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I am starting to see more and more devices advertised as using the thunderbolt port. Even Monoprice is starting to sell thunderbolt devices. I see ads pop up all the time. I am going to do a build toward the end of this year and it sounds like a great interface port to have. I know that USB 3.1 and thunderbolt have the same connector and that 3.1 is basically a slower subset of thunderbolt.
I just popped onto NewEgg and picked Intel Motherboards and then selected my sole filter, "thunderbolt port". There are a whopping 5 boards available. Seriously? Since I will probably be doing a Z390 build, that narrows it down to one board with not many options.
Are the Thunderbolt expansion cards any good? Are there any gotchas using them? The ASUS thunderbolt cards on NewEgg don't have very high ratings and the HP thunderbolt card is $225.99.
I just popped onto NewEgg and picked Intel Motherboards and then selected my sole filter, "thunderbolt port". There are a whopping 5 boards available. Seriously? Since I will probably be doing a Z390 build, that narrows it down to one board with not many options.
Are the Thunderbolt expansion cards any good? Are there any gotchas using them? The ASUS thunderbolt cards on NewEgg don't have very high ratings and the HP thunderbolt card is $225.99.