Razer launched two new products, the Core X V2 and its self-named Thunderbolt 5 Dock. Both products are follow-ups and successors to their own lineup, featuring more current bells and whistles.
The Razer Core X V2 comes seven years after the launch of the Core X, around the same as the launch of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 20 Series. Like its predecessor, the accessory is an eGPU enclosure. Design-wise, it now comes with a side-vented steel chassis and a built-in 120mm fan, and thanks to its modular nature, it is removable.
As per the official product page, the modularity enables Razer fans and users to upgrade the eGPU enclosure with the latest GPU and ATX PSU, or upcycle an older card with PCIe 4.0 support. That brings us to the most important part of the Core X V2: full support for Thunderbolt 5 connectivity.
Having Thunderbolt 5 support makes the Core X V2 capable of supporting both NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 Series and AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs, which all run on PCIe 5.0, while allowing cards running on the older PCIe 4.0 to run practically unfettered.
The Razer Core X V2 will retail in Malaysia at RM1,949, and will be available soon at authorised resellers.
Moving on, the Thunderbolt 5 dock can basically be viewed either as a new product or a refresh of the USB4-powered Dock Razer launched last year. As its name suggests, the new Dock supports Thunderbolt 5, with transfer speeds of up to 120GB/s. Ports-wise, the extension is a 10-port dock that includes, two Thunderbolt 5 ports for upstream and downstream; two USB-A 3.2 Gen2 10GB/s ports; one USB-C 3.2 Gen2 10GB/s port; a 3.5 audio combo jack that supports Razer’s 7.1 Surround sound; a dedicated 1Gb LAN port; and a 250W Power port.
The Thunderbolt 5 Dock also has a UHS-II SD Card slot but what makes it more impressive is the M.2 PCIe 4.0 open slot that you’ll find at the bottom, indirectly transforming it into an external storage.
The new Dock can also simultaneously support three 4K monitor running at refresh rates of up to 144Hz, and with Thunderbolt Share, you can use the Dock as a hub for different laptops and PCs, and share files between devices via said hub. And before you ask: it does support Razer’s Chroma RGB.
The new Thunderbolt 5 Dock will retail for RM1,999 when it becomes available at all authorised resellers. At the time of writing, Razer did not specify when exactly both products will be hitting the shelves.
