Where exactly are the m.2 slots? Are they all the riser that plugs into what looks like a 7th dram slot? If not, are the remainder underneath the anti-cooling armor, or on the back of the board where the mainboard tray itself will serve a similar heat trapping function?
So can anyone confirm that the excessively long-named ROG Rampage VI Extreme Omega doesn't support Thunderbolt 3? It certainly doesn't have it onboard and doesn't even list a Thunderbolt header for expansion card compatibility. Maybe Thunderbolt 3 isn't a general requirement for gamers, but at the price point of this ultra-premium motherboard it's hard to believe they're going to omit it. ASUS' press release calls the AMD-based Zenith Extreme Alpha and Intel-based Rampage VI Extreme Omega "two sides of the same coin" but not including Thunderbolt 3 on the Intel board just to keep feature parity and avoid disappointing AMD users is such a poor explanation.
Ridiculous, your comment doesn't seem educated : Intel's Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt controller itself encapsulates different protocols, including USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), on top of DisplayPort and PCIexpress (as it offers a potential of 40Gbps). Which is why those motherboards offering that controller, also have the possibility to integrate additional Thunderbolt Type-C and DisplayPort ports via some expansion board pins (if not already included on the motherboard), and have their back IO ports include a Type_C connector compatible with both Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gbps throughput) AND with USB 3.1 Gen2 for a 10Gbps throughput.
Not listed almost certainly means not supported. Ultra premium or not, it's still an extra $30 on top; and would eat 4 PCIe lanes that could go to another m.2 slot. I suspect TB3 will remain rare even on high end boards until Intel finally un-fubars 10nm and launches its next generation CPU and Chipsets which will finally include built in TB3 support.
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DanNeely - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
Where exactly are the m.2 slots? Are they all the riser that plugs into what looks like a 7th dram slot? If not, are the remainder underneath the anti-cooling armor, or on the back of the board where the mainboard tray itself will serve a similar heat trapping function?aron9621 - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
two are on the riser card, another two under the armordrexnx - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
two on the riser, two under the pcie shroudPeachNCream - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
I came in search of something incredible and left after acknowledging the presence of more of the same.ltcommanderdata - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-RAMPAGE-VI-E...So can anyone confirm that the excessively long-named ROG Rampage VI Extreme Omega doesn't support Thunderbolt 3? It certainly doesn't have it onboard and doesn't even list a Thunderbolt header for expansion card compatibility. Maybe Thunderbolt 3 isn't a general requirement for gamers, but at the price point of this ultra-premium motherboard it's hard to believe they're going to omit it. ASUS' press release calls the AMD-based Zenith Extreme Alpha and Intel-based Rampage VI Extreme Omega "two sides of the same coin" but not including Thunderbolt 3 on the Intel board just to keep feature parity and avoid disappointing AMD users is such a poor explanation.
imaheadcase - Monday, January 14, 2019 - link
Its mostly because Thunderbold itself is on the way out in favor of USB-C.HawkFest - Sunday, January 20, 2019 - link
Ridiculous, your comment doesn't seem educated : Intel's Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt controller itself encapsulates different protocols, including USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), on top of DisplayPort and PCIexpress (as it offers a potential of 40Gbps). Which is why those motherboards offering that controller, also have the possibility to integrate additional Thunderbolt Type-C and DisplayPort ports via some expansion board pins (if not already included on the motherboard), and have their back IO ports include a Type_C connector compatible with both Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gbps throughput) AND with USB 3.1 Gen2 for a 10Gbps throughput.HawkFest - Sunday, January 20, 2019 - link
Also note that this type of controller would be part of the "uncore" CPU facility.Pinhead* - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - link
Thunderbolt 3 runs on USB-C. It's a set of capabilities that are delivered via the USB-C plug and port.DanNeely - Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - link
Not listed almost certainly means not supported. Ultra premium or not, it's still an extra $30 on top; and would eat 4 PCIe lanes that could go to another m.2 slot. I suspect TB3 will remain rare even on high end boards until Intel finally un-fubars 10nm and launches its next generation CPU and Chipsets which will finally include built in TB3 support.