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Thunderbolt 3 dock useless on AMD?

lunalang
By lunalang
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Hi everyone,

 

I just went AMD for my new rig. However, I didn't think of my thunderbolt 3 dock. I need it to connect my working laptop to my peripherals and screens. Is there an adaptor that I can use to keep my dock?

 

Thank you in advance!

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No. Thunderbolt 3 does not work with AMD processors. What you can do is replace the Thunderbolt dock with a USB-C dock. 

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24 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

No. Thunderbolt 3 does not work with AMD processors. What you can do is replace the Thunderbolt dock with a USB-C dock. 

That is false. There is no compatibility issue between AMD CPUs and Thunderbolt. AMD board partners either didn’t want to or weren’t allowed to license thunderbolt for a couple of years, but there are a few boards on the market now, with thunderbolt support.

 

@lunalang You’re going to have to replace either the dock or the motherboard. If you just bought the motherboard, see if the retailer will swap it out for you.

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10 minutes ago, Dredgy said:

You’re going to have to replace either the dock or the motherboard

Love how you tried to win on a technicality but in the end you just repeated what I said. 

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33 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Love how you tried to win on a technicality but in the end you just repeated what I said. 

I'm not trying to win anything. He can still replace the motherboard but keep the AMD CPU. 

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I would have bought one but they are all sold out in Canada.

In any case. Thank you guys!

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