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    Msi GS43/63/73 + razer Core will work?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by gbenedetto, Sep 6, 2016.

  1. gbenedetto

    gbenedetto Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys.. I have been searching in the forum but I could not find info.

    I have just bought a Gs63vr and I would like to have more power to run games in a 1440p @144hz monitor with Gsync.
    Has someone been able to test a Razer Core external Gpu through thunderbolt?

    My idea is to buy soon the razer core + gtx 1080.

    I know some dell XPS have been tested and are working properly with the razer core... Now I read on this review that the gs73vr should be working but don't know how stable will be..

    http://www.ultrabookreview.com/10761-razer-core-review/

    Any help or info will be great! Thanks.



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    gbenedetto, Sep 6, 2016
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    Support.2@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Since the Gs63vr only has a 1060 , it may actually be a performance increase if you are using a 1080 in the Razer Core. You will not get it's full performance, though. There is still a bottleneck with Thunderbolt 3 for GPUs. The is actually a pretty easy way to gauge an EGPU's performance via Thunderbolt 3.

    An EGPU with Thunderbolt 3 will perform about the same as the tier BELOW it. So a 1080 will perform more like a 1070, a 1070 will perform more like a 1060..., ect.

    In terms of stability, you will be fine.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Sep 8, 2016
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  3. gbenedetto

    gbenedetto Notebook Geek

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    Thanks for the answer... And yes I read that you lost between 10% to 15% of performance through an external monitor.. And even more if you want to use the laptop screen since the data has to go back...

    I liked this technology but still is in progress... And kind of prohibited... Hoping that soon MSI will launch something similar to match with slim products listed the GS series.... And not to be out of date in couple of years.

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    gbenedetto, Sep 8, 2016
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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    Hi! did you purchase the razer core for you gs63vr? review?
     
    sicily428, Feb 15, 2017
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  5. gbenedetto

    gbenedetto Notebook Geek

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    No I haven't yet... I am waiting for the official one from MSI that I saw at CES

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    gbenedetto, Feb 15, 2017
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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    Do you know when msi gus could be purchasable?
     
    sicily428, Feb 16, 2017
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    I haven't heard anything yet, so probably not in the next couple of months at least. The CES one looked sort of like it was there to see how much interest there was.
     
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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    i think that an msi gus could have a better compatibility but i would like to buy laptop+egpu in may or june :(
     
    sicily428, Feb 17, 2017
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    Well there maybe test of some sort by then confirming that this would actually work, but as it stands it's all speculation at this point and I'm leaning toward this not working very well or at all.
     
    Support.2@XOTIC PC, Feb 17, 2017
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    sicily428 Donuts!! :)

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