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Razer Core X Aluminum External Enclosure eGPU ATX Case (Classic Black)

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Amazon has Razer Core X Aluminum External Enclosure eGPU ATX Case (Classic Black) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.

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About the Product
  • External GPU Enclosure (eGPU)
  • Built-In Power Supply (650W)
  • Up to 3 PCIe full size graphics card slots
  • Compatible w/ Windows (requires Thunderbolt 3 w/ support RS45 or later) (NVIDIA/AMD GPU)
  • Compatible w/ macOS (requires Thunderbolt 3 and High Sierra or later) (AMD GPU only)
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  • Includes a 1-year manufacturer warranty w/ purchase

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  • Price Research: Purchase this device today and save $120 Off (30% Savings) from the original list price of $399.99. This is the best/cheapest available option for this model in the current market
  • For desktop-class performance; the Razer Core X features support for the latest PCIe desktop graphics cards including Nvidia GeForce and AMD XConnect enabled Radeon cards. Highly mobile developers can now harness the power of compatible Nvidia Quadro cards for professional graphics performance
  • Easy plug and play features, no need to reboot your laptop every time you connect to an external graphics
  • Offer valid while promotion/supplies last
Additional Note
  • This product has earned a 4.3/5 star rating w/ over 1500+ customer reviews on Amazon
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Amazon has Razer Core X Aluminum External Enclosure eGPU ATX Case (Classic Black) on sale for $279.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member jman985 for finding this deal

Note, must be sold/shipped by Amazon

About the Product
  • External GPU Enclosure (eGPU)
  • Built-In Power Supply (650W)
  • Up to 3 PCIe full size graphics card slots
  • Compatible w/ Windows (requires Thunderbolt 3 w/ support RS45 or later) (NVIDIA/AMD GPU)
  • Compatible w/ macOS (requires Thunderbolt 3 and High Sierra or later) (AMD GPU only)
Warranty

  • Includes a 1-year manufacturer warranty w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Price Research: Purchase this device today and save $120 Off (30% Savings) from the original list price of $399.99. This is the best/cheapest available option for this model in the current market
  • For desktop-class performance; the Razer Core X features support for the latest PCIe desktop graphics cards including Nvidia GeForce and AMD XConnect enabled Radeon cards. Highly mobile developers can now harness the power of compatible Nvidia Quadro cards for professional graphics performance
  • Easy plug and play features, no need to reboot your laptop every time you connect to an external graphics
  • Offer valid while promotion/supplies last
Additional Note
  • This product has earned a 4.3/5 star rating w/ over 1500+ customer reviews on Amazon
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Bought this open box for $196 after 20% Amazon warehouse discount back in April. Bought acceptable condition and the outer casing was barely scratched.

My EVGA RTX 3080 runs about 5 degrees cooler without the outer casing on, so I usually run it like that. Performance hit through Thunderbolt is barely noticeable, but I'm not running crazy demanding AAA games.

When mining ETH, it loses around 5 MH/s compared to if running direct on a motherboard.
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This is the barebone version not the Core X Chroma with extra usb ports.

As a unit itself. It supports charging. So if you have a macbook, this will charge your macbook with extra gpu processing and external display hooked up to just a single thunderbolt 3 cable.

As someone said, compatibility with mac osx and nvidia is not built in. only amd radeon graphics. so if you have that setup, it requires some tinkering
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3 camels says lowest price ever and lowest price below $300 in past 6-months. If you're in the market, this is a good price.

a year ago I thought it'd be great for my MacBook, but compatibility with nvidia and macOS is a deal breaker.
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3 camels says lowest price ever and lowest price below $300 in past 6-months. If you're in the market, this is a good price.

a year ago I thought it'd be great for my MacBook, but compatibility with nvidia and macOS is a deal breaker.
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If I hadn't adopted a full tower, this would have been it. Ended up grabbing a 3080 and just building a new pc.
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My Zotac Amp Box is working great, got it a month ago for $750 with a 3060 Ti preinstalled. It goes in stock regularly.
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This is the barebone version not the Core X Chroma with extra usb ports.

As a unit itself. It supports charging. So if you have a macbook, this will charge your macbook with extra gpu processing and external display hooked up to just a single thunderbolt 3 cable.

