different with almost rest of youtube.

Jim, thank you very much for everything you are doing here. I am sending love and warm wishes to you and your family this holiday season. May the new year bring you prosperity, happiness, and success. 2023

Hi, I just bought a 3080 ti and the pins were different. What GPU / Brand did you use? Thanks for the video!

😊 Hi, Great content. What powerful laptop would you recommend I get for fast CPU 3D rendering?

Hello kim, I'm just joining your channel in September. I really love your reviews. Very educational and easy to understand. Keep up the good work. Few questions pls. What is your take on Razer Blade 14 + Razer Core X Chroma. will i get better performance compared to buying. Razer Book 13 + Razer Core X Chroma. I need your expert advice on what bundle to go with. Major use- Animation, 3d rendering and intense gaming.

Thanks for your videos, very informative.

Thanks for the video! Can you test twinmotion as well?

Nice video. Can you explain why the short cable is better?

Great video, thank you for the information.

Hey Jim. This was an excellent video, straightforward! Although it's focused on CAD software and alike. My quest for upgrading my 17" msi gtx1070 laptop is to move from my current Predator z35 monitor @2560x1080 to a43" 4k momitor. I think my 1070gtxMQ won't be adequate for both work, cad viewing in large plant 3d models and also gaming. Do you think that it's better selling my laptop or is an eGPU the best way to hook my laptop to a 43" 4k desktop monitor. I will not use the eGPU other than for that monitor. The eGPU will basically be stationary at my desktop. Any point in th3 right direction is greatly appreciated!

Nice review! I plan on getting the minisforum UM690 with usb 4.0 , and pair this with it (an AMD gpu).

I have a razer core x with a rtx 3080 fe paired to a surface pro 9 & it sure does put out better graphics than my old aurora r12 3070, debating if I should get the chroma version & upgrade the psu, fans & i/o port.

you just got me to buy one of these for my book 13 ... hoping it will work well with my 2070 super that i had lying around :)

yes thank for this information , this is just what I needed as grad architect student.

Greetings Mr. Kim! I would like to ask if you can switch "as easy as pie" with this set-up. For example, I want to render some videos, so I will connect my (different brand) laptop to this Razer egpu. Do I need to setup some bios or boot anything? Looking forward for your response.

great!!, I just wondering if an eGPU would be an alternative to update my laptop for using with an oculus

Any cons to consider when connecting this to an external monitor (lg cx 40 in my case) and possibly integrating a VR setup as well, like steam index?

thank for this video. I currently have a razer stealth 13 2019. if i get te razer core x chroma and a rtx 2060 graphics card will I b able to use lumion and vray with ease ?

You review really well sir!

Thanks!

I have the Core X with a Lenovo T470s, and a Quadro K5000. They just work !

Hi ! just purchase a RB 13, thinking of getting razer core x, given you a chance to purchase the graphics card again? would you still recommend the RTX 3080? Does it also boost the overall performance and reduce the overall heat from the laptop?

From the last software testing video, Thanks again you actually did that !!!! Obviously, Dave2D doesn't do that.

Hi, thanks on this review, i had been watching this couple of times that I almost about to buy the rtx 3080 for chroma. I already have the Chroma, One question if i may, how does the rxt 3080 behave as it is rated 750W while razer x chroma is 700W.?

Hey, finally a relief to find this video. I have AW51MD503AU - Alienware Area 51m R2. Right now, I have 2080 super; it has been a year since I got it. i game as well as use archi software. I am planning on getting a 38' Alienware monitor AW3821WD. For better gaming performance in 3840 x 1600 resolution, thinking about getting 3090. Will NVIDIA 3090 with RAZER CORE X CHROMA, EXTERNAL GRAPHICS ENCLOSURE do the job?

I wonder if the kits for plugging the eGPU into your m.2 slot would perform similarly

Is there any significant differences between TB3 egpu enclosures? I see a variety of prices but... well, I don't have any real desire for fancy RGB or anything. Also as far as the benchmarks, it seems the sweet spot in terms of value with a 30 series card connected over TB3 is the 3060 or possibly 3070. It's the 4x PCIe bottleneck at play, the 3080 and above don't seem to offer significant extra performance due to it.

