BoomR
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- Gigabyte Z490 VISION D
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Thanks very much for posting this info - now that I know my old card is not compatible with the latest gen X299 board, I have some hard decisions to make.My initial setup back then was a X299-A and the problem is that the ThunderboltEX II Card is not supported on the new Platform. After upgrading to the X299 Deluxe I tried it again, the thunderbolt card just don’t recognize any device, no matter in Windows or in MacOS. So forget about it and just by an Gigabyte thunderbolt card if you need 2x Thunderbolt Ports or go the route with an X299 Designare.
Do I run over to Fry's and pay $56US for the Gigabyte Alpine Ridge card for use with my X299-A board? Or do I bite the bullet, return the X299-A to MicroCenter (and lose an extra $30 discount that I got when I bought mobo/CPU together), and order either the X299-Deluxe or Designare EX?
PS... the Gigabyte Alpine Ridge TB3 card requires the ssdt, yes? Or will it work OoB as-is, and ssdt only needed for optimization?
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