2018 13" Dell XPS 13 9370 [8th,4C,U] + RTX 3070 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core X) + Win10  

This is just an RTX 3070 upgrade from my previous RTX 2060 build

Laptop specs

• Dell XPS 13" 9370 (2018)
• Intel Core i5-8350U, 3600 MHz max
• 16GB DDR3-1066
• Intel UHD Graphics 620 Video Adapter
• 2 X TB3 (32 GBps, a.k.a. 4 lanes) + 1 USB-C 3.1 (no type A USBs)!
  • One is connected to eGPU (Razer Core X)
  • The other one is for the awesome CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock
• 4K touch panel + 2 External monitors (one is 240Hz capable)
• 1TB NVMe PCIe GIGABYTE GP-GSM2NE3100TNTD + External disks
• Windows 10 Pro

eGPU hardware:

• egpu enclosure: Razer Core X 
  • Using the 0.5m TB3 cable that came with it. 
  • Added a custom led light strip, externally powered & controlled - a poor man's Chrome:)
• Graphics card: Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC

Installation steps:

Uninstalled EVGA software, swapped the Cards & boom! Worked perfectly and benchmarks showed a huge difference (The only glitch I has was with the logitech unified receiver and MX Anywhere 2S mouse on a USB Switch having 2-3 seconds bumps every 20 seconds or so, very annoying. Resolved by moving unified received away from USB switch)

Benchmark results

 

Comments:

Huge upgrade from 2060 - anything from 50% up to 80% FPS in most games & benchmarks. 

Very stable, I didnt have any crashes.

The Gigabyte RTX 3070 is extremelly cool (never went over 75c with utilization up to 98%) and the fans are off on normal windows use. Also they stay off when I go on standby / hibernate.

Very happy with Core X!