Just want people to know there are 2 versions of this: Rev 1 and Rev 2 . The major difference is that the Rev 2 in addition to the TBH_C1 5 pin cable, it also has a 3 pin TBH_C2 cable connector. So if your mobo only has the 5 pin TBH header, get the Rev 1 UPDATE it turns out that a 5 pin header is used on both Rev. 1 and 2. I'm not sure what the purpose of the additional 3 pin header is for .
Also, Rev 2 has compatibility with USB 3.2 Gen 2 while Rev 1 is USB 3.1 Gen 2. The additional 3 pin header is for motherboards than don't have a 5 pin header. You'd connect either/or but not both.
I may pick up the second version of this and stick the old one in my other Motherboard. It's proved to be one of the best purchases I've made over the last few years.
@@Kwincy5 I think you might be wrong about the 3 pin header. My gigabyte board has both 3pin and 5pin headers and they are also labeled as tbh_c1 and tbh_c2
I know that adding Thunderbolt to a PC has historically not been without problems for many but glad that it's working well for you. You're really bolstering your PC/kit there, Kev!
Nice, I get my products from scan especially when you have added protection if anything goes wrong especially when installing components or you accidentally break something
That site, (scan dot co dot uk) is so Lame, that it even requires filling captcha (at lease not a google one) to even OPEN their site.. ..It is not professional feeling at least.. ;I
this is insane. are you using a 9900k for this? i'd like multiple cameras, to game, and also stream. is all this video being output to a laptop and the laptop streams, or does the same system do it all?
I was previously using this with an Intel 8700K, but I'm now using it with an AMD 8700K. I have streamed via laptops too, though if you want to do that, you'll need one that can handle the bandwidth of multiple video devices.
I don't have Thunderbolt TM 3 PORT on my laptop just a type C port. But I have a HDMI to Thunderbolt Adapter, because I wanted to connect and EXTEND two other monitors to my laptop screen. I realised later that to be able to use the Thunderbolt adapter I need to have a Thunderbolt port on my laptop. My question is: Is there another adapter that would resolve my issue of not having Thunderbolt port on my laptop? Adapter that has a Thunderbolt IN and a Type C OUT. Does this exist?
This is the last list I've saved for that build. I have a few additional 3.5" drives in it now but I'm planning on putting them in a nas at one point. uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/MA3STRO/saved/#view=TJ6QP6
card is hard to find...why is TB3 such a big issue on PC? (Coming from Mac, where everything is TB3 nowadays). There are barely any mainboards that have built-in TB3 and if they do it's usually only one port (I'm used to having 4!). Only the very high-end boards may have two TB3 ports built-in. Some more boards have TB3-headers, but the cards you need (like this one) are hard to find and then also only have two ports! Same with USB-C..mainboards only have one or two on board and something ridicilous like 8x USB-A! Who needs that nowadays?!
I've been wanting to get one but I cannot find one for sale anywhere at a fair price. Only one I can find is the Alpine Ridge model. Do you know the difference between the two? I Saw a review where the guy claimed that he lost a displayport on his Graphics Card and I didn't know what he was on about. Do you know anything about that either?
The website states: Support for DisplayPort 1.4 makes Thunderbolt™ 3 a must have for any enthusiast. GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE support two displays in 4K* resolution at 60 FPS.
I just bought a laptop cause it comes with a tb3 slot but I really wanted a desktop. I’ve never built a pc in my life but I’m gonna return the laptop and do this! I just don’t understand why PC’s don’t come with these already installed!
Are you able to use the displayport out on your dock with just the thunderbolt port connected? I just installed one of these cards and it detects my dock, I can plug usb devices into it, but it's not showing video out on a connected display.
Turned out to be a Read the Manual situation 🤦♂Had I read it all I would have realized that it specifically says to get display port working over thunderbolt you need to connect the displayport out of your video card to the mini displayport in on the GC-Titan for one monitor and a second connection from a displayport out on your video card to the second mini-displayport in on the titan. Or technically, I think the single connection allows you to use two monitors, but if you connect the mini-displayport on the right you've only enabled displayport for the first thunderbolt port on the GC titan, the the mini-displayport on the left enables displayport for the second thunderbolt port on the GC-Titan, so connecting both mini-displayports allows for video to be used on both thunderbolt ports.