Can you do VR with this set up? Like develop it in Unity and test it on your Oculus 2?

Do you know if eGPU will improve programming tasks (e.g. running Visual Studio, SQL Server, IIS etc) ?

Hi Kim and fellow architects. I have a Dell Precision 5760, with a RTX A3000 that using the Quadro drivers. I intent to use a RTX 3080 for the eGPU, but I wonder whether it would be incompatable with the driver. Did anyone try this before and can you share your experience?

This would be awesome for VR!

If using dp out from egpu you would see improvement in fps?? Not using both lanes on thunderbolt releases few fps

Joseph do you ever get the notification that the thunderbolt 3 port is limited functionality?

Hey quick question I have a razer blade 15 2020 base model and im going to get the razer core what gpc should I upgrade too at the current market?

Have you tried to benchmark using external monitor connected to the core x ? I believe this should give you better results

I was considering this exact setup but reading the specs of the core x chroma it says it can support up to 500 watts of power for the card but the 3080 requires 750 watts. Also, isn't there three power 6x2 power plugs on the 3080 card? But the chroma only has two power plugs. Seems this wouldn't work.

Let’s say money wasn’t an issue and I bought a Razer blade 16 with a 4080. Would it make any sense to get one of those with a desktop 4090 in it?

I use Maya & Arnold , also DaVinci and I was wondering if an eGPU would work here as well . Thing is a new laptop (with last gen tech) with good specs will cost way more than even this razor thing with a RTX 4090 (even though teh pricing is bonkers) and a renderfarm is expensive too when you start rendering teh good stuff ... so if it works it might be a good solution ...if it works

Would you recommend to get the base model Razer Book 13 and this instead of the $1,600 model?

Hello there! I have a Razer Core RC21-0094. I also have an EVGA nvidia 2070 Super gpu. Would this work on my MSI laptop? It does have Thunderbolt 3 support. Just wondering if this will all work together before I break something 😅

Thinking about getting this after alienware killed off their AGA. I have an Area 51 R2. Will the eGPU work in conjunction with my internal 2080S(200 Watt) or shut it down and pull only from the external?

I have a gaming laptop but it dose not have a thunder bolt 3 port but a normal type c port could I get an adapter for it or would it not work then

Thks

I was thinking about getting a razer core x and a 4070 super, and seeing its that simple, i am pretty relieved xd my laptop 2050 is good for cs2, but i tried playing ark ascended, and though this game is pretty unpotimized, i only got 30 fps on lowest settings. But i need the portability of my probook, so an egpu makes sense, especially at home where i also have a monitor :)

How do you connect this eGPU to use revit/enscape with oculus quest 2 that need a thunderbolt 3 slot?

Can you add more than one graphic card to the razer? If so what would that process be ? Thanks in advance!

Hello, so I want to buy the base model of razer book 13 i5 and razer core with a gtx 1660 ti or ex 5600 xt. I want to play battlefield 2042 will I be able to get 80 FPS on medium settings?

Hey there joseph i have a question about this so i have a alienware gaming laptop 17 and i wanna make it go faster it has a gpu 770m but if i buy this and buy another gpu will that work?

what laptop do you have? Does it have an internal graphics card? If yes, which one? I'm just wondering how much of an increase of performance it was compared to the internal GPU because I have the base Razer Blade with the 2060. Just trying to compare the price of the Chroma, and whatever gpu I can get my hands on, and performance, vs price.

From what I understand, Thunderbolt uses 4 PCIE Lanes whereas desktops GPUs will utilize either 16 or 8 depending on your set up. Typically it's 16 if you don't use the the first and second PCIE Slot. The funny thing is, Thunderbolt (intel) says you can get up to 40 Gbps of transfer speeds but that's pretty much impossible on 4 lanes. Just short of 32 is the reality here.

