X99 motherboards with Thunderbolt 3 support?

[Sam I Am Not]

I'm curious if anybody has heard any news about X99 motherboards with Thunderbolt 3 support via USB-C(Thunderbolt 3) ports. I have seen lots of USB-C on new boards but only being advertised as 10Gbps, not the 40Gbps that Thunderbolt 3 supports.

[astrosheen]

17 minutes ago, Sam I Am Not said:

I'm curious if anybody has heard any news about X99 motherboards with Thunderbolt 3 support via USB-C(Thunderbolt 3) ports. I have seen lots of USB-C on new boards but only being advertised as 10Gbps, not the 40Gbps that Thunderbolt 3 supports.

this is what im aware of https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99-DELUXE-II/  

but you need to purchase the thunderbolt card separately 

[megaalpha]

gigabyte x99,thunderbolt 3 over usb type-c,no need for separate card

[astrosheen]

8 minutes ago, megaalpha said:

gigabyte x99,thunderbolt 3 over usb type-c

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128885   ahhhhhh  here we go

[megaalpha]

7 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128885   ahhhhhh  here we go

yeah that one,maybe only gigabyte that over thunerbolt 3 over type c,without separate card

[Sam I Am Not]

The Asus is a little nicer on the eyes. The Asus has an onboard USB-C port and comes with an Add-On Thunderbolt 3 card. I wonder if this means that even though you can plug a Thunderbolt 3 device into the onboard USB-C (as it's being advertised on the Asus page) that you're limited to 10Gbps and the only the port in the Add-On card will give you 40Gbps, or if they both support 40Gbps. The Add-On card for the Asus looks like it has a Thunderbolt 2 port (and what looks to be a usb 3.0) on it also but that could just be a MDP.

 

The Gigabyte on the other hand is easier on the wallet but has hideous gold accents. Decent overclocking support is a feature I'm looking for too since I got the 6950x and want to squeeze every drop of horsepower out of that thing.

[Sam I Am Not]

Multiple M.2 slots would be great on an x99 board too. I have my OS on my M.2 and it's blazing fast. Just wish I had a second slot to add in another card as a scratch drive.

[megaalpha]

39 minutes ago, Sam I Am Not said:

Multiple M.2 slots would be great on an x99 board too. I have my OS on my M.2 and it's blazing fast. Just wish I had a second slot to add in another card as a scratch drive.

do you sli or cf too?

[Sam I Am Not]

4 hours ago, megaalpha said:

do you sli or cf too?

Not currently. When the 1080's become readily available I'm ditching my 980ti and going 1080SLI. When I add a second card I'll still have a PCI-E slot left on my board for my FireWire card. The problem is my case (Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX) only has 4 expansions slots and they will be taken up by the 1080's.

 

The ideal motherboard for my situation would be an x99 mATX board with Thunderbolt 3. With the Thunderbolt 3 support I would be able to (in theory) use a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter (if said adapter exists) and eliminate the need for a FireWire add-in card and I'd be able to keep my small build in the mATX Enthoo Evolv which I love. In order for that situation to be a reality I'd first need an mATX x99 board with Thunderbolt 3 support. Even then, the reality of that configuration relies on a Thunderbolt 3 to FireWire adapter being available. There are Thunderbolt 1/2 to FireWire adapters that I've used on different jobs. I'm just not sure the new combo TB3/USB-C port will support adapters.

 

It sucks that my build is being held back by an outdated connection like FireWire but the reality is that I get handed FireWire drives every month from clients and need to be able to mount them. So, without an mATX board with TB3 support and a working TB3 to FW adapter my only option would be to ditch my nice compact rig and step up to a larger case and board. Hopefully Intel's recent releases will spark some new flavors in the x99 line of boards on the market.

[Fetzie]

8 hours ago, Sam I Am Not said:

Multiple M.2 slots would be great on an x99 board too. I have my OS on my M.2 and it's blazing fast. Just wish I had a second slot to add in another card as a scratch drive.

You could probably find a PCI-E expansion card to add additional m.2 drives.

[NumLock21]

9 hours ago, astrosheen said:

this is what im aware of https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/X99-DELUXE-II/  

but you need to purchase the thunderbolt card separately 

No you don't it's bundled with the deluxe ii

[Sintezza]

i think that gigabyte has it intergrated on some of their new X99 Broadwell-e refresh boards.

Like the Designare EX.

[astrosheen]

16 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

No you don't it's bundled with the deluxe ii

where does it say that for future reference?

[NumLock21]

6 hours ago, astrosheen said:

where does it say that for future reference?

It's included

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16813132831&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-N82E16813132831&gclid=CN3crLP8kM0CFQQbaQodJNMIJg&gclsrc=aw.ds

[astrosheen]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

It's included

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16813132831&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-_-N82E16813132831&gclid=CN3crLP8kM0CFQQbaQodJNMIJg&gclsrc=aw.ds

interesting every one in NZ doesnt have the card included

[DXMember]

name 5 devices that you intend to use for that thunderbolt connection?

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, astrosheen said:

interesting every one in NZ doesnt have the card included

Hmm. Didn't know it would be region specific or maybe...  *tin foil hat mode*, box was open and taken out?

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

On 6/4/2016 at 0:38 AM, Sam I Am Not said:

The Asus is a little nicer on the eyes. The Asus has an onboard USB-C port and comes with an Add-On Thunderbolt 3 card. I wonder if this means that even though you can plug a Thunderbolt 3 device into the onboard USB-C (as it's being advertised on the Asus page) that you're limited to 10Gbps and the only the port in the Add-On card will give you 40Gbps, or if they both support 40Gbps. The Add-On card for the Asus looks like it has a Thunderbolt 2 port (and what looks to be a usb 3.0) on it also but that could just be a MDP.

 

The Gigabyte on the other hand is easier on the wallet but has hideous gold accents. Decent overclocking support is a feature I'm looking for too since I got the 6950x and want to squeeze every drop of horsepower out of that thing.

The Gigabyte X99-Designare EX has a USB 3.1 Type-C with Thunderbolt 3 and still manages to look epic.

 

[Curufinwe_wins]

On 6/3/2016 at 11:42 PM, Sam I Am Not said:

Multiple M.2 slots would be great on an x99 board too. I have my OS on my M.2 and it's blazing fast. Just wish I had a second slot to add in another card as a scratch drive.

 

On 6/4/2016 at 8:36 AM, Fetzie said:

You could probably find a PCI-E expansion card to add additional m.2 drives.

 

x99 can't do hardware raid with NVMe (aka no boot devices of multiple NVMe drives), and there is effectively no benefit to any consumer/prosumer in effectively any situation going to a NVMe drive. Including multimedia production.

 

Placebo is strong.

[Fetzie]

1 hour ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

 

 

x99 can't do hardware raid with NVMe (aka no boot devices of multiple NVMe drives), and there is effectively no benefit to any consumer/prosumer in effectively any situation going to a NVMe drive. Including multimedia production.

 

Placebo is strong.

Yeah, if I'm honest I can't really tell the difference between my nVME SSD and my SATA SSD for program load times. Not without an automated stopwatch, anyway )