It think it was only like that temporarily. I have 64GB of memory in the PC (4 x 16GB sticks). I maye have taken some modules out for testing at that point.
I need some help... I have a Gigabyte Technology Co., ltD Z590 UD AC MotherBoard... I'm trying to see if I could get a thunderbolt card installed. could you tell me if I could or not? and if so which one do you prefer for the mother board? Please Help!!!!!
Hi I have this card it works well and such but it doesnt' connect to the devices automatically during boot I have to unplug and plug in the thunderbotl port again to get it to activate.
I've never experienced that issue. It could perhaps be software related. Check your bios settings for thunderbolt 3 and make sure you have the latest bios and the latest thunderbolt software.
@@KevinMuldoon hola familia, me dieron esta tarjeta Thunderbolt 3 gigabyte pero no sé que placa madre es compatible con ella, me podría decir cuáles placas son compatibles, gracias de antemano
is there a thunderbolt3-cable available with about 5 meters ? best ways with 40 gigabits, but need HDMI (1080p monitor only), some usb-input devices and a HDD plus a SD-Card -reader
Thanks for the video! Wondering if we should be connecting both two 6 pin power leads or only one is enough as you show? Also my Thunderbolt(TM) Options is not visible in my bios peripherals. Any idea why that would happen? Thanks a lot!
Have you downloaded the drivers? Have you checked thunderbolt is enabled in your bios too? Some motherboards have this setting too. I checked my video and it's showing both 6 pin power leads being connected.
@@KevinMuldoon Thanks for the reply! I did download the latest driver from the GB page, plugged in both 6-pin power cables, etc. I even updated my bios to the latest. That "Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration" entry is not available in my bios under the Peripherials menu like you have at 4:11. Here's a screenshot: i.postimg.cc/ZR8hh25k/IMG-6689.jpg Thanks! It can be that I have the Z270 motherboard an that's not listed under the compatibility table. I might just get the Alpine version as that one has my Z270 listed.
@@KevinMuldoon it does indeed work on a Mac Pro 5.1 thanks to the community! not for the feint hearted though! -to drive TB displays you will need a decent GPU such as the widely supported sapphire RX580 -You will need to execute Pixlas mod to power the RX580, this frees up the MAC's internal GPU 6 pin connectors -using a Rom Programmer (external chip programmer), you need to take the shield off the Titan Ridge, and flash the firmware to a customised Mac rom -then bridge pins 3+5 in the TB connector -USB cable is left unplugged -use internal MAC gpu 6pin plugs to power the card (this is a must as the power delivery on a pro is weak in the PCI slots) -once installed you will need to ensure you are running at least high sierra with latest update -final step is to install 'opencore' a custom EFI firmware extension, which has the arbitrary code to 'initialise' the titan ridge card. upon cold boot. Allowing for near native TB3 with its hot swap capability. As before thunderbolt cards will work as intended but the usb functionality does not engage. however the aim for Mac users is really for things like apollo audio interfaces and large 4k displays for the video editors / musicians etc. Apple are aware of it and are somewhat 'not impressed' with it. Functionality is very limited. Officially (without OS patches) High Sierra or Mojave work with it, Catalina will work if you use one of the known OS 'patchers'. Apples next OS might not run at all.... silly move by apple in reality the very industries that trust their computers the most are the ones hindered by the lack of this technology....
Can you connect two 6 pin cables from the sata ports on the psu or does it need to be an 8 pin pci-e to 6 pin? I can't find an 8 pin pci-e to dual 6 pin cable.
You generally want to use the right cable, but some 8 pin power cables are actually 6+2 to allow you to to connect it to a 6. You could use that. If not, I'd recommend buying another cable.
@@KevinMuldoon yea i will i have an asrock motherboard i know asrock has one pci for thunderbolt too but its more expensive . i was looking to this cheaper option or maybe just replace the motherboard with other model with thunderbolt build in
Does the card have a display port in? in that case it would be so that you can router the video from the graphic card through the thunderbolt card into another tb hub perhaps and through it to a monitor. Thus you could be able to use the same monitor with a laptop and a desktop through a TB3 hub. It would be beneficial if your monitor has limited displa/hdmi connections.