@joseph, Brother, I need your advice did this game working on a laptop (ZenBook Flip 13 (UX363, 11th gen Intel) with eGPU it 2 in 1 please advise me I want to buy it.

Hi Kim, How do you think the CPU i7-10850H CPU for V.ray rendering from 1-100 ? thank you

You missed one thing performance on laptop will compromised as data out/in is on same thunder bolt so external display will have better results.

Would paring an RTX 3080 Ti with a Surface Laptop Studio i7 be a good idea? Wondering if the performance loss would be too much for it to be worth it.

Hello, I really liked the video, I plan to buy a 20gb RTX A4500 and mount it on a Razer Core X Chroma to use d5 render, it would be very helpful to confirm if I can use 100% of the 20gb Vram of the A4500, so I can do bigger projects. my laptop is a Levono ThinkPad P1 Gen 4i laptop with an i7-11850H and RTX 3070 8gb

What I need do? Razer core x chroma not working. The fan does not turn and the lights do not turn on, although the electricity is on. Razer core x chroma not showing in Thunderbolt 3. I have done all the latest driver downloads and the result is still the same. Also, the card I installed in razer core x chroma is rtx 3070 ti. Should I install the RTX 3070 ti driver for this? What drivers should I install for Razer Core X Chrome?

HI Kim, my laptop already came with the RTX A3000 card. im using this setup with a Quadro P5000. how will Windows manage to have both cards running at the same time? i cannot disable the A3000 because it keeps showing up. should i just leave as it is? thank you

I would be very curious how this eGPU setup compares to a high-end gaming laptop, using i9-11980HK/Ryxen 9 5900HX and a mobile RTX 3080. That is normally about 25% slower than a desktop counterpart, but I doubt that the lag of the Thunderbolt cabling will be much less. I am fully aware that my internal CPU is not upgradeable, but I haven't seen such a comparison. I have never used the Benchmarks you use, but I guess I can and compare. I do have a TimeSpy score of ~13000 though, without OC. Sorry about the late post.

Hello mate... I have laptop with rtx 3070 and im gonna use egpu with rtx 2060 inside...on lumion the gpu run together or just one them?? 🙏🏻

Intresseting video, I'm thinking of replacing my desktop (i9-9900k, 3080 etc) with my dell xps 15 9510 and using my 3080 as egpu... Dont know if I'm gonna like it tho :)

Hello sir I am using X HPZBOOK 15u G6. 512 GB SSD 32GB RAM 16 gb shared (built in) graphic card. I want to work on sketchup and 3D Max for 3D modeling and rendering using VRAY and lumion for varipus projects. Can you suggest me some better eGPU to use the listed work and programs ?

Hi, I’m new to this, so can I basically use this razer x to plug in my gaming hp omen laptop as it has a thunderbolt port and play with the latest graphics card on my laptop?

Hi Kim, is it possible you can post the link for buying Manli RTX 3080?

Stupid question🤷‍♂️ like i have a helios 500 amd with vega GPU can I use a Nvidia instead for raytracing ?

I am new to your channel, but loving the videos so far! I am an architecture student, so your information is useful.

does this split the load between the laptop graphic card and desktop graphic card inserted? or it uses only one?

Hey I have an amd g15 rog zephyrus and doesn't have thunderbolt but has USB c . Will this work with my rtx 3080 to work fine ?

Thanks. Just got a 3060 and I was worried I’d be losing a ton of performance via egpu. Looks like I have to drop the cash for Razer Core achromatic though…at least I’ll have zRGBs

What about gaming tests? So we can compare. Thank you!

