Razer Core X Chroma External GPU (eGPU) initial setup
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- We got the Razer Core X Chroma eGPU to use with my 14 inch Lenovo Yoga C940 in Iron Gray with the 4K UHD display and 16 GB of RAM.
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I have one, but sometimes the games don't run completely smoothly (cyberpunk) and sometimes the games suddenly crash.
Edit: This problem was solved by adjusting my settings and the use of a monitor, works like a charm!
You just killed me in realistic solos lol
hello, I don't have thunderbolt 3. are you sure it works with USB-C 4
I'm consider adding in Thunderbolt 4 pcie to my PC to run this thing
I currently have a Yoga 9i and am looking to set up a similar situation in 2022 to what you have here.
Im hoping to get a bigger boost In gaming, as productivity and work is done well due to the i7 & 16gb ram.
Do you have any experience running more demanding games through this setup? Would love to hear your experience
Yes, I will have some benchmark videos coming out at some point. We have run it with the GTX 960 and the GTX 1060. He mainly plays Fortnite, but recently has started running Apex Legends. I also ran benchmarks for Red Dead Redemption 2. The 960 would not run Red Dead Redemption 2 well, but it does OK on the 1060.
I just got a 3080 TI from the Newegg Shuffle and I am excited to see how the benchmark performs.
It really has been a great setup for our use case. There are minor weird issues from time to time. Like having to open the laptop screen to wake it up. And if you reboot the laptop while plugged into the eGPU it gets weird and will have a Bitlocker error. However if you just unplug it while you reboot it and it is fine. There is a setting that some laptops have so you don't get the reboot issue, but our specific Yoga C940 does not have that option
@@5after12 Interesting, cant wait to see the benchmarks. Thanks for the reply too!
If you are still looking at eGPUs my new video goes into benchmarks - czcams.com/video/SbbC9eitfHI/video.html
5:46 it doesn't detect it as a normal GPU ? Is it a must to use the Razer software ? :/
Hello, hello, I have a question about my use of core x
I would like to ask if the display port line is normally inserted into the mini pc fixed graphics card slot? ?
Because my display port line is plugged into the graphics card slot, it's start computer cannot into the windows(I have installed the left display card driver)
But when the display port line is plugged into the mini PC, it will be normally to run into the windows & running the display card
But the last problem is it's start computer cannot into the windows , that I saw the other people's in the Internet is display card connected to the screen, and the connection seems to work well and the performance of the display card.
Let's back up a step. You are using the Core X eGPU with a mini PC and not a laptop, is that correct?
@@5after12 yes, i am using the mini PC
The mini PC uses Thunderbolt to connect to the eGPU? You should get better performance if you use the DisplayPort connected directly to the graphics card. Are you getting a blue screen if you reboot?
@@5after12 ya, i want DisplayPort connected directly to the graphics card.
Reboot i had saw the mini PC Motherboard's name was loaded of the screen, and then still stop this part.
gpu is not recognized by the latop it has been used for mining what should I do?
How bout the driver? do you have to donwload driver specific to the external card, uninstall old one or does it switch automatically?
in theory it should work automatically I think, but I did find at times it could be a bit wonky. So I would recommend once you put the new GPU in the eGPU don't just check for an update, but reinstall the driver, maybe even reinstall geforce.
honestly, so cool.
Do you have to “apply it” to run for the games? Or does the laptop just automatically use the more powerful one
you can disable the integrated graphics if youre not sure. If for some reason you disconnect from the eGPU, the integrated will turn back on
I’m new to this stuff but can this be used with just a monitor? Kind of like a pc bc I’m too broke to buy a full gaming pc
You need a PC still. I got into more details in my latest vide - czcams.com/video/SbbC9eitfHI/video.html
@@5after12 Ty
It seems you skipping disabling driver in bios. Or thunderbolt method not required you to disable driver in bios?? Tell me more about this method. That method doesn't seems required you to installing wifi adapter. What egpu machine are you using?? Name??
What are you referring to? What driver are you disabling in BIOS?
@@5after12 I don't know, I saw another videos that people keep disabling something in bios before boot the laptop after done setting egpu. I'm still new to this complicated stuff.
