Razer Core now available for pre-order for $499

The Razer Core, the company’s Plug and Play Thunderbolt 3 external graphics enclosure is now available for pre-order for $499PHP 29,284INR 42,290EUR 475CNY 3,632.

The Razer Core debuted at CES 2016 back in January along with the company’s latest ultrabook, the Blade Stealth. It is an external graphics enclosure that supports a single double-wide, full-length, PCI-Express x16 graphics card, and then connects to the Blade Stealth via Thunderbolt 3, turning it into a gaming rig.

At launch of the Razer Core, NVIDIA will support GeForce GTX GPUs, including the entire lineup of Maxwell GPUs like the GTX 970. Check out the list below:

Qualified AMD Radeon graphics cards (AMD XConnect supported with Blade Stealth):
– AMD Radeon R9 Fury
– AMD Radeon R9 Nano
– AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
– AMD Radeon R9 290X
– AMD Radeon R9 290
– AMD Radeon R9 280

Supported NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards (at launch):
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
– NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

The Razer Core is compatible with the Razer Blade Stealth and Razer Blade (w/ Thunderbolt 3) in the near future. Price is at $499PHP 29,284INR 42,290EUR 475CNY 3,632 but can be had for $399PHP 23,416INR 33,815EUR 380CNY 2,904 when purchased with a compatible Razer notebook. Shipping will start in April.

source: Razer