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Country: Canada Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, VR games (Valve Index), and media. I don't play any competitive games nor fast paced FPS's Other details: My current PC is a Lenovo P72 laptop. CPU: Xeon E-2176M RAM: 128GB (4*32GB DDR4 SDRAM PC4-21300) GFX: Quadro P4200 with Max-Q Design I have a Razer Core X Chroma on the way and I'm planning on purchasing a graphics card to use with it for now and eventually to put into a tower I'll be assembling next year. The laptop has a 4K display but my only current external "monitors" are a couple TV's. One is a 47" Toshiba 47L6200 (1080P) and the other is a Samsung UN58NU7100 (4K). I'm fine with gaming at 1080P but I'm tired of the occasional slideshow that is Starfield when running at 720P and all low settings. I'd be targeting 60 hz/fps since that's the max to my current monitors although I may get a proper gaming monitor in the future with a higher refresh rate. I'd like to be able to use the graphics card for a few years with medium quality settings. I'd really like to have some nice eye candy with ray tracing so I'm picking Nvidia over AMD. My current options for graphics cards are: $600 CAD - used EVGA 3080 FTW3 (unknown background) $750 CAD - used EVGA 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra. used to mine Ethereum for 6 months in a professional set up, utilizing server cases and high end room temperature control. Temperatures of cards were closely monitored. Upgraded thermal pads professionally installed. $845 CAD - new Gigabyte Windforce 4070 Given I'm in British Columbia I'm not overly concerned about the cost of electricity but I do like the efficiency of the 4070 just for using it within the Razer Core X Chroma. Should I get the new card and avoid any issues due to being used for mining? I can afford all of these cards but I've been unable to determine what the real hazards are due to cards being used for crypto mining and the comparisons I've found put all three cards in pretty similar spots.

Is there any easy way to step the voltage of an EPS 12V connecter down to 5V? I have a Razer Core X that I have added custom LED lighting to, and I want to convert my Core to be RGB. I was able to add the LED lights because they already operate on 12V so there is no problem just sipping a little bit of power off of of one of the 8pin connecters. The problem is that the microcontroller that I want to use to create my own custom RGB controller operates on 5V logic. How can I convert an EPS 12V connecter to 5V so I can connect my custom controller?

Hi. I have notebook Dell Precision 7720 with I7-6820HQ CPU. Also Quadro P3000 GPU. I decided to purchase Egpu and put some more powerfull graphics card in. I bought it in summer and was running Folding@home on it most of a time as a part of LTT team . Now some free time came and i started playing games like RDR 2, GTA5 and mafia Definitive edition. I noticed lof of stutters and performance is not what it should be i think. I tried downloading 3D Mark and run PCIe Throughput test and this is the result : https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/56102742? Isnt it too slow ? It is about 20Gbit which is about half of what should TB3 be capable of. Also i am running external monitor to not limit my connection with that. At thoose games it runs around 25-30 FPS 4K no matter what level of detail (Difference between ultra and low is maybe 5-10FPS) In shadow of tomb raider even less but that was probably cpu problem (99% all the time)

I am using an RTX 3070 in a Razer core X my laptop has a 2070 max q, i7 9750H, 32Gb ram, 1TB Nvme SSD ( MAG 15 ). when playing some titles and benchmarking with Heaven I get the expected performance boost. however when playing warzone some issues occur. Frame rates will constantly dip down to 25fps from an average of 70 when in more built up arears or sometimes at random. The Fps and changes stay the same regardless of having the settings maxed or on min I will still get a frame drop to 25. this is compared to the 2070 max q in the laptop which will hold a steady 70fps regardless. I have tried updating the bios, drivers, firmware and thunderbolt controllers. I have not tried re installing windows. Some users on Reddit recommended adding a thermal pad to the PCH to stop it from throttling which did reduce temperatures on the PCH from around 75 C to 65C. The CPU is pinned at 95C the entire time I Live in AUS with no Aircon so its hot but it will only throttle down from 3.79 GHz to 3.55 GHz. I've checked and the GPU is running on PCIe 3.0. I've also noticed that the CPU usage without the eGPU is around 75% in game however with the eGPU connected it hits 95-100% with the Fps drops happening when the CPU sits at 100% usage. Any ideas on what could be causing this issue or what I could do to fix it? I'm considering just selling the razer core x and using the money to buy a R5 3600 and build a desktop since I'm $1000 in with the GPU already. I checked benchmarks for COD before i made the purchase and they all showed an improvement with an eGPU. Thanks

I have a Razer Core X for running a GPU with my intel nuc and it randomly stopped powering on anything but the power supply fan. The GPU and main case fan do not power on. Anyone know why this is happening?

