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Horus829
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 2020 Base External Display - Disappointing, hopefully I am doing something wrong.

123thanHi all, I am considering upgrading to the 2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced but wanted to make sure the dedicated GPU is used for external monitors. It sounds like this year's model is still directly connected to the CPU. So, to clarify the end result of this thread: @Horus829 you ARE indeed able to get external monitors to use the dedicated GPU via a USB-C or Thunderbolt docking station? I was able to use a USB-C (the particular one I got was thunderbolt compatible) to Display Port to get it to use the dedicated GPU. When I was using a usb c dock, the computer would swap over to the integrated gpu. I have not yet been able to try a different usb c dock or a thunderbolt dock, and instead used a USB hub (the monitor I am using has a bunch of usb ports, so I am sort of using the monitor as the hub

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Horus829
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 2020 Base External Display - Disappointing, hopefully I am doing something wrong.

Razer.Caziel@Horus829 Docks are rather expensive so if this works, I won't push you any further. Thanks for keeping me in the loop. Yep, just being as thorough as possible so people down the road have as much data to work off.

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Horus829
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 2020 Base External Display - Disappointing, hopefully I am doing something wrong.

autoFawnPERIDOT525@Horus829 i use a type c to DB adapter on my 1080p benq 144hz display and can confirm it works just fine with my razer. I hope you have the same luck. Here as well if you need any assist. just @ Me ! @Razer.Caziel Good news, as with autoFawn, a direct USB-C to DP did work when I bought a thunderbolt compatible one and used the thunderbolt port. I am going to do further testing on the USB-C port on the other side, with a different usb-c dock, and a thunderbolt dock if I can get a hold of one at a reasonable price, and will let you know if that works as well. So far I was able to test HDMI 2.0 cable to the monitor to do 4k at 120hz, 4k @ 144hz with the USBC->DP, but I have no means of testing 244hz. One bit of feedback so far, I have found similar issues to my initial across reddit and even a few other spots on this forum, and @autoFawnPERIDOT525 was the first response I have seen in any of those threads to lay out that solution, simple as it may be. If I can'

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Horus829
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 2020 Base External Display - Disappointing, hopefully I am doing something wrong.

I'll touch base once I get to test the USB C to DP adapter, had to order one. To be clear, I'm not intending it as a 'ra rah, i'm mad, I want a refund' type thing, I very much do not want to need to return it. If the C to DP adapter doesn't work, I'll PM you to pass along the feedback on the design.

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Horus829
posted in Razer Support

Razer Blade 2020 Base External Display - Disappointing, hopefully I am doing something wrong.

The game would run at whatever capability the internal gpu can support, but you cannot even open nvidia settings when using the display that way, as it detects that the monitor is not plugged in to nvidia gpu Edit: I just set it up again and verified it is not using the nvidia GPU when on thunderbolt > dock > displayport. My last ditch effort will be to try a usb c to display port cable from the other side of the laptop, but I imagine it will be the same results. This is really disappointing, and, overall, an absolutely baffling decision, both to remove the mini dp and then to also prevent the thunderbolt from utilizing the dedicated gpu. By providing only hdmi out, this makes any higher end monitor with > 144hz limited to 120 hz or lower in most cases, somewhat eliminating the blade series as a viable gaming desktop replacement. This stings especially because that was not the case in the 2019 models, which makes it even more confusing.

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