Features:

  • Desktop-Grade Performance: Boosts Thunderbolt 3 laptop performance with support for up to 3 slot-wide PCIe full-sized desktop graphics cards (sold separately)
  • Built-In Power Supply: Includes a 700W ATX PSU with 100W laptop charging via -Thunderbolt 3; GPU max power support up to 500W
  • Customizable RGB Lighting: Includes 16.8 million colors available; capable of syncing with gameplay and other Razer peripherals through Synapse 3 (lighting customization not supported on macOS)
  • Compatibility (Windows): Requires Thunderbolt 3 external graphics (eGFX) support with RS45 or later and compatible NVIDIA or AMD graphics cards
  • Compatibility (macOS): Requires Thunderbolt 3 and High Sierra 10.13.4 or later and compatible AMD graphics cards only (NVIDIA cards not supported)
Incredible Quality

This is way more solid than I was expecting for the price. Super easy access and extremely well build thick aluminum designed case. Currently it's going to rock a P5000, but I am hoping that I can upgrade to an RTX card int he coming year. They are the same size, so it should fit just fine.

This eGPU box sets the standard all others should aspire to be, I am very pleased.

This is my second eGPU box, I needed something with more power and received something more. My expectations were blown away by the quality and detail that went into the Razer core X. Just opening the packaging you feel like you are opening something from Apple. The detail in the packaging is amazing! The Core is near silent at idle, something my other eGPU was not. It only spins up when needed and maintains a low sound level. I could not be more please with this product.

Simple to install GPU, and runs without an issue

Works perfectly with both the MacBook Pro 2017 and 2018 models. I've been using a Radeon RX580 in the enclosure, and it runs silently (the GPU has three fans on it) and without any issues.

Great graphics boost for laptops with Thunderbolt 3

I actually got this for use with a 2018 Mac mini, and I couldn't be happier. I paired this enclosure with a Radeon RX 580 and the boost in graphics and GPU compute performance is amazing! Due to the external nature of the graphics enclosure, you only get about 80% performance from the video card, but that's still a huge boost over the integrated graphics on your CPU. This is definitely an expensive graphics option, but this enclosure is less expensive than its competitors and can handle power hungry video cards that most other enclosures can't.

Works Flawlessly on MacOS 10.14.x - Perfect AMD Vega 64 & Radeon VII

When I first purchased the Razer Core X, the goal was to allow me to fully utilize 4x 4K displays with my (late 2018) Mac Mini (which is limited to Intel onboard graphics). After having read through numerous reviews, I paired it with an AMD Vega 64 (reference card) and it just worked out of the box. Now I've purchased a second to pair with a Radeon VII (keep reading for details) so I could power additional displays and benefit from passing video to virtual machines. Now, there's one caveat to using an eGPU, and it's not specific to Razer or any other brand. If you're using disk encryption (APFS, Encrypted) on a Mac Mini, you will need to swap to the default HDMI port on the Mac Mini when booting and/or rebooting, and then back to the eGPU once the system is online. # Workarounds 1). If you have a monitor with an extra DisplayPort or HDMI port, connect your primary to the graphics card within the eGPU and the secondary to the HDMI port on the back of the Mac Mini. When you boot, swap to the HDMI port on the Mac Mini using the display settings. Once the Mac Mini is booted, swap back to the port on the graphics card. 2). Backup your data, and reinstall MacOS (making sure you format the disk before reinstalling) and select APFS (not APFS Encrypted). The issue only impacts boot when disk encryption is used and by removing that from the boot sequence, the eGPU will be used by default. If you don't absolutely *need* encryption enabled, I would go with #2 to minimize the hassle. # Radeon VII Notes For those wanting to use a Radeon VII, this eGPU enclosure *does* work, very well, though as of this review, you will need to make sure you are using the *beta* of MacOS (currently 10.14.5 Beta). The Radeon VII does not currently work with the default (non-beta) version of 10.14 as Apple doesn't include the drivers for the card in versions prior. Much like the issue with disk encryption, you will see a black screen if you're not using the beta release. # Overall The larger question here is, at nearly $300 (at the time of this review), is the Razer Core X worth it? What about when paired with a $400-$700 card? I'd say absolutely. If you have a MacBook Pro or Mac Mini with Thunderbolt 3 and you need something that you can quickly and easily upgrade with a new card in the future, this is an amazing enclosure. I originally bought mine for a Vega 64, though recently swapped in a Radeon VII. I've bought a second one for the Vega 64 so it still gets used on the same Mac Mini (as the Mac Mini will support 2x eGPU's -- for best results, I'm adding them to the first and third TB3 ports).

