Intel's Thunderbolt Coming to PC Sometime in 2012

[tonymacx86]

To speed up the standardization of Thunderbolt, Intel is cooperating with Apple and Apple is the sole vendor currently to have PC products featuring Thunderbolt technology. As demand for the technology has seen obvious growth, Intel is ready to release the technology for public use.

With the cost for adopting Thunderbolt technology expected to drop in the second half of 2012, the technology should be standardized gradually in the future, the sources noted.

Intel Thunderbolt to be more widely available in April
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111226PD214.html

Intel Thunderbolt To Go Beyond Macs in April 2012
http://www.techpowerup.com/157526/Intel ... -2012.html

 

[KidCastro]

Awesome, this should mean, hacks with thunderbolt support in the future

 

[notation84]

my next Desktop is going to be a beast...

 

[jester969]

Support is coming out at last.

 

[alux]

Great! 2012 will be very interesting. Maybe we get full support for lga 2011 as well.

 

[tonymacx86]

Here's something I just saw about the upcoming 7-Series Chipset that will include Thunderbolt.

http://www.techpowerup.com/157661/Intel ... table.html

 

[tonymacx86]

More on the 7 series chipsets with Thunderbolt from VR-zone

http://vr-zone.com/articles/intel-said- ... 14363.html

 

[carlosavilajr]

This is absolutely Cool

 

[BruceLee5000]

There are currently graphics cards with DisplayPort Mini connectors. Can they act as TB ports?

If not, it seems like a useful integration for Apple to offer. Dual DPM/TB on a single graphics card.

http://store.apple.com/us/question/answ ... AK27FT97KP

 

[archelon]

Should I look forward to a Thunderbolt card or build another Hackintosh?