need help for new build with thunderbolt

[janice1]

ok so i'm in the process of upgrading my recording studio. we just updated sound cards to a uad Apollo thunderbolt because they now work with windows. i thought that it would work with usb 3.1 gen2 but it is just thunderbolt. right now i have a amd fx build and it seems that i won't be able to get a thunderbolt card for it.

with that said what is a budget build motherboard/cpu with thunderbolt? i'm not to concerned about speed because DAWs really aren't to demanding. i really just need thunderbolt for windows.

 

[trents]

What generation of Thunderbolt do you require?

There are thunderbolt pcie add in pcie cards that will provide that function as well to motherboards.

Found this: http://www.sonnettech.com/support/charts/thunderbolt/index.html

 

[trents]

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566 Look at Specifications>Internal I/O connectors

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=2MN-0004-00002

 

[janice1]

here is a link to Windows Compatibility for the sound card. it says thunderbolt 3

the mother board you posted doesn't say thunderbolt but usb c type

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also i'm thinking more around an i5 i do do a bit of video editing. whats the best bang for the buck right now?

 

[trents]

Look more closely.

 

[trents]

Here is the connector on the motherboard.

 

[janice1]

so that means i also need another thunderbolt card then?

 

[trents]

No, it would mean finding some kind of adapter bracket to give you something on the back of the computer to plug thunderbolt device into I think. The bracket would have a cable that connects to the pins on the motherboard.

Here's a cheaper motherboard with the thunderbolt pin out.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132691

 

[trents]

ok so i'm in the process of upgrading my recording studio. we just updated sound cards to a uad Apollo thunderbolt because they now work with windows. i thought that it would work with usb 3.1 gen2 but it is just thunderbolt. right now i have a amd fx build and it seems that i won't be able to get a thunderbolt card for it.

with that said what is a budget build motherboard/cpu with thunderbolt? i'm not to concerned about speed because DAWs really aren't to demanding. i really just need thunderbolt for windows.

So help me understand your problem better. Does the uad Apollo thunderbolt you speak of physically not connect to a USB 3.1 port or does it connect but not work? You also need to have a thunderbolt controller chip on the motherboard for the USB 3.1 port to work with plugin thunderbolt equipment.

Look at this: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5478#ov

 

[trents]

Okay, here's what I think will do you for a motherboard with a firmware update to give it Thunderbolt 3 capability with the USB 3.1 ports: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...YTE_GA-Z170X-Gaming_G1-_-13-128-835-_-Product