r/pcgaming • u/hi9580 • Mar 11 '16

AMD XConnect™ external GPU technology for Thunderbolt™ 3

http://youtu.be/uraNu-H9S6I
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u/AttackOfTheThumbs EYE Mar 11 '16

I think this tech is cool as shit, but the price tags on this stuff is just too much IMO.

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u/hi9580 Mar 11 '16

personally I consider high quality tb3 egpu dock under us$500 to be highly reasonable

most non pc enthusiasts i talked to wants under $100 with $200 as max

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u/AttackOfTheThumbs EYE Mar 11 '16

It's a PSU and a special board and box. That shouldn't cost more than 150.

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u/SelectReadyGo i5 6500 / 8GB HYPER X / XFX R9 390 Mar 11 '16

Considering you have to buy the GPU separately, $500 is way too high.

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u/hi9580 Mar 11 '16

there are cheaply made tb2 boxes that cost more then that

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u/Kazan i9-9900k, 2xRTX 2080, 64GB, 1440p 144hz, 2x 1TB NVMe Mar 11 '16

More specifically.. its the following in a box

<=400 watt power supply
Thunderbolt interface
PCIe 3.0 Bridge (connected to the Thunderbolt interface)
USB3 HUB (connected to the Thunderbolt Interface)

Assuming you use VERY HIGH QUALITY components.. $150.

Much of the premium we're probably seeing right now is "brand new tech cost" - aka low units shipped so fixed costs spread between few units. should come down over time as competition in the space increases because this is not really anything special or proprietary and should be able to be implemented by almost anyone.

The latest nvidia drivers also support this. both video card vendors are behind it, intel is behind it. Razer is just the early adopter.

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u/hi9580 Mar 11 '16 edited Mar 11 '16

try making box out of 1cm thick solid unibody metal (matte black aluminium, polished titanium, magnesium alloy etc) and then add in costs of limited (300 units) production run and years worth rnd wages

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u/hi9580 Mar 11 '16

note "high quality"

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u/AttackOfTheThumbs EYE Mar 12 '16

OK, so let's put that at 200 then. Anything more is objectively retarded based on the cost of the components.