ASRock Forums : Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+?

ASRock Forums : Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:46:10 +0000 Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:18:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=924 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : Turns out that the Extreme7+ does...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=30744&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#30744 Author: dshirsh
Subject: 924
Posted: 09 Jun 2017 at 6:18pm

Turns out that the Extreme7+ does have both AIC connectors next to the PCIE4 slot. I'm waiting for confirmation from ASRock as to whether the TB3 card is officially supported on this mobo.

The reason the other mobos just use a 5-pin connector is that their AIC only has 1 TB port whereas the ASRock TB3 AIC has 2, necessitating the 10-pin connector being used.

I'm confused because of the Extreme7+ manual showing only the 5-pin hookup and the BIOS only showing TB2 as an option. The manual for the TB3 AIC lists a selection of Z270 mobos that are compatible. I'm suspecting the 10-pin was available in late production run boards only and the docs were not brought up to date.

]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:18:30 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=30744&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#30744 <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : From what I have gathered the...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=30706&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#30706 Author: dshirsh
Subject: 924
Posted: 09 Jun 2017 at 1:23pm

From what I have gathered the TB 3 AIC only works with some Z270 mobos. The Extreme7+ is a Z170 mobo. The Extreme7 has a 5-pin TB AIC connector. That means it will only work with the TB 2 AIC. ]]> Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:23:39 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=30706&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#30706 <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : To clear up a few things:MyZ170...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=22885&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#22885 Author: shineproductions
Subject: 924
Posted: 01 Feb 2017 at 6:29am

To clear up a few things:

My Z170 Extreme7+ has two Thunderbolt GPIO connectors, one five pin and one ten pin.

Both Gigabyte, and Asus use a 5 pin GPIO to connect their Thunderbolt 3 AIC cards to their mainboards.

I would like to know if ASRock is going to release a Thunderbolt 3 AIC card for their Thunderbolt compatible mainboards Question

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2017 06:29:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=22885&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#22885 <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : That's what I assumed, hence...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=4190&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#4190 Author: Alderon
Subject: 924
Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 12:40pm

That's what I assumed, hence my hint at the difference in regards to the oc formula.

But then again, I felt it's better to ask for opinions as there's hardly any information available about TB3.

TB3 might finally be viable on PCs (and not only macs) hence why I'm a bit hesitant to invest in a mainboard with "only" TB2. Then again, I guess I'll just wait until ASRock comes up with new mainboards with TB3.

Edited by Alderon - 02 Oct 2015 at 12:40pm]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:40:01 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=4190&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#4190 <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : The Z170 OC Formula has two TB...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=4188&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#4188 Author: parsec
Subject: 924
Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:57am

The Z170 OC Formula has two TB connectors, one five pin and one ten pin.

The Z170 Extreme7+ has just the one five pin connector.

The manual of the Z170 OC Formula seems to say the five pin connector is for TB2, while the ten pin connector is for TB3.

Do you know what the GPIO cable from a TB3 AIC has as its connector? That is, five or ten pin?

The connector for the ten pin interface is quite different than the five pin connector.
]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:57:07 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=4188&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#4188 <![CDATA[Thunderbolt 3 on Z170 Extreme7+? : Hello,I'd like to know if...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=924&PID=4157&title=thunderbolt-3-on-z170-extreme7#4157 Author: Alderon
Subject: 924
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 6:51pm

Hello,

I'd like to know if the AIC connector on the Extreme7+ will be compatible with TB3 addon cards?

Because it only states "Thunderbolt AIC" while it states explicitely 5 PIN/10 PIN for the z170 OC Formula.

Best regards,

Alderon

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