Thunderbolt is merely video+data+power+security combined with fast speeds.Thunderbolt isn't a graphics card and you need to feed it video, hence why the Titan Ridge has two mini DP ports on it. the constraint is that you really do need to have DP on your graphics card, so if your card is one of those 'all HDMI' ones then you'll need to buy some HDMI to mini DP. The main DP plug to the left I don't know exactly what it does. As for compatibility, you will need a motherboard with TB3 header on it. There are ways to get TB working on a non motherboard but you will loose the security+data(USB) side of it and it will function as just TB devices only. If you wish to go down this route, simply bridge pins 3+5 on the TB cable together and the card will initialize on a non TB motherboard including AMD.
dear please help me about Gigabyte GC Titan Ridge is a Thunderbolt 3 PCI Express card driver where i found it please....................................................
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 - MT - Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz - 8 GB - 1 TB - US | 10FD0007US CPUIntel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6700 / 3.4 GHz Max Turbo Speed4 GHz Number of CoresQuad-Core Chipset TypeIntel Q170 Express Processor Main FeaturesHyper-Threading Technology, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2 Processor SocketLGA1151 Socket Would this work with what I have on top listed? I am trying to add a audio interface that requires Thunderbolt.
Is there a way to flush this card to make it Mac compatible? I mean flush its BIOS safely and simply. I have seen another RUclipsr flushing it with proprietary hardware that does an erratic job. Would have been nice to insert this card on a Mac Pro, use a flushing utility to recognize it and then do the BIOS upgrade.
@@KevinMuldoon Well, it is done. There is a guy on eBay who sells the same card that are flushed to work with Macs. He guarantees them. And he has sold thousands. So, yes there is a way.
There's a list on the official website and on stores such as Scan e.g. www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-gc-titan-ridge-thunderbolt-3-pcie-add-in-card-for-z390-h370-b360-motherboards-mdpdp-tb3-usb
I'm not sure I understand you correctly. You want to put a type C connection into a mini display port? Obviously, that doesn't work. I suspect I'm not reading your comment correctly. Can you clarify your question 👍
@@KevinMuldoon The card has a pair of mini display port connections. In the documentation they are described as "mini displayport - IN" which suggests that data can only go one way. Mini displayport and thunderbolt 1/2 was the same connection. I was hoping I could plug my thunderbolt 2 hard-drives into the mini displayport sockets.
Ahh yeah. I forgot the first two thunderbolt standards used mini display. One of my older hubs had one of those ports. My bad. Sorry. I can't see anything on the sales page that says the display port supports TB2.
@@KevinMuldoon Thats what it sounded like to me but its a bit weird. An expansion card that is meant to bring "thunderbolt" to PCs doesn't allow native TB2 in and out...just displayport video in...
@@demoni96 I have an Apollo twin quad and it worked for me on a AMD 3950x with a Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master motherboard with a Gigabyte Titan ridge PCIe thunderbolt card and a Startech Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adaptor connected to the UAD Apollo
I have asus rampage v extreme X99 motherboard with intel 5960X processor and 12 gb titen x graphic card. Is Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Card supports my motherboard or system ?
@@KevinMuldoon The official company list didn't include my motherboard (Asus rampage V Extreme) so I am worried about purchasing this card. That's why I need help.
has anyone tried charging their phone on this thing? oh say, the galaxy a20 series? (pretty my any samsung A phone, a20 being the default at most metro outlets). sadly the USB C port on my mobo (asmedia) is absolute garbage. wondering if i can use this as a "glorified and expensive" usb port to charge and transfer data, who knows, might get some external storage that can utilize it.. or a 2nd monitor.. if anyone can test it, i guess see if it will "fast charge" without connecting power molex to the card as someone said by default it outputs 75w. also for the record, the samsung a20 does support fast charging via PD protocol... i just wanna make sure i don't end up with another asmedia mess.
@@KevinMuldoon Hi Kevin.. I installed the GC-TITAN RIDGE into my Aorus Master.. It shows up in the Bios and it shows up in the device manager but only if something is plugged into it.. Is that normal?