Budget (including currency): 2000eur Country: Lithuania Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mostly for programming, though my target is to play Apex Legends on maxed out graphics without any lag Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): My primary laptop setup: Dell 9520 XPS CPU: I7-12700H GPU: nVidia RTX3050ti mobile RAM: DDR5 32GB Display: 3.5K 3456 x 2160, 60Hz, OLED, 400 nit Accesories: Monitors: 2x Dell U2518D Keyboard: Microsoft Surface Keyboard Mouse: Logitech G903 Dock: Dell WD19TB - Because it provides USB with 130w power delivery eGPU Case: Razer Core X ( haven't really used it, but bought it really cheap ) My NAS setup: My NAS Setup My problems: I want to be able to play Apex at max settings Afraid that purchasing nVidia 3070ti or nVidia 4070ti would make my CPU bottleneck Uncertain how these graphics would perform undex Thunderbol3 connection which to my knowledge uses only 3 PCIE lanes I could build a desktop, but I want to have to have multiple desktops in my home I could build gaming rig out of my Unraid build but HDD sound is quite annoying while working Also I should mentions that I'm planning upgrade my monitors to 3x Dell U2723QE or should I get 2 of them and a gaming monitor? I want to do a wall mount build for my monitors, so same design and colors would really help the cause. Sorry for rambling so much, but basically what would you do if you were me? Buy nVidia 3070ti or nVidia 4070ti place it in Razer Core X and game with the laptop? <- This would be preferred but not sure about compatibility Buy nVidia 4070ti upgrade PSU on Unraid build and make it a gaming rig? Could I have long cable from other room so that I wouldn't have to hear HDD noise? Build a desktop completely for gaming? I play games maybe 2 times a week at most. Some other option I don't see ? I will attach pictures of my build, don't mind the cable management as this is not a final version.

Budget (including currency): $900 Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly newer games releasing late 2020 into 2021 Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): So I bought a Razer Blade Stealth a few years back (8th Generation Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD) with my eyes on eventually getting a razer core as well to use for gaming. I've finally got the budget together to upgrade, but I'm not sure if it makes sense to drop ~$900 on a Core X Chroma with a new graphics card (probably an RTX 2070 Super). Basically I'm wondering if I should go for the external gpu with my current laptop, or just build an entirely new rig with my budget. I have an old rig that's about ten years old right now, but I would probably have to eventually buy a new monitor, and keyboard, as well as upgrade the whole system down to the cooling and power supply. Any advice is appreciated!

Hi, Sorry I'm a kind of new here but I'm planning to buy 2 LG Ultrafin 5k monitors and use them with a eGPU, so I was thinking if it would be possible to achieve that connection using: 1. Razer Core X eGPU 2. AMD 64 Vega with 4 Display Ports. 3. 2 x Sonnet Adapter (Thunderbolt 3 to dual DP) to connect one to each monitor. 4. 4 x display port cables to connect from each adapter to the eGPU. 5. 1 x Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect eGpu to macbook pro. I would like to be sure before I decide to buy those monitors. BTW do you know if 2 of this monitors will cause an overheating issue to MBP? Thank you very much :-)

Hello All Just want to tank you all in advance for helping me. I have following components that I need a help connecting them properly. -DELL XPS15 (9500) laptop -Razer Core X (w/ RTX207) -Docking Station DELL WD19TB -2X 27" 4k monitors What is the best way to connect all this. Thank you Dragan

