Razer's Notebook-Boosting Graphics Card Box Arrives In April

Revealeda couple months back at CES 2016, Razer’s Core is a plug and play way to add an external graphics card to the company’s line of skinny notebooks. Now it has a $499 price tag, and April release date and both major GPU makers’ blessing. Similar to products like Alienware’s Graphics Amplifier, the Core houses and powers desktop graphics card, allowing (currently) the Razer Blade Stealth Ultrabook and the latest Razer Blade access to greater graphics capability as well as four USB 3.0 and a gigabit ethernet port.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1765215077","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"uncategorized","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"uncategorized","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Unlike offerings like Alienware’s, which use a proprietary cable h25 com เข้าสู่ระบบ​ and require the attached laptop be rebooted in order to access the extra power, the Core uses a Thunderbolt 3 connection, allowing for a plug and play connection between system and box. Just plug the cable into the laptop, and you’ve got access to the graphics card. It’s a very interesting piece of hardware, and both AMD and NVIDIA seem to agree. Both companies are supporting the Core with a range of cards at launch. “We believe powerful external GPUs are thrilling for gamers that have longed to connect serious gaming performance to an ultrathin notebook,” said Raja u31 game เข้าสู่ระบบ Koduri, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect, Radeon Technologies Group, AMD via official announcement today. “With the advent of AMD XConnect technology, that dream is a simple and intuitive reality. Together, the Razer u31 เครดิตฟรี 188 Core and AMD XConnect for Radeon graphics are the ultimate intersection of performance, simplicity and design.” Qualified AMD Radeon graphics cards (AMD XConnect supported with Blade Stealth): AMD Radeon R9 Fury AMD Radeon R9 Nano AMD Radeon R9 300 Series AMD Radeon R9 290X AMD Radeon R9 290 AMD Radeon R9 280 Supported NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards (at launch): NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 The coolest thing about the Core (aside from the two color-changing lighted areas) is that with a non-proprietary connection, theoretically the box could wind up working on any notebook with a Thunderbolt 3 port. Just a thought. The Razer Core is up for preorder today, with units shipping in April. The price is $499 for the box alone or $399 bundled with the Razer Blade Stealth ultrabook. Those who’ve already purchased the Stealth can score the discounted price as well. Now I’m off to Photoshop the top image of this post into the chest of Decepticon Soundwave. Note: An early draft of this article went live earlier this morning due to a publishing error. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter@bunnyspatial