@@KevinMuldoon I found a setting in the BIOS called GBIO Force Pwr that was disabled.. I enabled it and now it's showing up... Still not sure if it's all working properly.. its not picking up my eGPU but it's all baby steps figuring this stuff out sometimes. :)
Lol. Or you could get an externally powered USB-HUB. There's no way in hell a couple of webcams uses up all the bandwidth you have available through USB.
Not true. Each capture care is utilising 5gbps. Most motherboards only have two USB root hubs, so after two cameras, you've got little bandwidth left. Most laptops only have one root hub.
My is found To Motherboard in TRX40 AORUS XTREME ON THUNDERBOLT 3 GC-TITAN Ridge This On 5 PIN THB-C Supported AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3 Gen in Amd XConnect Visit to Spec: www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/TRX40-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10/sp#sp internal I/O Connectors: 17. 1x Gigabyte add-in card connector
Just want people to know there are 2 versions of this: Rev 1 and Rev 2 . The major difference is that the Rev 2 in addition to the TBH_C1 5 pin cable, it also has a 3 pin TBH_C2 cable connector. So if your mobo only has the 5 pin TBH header, get the Rev 1
UPDATE
it turns out that a 5 pin header is used on both Rev. 1 and 2. I'm not sure what the purpose of the additional 3 pin header is for .
Also, Rev 2 has compatibility with USB 3.2 Gen 2 while Rev 1 is USB 3.1 Gen 2. The additional 3 pin header is for motherboards than don't have a 5 pin header. You'd connect either/or but not both.
I may pick up the second version of this and stick the old one in my other Motherboard.
It's proved to be one of the best purchases I've made over the last few years.
@@Kwincy5 I think you might be wrong about the 3 pin header. My gigabyte board has both 3pin and 5pin headers and they are also labeled as tbh_c1 and tbh_c2
I know that adding Thunderbolt to a PC has historically not been without problems for many but glad that it's working well for you. You're really bolstering your PC/kit there, Kev!
It's fantastic. I had reached a bottle neck so it's allowed me to continue to add more cameras and devices.
@@KevinMuldoon can i use it for aorus external GPU?
Nice, I get my products from scan especially when you have added protection if anything goes wrong especially when installing components or you accidentally break something
Thinking of getting this and I also shop at Scan :)
That site, (scan dot co dot uk) is so Lame,
that it even requires filling captcha (at lease not a google one) to even OPEN their site..
..It is not professional feeling at least.. ;I
so this removes a usb 2.0 from the mix, not adds internally? That's disappointing.
Whats the full displayport connection on the card for? Is it output or input?
Good purchase there mate. I am planning to buy one as well and was concerned about those two 6 pin power leads. Now I can ignore them. ;)
Yeah it's been a great buy. Should have bought it years ago.
this is insane. are you using a 9900k for this? i'd like multiple cameras, to game, and also stream. is all this video being output to a laptop and the laptop streams, or does the same system do it all?
I was previously using this with an Intel 8700K, but I'm now using it with an AMD 8700K.
I have streamed via laptops too, though if you want to do that, you'll need one that can handle the bandwidth of multiple video devices.
I don't have Thunderbolt TM 3 PORT on my laptop just a type C port. But I have a HDMI to Thunderbolt Adapter, because I wanted to connect and EXTEND two other monitors to my laptop screen. I realised later that to be able to use the Thunderbolt adapter I need to have a Thunderbolt port on my laptop.
My question is:
Is there another adapter that would resolve my issue of not having Thunderbolt port on my laptop?
Adapter that has a Thunderbolt IN and a Type C OUT. Does this exist?
Kevin do you have a full list of your pc components? I’m struggling to find a pc with Thunderbolt 3 or 4 and would love to know your build thanks!
This is the last list I've saved for that build. I have a few additional 3.5" drives in it now but I'm planning on putting them in a nas at one point.
uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/MA3STRO/saved/#view=TJ6QP6
@@KevinMuldoon thank you so much!
Is a VGA Cable the one needed to power these my cables say VGA on them also peripherals
Six pin perif cables will do the job.
A 6+2 VGA cable can also be used.
Hi Kevin! How the heck do I find out what motherboard I have and what thunderbolt 3 card it will work with?
Here's an article that will help you
www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000504.htm
Once you know the motherboard, you can check it's compatibility.
