The Asus ROG XG Station 2 was announced last year but now it has finally made its way to Singapore. If you do not know what this is, the Asus ROG XG Station is a GPU enclose that allows you to connect an external GPU to a laptop in order to give it added graphical performance. If your laptop has a decent processor but the GPU is getting old then this could be something worth looking into.
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Asus ROG XG Station 2 Features
The Asus ROG XG Station 2 will turn your laptop into a beast as it supports the latest GPUs from Nvidia and AMD and you can fit a full-length GPU inside. It comes with a 680W power supply and Thunderbolt 3 plus connector which gives you 15% performance boost as compared to ordinary Thunderbolt.
Connecting the Thunderbolt 3 plus to your laptop is simple and you do not even need to restart your device in order to get it up and running. For extended connectivity, you get USB 3.0 ports as well as a gigabit LAN socket. Just like modern PC cases, there is a window at the side so you can show off what you are housing in the Asus ROG XG Station 2.
Who Is The Asus ROG XG Station 2 For?
While the Asus ROG XG Station 2 does give you the option of adding an external GPU to your laptop, this facility is in no ways cheap. The Asus ROG XG Station 2 will set you back $888. Some will argue that this is not worth the price and that you could build a gaming PC in the same amount of money and those people are right.
Keep in mind that not everyone wants to own a separate laptop and gaming PC. Some people jus like to have a single device. The Asus ROG XG Station 2 is for the person that want to take his laptop to work and have all the GPU performance when he gets back home and connects his laptop to the dock.
Let us know what you think about the Asus ROG GPU dock.