Works with Mac mini and supported external GPUs, Plug and play.

I recently upgraded my desktop Mac, but this time I didn't want to be limited by video processor or have to go with the low end built-in, thermal throttled one that Apple paired to my machine, So I chose the Mac mini with the higher end Intel 6 core i7 and decided to pair it with an external GPU. After consulting the reviews at egpu.io , I chose this Razer Core X, because it could take advantage of the full 40GBPS thunderbolt three connection that the new Mac has and has enough power to run any Graphics card I could use, I wanted to first make sure it all worked so I chose to setup with an xfx Radeon RX580 for now with the hope that when prices drop I will be able to switch up to a Radeon VII. Installation was super easy, the Razer Core X enclosure is larger than some of the others, and heavier. But none of that matters once its setup on your desk. It was plug and play with the included thunderbolt 3 cable and Mac OSX instantly recognized the egpu. This has helped incredibly with final cut. The card in the enclosure drives two LG 4k displays at native 3840 x 2160 with ease. When I'm not working I can boot to windows and play Destiny 2, Call Of Duty, PubG, and recently Tom Clancys The Division 2 at ultra / high settings with ease.

Works great with Vega 64 connected to 2018 Mac mini via TB3 EGPU

work right out of the box, plugged in the AMD Vega 64, plug the EGPU to the 2018 Mac mini and this thing flies!!!

Premium Build Quality

I don't know about you, but I shopped around and around and around for eGPU cases. I looked at all of the premium vendors for Apple supported devices, and honestly this is the nicest and most practical case out of all of them. Unlike most cases there are vents on 4 sides of the case. It has a 72mm fan pulling in air opposite of the Graphics card and pulling in more are for the PSU... which most cases lack. It comes with a 600w power supply unit. Most cases don't have that and cost much more... Why? I have no clue except they include extra Thunderbolt and USB ports. (Which in my case I don't need slowing down the graphics card's Pipeline Thunderbolt basically already took it to 80% regardless of speed) I know some people love RBG but I hate RGB and I am so glad this case does not factor extra RGB into the cost of the product because it is a waste of electricity and money. Its smooth and black and it hides very well on one of the shelves of my desk. (They don't have sides so air flow is not an issue) Honestly it works really well and at first I was surprised that the 72mm fan was keeping my card so cold that it did not cycle at all until I was in a game for at least a few minutes. Only down side is that the Thunderbolt cable included was a little short... I can make it work but it would have been nice to have a 3 foot cable if that was technically possible with Thunderbolt. Very happy with this purchase and I think Razer really proved they can also make products for the active professionals, not just gamers.

Great Box Provided You Have the Right Thunderbolt Port

Easy to set up; I'm using with a Geforce 1060 to power up my HP Spectre. I also own an Acer Predator 15 that does not work with the box although it has a Thunderbolt 3 port. If you are looking to use with a non-Razer Laptop please note the following: You must have a Thunderbot 3 port on the notebook that supports a graphics standard in addition to just power. This might require a bios upgrade and/or a driver update. To my knowledge, people have had luck with some Dell XPS models, Alienware, etc. and I mentioned my HP Spectre (2017) If your Thunderbot 3 port does not support graphics, you'll be out of luck.

Works great

Finally got it working. Easy to open the core x and install the GPU inside. Works great paired with a Msi rtx 2080 trio which is a big card was worried it wouldnt fit the core. Its much faster than what my msi 2015 laptop with gtx 980m could achieve on newer games. Can finally play 1440p at great fps. At first I thought my core was defective, it didnt seem like it was working no fans or GPU turning on and core was only showing up on device manager list but not on the thunderbolt program or razer synapse or nvidia before but was finally able to fix it with steps below. Make sure your laptop has thunderbolt 3 with graphics support. Update windows 10, update bios, update thunderbolt software and firmware as well as downloading the most recent geforce driver/software. This fixed my problems and works great now. Does include a short thunderbolt 3 cable so you may want to get a longer cable otherwise you have to place it pretty much right next to your laptop.

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