What cpu cooler your are using, it's looking nice
we have the same case :-)
you also need it because you have no thunderbolt in your case?
My motherboard supports it, but you need to add Thunderbolt 3 functionality via an addon card such as this.
card is hard to find...why is TB3 such a big issue on PC? (Coming from Mac, where everything is TB3 nowadays). There are barely any mainboards that have built-in TB3 and if they do it's usually only one port (I'm used to having 4!). Only the very high-end boards may have two TB3 ports built-in. Some more boards have TB3-headers, but the cards you need (like this one) are hard to find and then also only have two ports!
Same with USB-C..mainboards only have one or two on board and something ridicilous like 8x USB-A! Who needs that nowadays?!
I've been wanting to get one but I cannot find one for sale anywhere at a fair price. Only one I can find is the Alpine Ridge model. Do you know the difference between the two?
I Saw a review where the guy claimed that he lost a displayport on his Graphics Card and I didn't know what he was on about. Do you know anything about that either?
I'm not sure. I don't use it to connect any monitors. I bought mine from Scan in the UK (I believe).
Thank you so much for your explaining.
How many monitors I can connect in what resolution.
The website states:
Support for DisplayPort 1.4 makes Thunderbolt™ 3 a must have for any enthusiast. GIGABYTE GC-TITAN RIDGE support two displays in 4K* resolution at 60 FPS.
I just bought a laptop cause it comes with a tb3 slot but I really wanted a desktop. I’ve never built a pc in my life but I’m gonna return the laptop and do this! I just don’t understand why PC’s don’t come with these already installed!
I don't either. We're at the stage where all motherboards should offer it.
thank you :-)
You're welcome.
Are you able to use the displayport out on your dock with just the thunderbolt port connected? I just installed one of these cards and it detects my dock, I can plug usb devices into it, but it's not showing video out on a connected display.
Turned out to be a Read the Manual situation 🤦♂Had I read it all I would have realized that it specifically says to get display port working over thunderbolt you need to connect the displayport out of your video card to the mini displayport in on the GC-Titan for one monitor and a second connection from a displayport out on your video card to the second mini-displayport in on the titan.
Or technically, I think the single connection allows you to use two monitors, but if you connect the mini-displayport on the right you've only enabled displayport for the first thunderbolt port on the GC titan, the the mini-displayport on the left enables displayport for the second thunderbolt port on the GC-Titan, so connecting both mini-displayports allows for video to be used on both thunderbolt ports.
Thanks for clarifying. I don't think I've ever used it to connect monitors because my GPU has five display ports.
i can use it in x399 designare ex ?
I hope eventually you realised your RAM sticks won't be in dual mode with that placement, right?
It think it was only like that temporarily. I have 64GB of memory in the PC (4 x 16GB sticks). I maye have taken some modules out for testing at that point.
I need some help... I have a Gigabyte Technology Co., ltD Z590 UD AC MotherBoard... I'm trying to see if I could get a thunderbolt card installed. could you tell me if I could or not? and if so which one do you prefer for the mother board? Please Help!!!!!
I'm not familiar with that motherboard. The thunderbolt card should work if it's on the supported motherboard list though.
Hi I have this card it works well and such but it doesnt' connect to the devices automatically during boot I have to unplug and plug in the thunderbotl port again to get it to activate.
I've never experienced that issue. It could perhaps be software related.
Check your bios settings for thunderbolt 3 and make sure you have the latest bios and the latest thunderbolt software.
@@KevinMuldoon hola familia, me dieron esta tarjeta Thunderbolt 3 gigabyte pero no sé que placa madre es compatible con ella, me podría decir cuáles placas son compatibles, gracias de antemano
@yosbelperez7706 Hay una lista de compatibilidad en www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GC-TITAN-RIDGE-rev-10#kf
is there a thunderbolt3-cable available with about 5 meters ? best ways with 40 gigabits, but need HDMI (1080p monitor only), some usb-input devices and a HDD plus a SD-Card -reader
Thunderbolt 3 cables tend to be shorter. They get more expensive as you go up in size. Most cables are 0.5, 1 or 2 metres.
