Razer’s $350 eGPU chassis only comes with a Thunderbolt 5 cable

Razer is launching a caller $350 outer graphics enclosure that tin boost the ocular show of gaming laptops oregon handhelds, provided you marque a fewer different investments. The Razer Core X V2 is the archetypal of Razer’s Core X eGPU chassis lineup to enactment the faster Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard, providing a azygous cablegram that provides up to 140W of powerfulness to connected big devices.

Some generational upgrades provided by the Core X V2 see enactment for larger four-slot AMD and Nvidia GPUs, and backwards compatibility with Thunderbolt 4. Laptops equipped with Thunderbolt 5 are inactive beauteous rare, but the Core X V2 should theoretically enactment bandwidth speeds of up to 80 Gbps for devices that tin marque usage of it.

Aside from a 120mm cooling fan, that azygous Thunderbolt 5 cablegram is the lone different accessory, however. That means customers volition not lone request to acquisition a compatible desktop graphics paper (which tin get pricey for the much almighty models), but besides a modular ATX powerfulness proviso that meets their GPU requirements successful summation to the 230W for the Core X V2 itself.

Previous Razer Core enclosure models, similar the $399 Core X Chroma, came with a pre-installed powerfulness supply. The alteration possibly offers much flexibility for GPUs with lofty powerfulness requirements, but for everyone else, it’s conscionable an further expense. 

The Razer Core X V2 besides loses the integrated USB and Ethernet ports provided by its predecessors. Users who request much connectivity for peripherals volition truthful also request to bargain a compatible Thunderbolt 5 dock — conscionable similar the $390 1 that Razer conveniently announced alongside the Core X V2.

The Thunderbolt 5 Dock is presently disposable to bargain connected Razer’s website. The Core X V2 is besides listed, but isn’t connected merchantability yet. We person asked Razer to stock erstwhile the eGPU volition beryllium disposable to purchase.