Asus z170-AR Thunderbolt question

Degal

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Jul 12, 2013
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Hey guys,

So, as you might guess, I have the Asus Z170-AR motherboard. At work Thunderbolt 3 has been coming around on the new iMacs and Macbooks. After looking into it, the speeds are really impressive. Then when I checked, turns out my board has a Thunderbolt header.

So Im guessing I would need to install something like this: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboard-Accessory/ThunderboltEX-3/

How do I know if my board/my boards header supports Thunderbolt 3 vs the older versions? Does it not matter? Any info on Thunderbolt 3 in the PC world and for this motherboard specifically would be awesome.

Thanks!
 
Solution
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-AR/HelpDesk_Manual/
manual section 2.6.11
said to look at the bios settings
should show which version it support