device manager shows I have a thunderbolt controller, and I can easily set up a peer to peer connection using Intel's thunderbolt software), the speed is not what I'd expect. This is way lower than I believe Thunderbolt 3 should be capable of so, whilst it's true the card does seem to have some of the benefits of TB 3 (e.g.
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However, when I used the TB port to connect the Aurora to a laptop TB port using a 1m passive cable, I was only able to use the TB peer to peer network capability to transfer files at up to 160MB per second, according to Windows 10. However, when the card went into PCIE slot 3 it was recognised as a Thunderbolt controller (but it didn't work in slot 2 strangely enough). The kit contained no GPIO cable (although there is a plug on the board that looks like it is for a GPIO cable), just an DP cable to connect a graphics card output to the Thunderbolt card graphics input. I took delivery of a "P1XY1, Dell Part 555-BEOX, Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Card 2 Type C Ports 1 DP card" today and installed it into my Aurora R8. GIGABYTE Gaming Box RX 580 8G Graphic Card eGPU (GV-RX580IXEB-8GD)ĭELL is not a listed vendor for Thunderbolt3 Add in card. ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, QSAN list cards for SPECIFIC boards with 5 pin Header. I have a dell laptop that has thunderbolt3 and I purchased a GIGABYTE gaming box to test it. Using something that is USB-C on a USB-C port is not using thunderbolt 3. There are in fact USB-C and network pci-e cards that work fine. USB-C and Networking and Display port Alternate mode work and DO NOT REQUIRE a thunderbolt controller. That could change in the future but right now as of its non existant. The reason for no documentation on this is that it does not exist. Said Card is NOT compatible with all systems but rather specific models that have the header on the motherboard. There are vendor and model specific Add in cards for specific boards. There is no mention whatsoever in the Aurora or 8930 documentation of Thunderbolt3 or Thunderbolt Security or a 5 Pin GPIO header that ALL VENDORS including HP and ASUS and Gigabyte etc REQUIRE if you want Thunderbolt 3. If that were true they would have mentioned the Thunderbolt 3 security settings in bios. Unfortunately, the exact nature of this connection is not documented or standard. Thunderbolt 3 cards make an additional connection, using the so-called GPIO (General-purpose I/O) header. It is not enough to simply insert a card into the PCI Express bus already present on your motherboard. If the system DOES NOT have Thunderbolt 3 capability, the thunderbolt options will be grayed out and cannot be selected in the BIOS. Systems that have optional Thunderbolt 3 capability will have a USB/Thunderbolt configuration option listed in the BIOS regardless of having a Thunderbolt 3 card installed. I see no documentation to indicate otherwise for the Aurora or 8930. There is also no support for thunderbolt 3 security in bios. Thunderbolt™ 3 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at speeds up to 40 Gbps On the 7820 it is supported on PCIe slots 4 and 5." All that is required is the card and a DisplayPort 1.3 to Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 Cable (usually supplied with the card). "Add-in cards on the newer Precision systems that support Thunderbolt (xx20,xx30) don't require a GPIO cable/header. No mention of these on ANY Aurora or XPS 8930. I think the Aurora and XPS references are a mistake.
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If I could get one locally, I would try it myself, but I'd have to order one in and pay shipping and/or restocking fee if it does not work and I was thinking that maybe someone has already tried it.The driver says Thunderbolt software version 17.4.78.500 I know that it's not officially supported when it comes to Z97 boards, but that's fine with me as long as it works.
There are quite a few places online that have the newer ThunderboltEX III cards. It officially supports the ThunderboltEX II card, but they are difficult to find now. In my particular case, I have an ASUS Z97-WS motherboard which does have a TB header. My thoughts (and I could be wrong) are that if the X99 platform supports Thunderbolt 3, there should not be any technical reasons why Thunderbolt 3 cards would not to work in a Z97 based motherboard (other than possibly lack of support in the BIOS).
Is it possible to use Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expantion card in a Z97 Motherboard? I've searched a few forums as well as a few searches on Google and came up empty with regards to using a Thunderbolt 3 PCIe expansion card in a Z97 motherboard.
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