Thanks for the video! Wondering if we should be connecting both two 6 pin power leads or only one is enough as you show? Also my Thunderbolt(TM) Options is not visible in my bios peripherals. Any idea why that would happen? Thanks a lot!
Have you downloaded the drivers? Have you checked thunderbolt is enabled in your bios too? Some motherboards have this setting too.
I checked my video and it's showing both 6 pin power leads being connected.
@@KevinMuldoon Thanks for the reply! I did download the latest driver from the GB page, plugged in both 6-pin power cables, etc. I even updated my bios to the latest. That "Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration" entry is not available in my bios under the Peripherials menu like you have at 4:11. Here's a screenshot: i.postimg.cc/ZR8hh25k/IMG-6689.jpg
Thanks!
It can be that I have the Z270 motherboard an that's not listed under the compatibility table. I might just get the Alpine version as that one has my Z270 listed.
@@Photogabi Have you solved it now?
What if i dont have a pcie x4 slot? Is there anyway to get a thunderbolt expansion without one?
It's not just the PCI express card slot you need.
Your motherboard needs to natively support it (usually via an input on the board).
Titan ridge or Alpine ridge ??? What’s the diff ?
Also can this be used in an amd ryzen system motherboard ?
If I recall correctly, Titan Ridge was the newer model.
Hello!
Do you think will be possible to work on a 5.1 mac pro with two intel x5680 processors and a radeon rx 590 nitro+ graphics card?
You will need to check compability, but my guess is no.
@@KevinMuldoon it does indeed work on a Mac Pro 5.1 thanks to the community! not for the feint hearted though!
-to drive TB displays you will need a decent GPU such as the widely supported sapphire RX580
-You will need to execute Pixlas mod to power the RX580, this frees up the MAC's internal GPU 6 pin connectors
-using a Rom Programmer (external chip programmer), you need to take the shield off the Titan Ridge, and flash the firmware to a customised Mac rom
-then bridge pins 3+5 in the TB connector
-USB cable is left unplugged
-use internal MAC gpu 6pin plugs to power the card (this is a must as the power delivery on a pro is weak in the PCI slots)
-once installed you will need to ensure you are running at least high sierra with latest update
-final step is to install 'opencore' a custom EFI firmware extension, which has the arbitrary code to 'initialise' the titan ridge card. upon cold boot. Allowing for near native TB3 with its hot swap capability.
As before thunderbolt cards will work as intended but the usb functionality does not engage. however the aim for Mac users is really for things like apollo audio interfaces and large 4k displays for the video editors / musicians etc.
Apple are aware of it and are somewhat 'not impressed' with it. Functionality is very limited. Officially (without OS patches) High Sierra or Mojave work with it, Catalina will work if you use one of the known OS 'patchers'. Apples next OS might not run at all....
silly move by apple in reality the very industries that trust their computers the most are the ones hindered by the lack of this technology....
@@BiohazardX9 Great response! I'm in a similar situation. Any recommendation on tutorials to read or watch? Thanks!
is there a chance to mount it one the back of an monitor ? (with the vesa-mount)
It's a PCI Express card so no. It has to be connected to your motherboard.
is there an m.2 version of this? it would be cool to upgrade any laptop to thunderbolt
That's not something you can add to a laptop unfortunately.
Subbed thx m8
You're welcome.
do you know where I can check compatibility as to whether this will work with my Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA?
There's a compatibility list at www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GC-TITAN-RIDGE-rev-10#kf
@@KevinMuldoon awesome, thanks :)
Can you connect two 6 pin cables from the sata ports on the psu or does it need to be an 8 pin pci-e to 6 pin? I can't find an 8 pin pci-e to dual 6 pin cable.
You generally want to use the right cable, but some 8 pin power cables are actually 6+2 to allow you to to connect it to a 6. You could use that.
If not, I'd recommend buying another cable.
@@KevinMuldoon thanks for the info Kevin!
You're welcome Brett 👍
Can I use this card to connect to a monitor via a Thunderbolt 3 port?
Yes
does this worls for both intel and ryzen ? and does it work on asrock mother boards?
You will need to check the official compability list.
@@KevinMuldoon yea i will i have an asrock motherboard i know asrock has one pci for thunderbolt too but its more expensive . i was looking to this cheaper option or maybe just replace the motherboard with other model with thunderbolt build in
Why do the instructions tell you to connect your Video Card out (Display Port out) into your thunderbolt 3 card (Display Port In) ?
