The GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI motherboard is the world’s first X99 motherboard to be certified to support Thunderbolt™ 3. This gives enthusiasts that need the tried-and-true horsepower and reliability of the X99 chipset access to the world’s fastest connectivity protocol.
Powered by Intel’s own Thunderbolt 3 controller, the new Thunderbolt™ 3 protocol is available over a USB Type-C™ connector on the back I/O of select GIGABYTE motherboards including the GA-X99P-SLI. Bringing an unprecedented single-wire bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s — twice more than the previous generation!
One of the main advantages of Thunderbolt™ 3 is its ability to carry a video signal, but as X99 platforms don’t have a GPU integrated in the CPU, the Thunderbolt controller needs to link with a discrete graphics card. In order to solve this conundrum, GIGABTYE designed the GA-X99P-SLI with a DisplayPort input on the back I/O allowing users to pair their system to a monitor with a Type-C connector (the required cables to connect the graphics card to Thunderbolt controller are bundled with the board). With a single wire, users can now daisy-chain up to 6 devices via Thunderbolt 3, including a monitor with all the GPU power from the discrete graphics card to display high frame rate games at max settings or render 3D models in a flash.
For more details about Thunderbolt 3:
https://thunderbolttechnology.net/
To download an update to enable Thunderbolt 3 support on the GA-X99P-SLI:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5658&kw=X99P-SLI#dl
For more details on the GA-X99P-SLI please visit:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5658#ov
To learn more about GIGABYTE:
http://www.gigabyte.com/
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