@@yeonsharien depending on the system and if you have BitLocker enabled, you may have to unplug it prior to doing a full boot. Sometimes BitLocker doesn't like external thunderbolt devices. And in some cases there are settings in the Bios to allow those external thunderbolt devices. But that will vary by vendor, the same settings may not apply for Lenovo vs Dell vs LG.
if i buy an external thunder bolt 3 port for my laptop that doesn’t have one, will it work?
No.
Your laptop has to be thunderbolt compatible, without it you’re just plugging it into the usbc port, which is not capable of running an eGpu. I recommend getting a MacBook or a Razer blade, or whatever you can afford with a thunder bolt 3 or 4
my 10 year old pc finally died so i pulled out the red devil rx 580 and put it in the egpu. i am running it with my gpd win 3. should have done this months ago lol
What about the link for the USB4 Cable? pls share...! TKS
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How's the laptop thermal going when running the games?
We haven't officially measured it, but I think it isn't bad. We haven't had any issues. We will do some benchmarks though
Will this work with a pc as well? Mine is small form factor so I’m considering using this
If your PC has a Thunderbolt connection, yes
going to try this with an rtx 4090 to see how my laptop goes from a gtx 1060 6gb to 24gb on rtx 4090 with video editing
4090 might be a tight squeeze
is there any problem would happen if i use it for windows 11?
Nope, none at all. I used it with the LG Gram 17 that I have shown in some of my videos which is running on Windows 11.
I am going to have some more eGPU videos soon
i'm using my MSI 3090 in this without any problems
We currently have a 3080 TI in it
the gaming x trio?
What?
my all-in-one pc has intel hd graphics and RTX 3060 mobile graphics,
but when I plugged in the Chroma with RTX 3080 TI desktop in it,
everything was normal until my pc started to download the Nvidia driver automatically, then I restarted it, and then my PC and froze.
All the stuff I bought was brand new, but when I disconnected the Chroma away from PC, then the PC turned back to normal.
Can you please give me any advice ?
thank you for any help.
Your PC froze up and went all black or you got a Windows Blue screen error aka BSOD?
@@5after12 First, my pc froze up after a restart, then I had to pressed the power button to shut down the pc completely, I waited 5 minutes then I pressed the power button again, at this time I got a blue screen.
Try turning the PC on first and then plugging in the eGPU. If your PC has Bitlocker enabled it may not like booting up with other Thunderbolt devices
@@5after12 oh my god, I just learned something new that I never heard of, thank you ! I'm gonna try it and see if it works or not, I will let you know
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i wish i had one ..... my country doesnt sell it somehow so i gotta buy used ones that appear every other month :(
It is a good product, I have a few videos coming up on it
i plug mine in, and it says my thunderbolt thing is limited. its not even working for me
What laptop are you using it with? Also, make sure you have the correct Thunderbolt cable.
@@5after12 yeah i had the right thunderbolt cable, but later looked up that it is not compatible with an hp pavilion gaming laptop.
I have an HP pavilion too. I want a better gpu because I just have a GTX 1650. I was planning on buying an AMD GPU and turning it into an e-gpu. But without a thunderbolt port is it possible? Been researching for days now and I still don't know. @@4vuln
Can I use my 3080 desktop gpu on my 3050 ti laptop?
yes it will work if you have Thunderbolt. I am actually working on a video of testing a 3080 TI desktop GPU in the eGPU vs the 3080 in my Alienware X17
I was only able to get a MSI branded 3090 working, the other 3090's were not compatible. Make sure your 3080 is MSI branded.
@@SkateZombie damn mines asus tuff 3080 I hope it works
5:59 what is the app called?
that's the Razer software when you install synapse
does this already include a power supply?
Yes, the Razer Core X Chroma eGPU includes its own power supply
Does it merges power with native gpu?
no you would pick one GPU or the other
Is the PSU included?
No, this is just a case for a GPU. You can see more information on it in my newer video czcams.com/video/SbbC9eitfHI/video.html
I have a mini nuc with an i7 8850U cpu and want to add a 3070 gpu to it
As long as the NUC has Thunderbolt it should work great with an eGPU
@@5after12 thank you very much =)
CPU also
What if you don’t have thunderbolt
It is possible for USB4 to work, but I don't know that is confirmed to work with the Razer eGPU
I got usb-c /mini display / hdmi /usb 3.0 /3.1
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