Gigabyte has decided that it is time to give its motherboards the Intel Thunderbolt 3 certification by providing either a front panel Thunderbolt 3 drive bay or an add-on card.

According to Gigabyte, the company had introduced a new collection of motherboards that has been certified for Intel Thunderbolt 3 technology. For motherboards that already support it, there is a simple BIOS and software upgrade that enables this feature.

In addition to those motherboards, Gigabyte has also announced the world's first front panel Thunderbolt 3 drive bay, a 5.25-inch box that supports 100W Power Delivery 2.0 and offer USB 3.1 in both Type-A and Type-C version.

Gigabyte is also releasing an add-on card, the GC-ALPINE RIDGE, which will be compatible with many Gigabyte motherboards that have an on-board Thunderbolt connector and do not support Thunderbolt 3 natively.

All these products and new features will be available by the beginning of the next month. Gigabyte has released a full list of motherboards that are already certified as well as a list of new motherboards with Thunderbolt 3.


GIGABYTE Motherboards already certified with Thunderbolt 3
GA-X99P-SLI
GA-Z170X-Gaming G1
GA-Z170X-Gaming GT
GA-Z170X-Gaming 7/-EK
GA-Z170X-UD5 TH
GA-X170-Extreme ECC

New Models with Thunderbolt 3
GA-X99-Designare EX
GA-Z170X-Designare
GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming
GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra
GA-X170-WS ECC
GA-H170-Designare

Thunderbolt 3 Accessories
GP-TBT3 Bay
GC-ALPINE RIDGE



Source: Gigabyte.com.