Posted April 16, 2020 I have ask some communities if the ROG B-450 Gaming F Motherboard supports Thunderbolt 3 and my research reached to a conclusion that I need a Thunderbolt 3 header in my motherboard and that sucks my motherboard doesn't have such a thing.So here is my question are there any alternative for Thunderbolt 3? the reason I need Thunderbolt 3 is that so I could connect all of my wires to one hub that includes monitor,keyboard,mouse,external drive,Etc.. I just need a Hub to connect all of my stuff. you might say why not connect it all to you PC? answer is I try to cable manage my wires the thing is there are rats nibbling my wires so I planned to put my PC in a cabinet with ample airflow of course and I want a easy way to plug and unplug some stuff if I need to (just like Linus's Setup). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, BaruBakedQue21 said: I have ask some communities if the ROG B-450 Gaming F Motherboard supports Thunderbolt 3 and my research reached to a conclusion that I need a Thunderbolt 3 header in my motherboard and that sucks my motherboard doesn't have such a thing.So here is my question are there any alternative for Thunderbolt 3? the reason I need Thunderbolt 3 is that so I could connect all of my wires to one hub that includes monitor,keyboard,mouse,external drive,Etc.. I just need a Hub to connect all of my stuff. you might say why not connect it all to you PC? answer is I try to cable manage my wires the thing is there are rats nibbling my wires so I planned to put my PC in a cabinet with ample airflow of course and I want a easy way to plug and unplug some stuff if I need to (just like Linus's Setup). I think they make Thunderbolt 3 PCI cards. Never used them myself but might be worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 Author Just now, Catsrules said: I think they make Thunderbolt 3 PCI cards. Never used them myself but might be worth looking into. I tried to to that but they all need a TB3 header for it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, BaruBakedQue21 said: I tried to to that but they all need a TB3 header for it to work. Ahh, darn it. Maybe USB 3.1 would work. I know it can handle video and there are alot of hubs for this. But I don't know how that works on the back end. If I can pass the video from your video card through the USB 3.1 port? (basically having nothing plugged into the video card.) That I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 Author 6 hours ago, Catsrules said: Ahh, darn it. Maybe USB 3.1 would work. I know it can handle video and there are alot of hubs for this. But I don't know how that works on the back end. If I can pass the video from your video card through the USB 3.1 port? (basically having nothing plugged into the video card.) That I don't know. dont know where to start finding such hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 I don't actually know how well it works, but this may be what you're looking for: https://www.sabrent.com/product/DS-WSPD/usb-type-c-dual-4k-universal-docking-station-with-usb-c-power-delivery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 also, you might want to adress the rat problem. -Phoenix- -VouwFabriek- -SolidNAS- BlackMac Woody Clack Virtuality Lil'Lad Plot-Device Boerderij all your proteins are belong to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 Author 13 minutes ago, LinusTech said: I don't actually know how well it works, but this may be what you're looking for: https://www.sabrent.com/product/DS-WSPD/usb-type-c-dual-4k-universal-docking-station-with-usb-c-power-delivery/ Do I need 2 USB Type-C? It doesn't clearly say how I connect this to my tower. and btw its honor that you replied to me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 Author 8 minutes ago, RollinLower said: also, you might want to adress the rat problem. yeah I do need to resolve that but hey it means I need to do my cable management sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 Looks like it's just one input. I haven't used it personally though. Your best bet is to contact their support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 16, 2020 One of the pictures certainly only has 1 input from the laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 Author 7 hours ago, IntMD said: One of the pictures certainly only has 1 input from the laptop. now that you think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 Author 8 hours ago, LinusTech said: Looks like it's just one input. I haven't used it personally though. Your best bet is to contact their support. I see,Do you think the USB 3.1 Gen 1 spec is enough for display,peripherals and external storage use? (I'm a power user when it comes to external storage don't plan to make a NAS yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, BaruBakedQue21 said: I see,Do you think the USB 3.1 Gen 1 spec is enough for display,peripherals and external storage use? (I'm a power user when it comes to external storage don't plan to make a NAS yet) Gen 1 is limited to 5 Gbps. It will be close and probably come down to what resolution and Refresh rate your outputting to the monitor. Wikipedia has a nice layout of Data Rates (non HDR). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Refresh_frequency_limits_for_standard_video 1080p 60 uses about 3.20 Gbps leaving 1.8Gbps available bandwidth. (Note there might be over head just going over USB I don't know.) Mouse and keyboard are so small it doesn't matter. That leaves External. If your External drive is a hard drive I don't see it max out that connection. But if the external is an SSD that would definitely be slowed down. And if you start adding web cameras and networking into the mix. It is getting close. This could be why they added another USB-C Input So you can run half of the things on one port and the other half on the other. But that is a guess on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 Author 9 minutes ago, Catsrules said: Gen 1 is limited to 5 Gbps. It will be close and probably come down to what resolution and Refresh rate your outputting to the monitor. Wikipedia has a nice layout of Data Rates (non HDR). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Refresh_frequency_limits_for_standard_video 1080p 60 uses about 3.20 Gbps leaving 1.8Gbps available bandwidth. (Note there might be over head just going over USB I don't know.) Mouse and keyboard are so small it doesn't matter. the leaves External. If your External drive is a hard drive I don't see it max out that connection. But if the external is an SSD that would definitely be slowed down. This could be why they added another USB-C Input So you can run half of the things on one port and the other half on the other. But that is a guess on my part. I'm still not sure if they have 2 inputs there are no reviews on YT yet so I cant tell if they have 2 inputs :<. and also im rocking a 1080p 144hz monitor so the 5gbs specs is not enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, BaruBakedQue21 said: I'm still not sure if they have 2 inputs there are no reviews on YT yet so I cant tell if they have 2 inputs :<. and also im rocking a 1080p 144hz monitor so the 5gbs specs is not enough for me. Oh it looks like it is only one port that your computer connect too. Those two "input" ports and just Type-C ports you can plug other devices into for your computer to access. See user manual https://www.sabrent.com/download/ds-wspd-user-manual/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, BaruBakedQue21 said: im rocking a 1080p 144hz monitor so the 5gbs specs is not enough for me. How about upgrading to Gen 2? 10Gbps should be barely enough https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-model-rc-509-pci-express-to-usb-card/p/N82E16815166039?Description=pci usb 3 gen 2&cm_re=pci_usb_3_gen_2-_-15-166-039-_-Product Edit This is literately the first PCI card I found so there is probably a better one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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