Hi, y'all. Looking for some advice for the near future. If this is TL; DR, I'll summarize a bit: - Have had shitty, but expensive XPS 13 9360. - Bought expensive eGPU+2060 combo. - Considering getting XPS 15 9500 and using the combo mentioned previously. - Looking more into getting a Surface Pro X + KB&pen and building a mid-tower for anything beefy. I've had an XPS 13 since mid 2017 (kaby lake i7, just before coffee lake was introduced ) and always wanted to get an eGPU enclosure, but took a while before I actually saved up and got it. In mid 2019 I got a Razer Core X and purchased an RTX 2060 at a good price (also, didn't want to go overboard with the GPU for the bandwidth's sake), upgraded my monitor to a Samsung C27HG70 1440p 144Hz refresh rate (not surprisingly, the CPU gets murdered at 144fps, so a nono), and got decent peripherals. Thing is, I've spent over 3K on the laptop and eGPU setup alone now, and for what? A subpar gaming experience that is never seamless. Now, I think it would be good to upgrade, after about 3 years of that laptop, which is getting hassled for its 2c/4t config more than anything (at this point I've already had to replace the battery). Originally got the laptop in high school for, well, school, but I never really needed the portability, like, at all (I just daily drove an iPad and even sold it and had no issues), but I'm in college now. I need the portability of a laptop, but I rarely require horsepower when I'm away from my apartment and would love to be able to use a pen for notes (my XPS has touch, but no digitizer, even though shitty Dell reps told me it did). Considered the new XPS 15 9500, since I already have the eGPU, I just need a good CPU and the i7-10850H is a good option, especially since a the 1650 Ti wouldn't be heating up the place. Thing is, that machine would come at around 2,700ish USD... plus, the $750 I already spent, for a total of around $3450, with no digitizer for a pen (either way wouldn't be comfortable to write on a laptop, instead of a tablet or 2-in-1). Next option: a desktop built by myself (first time builder, but boy have I torn apart and back together electronics, so with a bit of guidance I can save any prebuilt cost shenanigans) and get a Surface Pro X with the expensive keyboard and pen. You ask, why would I want an ARM based laptop that doesn't do much? Well, it's one of the most premium devices I've seen and used, the pen is great, the hinge is nice and for the base model you get the digitizer, a high res touch display and the highest performing chip for that config (albeit, the only one they have, but better than an i3 and 4GB of RAM) for $849+KB&pen. I'm thinking 128GB and 8GB of RAM is enough for just making use of Office apps, but I'm not sure if it'll run things like Python (pretty sure it runs on the web now, but still have to have Anaconda installed) or R-Studio. I doubt I'll need that much storage since files won't be huge and I have access to the Office 365 suite with the TB of space (P.S: does anyone know how well file sharing works between windows machines?) In terms of desktop, I think I can wait to see what Ryzen 4000 brings, as well as RTX 30 series, but a rough budget would include something like the 3700X, RTX 2070S, Corsair MP600 1TB, etc. Already have the monitor and peripherals. Would sell the RTX 2060 and Core X. Much easier to just upgrade the desktop and let the Surface run it's life span without worrying much. I'll leave a rough PCPartPicker list below. Know it's a complicated mess, and wrote more than Hemingway for a simple post, but really want some input. Thank you PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $279.99 @ Amazon Thermal Compound Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut 1g 1 g Thermal Paste $8.94 @ Amazon Motherboard Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard $269.99 @ Newegg Memory Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $92.99 @ B&H Storage Corsair MP600 Force Series Gen4 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $194.99 @ Amazon Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy Case NZXT H710i ATX Mid Tower Case $169.99 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $134.99 @ Best Buy Case Fan NZXT Aer F140 103.43 CFM 140 mm Fan Case Fan NZXT Aer F140 103.43 CFM 140 mm Fan Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $1651.87 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-02 17:27 EDT-0400

Hey All ! Next year I'm going to university, but as it is far from me, I can't bring my setup there, so here I am looking for the best laptop for me, as I want to play video games and most important, take notes in class. I have two candidates : the Razer Blade 15, with the GTX 1060 (Max Q...) and 512gb, wich I can have for 2249€, but the thing is that it doesn't have a great battery life, and 15.6" seems big for amphitheater. So I thought about the latest Razer Blade Stealth (8550U, 512Gb) because it is small and have a better battery than the 15", but, I will need to buy a Razer Core X in wich I'll have to put my GTX 1050 Ti. A lot of people prefer to take some Mac, but as I still want to play big games, I need to have a powerful machine. So here is my problem, what is the best solution ? I don't have any experience about university so I don't know if 15" is too big, but I'm afraid that 13.3" would be a bit small for comfort. Thanks for your help ! Have a nivce day