Thunderbolt Compatible Case

Thunderbolt Compatible Case for Dual Boot

Ok, I had a successfully working dual boot build a few years ago and since then someone gave me this awesome thunderbolt monitor. Now I want to build a machine using that thunderbolt monitor that dual boots mac and linux.

Buying Advice I Need:
- Compatible motherboard
- Compatible case with a thunderbolt display port(s)
- A Hard Drive

I was going to use the following parts with it, but if there is a compatibility issue or something then I will replace them:
- HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bitGDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX SupportVideo Card w/ Eyefinity (Video Card)
- OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600(PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory ModelOCZ3G1600LV6GK (RAM)
- Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MBL3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop ProcessorBX80601930
- Antec CP-850 850W Continuous Power CPX SLI CertifiedCrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC"compatible with Core i7" Power Supply (Power Supply)

AFAIK, you need a mainboard with TB output ports to run a TB display and the best you can get is the graphics output from the CPU - there is currently no way to get the discrete GPU to output thru the TB port on the mainboard. PCIe TB cards are data only last I heard.

Note this info is some months old - it may have changed if the new PCIe TB cards can output directly to a TB display. You will need to do some research on this to be sure.

hmmm, that is bad news @GoingBald.. this display is so big and nice..

oh I have an idea:
ill just get an adapter from Thunderbold to another kind of display so I can use the monitor I have.

Can you reccomend an adapter that will let me plug a thunderbolt display in and output another kind of display? along with ther motherboard, the case and the hard drive? Thanks

There several options. There are motherboards that support a displayport input to a thunderbolt output (I use an Asrock z87 Extreme 9/AC that allows me to take the signal from my graphics card and pass it on to an Apple thunderbolt monitor).

There are also motherboards that support the use of a thunderbolt add in card (Asus and Gigabyte both make these)

Both of these options utilize a displayport input that connects to your graphics card displayport output. You then connect your thunderbolt monitor to the thunderbolt output.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5210#ov

There are no direct displayport to thunderbolt adaptors. If you have an Apple thunderbolt monitor, it will only work with a thunderbolt connection.

@cdrhoek or anyone who knows

cdrhoek said:

There several options. There are motherboards that support a displayport input to a thunderbolt output (I use an Asrock z87 Extreme 9/AC that allows me to take the signal from my graphics card and pass it on to an Apple thunderbolt monitor).

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So you are saying that an Asrock z87 mobo will give out a signal that can be shown with a thunderbolt display? I don't care if the camera and speakers work, I am just concerned with the picture showing up.

wow. Newegg is out of Asrock z87 mobos. Can you send me a link to a mobo on newegg that will display on a thunderbolt display and is in stock?

thx


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Buying Advice I Need:
- Motherboard compatible with thunderbolt display
- Case with a thunderbolt display port(s) or port(s) that will allow that plug
- Hard Drive

Parts I already have:
- HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bitGDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX SupportVideo Card w/ Eyefinity (Video Card)
- OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600(PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory ModelOCZ3G1600LV6GK (RAM)
- Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MBL3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop ProcessorBX80601930
- Antec CP-850 850W Continuous Power CPX SLI CertifiedCrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC"compatible with Core i7" Power Supply (Power Supply)