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Gigabyte officially announces its Aorus external graphics dock (Updated)

By Koh Wanzi - on 22 Jun 2017, 11:23am

Gigabyte officially announces its Aorus external graphics dock (Updated)

The Aorus dock appears to be fairly sleek and compact. (Image Source: Tom's Hardware)

Updated on 22 June 2017: Gigabyte has officially announced the Aorus GTX 1070 Gaming Box, a few months after its quiet reveal at PAX East.

Originally published on 14 March 2017:

Back in March, Gigabyte quietly unveiled a new Aorus external graphics dock at the PAX East gaming festival, much in the style of the Razer Core and ASUS XG Station 2 docks. The company has now announced the official release of the dock, but there's no word of whether it will be available to buy locally. 

Dubbed the Aorus GTX 1070 Gaming Box, the dock houses a GeForce GTX 1070 inside and runs over a single Thunderbolt 3 connection. The latter appears to be the standard of choice for most docks out there right now, including the PowerColor Devil Box.

The new dock also looks nothing like the one Gigabyte showcased at CES 2016. The latter was a tall and gangly one that looked more than a little awkward, and the latest iteration looks far better. At the very least, it doesn’t look like it is going to fall over anymore.

Unlike other external graphics amplifiers however, the Aorus dock will reportedly ship with a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX 8G card. But because the dock itself is only slightly larger than the card – it measures 212 x 96 x 162mm – its compatibility with other GPUs is questionable. Gigabyte also intends for you to be able to transport the dock if you wish, and it is shipping it with a carrying bag. 

The dock is powered by a 450 watt power supply, and is equipped with two USB 3.0 ports and customizable RGB lighting as well. In addition, the Thunderbolt 3 connection means that the dock will be able to supply a connected laptop with up to 100 watts of power.

Source: Tom’s Hardware

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