Razer Core, has anyone ordered one?

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I have a ThinkPad with Thunderbolt 3 and I would like to test it with the Razer Core.

-Frank

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They haven’t been released yet :’( Pearce and I are (un-)patiently waiting…
http://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-core

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They have supposedly started shipping the preorders.

https://insider.razerzone.com/index.php?threads/status-update-razer-core-shipment.12777/

So far I have only found one video/verifiable Core out in the wild.

https://insider.razerzone.com/index.php?threads/razer-core-unboxing.13968/

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Does it work as a stand alone? I’d assumed it would be tied to Razer products

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So from the documentation I have found the Razer Core the protocol the Core uses is part of the Official Thunderbolt 3 standard.

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/blog/you-tweeted-we-listened-thunderbolt-3-capabilities-and-more

https://thunderbolttechnology.net/tech/certification

If a device is fully thunderbolt 3 certified it ‘should’ support eGPU expansion. But who knows until people start testing it.

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Any updates guys?

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Yep, bought it and a 980Ti. It’s awesome. Only limitation when gaming is the CPU (dual-core i7 6600U)

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Thank you @bscharff for letting my try your Core on my ThinkPad P50.
These were the results:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/2016-08-28%2017.53.48.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/2016-08-28%2017.56.57.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/Nvidia%20control%20panel.png

The install was a bit tricky, but straightforward, and the Nvidia control panel still does a bad job at auto-selecting the correct GPU. The only way I have found to force the Razor Core’s GPU to be used to was to disable the internal Quadro in the device manager.

This trickiness does not appear to be a problem when using the Core to run an external GPU.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/2016-08-28%2019.05.30.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/System%20Topology.png

Given how well all this worked is was somewhat disappointed that the hot-plugging does not work.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/2016-08-28%2019.07.37.jpg

As long I disconnect the GPU in the Nvidia notification area it works fine.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3207174/Disconnect%20GPU.png

So to conclude the Razer Core works with my Thinkpad P50, it however is not a bug free solution. If you want to get a Razer Core to run external displays I think you will be satisfied. However, if you want the Core to drive the internal P50 display, I think you will be disappointed.