It must power connected monitors through the GPU.
@@KevinMuldoon I am sorry i dont understand your reply. can you elaborate.
Does the card have a display port in? in that case it would be so that you can router the video from the graphic card through the thunderbolt card into another tb hub perhaps and through it to a monitor. Thus you could be able to use the same monitor with a laptop and a desktop through a TB3 hub. It would be beneficial if your monitor has limited displa/hdmi connections.
I'm not sure but I think the display port uses the GPU. It's not a feature I've used myself.
Thunderbolt is merely video+data+power+security combined with fast speeds.Thunderbolt isn't a graphics card and you need to feed it video, hence why the Titan Ridge has two mini DP ports on it. the constraint is that you really do need to have DP on your graphics card, so if your card is one of those 'all HDMI' ones then you'll need to buy some HDMI to mini DP. The main DP plug to the left I don't know exactly what it does. As for compatibility, you will need a motherboard with TB3 header on it. There are ways to get TB working on a non motherboard but you will loose the security+data(USB) side of it and it will function as just TB devices only.
If you wish to go down this route, simply bridge pins 3+5 on the TB cable together and the card will initialize on a non TB motherboard including AMD.
dear please help me about Gigabyte GC Titan Ridge is a Thunderbolt 3 PCI Express card driver where i found it please....................................................
www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GC-TITAN-RIDGE-rev-10/support#support-dl
Which bios version are you using it with?
I won't be home for another four or five days so I can't check, but I believe I'm up to date with the latest version.
Would this work to drive an iMac? later than 2012.
I suspect not.
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 - MT - Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz - 8 GB - 1 TB - US | 10FD0007US
CPUIntel Core i7 (6th Gen) 6700 / 3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Speed4 GHz
Number of CoresQuad-Core
Chipset TypeIntel Q170 Express
Processor Main FeaturesHyper-Threading Technology, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2
Processor SocketLGA1151 Socket
Would this work with what I have on top listed? I am trying to add a audio interface that requires Thunderbolt.
Is there a way to flush this card to make it Mac compatible? I mean flush its BIOS safely and simply. I have seen another RUclipsr flushing it with proprietary hardware that does an erratic job. Would have been nice to insert this card on a Mac Pro, use a flushing utility to recognize it and then do the BIOS upgrade.
It's not something I've seen done myself. I've always stuck to the compatibility list and haven't modified PCIE cards.
@@KevinMuldoon Well, it is done. There is a guy on eBay who sells the same card that are flushed to work with Macs. He guarantees them. And he has sold thousands. So, yes there is a way.
That's good. I've never did that myself so I'm not sure of the process.
I wonder if I can use a Gigabyte TB 3 card on my Asrock MB.
You'd have to contact the manufacturer to check if a motherboard that isn't on their compatibility list works with it.
Is it dual 6pin male to 8 pin male on PSU?
As per the manual www.gigabyte.com/uk/Motherboard/GC-TITAN-RIDGE-rev-10/support#support-dl
"2 x 6-pin PCIe power connectors"
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where can i found a list of compatible motherboards?
There's a list on the official website and on stores such as Scan e.g. www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-gc-titan-ridge-thunderbolt-3-pcie-add-in-card-for-z390-h370-b360-motherboards-mdpdp-tb3-usb
I have a ryzen 7 2700 and motherboard Asus Prime X370 pro..do you think this xould work..or any suggestions?I need it for audio interface (apollo x6)
I would check with the manufacturer of it's not officially noted as bring supported.
Can the mini display ports accept a thunderbolt 2 input from a TB2 HDD?
I'm not sure I understand you correctly. You want to put a type C connection into a mini display port? Obviously, that doesn't work.
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@@KevinMuldoon The card has a pair of mini display port connections. In the documentation they are described as "mini displayport - IN" which suggests that data can only go one way. Mini displayport and thunderbolt 1/2 was the same connection. I was hoping I could plug my thunderbolt 2 hard-drives into the mini displayport sockets.
Ahh yeah. I forgot the first two thunderbolt standards used mini display. One of my older hubs had one of those ports.
