Support for Thunderbolt™ 3 on the GIGABYTE GA-X99P-SLI motherboard opens up a world of possibilities for enthusiasts or professionals using the X99 chipset. With the unmatched bandwidth that Thunderbolt™ 3 provides, enthusiasts can use new devices such as discrete GPU boxes, external quad M.2 drives, or U.2 expansion drives. 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. Thunderbolt 3 support for the X99P-SLI is available now. Users interested in enabling support can use the link below to download an update for their motherboard's BIOS. 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=5332&kw=GA-X99-SLI1.0#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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