As someone said, compatibility with mac osx and nvidia is not built in. only amd radeon graphics. so if you have that setup, it requires some tinkering
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Bought this open box for $196 after 20% Amazon warehouse discount back in April. Bought acceptable condition and the outer casing was barely scratched.

My EVGA RTX 3080 runs about 5 degrees cooler without the outer casing on, so I usually run it like that. Performance hit through Thunderbolt is barely noticeable, but I'm not running crazy demanding AAA games.

When mining ETH, it loses around 5 MH/s compared to if running direct on a motherboard.
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I've been using this since 2018 with my Mac Mini + Vega 64. Been fantastic.
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Quote from SyL9382 View quoted comment :
This is the barebone version not the Core X Chroma with extra usb ports.

As a unit itself. It supports charging. So if you have a macbook, this will charge your macbook with extra gpu processing and external display hooked up to just a single thunderbolt 3 cable.

As someone said, compatibility with mac osx and nvidia is not built in. only amd radeon graphics. so if you have thay setup, it requires some tinkering
When I was researching these in late 2019, I found a lot of complaints about the USB hub in the Chroma version. Basic consensus was the slow, unreliable response made it useless for peripherals like mouse and keyboard. So basically all you're paying for in the Chroma is the pretty lights and 50W more power. But the 650W in this is more than enough for even the most powerful GPUs.

That was a while ago, so the USB issues may have been fixed. But it's something to look into if you're considering the Chroma over this.
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Quote from ChronoTriggered View quoted comment :
Bought this open box for $196 after 20% Amazon warehouse discount back in April. Bought acceptable condition and the outer casing was barely scratched.

My EVGA RTX 3080 runs about 5 degrees cooler without the outer casing on, so I usually run it like that. Performance hit through Thunderbolt is barely noticeable, but I'm not running crazy demanding AAA games.

When mining ETH, it loses around 5 MH/s compared to if running direct on a motherboard.
Nice, I thought about jumping on that deal, but I heard a lot of inconsistent reports about the "Used -Acceptable" units, with some being flawless while others having major dents and dings on the case.
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Quote from BaldS View quoted comment :
When I was researching these in late 2019, I found a lot of complaints about the USB hub in the Chroma version. Basic consensus was the slow, unreliable response made it useless for peripherals like mouse and keyboard. So basically all you're paying for in the Chroma is the pretty lights and 50W more power. But the 650W in this is more than enough for even the most powerful GPUs.

That was a while ago, so the USB issues may have been fixed. But it's something to look into if you're considering the Chroma over this.
I have been using Chroma version for 1 year now. No issues. Actually I was using one without USB hub and I had to return it. My 2 cents if you are a power user that needs to be portable, buy an EGPU with USB hub. It will make the experience smooth and clean, no messy cables/dongles hanging out for your peripherals. Plug & play, super clean setup. Only upside no downside. Very good investment.
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Igor_KAug 30, 2021 8:52 PM
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Have two of these boxes (one with RX580 for Mac, and one with GTX 1070 for Windows TB3 laptop) - egpu.io (see /best-egpu-buyers-guide ) still ranks it very high
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FLEX0Aug 30, 2021 10:55 PM
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I used to think these eGPU cases were way overpriced for no reason. I now realize the PICe to TB3 converter cards are at least $150-200 on their own. Why though?
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Quote from FLEX0 View quoted comment :
I used to think these eGPU cases were way overpriced for no reason. I now realize the PICe to TB3 converter cards are at least $150-200 on their own. Why though?
I mean if you compare that to the price of the enclosure it basically works out. $150 for a PCIe to TB3 converter board, another $150 for the case, power supply and various little accessories here and there.
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AoDAzraelAug 31, 2021 7:07 AM
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Personally, though, the performance hits seem pretty massive at this point. Like even back in the day with GTX 1000 series you were losing like 20-30% performance over thunderbolt 3 with a GTX 1080. I guess if you wanted to have just one thin and light laptop be the core of your entire gaming/work/school world then it kind of makes sense as a high performance dock.
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Quote from AoDAzrael View quoted comment :
I mean if you compare that to the price of the enclosure it basically works out. $150 for a PCIe to TB3 converter board, another $150 for the case, power supply and various little accessories here and there.
​Although with those PCIe to TB3 boards you have to be careful - most of them advertise only 32 GB/s, whereas true TB3 is up to 40 GB/s, so you'd be taking even more of a performance hit.

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