My bad. Sorry.
I can't see anything on the sales page that says the display port supports TB2.
@@KevinMuldoon Thats what it sounded like to me but its a bit weird. An expansion card that is meant to bring "thunderbolt" to PCs doesn't allow native TB2 in and out...just displayport video in...
I assume I could plug the HD into the TB3 socket (USB-c connector) using a "Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter"
is compatible with Maximus X Fomrula Z370?
I'm unsure if it works with any motherboards that aren't in the compatibility list. I'd contact the company to be sure.
Would you be able to connect a audio interface that is a thunderbolt 3 interface?
Yes you can.
Are you asking about apollo twin?? Im trying to find out
@@demoni96 I have an Apollo twin quad and it worked for me on a AMD 3950x with a Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master motherboard with a Gigabyte Titan ridge PCIe thunderbolt card and a Startech Thunderbolt 2 to 3 adaptor connected to the UAD Apollo
Creative Ramy thank you so much! Just got the quad this week n this was fucking me up lol
@@demoni96 I've been on Mac for nearly 20 years this is my first PC workstation, but it's working all good perfect flawlessly
I have asus rampage v extreme X99 motherboard with intel 5960X processor and 12 gb titen x graphic card. Is Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Card supports my motherboard or system ?
You will need to check the official compability list to make sure.
@@KevinMuldoon The official company list didn't include my motherboard (Asus rampage V Extreme) so I am worried about purchasing this card. That's why I need help.
@@harishunagar1410 I guess technically it could work on other boards if you have the right connections on your motherboard, but there's no guarantee.
has anyone tried charging their phone on this thing? oh say, the galaxy a20 series? (pretty my any samsung A phone, a20 being the default at most metro outlets). sadly the USB C port on my mobo (asmedia) is absolute garbage. wondering if i can use this as a "glorified and expensive" usb port to charge and transfer data, who knows, might get some external storage that can utilize it.. or a 2nd monitor.. if anyone can test it, i guess see if it will "fast charge" without connecting power molex to the card as someone said by default it outputs 75w. also for the record, the samsung a20 does support fast charging via PD protocol... i just wanna make sure i don't end up with another asmedia mess.
Could anyone tell me if I don't plug in the thunderbolt header will the thunderbolt ports will still work but just default back to USB 3?
No it wouldn't work. You can only use this with compatible motherboards.
has anyone used this to connect a pc to a Dell ultrasharp 5k monitor?
If I’m using this for an eGPU should I provide power to the card even if the eGPU has its own psu?
The egpu will power he card. It has its own VGA power cables.
@@KevinMuldoon Hi Kevin.. I installed the GC-TITAN RIDGE into my Aorus Master.. It shows up in the Bios and it shows up in the device manager but only if something is plugged into it.. Is that normal?
You should still see a connection in the thunderbolt software even when nothing is connected.
@@KevinMuldoon I found a setting in the BIOS called GBIO Force Pwr that was disabled.. I enabled it and now it's showing up... Still not sure if it's all working properly.. its not picking up my eGPU but it's all baby steps figuring this stuff out sometimes. :)
Have you installed the thunderbolt software/drivers yet?
will this work with the x99-A Raider ?
I'm not familiar with that motherboard. Is it Gigabyte? Have you checked the list of compatible motherboards?
@@KevinMuldoon us.msi.com/Motherboard/X99A-RAIDER.html
Anybody know how he had his Nintendo switch connected?
You need to use a video (game) capture card from a company such as Elgato.
Will AMD board work with it?
Yeah it should do, but be sure to check compatibility.
Can you use it with AMD cpu?
It's supported by some Gigabyte AMD boards. You'll need to check compability though as it isn't as well supported on the AMD side.
Pcie 4x or 1x?
PCIe x 4 Version 3.0
Kevin Muldoon okay thanks :)
You're welcome.
Lol. Or you could get an externally powered USB-HUB. There's no way in hell a couple of webcams uses up all the bandwidth you have available through USB.
Not true.
Each capture care is utilising 5gbps. Most motherboards only have two USB root hubs, so after two cameras, you've got little bandwidth left. Most laptops only have one root hub.
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Its compatible with GA-990FX-Gaming (rev. 1.0)?
Yes