Hi Joseph! Thanks for the great video. Would like some advice if u have the time. I'm currently on a Razer Blade 15 Advanced with Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10875H. Its a great laptop for gaming and content creation. However, I would like to edit 4k video even more smoothly on my external ultrawide 38-inch LG monitor. Whilst I can do so currently, I was thinking that an eGPU might enhance my setup. My questions are: 1. Given my CPU, how good a GPU could I install in the Razer Core X Chroma such that the CPU doesn't become a bottleneck? My worry is that even if I install the best GPU, my CPU may not be able to harness the potential of the GPU and it might be a waste. 2. I wanted to attach daisy chain a USB Dock to the eGPU to make ports more accessible but of course the Core X only has 1 TB port. What are your thoughts on using the Akitio Node Duo that has 2 TB ports? The only issue with it I find is that it only generates 500W which leads to my last question... 3. What GPU do u think would be suitable for the Node Duo to partner with the Razer Blade 15? I hear that the power generated should account for 2x the power required so I assume I could use a GPU that requires 250W? Appreciate any advice if you have the time :)

Is there any possibility to connect a display to the eGPU?

Is this compatible with my Microsoft surface laptop studio 14" 2022?

I have an NVIDIA A100 that will easily fit in this enclosure. I don't want to play games but use it for AI training. Do you foresee any issues with my Dell Precision 5500 which has Thunderbolt 3 and Windows 10 Pro?

What do u think about Razer Book + eGPU 3090 vs Razer Book Blade 15 RTX 3080? Which one performance is better on Premiere and Unreal Engine 4?

I cant believe rtx 3080 egpu is on par wih rtx 2080super desktop... Can you make a video of rendering a same scene with egpu and desktop?

I would like to purchase a monitor such as lg38wn95c and connect to a regular work laptop (which I do not have control). Main usage would be for multiple windows and programming tasks (but not machine learning (ML) that is GPU intensive)). In the past I had issues connecting a regular Dell I received from work to a 27 inch Dell 2k monitor. Is a eGPU (external) setup combined with the lg38wn95c monitor a solution to guarantee that the setup with a regular laptop will work. On the laptop side, are there any mandatory requirements (at least Thunderbolt 3, Windows OS) or alternatives I should be aware of to be able to manage my setup in case my laptop changes? Any recommendations regarding the GPU . (models) I will not use this setup for any gaming purposes (but might use it in the future for ML).Thank you!

can i use my 3080 from my laptop and another 3090 PC same time ?

joseph i need to know the best laptop for architecture.... like the best of all... some say msi some say razer or Rog or dell.... please guide me with this... i just need a laptop that can support all heavy softwares

Found this video really helpful! and wanted to say hi to my fellow Kim (my name is Jason Kim xD)

What if laptop have a gpu, and using it with a egpu, how is that two gpu work ?

My laptop does not have a thunderbold port. Are there other options to connect.

Hi. What about power supply? RTX 3080 needs about 650W and Razer Core X Chroma has max 500W for GPU.

Thus thing is so cool 😍

Can you close the laptop screen and run off other monitor?

After windows 10 update, my gpu chroma won't work now, any advice?

would it work on a lenovo laptop??

Would a Asus Rog Strix fit in this thing ?

Does rtx3090 fit inside razer core x chroma? what do you think?

Does anybody know if it comes with the graphics card in it?

Hello, my system is intel i7 8700K and my video card is Nvidia GTX 1060 O.C. Can I get performance if I use Razer Core X Chrome eGPU and RTX 3060 TI, 3070 TI graphics card for 3D modeling and rendering?

When buying this, does it already comes with graphics card?

may i ask if RTX 3090 will work on razer core x?

Thank you for the Video, I was wondering how was the performance with RTX 3080, I have got the Razer blade 15 with 2080 Max-q and the Core X. It seems to me that it is good to have core X at home with Razer Blade, you can basically plug and go. But the price of RTX 3080 is quite high at the moment, and not able to get one. Haha. Again, thanks for the video.

can you fit in a 3090 into razer core x chroma

Dear Friend Will i be able to use the eGPU RXT3080 of my Razer Blade RTX2080 2019 model many thanks

Does this work on window11?

Can this be used for desktop as well?

so its just a case?

I'm using Asus ROG G752VT GTX980M 6th Gen CPU. Will it work?

Is this working with USB 3.0?