ASUS adds support for Thunderbolt in the board for AMD processors

On the release of its first motherboard with support for Thunderbolt , ASUS announced in May. In these models, Thunderbolt connector located on the edge of the board, next to the terminals of other interfaces. Several other support for Thunderbolt in ASUS motherboards for processors from AMD.

Displayed at Computex model Crosshair V Formula-Z (chipset 990FX + SB950), M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (990FX + SB950), Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 (990FX + SB950) and M5A99X EVO R2.0 (990X + SB950 ) calculated on CPU performance in the AM3 +.

 

A common feature of all these models is the pin with signature TB_HEADER.

 

This connector connects extension card ASUS Thunderbolt EX, is installed in slot PCI Express.

 

The basis of maps Thunderbolt EX, equipped with the interface, PCI Express 2.0 x4, the controller is Intel Cactus Ridge 2C. DisplayPort connects to the input of the output 3D-card.  Source: VR-Zone