New Build need Thunderbolt 3

[NovaNightmare]

I am going back and forth between the i9 or the Threadripper (or Zen+ / Zen2).

 

I need Thunderbolt 3. I hear that Thunderbolt 3 will be available to AMD in the not too distant future, and the gigabyte x399 designare ex has a TB Header, though not much information has been mentioned about it.

 

If I knew for sure that AMD was going to have it sometime this year, I'd go for the previously mentioned MB and simply add the card later. Especially since I am pretty sure the Zen+ and Zen2 will also work in the same MB, however I am not familiar with Gigabyte and am most familiar with ASUS +/ROG

 

If I go the i9 route, I am guaranteed to get the Thunderbolt 3 support I want, except I have no idea if the X299 LGA 2066 socket that I'd put the i9-7900X (for example) would also support the i9-8900X (Hypothetical), So while I'd rather go with the AMD, I am feeling I am going to end up with the i9 purely because of thunderbolt.

 

My time frame for this build is end of February, soooo thoughts?

[TheGlenlivet]

2 minutes ago, NovaNightmare said:

I am going back and forth between the i9 or the Threadripper (or Zen+ / Zen2).

 

I need Thunderbolt 3. I hear that Thunderbolt 3 will be available to AMD in the not too distant future, and the gigabyte x399 designare ex has a TB Header, though not much information has been mentioned about it.

 

If I knew for sure that AMD was going to have it sometime this year, I'd go for the previously mentioned MB and simply add the card later. Especially since I am pretty sure the Zen+ and Zen2 will also work in the same MB, however I am not familiar with Gigabyte and am most familiar with ASUS +/ROG

 

If I go the i9 route, I am guaranteed to get the Thunderbolt 3 support I want, except I have no idea if the X299 LGA 2066 socket that I'd put the i9-7900X (for example) would also support the i9-8900X (Hypothetical), So while I'd rather go with the AMD, I am feeling I am going to end up with the i9 purely because of thunderbolt.

 

My time frame for this build is end of February, soooo thoughts?

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-15-548-003&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleBiz-PC-_-pla-_-Add-On+Cards-_-9B-15-548-003&gclid=CjwKCAiAqbvTBRAPEiwANEkyCP9qHCRC1BShhiZOx4xTf4_I0HkRdP6aFq7Po1Jaos4xfJEyfvoBkBoCJZwQAvD_BwE

What's keeping you from adding this to whatever intel MOBO you want?

[brob]

I'm puzzled why the hypothetical i9-8900X enters into the thinking. If one is contemplating replacing an i9-7900X with one, would it be more cost effective to initially buy a more powerful i9-79xxX cpu?