Tuesday, September 26th 2017
GIGABYTE Intros Aorus GTX 1080 Gaming Box
GIGABYTE today rolled out the Aorus GTX 1080 Gaming Box, an external graphics solution built on the same platform as the company's GTX 1070 Gaming Box, but taking advantage of its new GeForce GTX 1080 Mini graphics card, which is the world's most compact card based on this chip. The enclosure powers the card with an 80 Plus Gold-certified 450W PSU. It connects to the host machine using 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3, and puts out downstream connectivity that includes four 5 Gbps USB 3.0 ports, from which one is a quick-charge port.
Under the hood, the GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card ticks at reference clocks out of the box, but has a software-enabled "OC Mode" which spools them up to 1632/1771 MHz (core/boost). The memory is clocked at 10 GHz (GDDR5X-effective). Display outputs include three DisplayPort 1.4 and one each of HDMI 2.0 and dual-link DVI-D. The enclosure is studded with RGB multi-color LEDs, which you control using the included GIGABYTE RGB Fusion software. The enclosure is expected to be priced around USD $750.
Under the hood, the GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card ticks at reference clocks out of the box, but has a software-enabled "OC Mode" which spools them up to 1632/1771 MHz (core/boost). The memory is clocked at 10 GHz (GDDR5X-effective). Display outputs include three DisplayPort 1.4 and one each of HDMI 2.0 and dual-link DVI-D. The enclosure is studded with RGB multi-color LEDs, which you control using the included GIGABYTE RGB Fusion software. The enclosure is expected to be priced around USD $750.
5 Comments on GIGABYTE Intros Aorus GTX 1080 Gaming Box
And you want a GPU box with an mobile eGPU? they already make it. Its called gaming laptops. Making a mobile eGPU would be a catastrophic waste of time and money given how tiny that market niche is.
Why the hostile tone by the way? People have different use cases, and given that the market is relatively new I think there is a a chance for portable products to materialise. The concept itself is not so far-fetched, I remember seeing this being mentioned as a possibility a few years back:
www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/08/heres-the-box-that-can-turn-a-puny-laptop-into-a-graphical-powerhouse/
Anyway, back to topic, I think this box have flaw in thermal perfromance. There is just no exhaust for the hot air to go outside. They should put grills on top the box. SFF cases also have this problem.
sonnettech.com/product/egfx-breakaway-puck.html